PROTEOMIC TEST FOR ANTI-PD-1 CHECKPOINT BLOCKADE TREATMENT OF METASTATIC MELANOMA WITH AND WITHOUT BRAF MUTATIONS

Proteomic test for anti-PD-1 checkpoint blockade treatment of metastatic melanoma with and without BRAF mutations

Abstract The therapeutic landscape in metastatic melanoma has changed dramatically in the last decade, with the success of immune checkpoint inhibitors resulting in durable responses for a large number of patients.For patients with BRAF mutations, combinations of BRAF and MEK inhibitors demonstrated response rates and benefit comparable to those fr

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Low cost multifunctional 3D printed image quality and dose verification phantom for an image-guided radiotherapy system.

PurposeImage-guided radiation therapy (IGRT) is used to precisely deliver radiation to a tumour to reduce the possible damage to the surrounding normal tissues.Clinics use various quality assurance (QA) equipment to ensure that the performance of the IGRT system meets the international standards set for the system.The objective of this study was to

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Assessing Bias in Population Size Estimates Among Hidden Populations When Using the Service Multiplier Method Combined With Respondent-Driven Sampling Surveys: Survey Study

BackgroundPopulation size estimates (PSEs) for hidden populations at increased risk of HIV, including female sex workers (FSWs), isidor oreiller are important to inform public health policy and resource allocation.The service multiplier method (SMM) is commonly used to estimate the sizes of hidden populations.We used this method to obtain PSEs for

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Prospects for a Postsecular Heritage Practice: Convergences between Posthumanism and Popular Religious Practice in Asia

By failing to document popular belief in the supernatural attributes of religious sites and by drawing up conservation management plans that fail to attend rjr-00001 to such beliefs, current heritage regimes effectively perform a secular translation of them.I argue that the posthuman turn in the humanities and social sciences, and in particular its

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