We designed a follow-up study of frontline health workers at COVID-19 patient care, within the same working conditions, to assess the influence of their general characteristics and pre-existing anxiety/depression/dissociative symptoms and resilience on the development of symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), while monitoring their quality of sleep, depersonalization/derealization symptoms, acute stress, state anxiety, and burnout.

In a Hospital reconfigured to address the surge of patients with COVID-19, 204 frontline health workers accepted to participate. They completed validated questionnaires to assess mental health before, during, and after the peak of inpatient admissions. After each evaluation, a psychiatrist reviewed the questionnaires, using the accepted criteria for each instrument. Correlations were assessed using multivariable and multivariate analyses, with a significance level of .05.

Compared to men, women reporting pre-existing anxiety were more prone to acute stress; and yoal screening could provide valuable information to prevent or mitigate against adverse psychological reactions by frontline healthcare workers caring for patients.Cisplatin-based chemoradiotherapy is considered standard treatment for unresectable locally advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (LA-NSCLC). This study examined two regimens of chemotherapy in concurrent chemoradiation. Eligible patients with unresectable, radically irradible LA-NSCLC were randomized to either the SP (S-1 and cisplatin) or DP (docetaxel and cisplatin) arms with concurrent thoracic radiotherapy of 60 Gy, comprising 2 Gy per daily fraction. The primary endpoint was the overall survival (OS) rate at 2 years (the 2-year OS rate). From May 2011 to August 2014, 110 patients were enrolled. Of 106 eligible patients, the 2-year OS rates were 79% (95% CI 66%-88%) and 69% (95% CI 55%-80%) the SP and DP arms, respectively. The median progression-free survival was 11.6 months for the SP arm and 19.9 months for the DP arm, while the median survival time was 55.2 months for the SP arm and 50.8 months for the DP arm. PF-3758309 research buy Grade 3/4 leukopenia were more frequent in DP arm. The incidences of febrile neutropenia and pneumonitis tended to be higher in DP arm. There were no treatment-related deaths in either arm. The primary endpoint was met in both arms. The SP arm as a future reference regimen will be chosen due to fewer toxicities and better OS.In Asia, several challenges hinder the delivery of high-quality cancer treatment, especially radiation therapy (RT). Many Asian countries face large-scale shortage of RT centres and treatment machines. Additionally, there is also a significant technological gap, with many RT centres in Asia still using outdated technology. There is an urgent need to improve radiation treatment quality in Asia. The Federation of Asian Organizations for Radiation Oncology (FARO) was set up to foster regional collaboration, which we believe can help to identify and solve some of these issues collectively. This report describes the background and rationale of starting FARO, and puts forth some of the early achievements of the group, including fact-finding and educational activities. Finally, we discuss future possibilities, including strategic proposals that may benefit the RT community and our patients in Asia.

This study compared a co-ablation (CA) system, which is a novel ablation device, with an argon-helium cryoablation (AHC) system. We aimed to compare the efficacy and safety of CA and AHC for the treatment of stage III-IV non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

We conducted a multicenter randomized controlled trial (RCT) to determine whether CA was noninferior to AHC. The primary efficacy endpoints were the iceball coverage rate (ICR) and the disease control rate (DCR) one month after treatment. Noninferiority was declared if the lower limit of two-sided 95% confidence interval (CI) was less than 10%. The ICR and DCR were identified by logistic regression. Treatment safety was assessed.

A total of 81 patients underwent randomization (41 assigned to the CA and 40 assigned to the AHC groups)and transthoracic ablation. The ICRs in the CA and AHC groups were 99.24% ± 2.18% and 98.66% ± 3.79%, respectively. Central lesions were associated with an increased risk of an incomplete ICR. The DCRs in the CA and AHC groups were 97.6% and 95%, respectively. A smaller lesion area in the CA group was significantly correlated with a better DCR. The rate of complications was 29.26% in the CA group and 30% in the AHC group. (P = 0.943). There was less probe usage per patient in the CA group.

We determined that CA is noninferior to AHC in terms of efficacy and safety for the treatment of stage III-IV NSCLC. A smaller lesion area in the CA group was significantly correlated with a better DCR.

CA was noninferior to AHC for stage III-IV NSCLC.

CA was noninferior to AHC for stage III-IV NSCLC.

Metabolic syndrome is a major health problem concerning approximately 25% of worldwide population. Metabolic syndrome regroups a cluster of five metabolic abnormalities predisposing to Type 2 Diabetes mellitus. Dysbiotic gut microbiota is accompanied by an increase of both intestinal permeability and pathogen-associated molecular patterns translocation into blood circulation to induce metabolic endotoxemia responsible for the low-grade systemic inflammation and insulin resistance in metabolic syndrome. Among pathogen-associated molecular patterns, bacterial extracellular vesicles are gaining growing attention. The latter are produced by eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells and are vectors of communication between gut microbiota and its host The present review brings evidence to the importance of the control of the balance between the different subsets of gut microbiota in the development of metabolic diseases including metabolic syndrome.

The ability of bacteria, including gut bacteria, to release extracellular vesicles implicated in host metabolic homeostasis is highlighted with their plethora of actions on intestinal barrier, inflammation and insulin resistance.

Bacterial extracellular vesicles can be considered as key players in the pathophysiological of metabolic diseases and may represent an interesting strategy for specific manipulations of microbiome for promoting host health.

Bacterial extracellular vesicles can be considered as key players in the pathophysiological of metabolic diseases and may represent an interesting strategy for specific manipulations of microbiome for promoting host health.