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Cost-Effectiveness of Sacituzumab Tirumotecan vs Chemotherapy for EGFR- TKI–Resistant NSCLC: Evidence to Inform Drug Pricing in the U.S. and China

This economic evaluation demonstrates that while Sacituzumab tirumotecan is marginally cost-effective for EGFR-TKI–resistant NSCLC patients within the Chinese healthcare system, it is not cost-effective for U.S. patients under current pricing, necessitating significant price reductions to meet American willingness-to-pay thresholds.

Yulong He, Qinling Jiang, Qi Ai, Xianling Zhao, Huiqing Jiang, Liang Xiao, Wenwang Lang2026-06-25
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Diagnostic value of contrast-enhanced CT-related parameters and ΔCT in evaluating the biological activity and natural course of cystic hepatic echinococcosis

This study demonstrates that while both portal phase CT values and the difference between portal and delayed phase CT values (ΔCT) effectively predict the biological activity of cystic hepatic echinococcosis, ΔCT values offer superior diagnostic efficacy in evaluating cyst inactivation and guiding clinical decisions.

Meiyan Wang, Aerman Ainiwaer, Sanqiang Niu, Guirong Jiang, Hongwei Zhang, Yuchang Wang, Feng Rao, Xiangwei Wu, Jian Yang2026-06-25
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Objectifying Aesthetic Outcomes Following Combined Facial Aesthetic Surgery – A Pilot Study

This pilot study demonstrates that integrating the CAARISMA®ARMM AI algorithm with Vectra® imaging provides a novel, objective, and reproducible method for assessing significant improvements in facial youth, attractiveness, and skin quality following combined facial aesthetic surgery, thereby reducing observer bias in outcome evaluation.

Khalil Sherwani, Leonard Knoedler, Thomas Schaschinger, Tobias Niederegger, Jakob Fenske, Kevin Sadati, Max Heiland, Rai (…)2026-06-25
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High Burden of Perceived Stress Among Undergraduate Students in Northern Nigeria: Exploring Coping Strategies and Possible Relationship with Big Five Personality Traits

This cross-sectional study of 392 undergraduate students in Kano, Nigeria, reveals a high prevalence of perceived stress (77.5%) primarily managed through adaptive coping strategies, where personality traits like neuroticism and extraversion significantly predict specific coping styles but not stress levels themselves, while age, sex, and academic level serve as key predictors of stress burden.

Isyaku Gwarzo Mukhtar, Naziru Ibrahim Abdullahi2026-06-25
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Patient–Family Concordance in End-of-Life Decision-Making Preferences Among Terminally Ill Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study

This cross-sectional study of 505 terminally ill older adults and their family members in China reveals significant discrepancies in end-of-life treatment preferences and decision-making roles, highlighting the need for enhanced advance care planning and communication to ensure patient wishes are accurately represented.

Tingting Jiang, Dan Wei, Qian Chen, Qi Zhang2026-06-25
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A Reporting Guideline for Observational Studies in Metabolomic Epidemiology: Explanation and Elaboration of the Strobe-MetEpi Checklist

This paper presents the Explanation and Elaboration document for the STROBE-MetEpi checklist, a new reporting guideline designed to enhance the transparency, completeness, and reproducibility of observational metabolomic epidemiology studies by providing detailed rationale and examples for each of its 31 items.

Rachel Kelly, Stacey Reinke, Georgia Lorentzen, Anastasia Chrysovalantou Chatziioannou, Ruey Leng Loo, Lorraine Brennan (…)2026-06-25
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Association of CADM1 expression with inflammatory activity in ulcerative colitis

This study demonstrates that CADM1 expression is significantly upregulated in the colonic mucosa of ulcerative colitis patients, where it correlates positively with disease severity, p-STAT3 activation, and CD11c-positive cell infiltration, suggesting its potential as a tissue marker for mucosal inflammation and immune microenvironment changes.

Zijie Luo, Da Wang, Huimin Ma, Jianrong Tan, Junhua Liang, Ran Wang, Chunmei Xu2026-06-25
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Out-of-hospital and in-hospital cardiac arrest of non-cardiac origin: a retrospective two-period comparison at a Slovenia tertiary center

This retrospective study comparing non-cardiac-origin cardiac arrest patients in Slovenia between 2010/2011 and 2022/2023 found that while the proportion of out-of-hospital events and bystander CPR increased alongside more intensive management, overall survival and neurological outcomes remained unchanged despite improved survival rates specifically for in-hospital arrests.

Ema Kocjancic, Anja Jazbec, Spela Tadel Kocjancic2026-06-25