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Elevation of the level of intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) has immense implication in the biological system. On the one hand, ROS promote the signaling cascades for the maintenance of normal physiological functions, the phenomenon referred to as redox biology, and on the other hand increased ROS can cause damages to the cellular macromolecules as well as genetic material, the process known as oxidative stress. Oxidative stress acts as an etiological factor for wide varieties of pathologies, cancer being one of them. ROS is regarded as a "double-edged sword" with respect to oncogenesis. It can suppress as well as promote the malignant progression depending on the type of signaling pathway it uses. Moreover, the attribution of ROS in promoting phenotypic plasticity as well as acquisition of stemness during neoplasia has become a wide area of research. The current review discussed all the aspects of ROS in the perspective of tumor biology with special reference to epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and cancer stem cells. OBJECTIVE To discuss the major milestones in the history of clinical research and how these correlate with the role of the clinical research nurse. Olaparib DATA SOURCES Government Web sites, published articles, and grey literature. CONCLUSION The history of clinical research, drug development, and the regulations has come of age, and as a result clinical oncology research has a more defined scope and purpose. With the Oncology Nursing Society and the International Association of Clinical Research Nurses recognizing the scopes of practice for clinical research nursing, such roles are becoming more prevalent and integrated in oncology. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING PRACTICE It is vital for all clinical research nurses to understand and adhere to the laws and regulations related to clinical trials and human subject protection. The clinical research nurse must ensure good clinical practice and compliance with the regulations to ensure the integrity of the study. There are different types of clinical research, including behavioral, therapeutic, and nontherapeutic studies, where clinical research nurses must understand the treatments and the drug development process to better serve their patients. Histone lysine specific demethylase 1 (LSD1 or KDM1A) is a potential therapeutic target in oncology due to its overexpression in various human tumors. We report herein a new class of benzofuran acylhydrazones as potent LSD1 inhibitors. Among the 31 compounds prepared, 14 compounds exhibited excellent LSD1 inhibitory activity with IC50 values ranging from 7.2 to 68.8 nM. In cellular assays, several compounds inhibited the proliferations of various cancer cell lines, including PC-3, MCG-803, U87 MG, PANC-1, HT-29 and MCF-7. This opens up the opportunity for further optimization and investigation of this class compounds for potential cancer treatment. Novel prostaglandin E2 receptor 4 (EP4) agonists featuring a pyridone core and an allylic alcohol ω-chain were discovered. These agonists were shown to be selective over EP1, EP2 and EP3. Analogs harboring a 4-carboxylic acid phenethyl α-chain displayed improved potency over those containing an n-heptanoic acid chain. Key SAR relationships were also identified. Molecular diagnostics are fast becoming a big business, with the promise of personalized medicine fueling the growth of "blockbuster" tests with high expectations for health system impact and commercial success. We investigate the polycentric regulatory regime for molecular diagnostics in the US, drawing attention to the prominent role of coverage and reimbursement systems in setting regulatory standards for this industry. We hone in on the private consultants who assist molecular diagnostics companies to gain broad clinical uptake of their products. Through a web-based search of consulting companies, analysis of their online materials, and 13 qualitative interviews with consultants, we describe the role of these actors in the coverage and reimbursement of novel diagnostics and highlight the production of evidence as a critical part of the process. We argue that consultants operate as regulatory intermediaries, helping to develop the evidentiary standards for payment decisions that ultimately benefit their clients, the manufacturers. We suggest that public policy discussions over how best to realize the promise of personalized medicine should be re-oriented to consider whose interests are represented in the regulatory regime governing access to these technologies. BACKGROUND Few studies focused on the prognosis of unilateral idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss (UISSNHL) with vertigo. OBJECTIVES To describe how the semicircular canal (SCC) function tests may prove helpful in the diagnosis of UISSNHL with vertigo. MATERIAL AND METHODS 59 UISSNHL patients underwent audiometry, caloric test and video head impulse test (vHIT). The correlation between hearing loss and SCC dysfunction was analyzed. RESULTS The results showed significant differences of hearing loss grades (p = 0.004) and hearing loss configurations (p = 0.009) between UISSNHL patients with and without vertigo. In vHIT, the gains of horizontal canal (HC) and posterior canal (PC) were more frequently impaired compared with that of anterior canal (AC). The abnormal rate of caloric test was the highest, followed by the abnormal rates of HC and PC gain. A significant difference of abnormal rate of HC gain was only found between the mild and moderate UISSNHL patients with and without vertigo (p = 0.029). CONCLUSION Abnormal SCC function happens frequently in patients with profound hearing loss. Ipsilesional abnormal vHIT (especially the HC gain) in the presence of abnormal caloric test is a pattern of findings observed in mild and moderate UISSNHL patients with vertigo. PURPOSE Determine the relationship between time elapsed between sequential bilateral cochlear implantation (BiCI) and speech intelligibility scores in post-lingually deafened adults. MATERIALS AND METHODS Retrospective review of post-lingually deafened adults who received bilateral cochlear implants from January 1, 2011 to January 1, 2018 at an ambulatory tertiary referral center. RESULTS 113 patients (226 cochlear implants) were initially reviewed, with 56 patients (112 implants) being included in the final analysis. Median inter-implant interval was 187.5 days (IQ range 54.25-346.5). Maximum interval was 1787 days. Mean age at first implant was 60.66 ± 13.37. Bilateral AzBio score in quiet and inter-implant interval showed no significant correlation (r = 0.034, p = 0.815). There was no significant difference in mean bilateral AzBio scores in quiet between the simultaneous and sequential implantation groups (p = 0.22). Similar non-significant results were seen when examining the correlation between AzBio Difference and inter-implant interval (r = -0.