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We identified the need for improved communication and report's clarity. CONCLUSIONS Our study stresses the need for collaboration between experts within HHWS/HHAP. Despite ÍCARO's understanding being challenging, practitioners consider it a relevant tool. Researchers should use less statistical language and clarify ÍCARO's interpretation. Practitioners' needs should be considered when developing/revising tools. © The Author(s) 2020. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Faculty of Public Health. All rights reserved. For permissions, please e-mail journals.permissions@oup.com.BACKGROUND Bevacizumab has promising activity against recurrent glioblastoma (GBM). However, acquired resistance to this agent results in tumor recurrence. We hypothesized that vorinostat, a histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitor with antiangiogenic effects, would prevent acquired resistance to bevacizumab. METHODS This multicenter phase II trial used a Bayesian adaptive design to randomize patients with recurrent GBM to bevacizumab alone or bevacizumab plus vorinostat with the primary endpoint of progression-free survival (PFS) and secondary end points of overall survival (OS) and clinical outcomes assessment (MDASI-BT). Eligible patients were adults (≥18 yrs) with histologically confirmed GBM recurrent after prior radiation therapy, with adequate organ function, KPS≥60, and no prior bevacizumab or HDAC inhibitors. RESULTS Ninety patients (bevacizumab+vorinostat49, bevacizumab41) were enrolled of whom 74 were evaluable for PFS (bevacizumab+vorinostat44, bevacizumab30). Median PFS (3.7 vs 3.9 months, p=0.94, HR 0.63 [95% CI 0.38, 1.06, p=0.08]), median OS (7.8 vs 9.3 months, p=0.64, HR 0.93 [95% CI 0.5, 1.6, p=0.79]) and clinical benefit were similar between the two arms. Toxicity (≥grade 3) in 85 evaluable patients included hypertension (n=37), neurological changes (n=2), anorexia (n=2), infections (n=9), wound dehiscence (n=2), DVT/PE (n=2), and colonic perforation (n=1). CONCLUSIONS Bevacizumab combined with vorinostat did not yield improvement in PFS, OS or clinical benefit compared with bevacizumab alone nor a clinical benefit in adults with recurrent GBM. This trial is the first to test a Bayesian adaptive design with adaptive randomization and Bayesian continuous monitoring in patients with primary brain tumor and demonstrates the feasibility of using complex Bayesian adaptive design in a multicenter setting. © The Author(s) 2020. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Society for Neuro-Oncology. https://www.selleckchem.com/products/tmp195.html All rights reserved. For permissions, please e-mail journals.permissions@oup.com.Various protein labeling methods based on the specific interactions between genetically encoded tags and synthetic probes have been proposed to complement fluorescent protein-based labeling. In particular, labeling methods based on enzyme reactions have been intensively developed by taking advantage of the highly specific interactions between enzymes and their substrates. In this approach, the peptides or proteins are genetically attached to the target proteins as a tag, and the various labels are then incorporated into the tags by enzyme reactions with the substrates carrying those labels. On the other hand, we have been developing an enzyme-based protein labeling system distinct from the existing ones. In our system, the substrate protein is attached to the target proteins as a tag, and the labels are incorporated into the tag by post-translational modification with an enzyme carrying those labels followed by tight complexation between the enzyme and the substrate protein. In this review, I summarize the enzyme-based protein labeling systems with a focus on several typical methods and then describe our labeling system based on tight complexation between the enzyme and the substrate protein. © The Author(s) 2020. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of The Japanese Society of Microscopy. All rights reserved. For permissions, please e-mail journals.permissions@oup.com.BACKGROUND Meta-analysis of patients with isoniazid-resistant tuberculosis given standard first-line anti-tuberculosis treatment indicated an increased risk of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) emerging (8%), compared to drug-sensitive tuberculosis (0.3%). Here we use whole genome sequencing (WGS) to investigate whether treatment of patients with pre-existing isoniazid resistant disease with first-line anti-tuberculosis therapy risks selecting for rifampicin resistance, and hence MDR-TB. METHODS Patients with isoniazid-resistant pulmonary TB were recruited and followed up for 24 months. Drug-susceptibility testing was performed by Microscopic observation drug-susceptibility assay (MODS), Mycobacterial Growth Indicator Tube (MGIT) and by WGS on isolates at first presentation and in the case of re-presentation. Where MDR-TB was diagnosed, WGS was used to determine the genomic relatedness between initial and subsequent isolates. De novo emergence of MDR-TB was assumed where the genomic distance was five or fewer single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) whereas reinfection with a different MDR-TB strain was assumed where the distance was 10 or more SNPs. RESULTS 239 patients with isoniazid-resistant pulmonary tuberculosis were recruited. Fourteen (14/239, 5.9%) patients were diagnosed with a second episode of tuberculosis that was multi-drug resistant. Six (6/239, 2.5%) were identified as having evolved MDR-TB de novo and six as having been re-infected with a different strain. In two cases the genomic distance was between 5-10 SNPs and therefore indeterminate. CONCLUSIONS In isoniazid-resistant TB, de novo emergence and reinfection of MDR-TB strains equally contributed to MDR development. Early diagnosis and optimal treatment of isoniazid resistant TB are urgently needed to avert the de novo emergence of MDR-TB during treatment. © The Author(s) 2020. Published by Oxford University Press for the Infectious Diseases Society of America.BACKGROUND The aim of this analysis was to calculate the incidence of HCV reinfection and associated factors among two clinical trials of HCV DAA treatment in people with recent injecting drug use or currently receiving OAT. METHODS Participants who achieved an end-of-treatment response in two clinical trials of people with recent injecting drug use or currently receiving OAT (SIMPLIFY and D3FEAT) enrolled between March 2016 and February 2017 in eight countries were assessed for HCV reinfection, confirmed by viral sequencing. Incidence was calculated using person-time of observation and associated factors were assessed using Cox proportional hazard models. RESULTS Seventy-three percent of the population at risk for reinfection (n=177; median age 48 years, 73% male) reported ongoing injecting drug use. Total follow-up time at risk was 254 person-years (median 1.8 years, range 0.2-2.8). Eight cases of reinfection were confirmed for an incidence of 3.1/100 person-years (95% CI 1.6-6.3) overall and 17.9/100 person-years (95% CI 5.8-55.6) among those who reported sharing needles/syringes. Younger age and needle/syringe sharing were associated with HCV reinfection. CONCLUSIONS These data demonstrate the need for ongoing monitoring and improved strategies to prevent HCV reinfection following successful treatment among people with ongoing injecting drug use to achieve HCV elimination. © The Author(s) 2020. Published by Oxford University Press for the Infectious Diseases Society of America. All rights reserved. For permissions, e-mail journals.permissions@oup.com.Direct and quantitative determination of antibodies or cellular receptors dynamically binding to the surface of viral particles is the key issue for predicting the efficacy of therapeutic materials or host susceptibility to a new emerging pathogen. However, targeted visualization of infectious viruses is still highly challenging owing to their nanoscopic sizes and uncontrollable nonspecific interactions with loading molecules responsible for false signals. Here we present a multimodal single-molecule and single-particle (SMSP) visualization capable of simultaneously yet independently tracking Rayleigh scattering and fluorescence that, respectively, are generated from viruses (approximately 100 nm) and labeled interacting molecules. By analyzing real-time trajectories of fluorescent antibodies against a virus surface protein with reference to single virus-derived Rayleigh scattering, we determined heterogeneous binding stoichiometry of virus-antibody couplings irrespective of the nonspecific binder population. Therefore, our multimodal (or multi-level) SMSP assay visually identifies and selectively quantifies specific interactions between them with single binding event accuracy. As a 'specific-binding quantifier' to assess variable host susceptibility to a virus, it was further applied for distinguishing ratiometric bindings and spontaneous dissociation kinetics of synthesized isomeric receptors to influenza virus. The present framework could offer a solid analytical foundation for the development of a direct-acting antiviral agent inhibiting an integral viral enveloped protein and for nanobiological investigation for dissecting spatiotemporal nanoparticle-molecule interactions, which have been scarcely explored compared to those among plasmonic nanoparticles or among molecules only.Recently, 2D tellurene (Te) structures have been experimentally synthesized. These structures possess high carrier mobility and stability which make them ideal candidates for applications in electronics, optoelectronics and energy devices. We performed density functional theory (DFT) and molecular dynamics (MD) simulations to investigate the stability and electronic structure of 2D α- and β-Te sheets, and hydrogen, oxygen, and fluorine functionalized counterparts, including spin-orbit coupling effects. Our calculations show that bare α and β-Te sheets are stable with band gaps of 0.44 eV and 1.02 eV respectively. When functionalized, α and β monolayers exhibit metallic properties, except for hydrogenated β-Te, which exhibits semiconducting properties with a band gap of 1.37 eV. We see that H, O and F destabilize the structure of α-Te. We also find that F and H cause β-Te layers to separate into functionalized atomic chains and O causes β-Te to transform into a Te3O2-like structure. We also studied single atom and molecule binding on the Te surface, the effects of adatom coverage, and the effects of functionalized Te on a GaSe substrate. Our results indicate that tellurene monolayers and functionalized counterparts are not only suitable for future optoelectronic devices, but can be used as metallic contacts in nanoscale junctions.The functionality of p-sulfonatocalix[4]arenes can be easily extended using the propargylation/CuAAC reaction sequence, which allows the introduction of up to four substituted triazole units to the narrow rims of the macrocycles while maintaining their cone shapes and water solubility and, thus, biomedical applicability.The combination of anticancer drugs and laser hyperthermia could lead to efficient cancer treatment with less-adverse effects. This study combined anticancer drug-loaded functional dendrimers and light-responsive gold nanorods to fabricate nanohybrids that can provide anticancer-drug delivery and subsequent heat generation under near-infrared laser irradiation. A condensation reaction was used to conjugate poly(ethylene glycol)-modified polyamidoamine dendrimers to carboxylated gold nanorod surfaces. Oleoyl groups were incorporated into dendrimers to improve the drug loading capacity. Doxorubicin loading capacity was improved by incorporation of oleoyl chains into dendrimers in the nanohybrid, indicating increased hydrophobic interaction between anticancer drugs and nanohybrids. The nanohybrids exhibited heat generation properties under near infrared laser irradiation. They released anticancer drugs over time. The combination of doxorubicin-loaded nanohybrids and laser irradiation showed markedly better cytotoxicity than that of the nanohybrids used with lasers and drug-loaded nanohybrids without the use of lasers.