Benefit of immune checkpoint inhibitors as adjuvant treatment for acral melanomas
When questioning the effectiveness of adjuvant immunotherapy for acral melanomas, we found no clinical benefit to the adjuvant proposal, despite the maintenance of adverse effects. Abstract Background Solar factors play no role in the development of acral melanoma (AM). AM is characterized by low cumulative solar damage (low CSD).
Damien Sanogo +13 more
wiley +1 more source
A retrospective study of preoperative HBsAg levels predicting recurrence after curative resection in patients with HBV-associated hepatocellular carcinoma. [PDF]
Xu R +9 more
europepmc +1 more source
The Role of Viruses in the Pathogenesis of Periodontitis
This narrative review aimed to summarize current evidence on the presence and potential pathogenic role of viruses in periodontitis. Design: Narrative Review; Population: Patients with periodontitis; Exposure: Detection of viruses in oral samples (biopsies, saliva, gingival crevicular fluid, subgingival plaque, blood); Outcome: Viral prevalence, load ...
Kim Natalie Stolte +2 more
wiley +1 more source
Association between deletions in the preS1/2 region of the hepatitis B virus genome and persistently abnormal ALT levels in patients with chronic hepatitis B treated with nucleos(t)ide analogs. [PDF]
Sato Y +11 more
europepmc +1 more source
New Insights Into Diffuse Sclerosing Osteomyelitis: Is There a Role of ANA and Vitamin B6?
ABSTRACT Object Diffuse sclerosing osteomyelitis is a poorly understood chronic disease, which appears predominantly in the mandible. Female patients are more often affected than men. DSO is an ultra‐rare disease and incidence is unknown; diagnosis can be very challenging; pathogenesis is poorly understood.
Katharina Theresa Obermeier +6 more
wiley +1 more source
Protecting our frontline: vaccination policies for health care workers in the Americas. [PDF]
Burgos P +5 more
europepmc +1 more source
Systemic Disease Associations of Oral Lichenoid Disease: A Retrospective Case–Control Study
ABSTRACT Objective To analyze the association between oral lichen planus (OLP), oral lichenoid lesions (OLL), and other comorbidities. Material and Methods A case–control study of 205 OLP, 96 OLL patients, and 301 age‐ and sex‐matched controls from Kuopio University Hospital was performed.
Mari Vehviläinen +3 more
wiley +1 more source
Trends of Advanced Chronic Liver Disease Among 17,711 Persons in Mongolia During Years 2015-2023. [PDF]
Kamal H +11 more
europepmc +1 more source

