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To investigate independent risk factors for esophageal cancer-related ischemic stroke (ECIS) and to use them to develop an index of ECIS to help clinicians identify patients at high risk for ECIS or to identify ECIS from other types of ischemic stroke.

We retrospectively enrolled active esophageal cancer (EC) patients with acute ischemic stroke (ECIS group) and patients with active EC without ischemic stroke (EC group), age- and sex-matched with ECIS patients, at seven centers from January 2011 to December 2020. Clinical data and laboratory and imaging findings were collected. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed to analyze the independent risk factors for ECIS. Optimal cutoffs for sensitivities and specificities were obtained by Youden's J statistic following a receiver operator characteristic (ROC) analysis of each risk factor and the product of the risk factors.

A total of 91 ECIS patients and 91 EC patients were included. Elevated levels of carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) [odds ratio (isk for ECIS or to identify ECIS from other etiologic types of ischemic stroke.

Studies have shown that chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbation events are related to future events; however, previous literature typically reports frequent vs infrequent exacerbations per patient-year and no studies have investigated increasing number of severe exacerbations in relation to COPD outcomes.

To investigate the association between baseline frequency and severity of exacerbations and subsequent mortality and exacerbation risk in a COPD cohort.

Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD) Aurum and Hospital Episode Statistics data were used to identify patients registered at general practices in the UK, who had a diagnosis of COPD, were over the age of 40 years, were smokers or ex-smokers and had data recorded from 2004 onwards. Frequency and severity of exacerbations in the baseline year were identified as moderate exacerbations (general practice events) and severe exacerbations (hospitalised events). Patients were categorised as having none, 1 moderate only, 2 moderate only,D-related mortality. Even a single moderate event increases the risk of future events, illustrating that every exacerbation counts.

Increasing number and severity of exacerbations were associated with increasing risk of subsequent exacerbations, all-cause mortality and COPD-related mortality. Even a single moderate event increases the risk of future events, illustrating that every exacerbation counts.

Clinical guidelines for COPD management suggest pharmacologic treatment algorithms based on symptoms and exacerbation history. As previous research has suggested that prescribing patterns are not always aligned with these recommendations, this study investigated the burden of disease in patients with COPD receiving, and persisting on, new inhaled maintenance therapy.

This was a retrospective observational study using two linked electronic databases containing health records of patients in England. Patients aged ≥35 years with a confirmed diagnosis of COPD, and who initiated a new inhaled respiratory pharmacologic maintenance regimen between January 1, 2014 and December 31, 2016 (index date) were eligible for inclusion. New treatments could be long-acting muscarinic antagonist (LAMA) or long-acting β

-agonist (LABA) monotherapy, inhaled corticosteroid (ICS)/LABA or LAMA/LABA dual therapy, or a multiple-inhaler triple therapy (MITT; LAMA/LABA/ICS). Patients were required to have 12 months of available meditions.

Many of the patients with COPD in our study continued to experience symptoms and exacerbations, despite persisting on the same treatment for ≥12 months. This suggests that some patients may benefit from treatment modification in accordance with guideline recommendations.

Neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) and diabetic macular edema (DME) patients treated with intravitreally injected anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) monotherapies achieve lower vision improvements compared with patients in clinical trials. This qualitative research study aimed to better understand the real-world anti-VEGF treatment experience from nAMD and DME patients', caregivers', and retina specialists' perspectives.

One-time, semi-structured, individual interviews were conducted with adult patients with nAMD or DME treated with anti-VEGF injections for ≥12 months, their caregivers, and experienced retina specialists. Interview transcripts were analyzed qualitatively using a thematic analysis approach.

A total of 49 nAMD and 46 DME patients, 47 nAMD and 33 DME caregivers, and 62 retina specialists were interviewed in the USA, Canada, France, Germany, Italy and Spain. Most (79%) patients and caregivers reported disruptions to their routine on the day before, the day nce. Improved doctor-patient relationship/communication and patient education together with new therapies offering convenience, long-acting effectiveness, and better tolerability may improve treatment adherence.

This study highlights the importance of the doctor-patient relationship and patient education as key drivers, and treatment tolerability and logistics as key barriers to treatment adherence. Improved doctor-patient relationship/communication and patient education together with new therapies offering convenience, long-acting effectiveness, and better tolerability may improve treatment adherence.

Velsecorat (AZD7594) is a non-steroidal, selective, glucocorticoid receptor modulator (SGRM), being developed for the treatment of asthma. Floxuridine This article reports the initial, first-in-human, single and repeat dose-escalating study in healthy male volunteers.

The study comprised two parts, a single ascending dose part (n=47) and a multiple ascending dose part (n=26). Inhaled velsecorat was administered by nebulization as one single dose in the first part of the study and as a single dose with subsequent multiple daily doses (day 5-16) for 12 days once daily in the second part of the study. At each dose level, participants were randomized to velsecorat (n=6) or placebo (n=2/3). The safety, pharmacokinetics (PK) and pharmacodynamics (PD) of velsecorat were evaluated.

Inhaled velsecorat was safe and well tolerated up to and including the highest dose tested (1872 µg). Plasma exposure suggested dose proportional PK. The terminal half-life following repeated dosing was 25-31 hours and steady state conditions for velsecorat in plasma were generally reached within 4 doses. The accumulation ratio was low (≤2), and data did not indicate any time-dependent PK. There were dose-related effects on 24-hour plasma cortisol, plasma cortisol after ACTH stimulation and osteocalcin, systemic PD markers of glucocorticoid activity. There were no effects on other biomarkers tested (DHEA-S and 4βOH-cholesterol).

The early clinical evaluation of inhaled velsecorat suggests that this novel SGRM is well tolerated in the dose range investigated. It shows dose proportional plasma exposure, low accumulation, and has dose-dependent effects on markers of glucocorticoid activity.

The early clinical evaluation of inhaled velsecorat suggests that this novel SGRM is well tolerated in the dose range investigated. It shows dose proportional plasma exposure, low accumulation, and has dose-dependent effects on markers of glucocorticoid activity.

To develop a cluster system to analyze the retinal sensitivity loss of 68 test points in the central 10 degrees of standard automated perimetry (SAP) in eyes with normal tension glaucoma (NTG).

Patients with NTG who met the following criteria were included visual acuity ≥0.7, SAP-derived mean deviation ≥-15 dB, and pattern deviation probability plots with at least one point with a probability of <0.5% and/or two or more contiguous points with a probability of <1% that did not cross the horizontal meridian in the central 12 points of the 24-2 test points. SAP with the Swedish Interactive Threshold Algorithm Standard (SITA-S) 10-2 program (10-2) was performed within 6 months of the SITA-S 24-2. The averaged total deviation (TD) for each of the 68 test points in the 10-2 was calculated. Hierarchical cluster analyses were performed based on the deviation of the TDs of the test points, and a dendrogram was created. The number of clusters was determined following the Sturges' rule.

One hundred and twentters were considered to be appropriate for detecting glaucomatous visual field defects in the central 10 degrees in NTG eyes.Gestational trophoblastic neoplasia is of uncommon occurrence in postmenopausal women, unlike in the reproductive age group. The diagnosis is based on levels of beta-human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) in serum. The management is similar to that in premenopausal women. First case, fifty-two-year-old, P8 L4A3 postmenopausal female, presented with postmenopausal bleeding. Diagnosis of choriocarcinoma was made in view of raised serum betah-CG levels with uterine lesion with lung metastasis. The patient started on Multi-agent chemotherapy. The patient succumbed to death due to Grade III hematological toxicity while on the first cycle of the EMA/CO regimen. Second case, forty-two-year-old, P2 L2, postmenopausal, with a history of Choriocarcinoma 20 years, back presented with postmenopausal bleeding. After metastatic workup, the patient started on EMACO regimen. She is asymptomatic and on regular follow-up after 8 cycles of chemotherapy. Third case, forty-seven-year-old, P4 L4, postmenopausal, presented with histopathology report suggestive of choriocarcinoma after hysterectomy. After evaluation, lung metastasis was detected. The patient responded to eight cycles to Multi-agent chemotherapy and is on regular follow-up. Choriocarcinoma is a rare gynecological malignancy in postmenopausal women. High index of suspicion is required for its diagnosis. The prognosis of the disease is not encouraging as compared to the premenopausal woman.Postmenopausal bleeding is one of the common presenting complaints in the gynecological outpatient department. The common causes of which are atrophic endometritis, vaginitis, estrogen therapy, cancer endometrium, and cancer cervix. Hereby, we present a rare case of a 65-year-old female presented with postmenopausal bleeding who had history of trauma 1 year back with pelvic bone fracture. The cause of postmenopausal bleeding, in this case, is abnormal bony protrusion secondary to malunited pelvic fracture causing laceration of the right lateral vaginal wall. The case was managed by local osteotomy and vaginal wall repair.Endometrium at menopause is inactive and free of cyclical changes that are characteristics of the reproductive age. At the same time, menopausal endometrium is subject to a variety of disease processes, the most sinister of which are the endometrial malignancies. In the present pictorial review, we briefly discuss the various morphologic patterns of diseases affecting the menopausal endometrium. With an aim to provide insights from the pathologists' point of view, multiple pictures for each of the disorders are shared. We highlight the finer points a pathologist looks for, to ensure proper treatment and welfare of postmenopausal women.