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roinflammation and any disease process that involves a disruption of the blood-brain barrier. AIMS Stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) is a locally ablative therapy used for the treatment of patients with spine metastases. However, it is associated with higher rates of vertebral compression fractures (VCF) than conventionally fractionated palliative radiotherapy. https://www.selleckchem.com/products/ga-017.html The purpose of this study was to determine the rate of VCF following spine SBRT and to identify the risk factors associated with this outcome. MATERIALS AND METHODS We retrospectively reviewed patients treated at two Australian institutions from January 2015 to March 2019. Descriptive statistics were used to assess patient, tumour and treatment factors. The Log-rank test and Cox proportional hazards model were applied in univariate and multivariable analyses to identify factors associated with VCF, local control and overall survival. RESULTS We evaluated 113 spinal segments from 84 patients, with a median follow-up time of 11.9 months. The median dose and fractionation utilised was 30 Gy in three fractions (67.3%), with a single-fraction rate of 0.9%. The median Spinal Instability Neoplastic Score (SINS) of the lesions was 4/18, with most (84.1%) being SINS stable, scoring between 0 and 6. Five VCFs were observed (three progression of pre-existing fractures and two de novo), a cumulative VCF risk of 4.4%. Four of five fractures occurred within the first year after treatment, with a median time to VCF of 9.2 months. A pre-existing VCF (P = 0.011) was associated with subsequent fracture on multivariable analysis, whereas all VCF segments displayed lytic disease appearance. All fractures were managed conservatively with analgesia, without requirement for subsequent surgical intervention. CONCLUSION SBRT to spine metastases is safe with respect to VCF, with rates around the lower limit observed in similar studies. Knowledge of factors that predispose to post-treatment fracture, such as pre-existing compression, lytic vertebral disease and SINS >6 will aid in the counselling and selection of patients for this therapy. INTRODUCTION The need of iterative surgeries, the proximity of two anatomical areas, the combination of an aesthetic surgery with a surgery covered by health insurance are the reasons which motivated the authors to provide a simultaneous procedure on arms and breast in patients achieving massive weight loss. We propose a vertical continuation of the lateral mastopexy incision superiorly, in continuity with a simultaneous brachioplasty incision to treat the excess skin and subcutaneous tissue of the lateral chest wall, either by resection, or by increasing the breast with the patients own autologous tissue. METHODS Between 2010 and 2017, twelve patients aged between 31 and 56 years, with 42 being the average, have undergone a technique that utilises a vertical continuation of the lateral mastopexy incision superiorly, in continuity with a simultaneous brachioplasty incision transverse skin incisions and free nipple transplantation for correction of extreme gynaecomastia (2 cases), mastopexy with resection of the excess tissue of the lateral chest wall (8 cases), autologous breast augmentation by the use of intercostal artery perforator flaps (2 cases). Mean body mass index (BMI) was 24kg/m2 [23; 32] after average weight loss of 56kg [14; 112] following diet (3 cases) or bariatric surgery (9 cases). RESULTS Mean operative time was 4hours [3 6], mean length of hospital stay was 4 days [2; 9]. We observed one major complication (hematoma) and one minor complication (wound dehiscence). At a mean follow-up of 21 months (ranged from 15 days to 84 months), the lateral flank scarring was well tolerated, with the additional benefit of reducing flank fullness. CONCLUSION The extended lateral flank scar allows reducing the excess skin and subcutaneous tissue of the lateral chest wall, while being easily concealable. This technique offers an elegant solution to this excess that used to persist after multistage surgeries. BACKGROUND Potential agents that can effectively treat hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) are being continuously explored. METHODS Celastrol extracted from roots of an ancient Chinese herb, Tripterygium wilfordii (Thunder god vine), has been identified as a potential anti-tumor agent. In this study, the molecular mechanisms underlying the action of celastrol on cell proliferation and chemokine CXCR4-related signal pathway associated with tumor growth were investigated. RESULTS The CXCR4 expression was diminished by celastrol treatment in a dose-dependent manner, and its downstream associated pathways, including PI3K and Akt were also downregulated. Celastrol also significantly attenuated proliferation and migration ability of HCC cells, and induced cell apoptosis in vitro. Additionally, significant inhibition of HCC growth was observed in the celastrol-treated group as compared with the control group in vivo as well. CONCLUSION Celastrol is capable of attenuating cell proliferation and inducing apoptosis, leading to inhibition of HCC growth through the suppression of CXCR4-related signal pathway. OBJECTIVES To evaluate the degree to which evidence from large clinical trials can be applied to patients treated in a local hospital cohort of COPD outpatients. METHODS The authors selected seventeen RCTs identified in a systematic way from GOLD 2019 consensus document, and applied their inclusion and exclusion criteria to a real-world cohort of a previous cross-sectional study of 303 COPD outpatients included consecutively. RESULTS When the inclusion criteria of the 17 RCTs were applied to a real-world cohort of COPD outpatients, only a small portion of them were eligible to participate in the referred trials, from 4.29% to 60.07%. However, when both the inclusion and the exclusion criteria were applied, only as little as 3.63% to as much as 40.59% of patients were eligible to participate. Hence, only a small fraction of patients from this cohort could benefit from the findings of these RCTs. CONCLUSIONS There is a need to complement the efficacy evidence provided by large RCTs according to the extent to which their results, designed to target significant patient populations, can be applied to typical patients treated in routine clinical practice.
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