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Chibani H, El Ouardani S, Omari M, Nassira K, Al Jarroudi O, Hadj Kacem H, Brahmi SA, Bennani A, Afqir S. Jaundice and Higher Procalcitonin Level Revealing a Small-Cell Lung Cancer With Pancreatic Metastasis: A Case Report From Eastern Morocco. Cureus 2024; 16:e58041. [PMID: 38738076 PMCID: PMC11088360 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.58041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/10/2024] [Indexed: 05/14/2024] Open
Abstract
Small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) is highly aggressive, with a severe tendency for metastasis. Pancreatic metastasis in SCLC is uncommon, also jaundice as a major symptom of small-cell lung cancer is even rarer. The diagnosis of pancreatic metastasis is a real challenge for the medical team, it relies on both radiological and pathological details. We report a case of a 58-year-old male admitted for SCLC with pancreatic metastasis and a higher level of procalcitonin. He received platinum-based chemotherapy with a swell response. The focus of this study will be on the characteristics of pancreatic metastasis, along with their diagnosis and treatment approaches. Procalcitonin as a paraneoplastic syndrome will also be discussed in this study.
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- Hind Chibani
- Medical Oncology, Mohammed VI University Hospital, Oujda, MAR
- Medical Oncology, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Mohammed First University, Oujda, MAR
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- Medical Oncology, Mohammed VI University Hospital, Oujda, MAR
- Medical Oncology, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Mohammed First University, Oujda, MAR
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- Medical Oncology, Mohammed VI University Hospital, Oujda, MAR
- Medical Oncology, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Mohammed First University, Oujda, MAR
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- Pathology, Mohammed VI University Hospital, Oujda, MAR
- Pathology, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Mohammed First University, Oujda, MAR
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- Medical Oncology, Mohammed VI University Hospital, Oujda, MAR
- Medical Oncology, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Mohammed First University, Oujda, MAR
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- Radiology, Mohammed VI University Hospital, Oujda, MAR
- Radiology, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Mohammed First University, Oujda, MAR
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- Medical Oncology, Mohammed VI University Hospital, Oujda, MAR
- Medical Oncology, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Mohammed First University, Oujda, MAR
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- Pathology, Mohammed VI University Hospital, Oujda, MAR
- Pathology, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Mohammed First University, Oujda, MAR
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- Medical Oncology, Mohammed VI University Hospital, Oujda, MAR
- Medical Oncology, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Mohammed First University, Oujda, MAR
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Tang X, Qiu L, Wang F, Liu S, Lü X, Chen X. Diagnostic value of procalcitonin and red blood cell distribution width at admission on the prognosis of patients with severe burns: A retrospective analysis. Int Wound J 2023; 20:3708-3716. [PMID: 37381890 PMCID: PMC10588303 DOI: 10.1111/iwj.14263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2023] [Accepted: 05/20/2023] [Indexed: 06/30/2023] Open
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The plasma procalcitonin (PCT) concentration and red blood cell distribution (RDW) value after severe burns can be used as prognostic indicators, but at present, it is difficult to give consideration to sensitivity and specificity in diagnosing the prognosis of severe burns with a single indicator. This study analysed the diagnostic value of plasma PCT concentration and RDW value at admission on the prognosis of severe burn patients to improve its sensitivity and specificity. A total of 205 patients with severe burns who were treated in the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University from November 2017 to November 2022 were retrospectively analysed. The optimal cut-off values of plasma PCT concentration and RDW were analysed and counted through the subject curve (ROC curve). According to the cut-off value, patients were divided into high PCT group and low PCT group, high RDW group and low RDW group. The independent risk factors of severe burns were analysed by single-factor and multiple-factor COX regression. Kaplan-Meier survival was used to analyse the mortality of high PCT group and low PCT group, high RDW group and low RDW group. The area under the curve of plasma PCT concentration and RDW value at admission was 0.761 (95% CI, 0.662-0.860, P < .001), 0.687 (95% CI, 0.554-0.820, P = .003) respectively, and the optimal cut-off values of serum PCT concentration and RDW were 2.775 ng/mL and 14.55% respectively. Cox regression analysis found that age, TBSA, and RDW were independent risk factors for mortality within 90 days after severe burns. Kaplan-Meier survival analysis showed that there was a significant difference in the 90-day mortality rate of severe burns between the PCT ≥ 2.775 ng/mL group and the PCT < 2.775 ng/mL group (log-rank: 24.162; P < .001), with the mortality rate of 36.84% versus 5.49%, respectively. The 90-day mortality rate of severe burns was significantly different between the RDW ≥ 14.55% group and the RDW < 14.55% group (log-rank: 14.404; P < .001), with the mortality rate of 44% versus 12.2% respectively. The plasma PCT concentration and RDW value at admission are both of diagnostic value for the 90-day mortality of severe burns, but the plasma PCT concentration has higher sensitivity and the RDW value has higher specificity. Age, TBSA, and RDW were independent risk factors for severe burns, and then plasma PCT concentration was not independent risk factors.
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- Xu‐Dong Tang
- Department of BurnsThe First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical UniversityHefeiAnhuiChina
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- Department of BurnsThe First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical UniversityHefeiAnhuiChina
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- Department of BurnsThe First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical UniversityHefeiAnhuiChina
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- Department of BurnsThe First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical UniversityHefeiAnhuiChina
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- School of PharmacyAnhui Medical UniversityHefeiAnhui ProvinceChina
- Institute for Liver Disease of Anhui Medical UniversityAnhui Medical UniversityHefeiAnhui ProvinceChina
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- Department of BurnsThe First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical UniversityHefeiAnhuiChina
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Xiao H, Huang Y, Zhang P, Zhou H, Liu D, Luo J. Prognostic value of post-operative serum procalcitonin in gastric adenocarcinoma patients undergoing radical gastrectomy: propensity score matching analysis of extended cohort from a prospective bi-center study. Gastric Cancer 2023; 26:1051-1062. [PMID: 37578602 PMCID: PMC10640415 DOI: 10.1007/s10120-023-01422-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2023] [Accepted: 08/03/2023] [Indexed: 08/15/2023]
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BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to investigate the predictive value of procalcitonin (PCT) on post-operative day (POD) 3 and 5 for the prognosis of gastric adenocarcinoma (GA) patients who underwent radical gastrectomy surgery in extended cohort from a prospective bi-center study. METHODS Consecutive GA patients who received surgery in the Hunan Cancer Hospital were enrolled as the training cohort, and those from Wuhan Union Hospital were included as external validation cohort. The optimal cutoff concentration of PCT for overall survival (OS) in the training cohort was determined by X-tile. The independent predictive factors for OS were identified using univariate and multivariate Cox regression analyses. Furthermore, the predictive value of elevated PCT was clarified in the validation cohort and propensity score matched cohort, respectively. RESULTS The optimal cutoff concentrations of PCT for OS were 0.67 ng/mL at POD 3 and 0.39 ng/mL at POD 5 in the training cohort (n = 906). Patients with higher PCT concentrations (≥ 0.39 ng/mL) at POD 5 had a significantly worse prognosis whether developing post-operative infections or not. Moreover, a synergistic influence was confirmed in those with elevated PCT concentration and infections. Multivariate analyses confirmed that PCT concentration ≥ 0.39 ng/mL at POD 5 was significantly associated with poorer survival in training cohort (HR: 1.422, 95% CI 1.041-1.943, P = 0.027), validation cohort (n = 297, HR: 2.136, 95% CI 1.073-4.252, P = 0.031) and matched cohort (n = 901, HR: 1.454, 95% CI 1.104-1.914, P = 0.008), separately. CONCLUSIONS PCT concentration ≥ 0.39 ng/mL at POD 5 was a reliable predictor for poorer prognosis in GA patients undergoing radical gastrectomy.
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- Hua Xiao
- Department of Hepatobiliary and Intestinal Surgery, Hunan Cancer Hospital and The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, 283 Tongzipo Road, Changsha, 410013, Hunan, China
- Department of Gastroduodenal and Pancreatic Surgery, Hunan Cancer Hospital and The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China
- Department of General Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Shihezi University, Shihezi, 832008, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Urology, Hunan Cancer Hospital and The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, China
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- Department of Lamphoma and Abdominal Radiotherapy, Hunan Cancer Hospital and The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Intestinal Surgery, Hunan Cancer Hospital and The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, 283 Tongzipo Road, Changsha, 410013, Hunan, China.
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Ermayanti S, Afriani A, Firdaus DB. Tricky sepsis biomarker: Extremely high procalcitonin in squamous cell lung cancer with doubtful infection. Respirol Case Rep 2023; 11:e01210. [PMID: 37681067 PMCID: PMC10480142 DOI: 10.1002/rcr2.1210] [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: 08/04/2023] [Accepted: 08/22/2023] [Indexed: 09/09/2023] Open
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Procalcitonin is a 116 amino acid polypeptide synthesized by the C-cells of the thyroid gland. Elevated serum procalcitonin levels are generally thought to be the result of systemic bacterial infection, but recent reviews have suggested an association between procalcitonin and patients with cancer. This case report discusses an illustrative case with elevated procalcitonin levels in a patient with squamous cell carcinoma and multiple metastases. The increase in procalcitonin in patients may be due to an inflammatory state in the tumour microenvironment. Elevated procalcitonin is associated with disease progression, the presence of metastases, and a poor prognosis.
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- Sabrina Ermayanti
- Department of Pulmonology and Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of MedicineUniversitas Andalas/Dr. M Djamil General HospitalPadangIndonesia
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- Department of Pulmonology and Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of MedicineUniversitas Andalas/Dr. M Djamil General HospitalPadangIndonesia
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- Department of Pulmonology and Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of MedicineUniversitas Andalas/Dr. M Djamil General HospitalPadangIndonesia
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Omari M, Al Jarroudi O, Adil Z, Jaouani L, El Attar H, Afqir S. Serum procalcitonin as a tumor marker in lung adenocarcinoma with ovarian metastasis: a case report. Ann Med Surg (Lond) 2023; 85:4100-4105. [PMID: 37554879 PMCID: PMC10406031 DOI: 10.1097/ms9.0000000000001001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2023] [Accepted: 06/10/2023] [Indexed: 08/10/2023] Open
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UNLABELLED Primary lung cancer is the leading cause of mortality worldwide. The major sites of lung cancer metastasis are the bones, liver, brain, lung, and adrenal glands. However, secondary localizations in the genital tract are extremely rare. CASE PRESENTATION The authors report the case of a 36-year-old woman who consulted for a right scapular swelling evolving for 4 months associated with a chronic cough. Clinical examination showed a hard fixed right scapular mass with any inflammatory signs. The extension assessment followed by histological analysis concluded in a secondary ovarian location of a lung adenocarcinoma. A very high serum procalcitonin level unrelated to sepsis was detected in the patient along with a substantial hematological paraneoplastic disease. The patient died after 6 months of palliative chemotherapy. CLINICAL DISCUSSION Ovarian localization is found in only 0.4% of metastatic ovarian tumors, which is extremely low, the differentiation between primary and secondary ovarian adenocarcinoma is fundamental since the treatment and prognosis are very different. The serum procalcitonin can be elevated in lung adenocarcinoma. CONCLUSION This case report highlights the interest to encourage doctors to look for ovarian metastasis during the clinical course of lung cancer, and explain the elevation of serum procalcitonin during lung adenocarcinoma.
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- Mouhsine Omari
- Medical Oncology Department, Regional Oncology Center, Mohammed VI University Hospital
- Mohammed First University Oujda, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy Oujda, Oujda
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- Medical Oncology Department, Regional Oncology Center, Mohammed VI University Hospital
- Mohammed First University Oujda, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy Oujda, Oujda
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- Medical Oncology Department, Regional Oncology Center, Mohammed VI University Hospital
- Mohammed First University Oujda, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy Oujda, Oujda
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- Medical Oncology Department, Regional Oncology Center, Mohammed VI University Hospital
- Mohammed First University Oujda, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy Oujda, Oujda
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- Medical Oncology Department, Regional Oncology Center, Mohammed VI University Hospital
- Mohammed First University Oujda, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy Oujda, Oujda
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Systemic Inflammatory Predictors of In-Hospital Mortality in COVID-19 Patients: A Retrospective Study. Diagnostics (Basel) 2022; 12:diagnostics12040859. [PMID: 35453906 PMCID: PMC9028043 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics12040859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2022] [Revised: 03/27/2022] [Accepted: 03/28/2022] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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The purpose of this study was to investigate whether routine blood tests and clinical characteristics can predict in-hospital mortality in COVID-19. Clinical data of 285 patients aged 59.7 ± 10.3 yrs. (males n = 189, females n = 96) were retrospectively collected from December 2020 to June 2021. Routine blood tests were recorded within the 1st hour of admission to hospital. The inflammatory variables, such as C-reactive protein (CRP), procalcitonin (PCT), neutrophils−lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and the systemic inflammatory index (SII), exceeded the reference values in all patients and were significantly higher in deceased patients (n = 108) compared to survivors (n = 177). The log-rank test for comparing two survival curves showed that patients aged ≥60.5 years, with PCT ≥ 0.188 ng/mL or NLR ≥ 11.57 103/µL were at a greater risk of death. NLR demonstrated a high impact on the COVID-19 mortality (HR 1.317; 95%CI 1.004−1.728; p < 0.05), whereas CRP and SII showed no effect (HR 1.000; 95%CI 1.000−1.004; p = 0.085 and HR 1.078; 95%CI 0.865−1.344; p = 0.503, respectively). In the first Polish study including COVID-19 patients, we demonstrated that age in relation to simple parameters derived from complete blood cell count has prognostic implications in the course of COVID-19 and can identify the patients at a higher risk of in-hospital mortality.
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Nardone V, Giannicola R, Bianco G, Giannarelli D, Tini P, Pastina P, Falzea AC, Macheda S, Caraglia M, Luce A, Zappavigna S, Mutti L, Pirtoli L, Giordano A, Correale P. Inflammatory Markers and Procalcitonin Predict the Outcome of Metastatic Non-Small-Cell-Lung-Cancer Patients Receiving PD-1/PD-L1 Immune-Checkpoint Blockade. Front Oncol 2021; 11:684110. [PMID: 34195086 PMCID: PMC8236817 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2021.684110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2021] [Accepted: 05/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Peripheral-immune-checkpoint blockade (P-ICB) with mAbs to PD-1 (nivolumab and pembrolizumab) or PD-L1 (atezolizumab, durvalumab, avelumab) alone or combination with chemotherapy represents a novel active treatment for mNSCLC patients. However, this therapy can be associated to immune-related adverse events (irAEs) and high cost. Therefore, finding reliable biomarkers of response and irAEs is strongly encouraged to accurately select patients who may potentially benefit from the immuno-oncological treatment. This is a retrospective multi-institutional analysis performed on ninety-five mNSCLC patients who received real-world salvage therapy with nivolumab or atezolizumab between December 2015 and April 2020. The outcome of these patients in term of PFS and OS was evaluated in comparison with different serum levels of C-reactive protein (CRP), Erythrocyte Sedimention Rate (ESR) and Procalcitonin (PCT) by performing Kaplan-Meier and Log-rank test and multivariate analysis. We found that high baseline levels of CRP, ESR, and PCT were strongly predictive of poor outcome (P <0.05) with the worse prognosis detected in those patients with a baseline levels of both ESR and PCT over the pre-established cut off (median OS recorded in patients with no marker over the cut off vs. those with just one marker over the cut off vs. those with both markers over the cut off: 40 ± 59 vs. 15.5 ± 5.5 vs. 5.5 ± 1.6 months, respectively; P <0.0001). Our results suggest the predictive value of systemic inflammation and suggest a potential role of PCT in predicting a poor outcome in mNSCLC receiving PD-1/PD-L1 blocking mAbs. This finding also suggests a potential role of subclinical bacterial infections in defining the response to PD-1/PD-L1 blocking mAbs that deserves further and more specific investigations.
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- Valerio Nardone
- Unit of Radiation Oncology, Ospedale del Mare, Naples, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Unit, Grand Metropolitan Hospital "Bianchi-Melacrino-Morelli", Reggio Calabria, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Unit, Grand Metropolitan Hospital "Bianchi-Melacrino-Morelli", Reggio Calabria, Italy
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- Biostatistical Unit, National Cancer Institute "Regina Elena", IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Section of Radiation Oncology, Medical School, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Section of Radiation Oncology, Medical School, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Unit, Grand Metropolitan Hospital "Bianchi-Melacrino-Morelli", Reggio Calabria, Italy
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- Unit of Intensive Care Medicine and Anesthesia, Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Bianchi Melacrino Morelli, Reggio Calabria, Italy
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- Department of Precision Medicine, University of Campania "L. Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy.,Laboratory of Precision and Molecular Oncology, Institute of Genetic Research, Biogem Scarl, Ariano Irpino, Italy
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- Department of Precision Medicine, University of Campania "L. Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
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- Department of Precision Medicine, University of Campania "L. Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
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- Sbarro Institute for Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine and Center of Biotechnology, College of Science and Technology, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Sbarro Institute for Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine and Center of Biotechnology, College of Science and Technology, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Sbarro Institute for Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine and Center of Biotechnology, College of Science and Technology, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, United States.,Department of Medical Biotechnology, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Unit, Grand Metropolitan Hospital "Bianchi-Melacrino-Morelli", Reggio Calabria, Italy.,Sbarro Institute for Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine and Center of Biotechnology, College of Science and Technology, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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