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049), higher resection weight (p = 0.035) and incision type (p = 0.011). CONCLUSION Based on the significant risk factors we suggest the following guidelines to decrease complication rates favoring thicker skin envelopes after surgical preparation, using smaller implants, removing drains based on a low output volume during the last 24 h and no use of periareolar incision with extension medial or lateral. We should consider ADMs for subcutaneous one-stage reconstructions. The individual surgeon's preference of subcutaneous tissue resection is of highest relevance for short-term complications-this has to be part of internal team discussions and should be considered in future trials for comparable results.PURPOSE CKD-516 (Valecobulin), a vascular-disrupting agent, inhibits microtubule elongation. We evaluated the effect of CKD-516 on lung cancer cells and the underlying molecular mechanisms. METHODS The effects of S516, an active metabolite of CKD-516, were evaluated in HUVECs and three lung cancer cell lines and by a microtubule polymerization assay. Tubulin cross-linking was used to identify the binding site of S516 on tubulin, and Western blotting was performed to identify the intracellular pathways leading to cell death. Subcutaneous lung cancer xenograft models were used to assess the in vivo effect of CKD-516 on tumor growth. RESULTS S516 targeted the colchicine binding site on β-tubulin. In lung cancer cells, S516 increased endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress and induced reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation by mitochondria and the ER. In addition, CKD-516 monotherapy strongly inhibited the growth of lung cancer xenograft tumors and exerted a synergistic effect with carboplatin. CONCLUSION The findings suggest that CKD-516 exerts an anticancer effect in company with inducing ER stress and ROS production via microtubule disruption in lung cancer cells. CKD-516 may thus have therapeutic potential for lung cancer.BACKGROUND Defining optimal treatment duration in patients with resectable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) receiving primary chemotherapy is an unmet need. The role of time to CA19-9 nadir and of nadir magnitude was explored in this study. PATIENTS AND METHODS The databases of our institution's prospective trials were queried to speculate on the time to maximum chemotherapy response. Patients with pathologically proven, metastatic (N = 356) or non-metastatic non-resected (N = 163) PDAC and elevated baseline (> 34 UI/mL) CA19-9 were analyzed. Survival curves were estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method and compared by means of the log-rank test for analyses including at least 45 patients. Multivariable Cox proportional hazards model was used to estimate clinical features for their association with OS. Entinostat solubility dmso All probability values were from two-sided tests. RESULTS Time to CA19-9 nadir was ≥ 4 months in 184 of 346 (53%) metastatic and 121 of 163 (74%) non-metastatic patients (p = 0.002). The likelihood of a later nadir was higher with taxane-based chemotherapy as compared to taxane-free combinations (73% versus 56%; p = 0.02). Both metastatic and non-metastatic patients had significantly longer survival when nadir occurred later. Patients with a larger CA19-9 nadir magnitude had significantly longer survival. Metastatic patients with CA19-9 reduced by  89%). Multivariable analyses showed that time to CA19-9 nadir but not CA19-9 nadir magnitude was independently predictive of survival. CONCLUSION The present study suggests that a 4-6 months program might be a more suitable candidate for prospective assessment in comparison to shorter pre-defined period in patients who are candidates to surgery after primary chemotherapy.OBJECTIVES To use multi-parametric magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to test the hypothesis that hypertensives would have higher retrograde venous blood flow (RVBF) in the internal jugular veins (IJV) vs. normotensives, and that this would inversely correlate with arterial inflow and gray matter, white matter, and cerebrospinal fluid volumes. METHODS Following local institutional review board approval and written consent, a prospective observational 3-T MRI study of 42 hypertensive patients (53 ± 2 years, BMI 28.2 ± 0.6 kg/m2, ambulatory daytime systolic BP 148 ± 2 mmHg, ambulatory daytime diastolic BP 101 ± 2 mmHg) and 35 normotensive patients (48 ± 2 years, BMI 25.2 ± 0.8 kg/m2, ambulatory daytime systolic BP 119 ± 3 mmHg, ambulatory daytime diastolic BP 90 ± 2 mmHg) was performed. Phase contrast imaging calculated percentage retrograde venous blood flow (%RVBF), brain segmentation estimated regional brain volumes from 3D T1-weighted images, and pseudo-continuous arterial spin labeling measured regional cereperfusion and lower tissue volume, compared with controls. • Cerebral retrograde venous blood flow may add further stress to already hypoperfused tissue in hypertensive patients. • The amount of retrograde venous blood flow in hypertensive patients may predict which patients might be at higher risk of developing cerebral pathologies.OBJECTIVE To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of split-bolus single-scan computed tomography angiography (CTA) protocol for evaluation of acute mesenteric ischemia and alternate diagnoses. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this IRB-approved, HIPAA-compliant retrospective study, consecutive patients from 21 October 2016 to 6 May 2018 evaluated for mesenteric ischemia with split-bolus CTA (a single scan in concurrent arterial and portal venous phase) in a single tertiary academic institution were included. Intravenous contrast was administered on weight-based basis. Quantitative and qualitative assessments of superior mesenteric artery (SMA) and superior mesenteric vein (SMV) attenuation and patency were performed by two independent reviewers. CT imaging findings were correlated with clinical reference outcomes. RESULTS One hundred fifty-four patients (age 66.3 ± 14.1 years, BMI 27.3 ± 6, 86 (56%) female) were included. CTA studies were performed with a volumetric CT dose index of 15.9 ± 5.5 mSv and dose length product of 1042.
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