Simultaneous Resection Of Thymic And Bronchial Carcinoid Tumors In A Patient Diagnosed With Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1

Thymic carcinoid tumors are rare tumors which may be associated with multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1. Bronchial carcinoids are also rare tumors and associated with multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1. Coexisting of thymic and bronchial carcinoid tumors in this case is extremely rare. Herein, we report a unique case of coexistence of thymic and bronchial carcinoid tumors which were simultaneously resected via thoracotomy.PubMedWo

Prognostic factors in patients with metastatic urothelial carcinoma who have been treated with atezolizumab

Background: In the current study, we evaluated pretreatment prognostic factors foroverall survival (OS) in patients with metastatic urothelial carcinoma who have progressed after first-line chemotherapy in the Expanded-Access Program ofatezolizumab.Methods: In this study, we present the retrospective analysis of 113 patients withurothelial cancer treated with ATZ after progression on first-line chemotherapy.Eligible patients included metastatic urothelial carcinoma patients treated with at leastone course of ATZ. Univariate analysis was used to identify clinical and laboratoryfactors that significantly impact OS. Variables were retained for multivariate analysis ifthey had a statistical relationship with OS (P˂0.1) and were then included the finalmodel if P˂0.05.Results: In univariate analysis, primary tumour location in the upper tract, increasedabsolute neutrophil count (ANC), increased absolute lymphocyte count, neutrophil-tolymphocyte ratio (NLR)>3, liver metastases, baseline creatinine clearance (GFR) 3 (HR¼ 0.474; 95% CI 0.234-0.962; P ¼0.039) and GFR 3 andGFR <60 ml/min. Taken together, these factors can be used for prognostic parametersin clinical trials that use immunotherapy in patients with bladder cancer who haveprogressed after first-line chemotherapy.European Society for Medical Oncolog

Turkish nationwide survEy of glycemic and other Metabolic parameters of patients with Diabetes mellitus (TEMD study)

Aims: Turkey has the highest prevalence of diabetes in Europe. It is therefore essential to know the overall cardiovascular risk and reveal the predictors of metabolic control in Turkish adults with diabetes mellitus