Teprotumumab Efficacy in Retreatment and Longer-Term Thyroid Eye Disease: OPTIC-X Study Results

Teprotumumab, an insulin-like growth factor I receptor inhibitory antibody, improves proptosis, diplopia, inflammatory signs/symptoms, and quality of life in thyroid eye disease (TED) patients.1,2 In the phase 3, randomized, placebo-controlled trial (OPTIC), 83% receiving teprotumumab were responders (≥2 mm proptosis reduction) after 24 weeks (vs. 10% placebo).2 Extension of this trial (OPTIC-X) examined benefit of retreatment (additional 24-week treatment) in those who had disease exacerbation (flare) or were placebo/teprotumumab non-responders, and whether longer disease duration impacts treatment response

Surgical Techniques for Anatomic Restoration

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Integrated genomic and molecular characterization of cervical cancer.

Cervical cancer remains one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths worldwide. Here we report the extensive molecular characterization of 228 primary cervical cancers, one of the largest comprehensive genomic studies of cervical cancer to date. We observed notable APOBEC mutagenesis patterns and identified SHKBP1, ERBB3, CASP8, HLA-A and TGFBR2 as novel significantly mutated genes in cervical cancer. We also discovered amplifications in immune targets CD274 (also known as PD-L1) and PDCD1LG2 (also known as PD-L2), and the BCAR4 long non-coding RNA, which has been associated with response to lapatinib. Integration of human papilloma virus (HPV) was observed in all HPV18-related samples and 76% of HPV16-related samples, and was associated with structural aberrations and increased target-gene expression. We identified a unique set of endometrial-like cervical cancers, comprised predominantly of HPV-negative tumours with relatively high frequencies of KRAS, ARID1A and PTEN mutations. Integrative clustering of 178 samples identified keratin-low squamous, keratin-high squamous and adenocarcinoma-rich subgroups. These molecular analyses reveal new potential therapeutic targets for cervical cancers

Integrated genomic and molecular characterization of cervical cancer.

Cervical cancer remains one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths worldwide. Here we report the extensive molecular characterization of 228 primary cervical cancers, one of the largest comprehensive genomic studies of cervical cancer to date. We observed notable APOBEC mutagenesis patterns and identified SHKBP1, ERBB3, CASP8, HLA-A and TGFBR2 as novel significantly mutated genes in cervical cancer. We also discovered amplifications in immune targets CD274 (also known as PD-L1) and PDCD1LG2 (also known as PD-L2), and the BCAR4 long non-coding RNA, which has been associated with response to lapatinib. Integration of human papilloma virus (HPV) was observed in all HPV18-related samples and 76% of HPV16-related samples, and was associated with structural aberrations and increased target-gene expression. We identified a unique set of endometrial-like cervical cancers, comprised predominantly of HPV-negative tumours with relatively high frequencies of KRAS, ARID1A and PTEN mutations. Integrative clustering of 178 samples identified keratin-low squamous, keratin-high squamous and adenocarcinoma-rich subgroups. These molecular analyses reveal new potential therapeutic targets for cervical cancers

Additional file 4 of Worldwide clinical practices in perioperative antibiotic therapy for lung transplantation

Additional file 4. Answers to Case 2

Additional file 5 of Worldwide clinical practices in perioperative antibiotic therapy for lung transplantation

Additional file 5. Answers to Case 3