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71 ms; 95% CI 0.91-4.51

=0.003), deep femur layer (2.94 ms; 95% CI 0.69-5.19;

=0.009), full acetabular layer (2.63 ms 95% CI 0.55-4.72;

=0.012), and deep acetabular layer (2.50 ms; 95% CI 0.69-4.30;

=0.006). Intra-reader (ICC 0.89-0.99) and inter-reader reliability (ICC 0.63-0.96) were good to excellent for the majority of cartilage layers.

UTE T2* cartilage mapping was feasible in the hip with mean values in the range of 16.84-19.55 ms in the femur and 16.73-19.37 ms in the acetabulum. Significantly higher values were present in the anterosuperior region compared to the posterosuperior region.

UTE T2* cartilage mapping was feasible in the hip with mean values in the range of 16.84-19.55 ms in the femur and 16.73-19.37 ms in the acetabulum. Significantly higher values were present in the anterosuperior region compared to the posterosuperior region.

Esophagogastric junction adenocarcinoma (EJA) is one of the most common malignant tumors of digestive tract with high mortality worldwide. Given a lack of early diagnosis biomarkers, the prognosis of EJA is poor. Non-invasive biomarkers for early-stage EJA are urgently required.

We aimed at evaluating the early diagnostic value of serum interleukin-8 (IL-8) level in EJA patients.

The IL-8 mRNA expression data were analyzed based on the stomach cardia adenocarcinoma samples of The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was used to measure the concentration of serum IL-8 in 95 EJA patients and 95 normal controls enrolled from 2 different cancer hospitals. The diagnostic accuracy of serum IL-8 was evaluated by applying Mann-Whitney

test and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve.

The mRNA expression levels and serum levels of IL-8 in EJA group were significantly higher than those in the normal group (all

< 0.001). The areas under the ROC curve (AUC) were 0.661 (95% CI, 0.583-0.740) and 0.745 (95% CI, 0.606-0.885), with the sensitivities of 43.2% (95% CI, 33.2%-53.7%) and 66.7% (95% CI, 46.0%-82.8%) and the specificities of 87.4% (95% CI, 78.6%-93.1%) in EJA group and early-EJA group, respectively, when the optimal cutoff value was 109.086 pg/mL. The clinical data analysis showed there were significant correlations between patient genders, depth of invasion, lymph node metastasis, TNM stage and the serum level of IL-8 (all

< 0.05).

Serum IL-8 represents a potential diagnostic biomarker to identify early-stage EJA.

Serum IL-8 represents a potential diagnostic biomarker to identify early-stage EJA.Although the number of gastrointestinal (GI) cancer survivors is projected to increase in the coming years, there are currently no survivorship care models that address the specific and growing needs of this population. Current survivorship care models were evaluated to assess their suitability for GI cancer survivors. A survivorship care model based on foundational wellness principles is under development to address the specific needs of GI cancer survivors. This model delivers a cohesive and collaborative care continuum for survivors of different GI malignancies. Oncology providers in GI departments and internal medicine providers in survivorship programs are positioned to provide a comprehensive approach for the care of patients treated with curative intent. Survivorship care is introduced at the conclusion of active treatment in the form of an Onco-wellness consultation, an in-person or telemedicine comprehensive care plan creation and review by our Survivorship Program. Personalized care plan including long term and late effects of treatment, nutrition, physical activity and rehabilitation recommendations, prevention of secondary malignancies and psychosocial needs are reviewed. As patients transition from active treatment to survivorship within the GI Program, the GI Advance Practice Professionals (APPs) are well-positioned to deliver comprehensive survivorship care specific to the GI patient's needs while integrating recommendations and principles from the Onco-wellness consultation. With projected shortages of both oncology and primary care physicians, such an APP-based model has the potential to bridge gaps in the survivorship care continuum and mutually benefit patients and physicians.

Earlier trials on the efficacy of poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitors in platinum-sensitive relapsed ovarian cancer used the hazard ratio (HR) as an efficacy parameter.

The present meta-analysis was focused on improving the robustness and clinical interpretability of the efficacy evaluation of PARP inhibitors using the restricted mean survival time (RMST).

A search for relevant studies published up to July 31, 2020, was performed in electronic databases to identify eligible trials comparing PARP inhibitors with placebo. The difference in RMST was used as a PARP inhibitor efficacy parameter. Combined differences in RMST with 95% CIs across studies were calculated using a random-effects model.

Four trials (6 articles) were assessed, including 1079 patients treated with PARP inhibitors and 598 with placebo. The combined RMST differences for up to 360 days (PARP inhibitors minus placebo point estimate and 95% CI) among all patients and the patients of subgroups with

mutations, homologous recombination-deficient (HRD) carcinoma, and

wild-type carcinoma were 87 days (95% CI = 71, 102), 112 days (95% CI = 96, 129), 99 days (95% CI = 80, 119), and 69 days (95% CI = 47, 92), respectively. The combined RMST differences for up to 660 and 720 days were also larger among patients with

mutations than among those with HRD carcinoma.

Based on using the RMST difference as an alternative measure to the HR, this meta-analysis suggests that PARP inhibitors are the most effective for patients with

mutations, followed by patients with HRD carcinoma.

Based on using the RMST difference as an alternative measure to the HR, this meta-analysis suggests that PARP inhibitors are the most effective for patients with BRCA mutations, followed by patients with HRD carcinoma.The prognostic role of hypercoagulability in COVID-19 patients is ambiguous. D-dimer, may be regarded as a global marker of hemostasis activation in COVID-19. Our study was to assess the predictive value of D-dimer for the severity, mortality and incidence of venous thromboembolism (VTE) events in COVID-19 patients. PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Library and Web of Science databases were searched. The pooled diagnostic value (95% confidence interval [CI]) of D-dimer was evaluated with a bivariate mixed-effects binary regression modeling framework. Selleck ISM001-055 Sensitivity analysis and meta regression were used to determine heterogeneity and test robustness. A Spearman rank correlation tested threshold effect caused by different cut offs and units in D-dimer reports. The pooled sensitivity of the prognostic performance of D-dimer for the severity, mortality and VTE in COVID-19 were 77% (95% CI 73%-80%), 75% (95% CI 65%-82%) and 90% (95% CI 90%-90%) respectively, and the specificity were 71% (95% CI 64%-77%), 83% (95% CI 77%-87%) and 60% (95% CI 60%-60%).