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Reddy K, Gharde P, Tayade H, Patil M, Reddy LS, Surya D. Advancements in Robotic Surgery: A Comprehensive Overview of Current Utilizations and Upcoming Frontiers. Cureus 2023; 15:e50415. [PMID: 38222213 PMCID: PMC10784205 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.50415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2023] [Accepted: 12/12/2023] [Indexed: 01/16/2024] Open
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Robotic surgery, a groundbreaking advancement in medical technology, has redefined the landscape of surgical procedures. This comprehensive overview explores the multifaceted world of robotic surgery, encompassing its definition, historical development, current applications, clinical outcomes, benefits, emerging frontiers, challenges, and future implications. We delve into the fundamentals of robotic surgical systems, examining their components and advantages. From general and gynecological surgery to urology, cardiac surgery, orthopedics, and beyond, we highlight the diverse specialties where robotic surgery is making a significant impact. The many benefits discussed include improved patient outcomes, reduced complications, faster recovery times, cost-effectiveness, and enhanced surgeon experiences. The outlook reveals a healthcare landscape where robotic surgery is increasingly vital, enabling personalized medicine, bridging healthcare disparities, and advancing surgical precision. However, challenges such as cost, surgeon training, technical issues, ethical considerations, and patient acceptance remain relevant. In conclusion, robotic surgery is poised to continue shaping the future of health care, offering transformative possibilities while emphasizing the importance of collaboration, innovation, and ethical governance.
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- Kavyanjali Reddy
- Surgery, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research, Wardha, IND
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- Surgery, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research, Wardha, IND
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- Surgery, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research, Wardha, IND
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- Surgery, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research, Wardha, IND
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- Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research, Wardha, IND
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- Surgery, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research, Wardha, IND
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Pal R, Lwin TM, Krishnamoorthy M, Collins HR, Chan CD, Prilutskiy A, Nasrallah MP, Dijkhuis TH, Shukla S, Kendall AL, Marshall MS, Carp SA, Hung YP, Shih AR, Martinez-Lage M, Zukerberg L, Sadow PM, Faquin WC, Nahed BV, Feng AL, Emerick KS, Mieog JSD, Vahrmeijer AL, Rajasekaran K, Lee JYK, Rankin KS, Lozano-Calderon S, Varvares MA, Tanabe KK, Kumar ATN. Fluorescence lifetime of injected indocyanine green as a universal marker of solid tumours in patients. Nat Biomed Eng 2023; 7:1649-1666. [PMID: 37845517 DOI: 10.1038/s41551-023-01105-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2022] [Accepted: 09/10/2023] [Indexed: 10/18/2023]
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The surgical resection of solid tumours can be enhanced by fluorescence-guided imaging. However, variable tumour uptake and incomplete clearance of fluorescent dyes reduces the accuracy of distinguishing tumour from normal tissue via conventional fluorescence intensity-based imaging. Here we show that, after systemic injection of the near-infrared dye indocyanine green in patients with various types of solid tumour, the fluorescence lifetime (FLT) of tumour tissue is longer than the FLT of non-cancerous tissue. This tumour-specific shift in FLT can be used to distinguish tumours from normal tissue with an accuracy of over 97% across tumour types, and can be visualized at the cellular level using microscopy and in larger specimens through wide-field imaging. Unlike fluorescence intensity, which depends on imaging-system parameters, tissue depth and the amount of dye taken up by tumours, FLT is a photophysical property that is largely independent of these factors. FLT imaging with indocyanine green may improve the accuracy of cancer surgeries.
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- Rahul Pal
- Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA, USA
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, City of Hope Hospital, Duarte, CA, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA, USA
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- Newcastle University Centre for Cancer, Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Department of Pathology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- The North of England Bone and Soft Tissue Tumour Service, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Gastrointestinal and Oncologic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA, USA.
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Mendonça MI, Henriques E, Borges S, Sousa AC, Pereira A, Santos M, Temtem M, Freitas S, Monteiro J, Sousa JA, Rodrigues R, Guerra G, dos Reis RP. Genetic information improves the prediction of major adverse cardiovascular events in the GENEMACOR population. Genet Mol Biol 2021; 44:e20200448. [PMID: 34137427 PMCID: PMC8201463 DOI: 10.1590/1678-4685-gmb-2020-0448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2020] [Accepted: 04/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The inclusion of a genetic risk score (GRS) can modify the risk prediction of coronary artery disease (CAD), providing an advantage over the use of traditional models. The predictive value of the genetic information on the recurrence of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) remains controversial. A total of 33 genetic variants previously associated with CAD were genotyped in 1587 CAD patients from the GENEMACOR study. Of these, 18 variants presented an hazard ratio >1, so they were selected to construct a weighted GRS (wGRS). MACE discrimination and reclassification were evaluated by C-Statistic, Net Reclassification Index and Integrated Discrimination Improvement methodologies. After the addition of wGRS to traditional predictors, the C-index increased from 0.566 to 0.572 (p=0.0003). Subsequently, adding wGRS to traditional plus clinical risk factors, this model slightly improved from 0.620 to 0.622 but with statistical significance (p=0.004). NRI showed that 17.9% of the cohort was better reclassified when the primary model was associated with wGRS. The Kaplan-Meier estimator showed that, at 15-year follow-up, the group with a higher number of risk alleles had a significantly higher MACE occurrence (p=0.011). In CAD patients, wGRS improved MACE risk prediction, discrimination and reclassification over the conventional factors, providing better cost-effective therapeutic strategies.
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- Maria Isabel Mendonça
- Hospital Central do Funchal, Unidade de Investigação, Serviço de
Saúde da Região, SESARAM, EPERAM, Funchal, Portugal
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- Hospital Central do Funchal, Unidade de Investigação, Serviço de
Saúde da Região, SESARAM, EPERAM, Funchal, Portugal
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- Hospital Central do Funchal, Unidade de Investigação, Serviço de
Saúde da Região, SESARAM, EPERAM, Funchal, Portugal
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- Hospital Central do Funchal, Unidade de Investigação, Serviço de
Saúde da Região, SESARAM, EPERAM, Funchal, Portugal
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- Hospital Central do Funchal, Unidade de Investigação, Serviço de
Saúde da Região, SESARAM, EPERAM, Funchal, Portugal
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- Hospital Central do Funchal, Unidade de Investigação, Serviço de
Saúde da Região, SESARAM, EPERAM, Funchal, Portugal
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- Hospital Central do Funchal, Unidade de Investigação, Serviço de
Saúde da Região, SESARAM, EPERAM, Funchal, Portugal
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- Hospital Central do Funchal, Unidade de Investigação, Serviço de
Saúde da Região, SESARAM, EPERAM, Funchal, Portugal
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- Hospital Central do Funchal, Unidade de Investigação, Serviço de
Saúde da Região, SESARAM, EPERAM, Funchal, Portugal
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- Hospital Central do Funchal, Unidade de Investigação, Serviço de
Saúde da Região, SESARAM, EPERAM, Funchal, Portugal
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- Hospital Central do Funchal, Unidade de Investigação, Serviço de
Saúde da Região, SESARAM, EPERAM, Funchal, Portugal
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- Hospital Central do Funchal, Unidade de Investigação, Serviço de
Saúde da Região, SESARAM, EPERAM, Funchal, Portugal
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Völkel G, Laban S, Fürstberger A, Kühlwein SD, Ikonomi N, Hoffmann TK, Brunner C, Neuberg DS, Gaidzik V, Döhner H, Kraus JM, Kestler HA. Analysis, identification and visualization of subgroups in genomics. Brief Bioinform 2020; 22:5909009. [PMID: 32954413 PMCID: PMC8138884 DOI: 10.1093/bib/bbaa217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2020] [Revised: 08/14/2020] [Accepted: 08/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Motivation Cancer is a complex and heterogeneous disease involving multiple somatic mutations that accumulate during its progression. In the past years, the wide availability of genomic data from patients’ samples opened new perspectives in the analysis of gene mutations and alterations. Hence, visualizing and further identifying genes mutated in massive sets of patients are nowadays a critical task that sheds light on more personalized intervention approaches. Results Here, we extensively review existing tools for visualization and analysis of alteration data. We compare different approaches to study mutual exclusivity and sample coverage in large-scale omics data. We complement our review with the standalone software AVAtar (‘analysis and visualization of alteration data’) that integrates diverse aspects known from different tools into a comprehensive platform. AVAtar supplements customizable alteration plots by a multi-objective evolutionary algorithm for subset identification and provides an innovative and user-friendly interface for the evaluation of concurrent solutions. A use case from personalized medicine demonstrates its unique features showing an application on vaccination target selection. Availability AVAtar is available at: https://github.com/sysbio-bioinf/avatar Contact hans.kestler@uni-ulm.de, phone: +49 (0) 731 500 24 500, fax: +49 (0) 731 500 24 502
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Ulm University Medical Center, Germany
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Ulm University Medical Center, Germany
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- Department of Biostatistics, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine III, Ulm University Medical Center, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine III, Ulm University Medical Center, Germany
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Nakai S, Matsumiya W, Miki A, Honda S, Nakamura M. Association of an age-related maculopathy susceptibility 2 gene variant with the 12-month outcomes of intravitreal aflibercept combined with photodynamic therapy for polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy. Jpn J Ophthalmol 2019; 63:389-395. [DOI: 10.1007/s10384-019-00683-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2019] [Accepted: 06/19/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Larijani B, Goodarzi P, Payab M, Alavi-Moghadam S, Rahim F, Bana N, Abedi M, Arabi M, Adibi H, Gilany K, Arjmand B. Metabolomics and Cell Therapy in Diabetes Mellitus. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR MEDICINE 2019; 8:41-48. [PMID: 32351908 PMCID: PMC7175613 DOI: 10.22088/ijmcm.bums.8.2.41] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2019] [Accepted: 05/30/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Diabetes with a broad spectrum of complications has become a global epidemic metabolic disorder. Till now, several pharmaceutical and non-pharmaceutical therapeutic approaches were applied for its treatment. Cell-based therapies have become promising methods for diabetes treatment. Better understanding of diabetes pathogenesis and identification of its specific biomarkers along with evaluation of different treatments efficacy, can be possible by clarification of specific metabolic modifications during the diabetes progression. Subsequently, metabolomics technology can support this goal as an effective tool. The present review tried to show how metabolomics quantifications can be useful for diabetic monitoring before and after cell therapy. Cell therapy is an alternative approach to achieve diabetes treatments goals including insulin resistance amelioration, insulin independence reparation, and control of glycemia. OMICs approaches provide a comprehensive insight into the molecular mechanisms of cells features and functional mechanism of their genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, and metabolomics profile which can be useful for their therapeutic application. As a modern technology for the detection and analysis of metabolites in biological samples, metabolomica can identify many of the metabolic and molecular pathways associated with diabetes and its following complications.
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- Bagher Larijani
- Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinical Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, Neuroscience Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Obesity and Eating Habits Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Molecular-Cellular Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Cell Therapy and Regenerative Medicine Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Molecular-Cellular Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Health Research Institute, Thalassemia and Hemoglobinopathies Research Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
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- Metabolomics and Genomics Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Molecular-Cellular Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Cell Therapy and Regenerative Medicine Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Molecular-Cellular Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Cell Therapy and Regenerative Medicine Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Molecular-Cellular Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Diabetes Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinical Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Antwerp, Belgium.,Integrative Oncology Department, Breast Cancer Research Center, Motamed Cancer Institute, ACECR, Tehran, Iran
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- Cell Therapy and Regenerative Medicine Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Molecular-Cellular Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.,Metabolomics and Genomics Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Molecular-Cellular Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Pogue BW, Rosenthal EL, Achilefu S, van Dam GM. Perspective review of what is needed for molecular-specific fluorescence-guided surgery. JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL OPTICS 2018; 23:1-9. [PMID: 30291698 PMCID: PMC6210787 DOI: 10.1117/1.jbo.23.10.100601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2018] [Accepted: 09/07/2018] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Molecular image-guided surgery has the potential for translating the tools of molecular pathology to real-time guidance in surgery. As a whole, there are incredibly positive indicators of growth, including the first United States Food and Drug Administration clearance of an enzyme-biosynthetic-activated probe for surgery guidance, and a growing number of companies producing agents and imaging systems. The strengths and opportunities must be continued but are hampered by important weaknesses and threats within the field. A key issue to solve is the inability of macroscopic imaging tools to resolve microscopic biological disease heterogeneity and the limitations in microscopic systems matching surgery workflow. A related issue is that parsing out true molecular-specific uptake from simple-enhanced permeability and retention is hard and requires extensive pathologic analysis or multiple in vivo tests, comparing fluorescence accumulation with standard histopathology and immunohistochemistry. A related concern in the field is the over-reliance on a finite number of chosen preclinical models, leading to early clinical translation when the probe might not be optimized for high intertumor variation or intratumor heterogeneity. The ultimate potential may require multiple probes, as are used in molecular pathology, and a combination with ultrahigh-resolution imaging and image recognition systems, which capture the data at a finer granularity than is possible by the surgeon. Alternatively, one might choose a more generalized approach by developing the tracer based on generic hallmarks of cancer to create a more "one-size-fits-all" concept, similar to metabolic aberrations as exploited in fluorodeoxyglucose - positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) (i.e., Warburg effect) or tumor acidity. Finally, methods to approach the problem of production cost minimization and regulatory approvals in a manner consistent with the potential revenue of the field will be important. In this area, some solid steps have been demonstrated in the use of fluorescent labeling commercial antibodies and separately in microdosing studies with small molecules.
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- Brian W. Pogue
- Dartmouth College, Thayer School of Engineering and Department of Surgery, Geisel School of Medicine, Hanover, New Hampshire, United States
- Address all correspondence to: Brian W. Pogue, E-mail:
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- Stanford University School of Medicine, Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Stanford, California, United States
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- Washington University in St. Louis, Department of Radiology, St. Louis, Missouri, United States
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- University Medical Center Groningen, Department of Surgery, Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Groningen, The Netherlands
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Nakai S, Honda S, Matsumiya W, Miki A, Nakamura M. ARMS2 variants may predict the 3-year outcome of photodynamic therapy for wet age-related macular degeneration. Mol Vis 2017; 23:514-519. [PMID: 28761324 PMCID: PMC5534487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2017] [Accepted: 07/24/2017] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To determine the association of age-related maculopathy susceptibility2 (ARMS2) gene polymorphisms with the 3-year outcomes of photodynamic therapy (PDT) in wet age-related macular degeneration (wet AMD). METHODS The single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) at rs10490924 in the ARMS2 gene of 65 patients with wet AMD who underwent PDT was genotyped using the TaqMan assay. The clinical characteristics and the outcomes of PDT were compared among the three genotypes at rs10490924. A multivariate regression analysis was performed to evaluate the influence of the clinical cofactors on the association of rs10490924 with the visual outcome at 36 months after the first PDT. RESULTS A significant difference was found among the genotypes in the age and the baseline lesion size. The patients with the GG genotype showed a significant improvement in vision, and the patients with the TT genotype showed a significant worsening of vision at all time points measured after the initial PDT. In the multivariate regression analysis, the number of the G allele at rs10490924 was associated with a significantly greater improvement in the baseline best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) at 36 months after the first PDT. CONCLUSIONS ARMS2 variants are likely associated with the 3-year outcomes of PDT in patients with wet AMD.
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Shen T, Pajaro-Van de Stadt SH, Yeat NC, Lin JCH. Clinical applications of next generation sequencing in cancer: from panels, to exomes, to genomes. Front Genet 2015; 6:215. [PMID: 26136771 PMCID: PMC4469892 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2015.00215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2015] [Accepted: 06/02/2015] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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This article will review recent impact of massively parallel next-generation sequencing (NGS) in our understanding and treatment of cancer. While whole exome sequencing (WES) remains popular and effective as a method of genetically profiling different cancers, advances in sequencing technology has enabled an increasing number of whole-genome based studies. Clinically, NGS has been used or is being developed for genetic screening, diagnostics, and clinical assessment. Though challenges remain, clinicians are in the early stages of using genetic data to make treatment decisions for cancer patients. As the integration of NGS in the study and treatment of cancer continues to mature, we believe that the field of cancer genomics will need to move toward more complete 100% genome sequencing. Current technologies and methods are largely limited to coding regions of the genome. A number of recent studies have demonstrated that mutations in non-coding regions may have direct tumorigenic effects or lead to genetic instability. Non-coding regions represent an important frontier in cancer genomics.
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- Tony Shen
- Rare Genomics InstituteBethesda, MD, USA
- School of Medicine, Washington UniversitySaint Louis, MO, USA
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- Rare Genomics InstituteBethesda, MD, USA
- School of Medicine, Washington UniversitySaint Louis, MO, USA
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Munro CL. Individual genetic and genomic variation: a new opportunity for personalized nursing interventions. J Adv Nurs 2014; 71:35-41. [DOI: 10.1111/jan.12552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/20/2014] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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- Cindy L. Munro
- University of South Florida College of Nursing; Tampa Florida USA
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Fang Y, Yao Q, Chen Z, Xiang J, William FE, Gibbs RA, Chen C. Genetic and molecular alterations in pancreatic cancer: implications for personalized medicine. Med Sci Monit 2013; 19:916-26. [PMID: 24172537 PMCID: PMC3818103 DOI: 10.12659/msm.889636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Recent advances in human genomics and biotechnologies have profound impacts on medical research and clinical practice. Individual genomic information, including DNA sequences and gene expression profiles, can be used for prediction, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment for many complex diseases. Personalized medicine attempts to tailor medical care to individual patients by incorporating their genomic information. In a case of pancreatic cancer, the fourth leading cause of cancer death in the United States, alteration in many genes as well as molecular profiles in blood, pancreas tissue, and pancreas juice has recently been discovered to be closely associated with tumorigenesis or prognosis of the cancer. This review aims to summarize recent advances of important genes, proteins, and microRNAs that play a critical role in the pathogenesis of pancreatic cancer, and to provide implications for personalized medicine in pancreatic cancer.
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- Yantian Fang
- Molecular Surgeon Research Center, Division of Surgical Research, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, U.S.A. and Department of General Surgery, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, P.R. China
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Petrowsky H, Brunicardi FC, Leow VM, Venick RS, Agopian V, Kaldas FM, Zarrinpar A, Markovic D, McDiarmid SV, Hong JC, Farmer DG, Hiatt JR, Busuttil RW. Liver Transplantation for Lethal Genetic Syndromes: A Novel Model of Personalized Genomic Medicine. J Am Coll Surg 2013; 216:534-43; discussion 543-4. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2012.12.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2012] [Accepted: 12/14/2012] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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