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1. A fungi hotspot deep in the ocean: explaining the presence of Gjaerumia minor in equatorial Pacific bathypelagic waters

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Massimo C. Pernice, Irene Forn, Ramiro Logares, and Ramon Massana

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Medicine, Science
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Abstract A plant parasite associated with the white haze disease in apples, the Basidiomycota Gjaerumia minor, has been found in most samples of the global bathypelagic ocean. An analysis of environmental 18S rDNA sequences on 12 vertical profiles of the Malaspina 2010 expedition shows that the relative abundance of this cultured species increases with depth while its distribution is remarkably different between the deep waters of the Pacific and Atlantic oceans, being present in higher concentrations in the former. This is evident from sequence analysis and a microscopic survey with a species-specific newly designed TSA-FISH probe. Several hints point to the hypothesis that G. minor is transported to the deep ocean attached to particles, and the absence of G. minor in bathypelagic Atlantic waters could then be explained by the absence of this organism in surface waters of the equatorial Atlantic. The good correlation of G. minor biomass with Apparent Oxygen Utilization, recalcitrant carbon and free-living prokaryotic biomass in South Pacific waters, together with the identification of the observed cells as yeasts and not as resting spores (teliospores), point to the possibility that once arrived at deep layers this species keeps on growing and thriving.

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2024
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2. Marine picoplankton metagenomes and MAGs from eleven vertical profiles obtained by the Malaspina Expedition

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Pablo Sánchez, Felipe H. Coutinho, Marta Sebastián, Massimo C. Pernice, Raquel Rodríguez-Martínez, Guillem Salazar, Francisco Miguel Cornejo-Castillo, Stéphane Pesant, Xabier López-Alforja, Ester María López-García, Susana Agustí, Takashi Gojobori, Ramiro Logares, Maria Montserrat Sala, Dolors Vaqué, Ramon Massana, Carlos M. Duarte, Silvia G. Acinas, and Josep M. Gasol

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Science
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Abstract The Ocean microbiome has a crucial role in Earth’s biogeochemical cycles. During the last decade, global cruises such as Tara Oceans and the Malaspina Expedition have expanded our understanding of the diversity and genetic repertoire of marine microbes. Nevertheless, there are still knowledge gaps regarding their diversity patterns throughout depth gradients ranging from the surface to the deep ocean. Here we present a dataset of 76 microbial metagenomes (MProfile) of the picoplankton size fraction (0.2–3.0 µm) collected in 11 vertical profiles covering contrasting ocean regions sampled during the Malaspina Expedition circumnavigation (7 depths, from surface to 4,000 m deep). The MProfile dataset produced 1.66 Tbp of raw DNA sequences from which we derived: 17.4 million genes clustered at 95% sequence similarity (M-GeneDB-VP), 2,672 metagenome-assembled genomes (MAGs) of Archaea and Bacteria (Malaspina-VP-MAGs), and over 100,000 viral genomic sequences. This dataset will be a valuable resource for exploring the functional and taxonomic connectivity between the photic and bathypelagic tropical and sub-tropical ocean, while increasing our general knowledge of the Ocean microbiome.

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2024
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3. Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Diseases Awareness and Management among Physicians Treating Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease: An IG-IBD Survey

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Marta Vernero, Cristina Bezzio, Davide G. Ribaldone, Flavio A. Caprioli, Massimo C. Fantini, Stefano Festa, Fabio S. Macaluso, Ambrogio Orlando, Daniela Pugliese, Sara Renna, Antonio Rispo, Edoardo V. Savarino, Angela Variola, and Simone Saibeni

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IMID, IBD, Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, healthcare, survey, Medicine
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(1) Background: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is frequently associated to other immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (IMIDs). This study aims at assessing physicians’ awareness of the issue and the current status of IMID management. (2) Methods: A web-based survey was distributed to all 567 physicians affiliated to IG-IBD. (3) Results: A total of 249 (43.9%) physicians completed the survey. Over 90% of the responding physicians were gastroenterology specialists, primarily working in public hospitals. About 51.0% of the physicians had access to an integrated outpatient clinic, where gastroenterologists collaborated with rheumatologists and 28.5% with dermatologists. However, for 36.5% of physicians, integrated ambulatory care was not feasible. Designated appointment slots for rheumatologists and dermatologists were accessible to 72.2% and 58.2% of physicians, respectively, while 20.1% had no access to designated slots. About 5.2% of physicians report investigating signs or symptoms of IMIDs only during the initial patient assessment. However, 87.9% inquired about the presence of concomitant IMIDs at the initial assessment and actively investigated any signs or symptoms during subsequent clinical examination. (4) Conclusions: While Italian physicians recognize the importance of IMIDs associated with IBD, organizational challenges impede the attainment of optimal multidisciplinary collaboration. Efforts should be directed toward enhancing practical frameworks to improve the overall management of these complex conditions.

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2024
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4. A Mobile Habitat for Human Lunar Exploration

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Sumini, Valentina, Chesi, Claudio, Florenzano, Daniele, Botti, Michela, Calogero, Lorenzo, Caracas, Ana Carolina Corrêa, Caruso, Alessandro, Comparini, Massimo C., Ferrone, Enrico, Hoffman, Jeffrey, Maggiore, Paolo, Mattioli, Marta, Paradiso, Joseph, Perino, Maria Antonietta, Portolani, Marco, Rizzo, Angela, Signorotto, Giulia, di Prisco, Marco, Series Editor, Chen, Sheng-Hong, Series Editor, Vayas, Ioannis, Series Editor, Kumar Shukla, Sanjay, Series Editor, Sharma, Anuj, Series Editor, Kumar, Nagesh, Series Editor, Wang, Chien Ming, Series Editor, Cui, Zhen-Dong, Series Editor, Gabriele, Stefano, editor, Manuello Bertetto, Amedeo, editor, Marmo, Francesco, editor, and Micheletti, Andrea, editor

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2024
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6. Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Diseases Awareness and Management among Physicians Treating Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease: An IG-IBD Survey

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Vernero, Marta, primary, Bezzio, Cristina, additional, Ribaldone, Davide G., additional, Caprioli, Flavio A., additional, Fantini, Massimo C., additional, Festa, Stefano, additional, Macaluso, Fabio S., additional, Orlando, Ambrogio, additional, Pugliese, Daniela, additional, Renna, Sara, additional, Rispo, Antonio, additional, Savarino, Edoardo V., additional, Variola, Angela, additional, and Saibeni, Simone, additional

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2024
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7. Marine picoplankton metagenomes and MAGs from eleven vertical profiles obtained by the Malaspina Expedition

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Sánchez, Pablo, primary, Coutinho, Felipe H., additional, Sebastián, Marta, additional, Pernice, Massimo C., additional, Rodríguez-Martínez, Raquel, additional, Salazar, Guillem, additional, Cornejo-Castillo, Francisco Miguel, additional, Pesant, Stéphane, additional, López-Alforja, Xabier, additional, López-García, Ester María, additional, Agustí, Susana, additional, Gojobori, Takashi, additional, Logares, Ramiro, additional, Sala, Maria Montserrat, additional, Vaqué, Dolors, additional, Massana, Ramon, additional, Duarte, Carlos M., additional, Acinas, Silvia G., additional, and Gasol, Josep M., additional

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2024
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8. Defining Comprehensive Disease Control for use as a Treatment Target for Ulcerative Colitis in Clinical Practice : International Delphi Consensus Recommendations

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Schreiber, Stefan, Danese, Silvio, Dignass, Axel, Domènech, Eugeni, Fantini, Massimo C., Ferrante, Marc, Halfvarson, Jonas, Hart, Ailsa, Magro, Fernando, Lees, Charlie W., Leone, Salvo, Pierik, Marieke J., Peters, Michele, Field, Polly, Fishpool, Helen, Peyrin-Biroulet, Laurent, Schreiber, Stefan, Danese, Silvio, Dignass, Axel, Domènech, Eugeni, Fantini, Massimo C., Ferrante, Marc, Halfvarson, Jonas, Hart, Ailsa, Magro, Fernando, Lees, Charlie W., Leone, Salvo, Pierik, Marieke J., Peters, Michele, Field, Polly, Fishpool, Helen, and Peyrin-Biroulet, Laurent

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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Treatment of ulcerative colitis (UC) requires a patient-centric, definition of comprehensive disease control that considers improvements in aspects not typically captured by classical landmark trial endpoints. In an international initiative we reviewed aspects of UC that affect patients and/or indicate mucosal inflammation, to achieve consensus on which aspects to combine in a definition of comprehensive disease control, using a modified Delphi process. METHODS: The Delphi panel comprised 12 gastroenterologists and one patient advocate. Two gastroenterologists were elected as chairs and did not vote. To inform statements, we asked 18 patients and the panel members about their experiences of remission and reviewed published literature. Panel members voted on statements anonymously in three rounds, with a live discussion before round 3. Consensus was met if ≥ 67% of the panel agreed. Statements without consensus in rounds 1 and 2 were revised or discarded after round 3. RESULTS: The panel agreed to measure individual patient benefit using a definition of comprehensive disease control that combines aspects currently measured in trials (rectal bleeding, stool frequency, disease-related quality of life, endoscopy, histological inflammatory activity, inflammatory biomarkers, and corticosteroid use), with additional patient-reported symptoms (bowel urgency, abdominal pain, extraintestinal manifestations, fatigue, and sleep disturbance). The panel agreed on scoring systems and thresholds for many aspects. CONCLUSIONS: Using a robust methodology, we defined comprehensive disease control in UC. Next, we will combine the measurement and scoring of these aspects into a multi-component tool and adopt comprehensive disease control as a treatment target in clinical practice and trials.

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2024
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9. Clinical characteristics and outcomes of vaccinated patients hospitalised with SARS-CoV-2 breakthrough infection: Multi-IPV, a multicentre study in Northern Italy

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Lombardi, A, Villa, S, Colaneri, M, Scaglione, G, Bai, F, Varisco, B, Bono, V, Vena, A, Dentone, C, Russo, C, Tettamanti, M, Renisi, G, Viero, G, Azzarà, C, Mantero, M, Peyvandi, F, Bassetti, M, Marchetti, G, Muscatello, A, Nobili, A, Gori, A, Bandera, A, Bosari, S, Scudeller, L, Fusetti, G, Rusconi, L, Dell’Orto, S, Prati, D, Valenti, L, Giovannelli, S, Manunta, M, Lamorte, G, Ferarri, F, Gori., A, Mangioni, D, Alagna, L, Bozzi, G, Lombardi., A, Ungaro, R, Ancona, G, Mussa, M, Mariani, B, Bolis, M, Iannotti, N, Ludovisi, S, Comelli, A, Biscarini, S, Castelli, V, Palomba, E, Fava, M, Peri, C, Saltini, P, Itri, T, Ferroni, V, Pastore, V, Massafra, R, Liparoti, A, Muheberimana, T, Giommi, A, Bianco, R, Chitani, G, Bobbio, C, De Matteis, I, Bonomi, A, Gualtierotti, R, Ferrari, B, Rossio, R, Boasi, N, Pagliaro, E, Massimo, C, De Caro, M, Giachi, A, Montano, N, Vigone, B, Bellocchi, C, Carandina, A, Fiorelli, E, Melli, V, Tobaldini, E, Blasi, F, Aliberti, S, Spotti, M, Terranova, L, Misuraca, S, D’Adda, A, Della Fiore, S, Di Pasquale, M, Mantero., M, Contarini, M, Ori, M, Morlacchi, L, Rossetti, V, Gramegna, A, Pappalettera, M, Cavallini, M, Buscemi, A, Vicenzi, M, Rota, I, Costantino, G, Solbiati, M, Furlan, L, Mancarella, M, Colombo, G, Fanin, A, Passarella, M, Monzani, V, Canetta, C, Rovellini, A, Barbetta, L, Billi, F, Folli, C, Accordino, S, Maira, D, Hu, C, Motta, I, Scaramellini, N, Fracanzani, A, Lombardi, R, Cespiati, A, Cesari, M, Lucchi, T, Proietti, M, Calcaterra, L, Mandelli, C, Coppola, C, Cerizza, A, Pesenti, A, Grasselli, G, Galazzi, A, Nobili., A, Monti, I, Galbussera, A, Crisafulli, E, Girelli, D, Maroccia, A, Gabbiani, D, Busti, F, Vianello, A, Biondan, M, Sartori, F, Faverio, P, Pesci, A, Zucchetti, S, Bonfanti, P, Rossi, M, Beretta, I, Spolti, A, Harari, S, Elia, D, Cassandro, R, Caminati, A, Cipollone, F, Guagnano, M, D’Ardes, D, Rossi, I, Vezzani, F, Spanevello, A, Cherubino, F, Visca, D, Contoli, M, Papi, A, Morandi, L, Battistini, N, Moreo, G, Iannuzzi, P, Fumagalla, D, Leone, S, Lombardi, Andrea, Villa, Simone, Colaneri, Marta, Scaglione, Giovanni, Bai, Francesca, Varisco, Benedetta, Bono, Valeria, Vena, Antonio, Dentone, Chiara, Russo, Chiara, Tettamanti, Mauro, Renisi, Giulia, Viero, Giulia, Azzarà, Cecilia, Mantero, Marco, Peyvandi, Flora, Bassetti, Matteo, Marchetti, Giulia, Muscatello, Antonio, Nobili, Alessandro, Gori, Andrea, Bandera, Alessandra, Bosari, Silvano, Scudeller, Luigia, Fusetti, Giuliana, Rusconi, Laura, Dell’Orto, Silvia, Prati, Daniele, Valenti, Luca, Giovannelli, Silvia, Manunta, Maria, Lamorte, Giuseppe, Ferarri, Francesca, Gori. , Andrea, Mangioni, Davide, Alagna, Laura, Bozzi, Giorgio, Lombardi. , Andrea, Ungaro, Riccardo, Ancona, Giuseppe, Mussa, Marco, Mariani, Bianca Veronica, Bolis, Matteo, Iannotti, Nathalie, Ludovisi, Serena, Comelli, Agnese, Biscarini, Simona, Castelli, Valeria, Palomba, Emanuele, Fava, Marco, Peri, Carlo Alberto, Saltini, Paola, Itri, Teresa, Ferroni, Valentina, Pastore, Valeria, Massafra, Roberta, Liparoti, Arianna, Muheberimana, Toussaint, Giommi, Alessandro, Bianco, Rosaria, Chitani, Grazia Eliana, Bobbio, Chiara, De Matteis, Irene, Bonomi, Angelo Bianchi, Gualtierotti, Roberta, Ferrari, Barbara, Rossio, Raffaella, Boasi, Nadia, Pagliaro, Erica, Massimo, Costanza, De Caro, Michele, Giachi, Andrea, Montano, Nicola, Vigone, Barbara, Bellocchi, Chiara, Carandina, Angelica, Fiorelli, Elisa, Melli, Valerie, Tobaldini, Eleonora, Blasi, Francesco, Aliberti, Stefano, Spotti, Maura, Terranova, Leonardo, Misuraca, Sofia, D’Adda, Alice, Della Fiore, Silvia, Di Pasquale, Marta, Mantero. , Marco, Contarini, Martina, Ori, Margherita, Morlacchi, Letizia, Rossetti, Valeria, Gramegna, Andrea, Pappalettera, Maria, Cavallini, Mirta, Buscemi, Agata, Vicenzi, Marco, Rota, Irena, Costantino, Giorgio, Solbiati, Monica, Furlan, Ludovico, Mancarella, Marta, Colombo, Giulia, Colombo, Giorgio, Fanin, Alice, Passarella, Mariele, Monzani, Valter, Canetta, Ciro, Rovellini, Angelo, Barbetta, Laura, Billi, Filippo, Folli, Christian, Accordino, Silvia, Maira, Diletta, Hu, Cinzia Maria, Motta, Irene, Scaramellini, Natalia, Fracanzani, Anna Ludovica, Lombardi, Rosa, Cespiati, Annalisa, Cesari, Matteo, Lucchi, Tiziano, Proietti, Marco, Calcaterra, Laura, Mandelli, Clara, Coppola, Carlotta, Cerizza, Arturo, Pesenti, Antonio Maria, Grasselli, Giacomo, Galazzi, Alessandro, Nobili. , Alessandro, Monti, Igor, Galbussera, Alessia Antonella, Crisafulli, Ernesto, Girelli, Domenico, Maroccia, Alessio, Gabbiani, Daniele, Busti, Fabiana, Vianello, Alice, Biondan, Marta, Sartori, Filippo, Faverio, Paola, Pesci, Alberto, Zucchetti, Stefano, Bonfanti, Paolo, Rossi, Marianna, Beretta, Ilaria, Spolti, Anna, Harari, Sergio, Elia, Davide, Cassandro, Roberto, Caminati, Antonella, Cipollone, Francesco, Guagnano, Maria Teresa, D’Ardes, Damiano, Rossi, Ilaria, Vezzani, Francesca, Spanevello, Antonio, Cherubino, Francesca, Visca, Dina, Contoli, Marco, Papi, Alberto, Morandi, Luca, Battistini, Nicholas, Moreo, Guido Luigi, Iannuzzi, Pasqualina, Fumagalla, Daniele, Leone, Sara, Lombardi, A, Villa, S, Colaneri, M, Scaglione, G, Bai, F, Varisco, B, Bono, V, Vena, A, Dentone, C, Russo, C, Tettamanti, M, Renisi, G, Viero, G, Azzarà, C, Mantero, M, Peyvandi, F, Bassetti, M, Marchetti, G, Muscatello, A, Nobili, A, Gori, A, Bandera, A, Bosari, S, Scudeller, L, Fusetti, G, Rusconi, L, Dell’Orto, S, Prati, D, Valenti, L, Giovannelli, S, Manunta, M, Lamorte, G, Ferarri, F, Gori., A, Mangioni, D, Alagna, L, Bozzi, G, Lombardi., A, Ungaro, R, Ancona, G, Mussa, M, Mariani, B, Bolis, M, Iannotti, N, Ludovisi, S, Comelli, A, Biscarini, S, Castelli, V, Palomba, E, Fava, M, Peri, C, Saltini, P, Itri, T, Ferroni, V, Pastore, V, Massafra, R, Liparoti, A, Muheberimana, T, Giommi, A, Bianco, R, Chitani, G, Bobbio, C, De Matteis, I, Bonomi, A, Gualtierotti, R, Ferrari, B, Rossio, R, Boasi, N, Pagliaro, E, Massimo, C, De Caro, M, Giachi, A, Montano, N, Vigone, B, Bellocchi, C, Carandina, A, Fiorelli, E, Melli, V, Tobaldini, E, Blasi, F, Aliberti, S, Spotti, M, Terranova, L, Misuraca, S, D’Adda, A, Della Fiore, S, Di Pasquale, M, Mantero., M, Contarini, M, Ori, M, Morlacchi, L, Rossetti, V, Gramegna, A, Pappalettera, M, Cavallini, M, Buscemi, A, Vicenzi, M, Rota, I, Costantino, G, Solbiati, M, Furlan, L, Mancarella, M, Colombo, G, Fanin, A, Passarella, M, Monzani, V, Canetta, C, Rovellini, A, Barbetta, L, Billi, F, Folli, C, Accordino, S, Maira, D, Hu, C, Motta, I, Scaramellini, N, Fracanzani, A, Lombardi, R, Cespiati, A, Cesari, M, Lucchi, T, Proietti, M, Calcaterra, L, Mandelli, C, Coppola, C, Cerizza, A, Pesenti, A, Grasselli, G, Galazzi, A, Nobili., A, Monti, I, Galbussera, A, Crisafulli, E, Girelli, D, Maroccia, A, Gabbiani, D, Busti, F, Vianello, A, Biondan, M, Sartori, F, Faverio, P, Pesci, A, Zucchetti, S, Bonfanti, P, Rossi, M, Beretta, I, Spolti, A, Harari, S, Elia, D, Cassandro, R, Caminati, A, Cipollone, F, Guagnano, M, D’Ardes, D, Rossi, I, Vezzani, F, Spanevello, A, Cherubino, F, Visca, D, Contoli, M, Papi, A, Morandi, L, Battistini, N, Moreo, G, Iannuzzi, P, Fumagalla, D, Leone, S, Lombardi, Andrea, Villa, Simone, Colaneri, Marta, Scaglione, Giovanni, Bai, Francesca, Varisco, Benedetta, Bono, Valeria, Vena, Antonio, Dentone, Chiara, Russo, Chiara, Tettamanti, Mauro, Renisi, Giulia, Viero, Giulia, Azzarà, Cecilia, Mantero, Marco, Peyvandi, Flora, Bassetti, Matteo, Marchetti, Giulia, Muscatello, Antonio, Nobili, Alessandro, Gori, Andrea, Bandera, Alessandra, Bosari, Silvano, Scudeller, Luigia, Fusetti, Giuliana, Rusconi, Laura, Dell’Orto, Silvia, Prati, Daniele, Valenti, Luca, Giovannelli, Silvia, Manunta, Maria, Lamorte, Giuseppe, Ferarri, Francesca, Gori. , Andrea, Mangioni, Davide, Alagna, Laura, Bozzi, Giorgio, Lombardi. , Andrea, Ungaro, Riccardo, Ancona, Giuseppe, Mussa, Marco, Mariani, Bianca Veronica, Bolis, Matteo, Iannotti, Nathalie, Ludovisi, Serena, Comelli, Agnese, Biscarini, Simona, Castelli, Valeria, Palomba, Emanuele, Fava, Marco, Peri, Carlo Alberto, Saltini, Paola, Itri, Teresa, Ferroni, Valentina, Pastore, Valeria, Massafra, Roberta, Liparoti, Arianna, Muheberimana, Toussaint, Giommi, Alessandro, Bianco, Rosaria, Chitani, Grazia Eliana, Bobbio, Chiara, De Matteis, Irene, Bonomi, Angelo Bianchi, Gualtierotti, Roberta, Ferrari, Barbara, Rossio, Raffaella, Boasi, Nadia, Pagliaro, Erica, Massimo, Costanza, De Caro, Michele, Giachi, Andrea, Montano, Nicola, Vigone, Barbara, Bellocchi, Chiara, Carandina, Angelica, Fiorelli, Elisa, Melli, Valerie, Tobaldini, Eleonora, Blasi, Francesco, Aliberti, Stefano, Spotti, Maura, Terranova, Leonardo, Misuraca, Sofia, D’Adda, Alice, Della Fiore, Silvia, Di Pasquale, Marta, Mantero. , Marco, Contarini, Martina, Ori, Margherita, Morlacchi, Letizia, Rossetti, Valeria, Gramegna, Andrea, Pappalettera, Maria, Cavallini, Mirta, Buscemi, Agata, Vicenzi, Marco, Rota, Irena, Costantino, Giorgio, Solbiati, Monica, Furlan, Ludovico, Mancarella, Marta, Colombo, Giulia, Colombo, Giorgio, Fanin, Alice, Passarella, Mariele, Monzani, Valter, Canetta, Ciro, Rovellini, Angelo, Barbetta, Laura, Billi, Filippo, Folli, Christian, Accordino, Silvia, Maira, Diletta, Hu, Cinzia Maria, Motta, Irene, Scaramellini, Natalia, Fracanzani, Anna Ludovica, Lombardi, Rosa, Cespiati, Annalisa, Cesari, Matteo, Lucchi, Tiziano, Proietti, Marco, Calcaterra, Laura, Mandelli, Clara, Coppola, Carlotta, Cerizza, Arturo, Pesenti, Antonio Maria, Grasselli, Giacomo, Galazzi, Alessandro, Nobili. , Alessandro, Monti, Igor, Galbussera, Alessia Antonella, Crisafulli, Ernesto, Girelli, Domenico, Maroccia, Alessio, Gabbiani, Daniele, Busti, Fabiana, Vianello, Alice, Biondan, Marta, Sartori, Filippo, Faverio, Paola, Pesci, Alberto, Zucchetti, Stefano, Bonfanti, Paolo, Rossi, Marianna, Beretta, Ilaria, Spolti, Anna, Harari, Sergio, Elia, Davide, Cassandro, Roberto, Caminati, Antonella, Cipollone, Francesco, Guagnano, Maria Teresa, D’Ardes, Damiano, Rossi, Ilaria, Vezzani, Francesca, Spanevello, Antonio, Cherubino, Francesca, Visca, Dina, Contoli, Marco, Papi, Alberto, Morandi, Luca, Battistini, Nicholas, Moreo, Guido Luigi, Iannuzzi, Pasqualina, Fumagalla, Daniele, and Leone, Sara

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Background: Despite the well-known efficacy of anti-COVID-19 vaccines in preventing morbidity and mortality, several vaccinated individuals are diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2 breakthrough infection, which might require hospitalisation. This multicentre, observational, and retrospective study aimed to investigate the clinical characteristics and outcomes of vaccinated vs. non-vaccinated patients, both hospitalised with SARS-CoV-2 infection in 3 major hospitals in Northern Italy. Methods: Data collection was retrospective, and paper and electronic medical records of adult patients with a diagnosed SARS-CoV-2 infection were pseudo-anonymised and analysed. Vaccinated and non-vaccinated individuals were manually paired, using a predetermined matching criterion (similar age, gender, and date of hospitalisation). Demographic, clinical, treatment, and outcome data were compared between groups differing by vaccination status using Pearson's Chi-square and Mann-Whitney tests. Moreover, multiple logistic regression analyses were performed to assess the impact of vaccination status on ICU admission or intra-hospital mortality. Results: Data from 360 patients were collected. Vaccinated patients presented with a higher prevalence of relevant comorbidities, like kidney replacement therapy or haematological malignancy, despite a milder clinical presentation at the first evaluation. Non-vaccinated patients required intensive care more often than their vaccinated counterparts (8.8% vs. 1.7%, p = 0.002). Contrariwise, no difference in intra-hospital mortality was observed between the two groups (19% vs. 20%, p = 0.853). These results were confirmed by multivariable logistic regressions, which showed that vaccination was significantly associated with decreased risk of ICU admission (aOR=0.172, 95%CI: 0.039–0.542, p = 0.007), but not of intra-hospital mortality (aOR=0.996, 95%CI: 0.582–1.703, p = 0.987). Conclusions: This study provides real-world data on vaccinated patients hospitalised wit

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2024

11. Evaluation of the Geographical Accessibility of Genome-Matched Clinical Trials on a National Experience.

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Crimini, Edoardo, Tini, Giulia, Tarantino, Paolo, Ascione, Liliana, Repetto, Matteo, Beria, Paolo, Ranghiero, Alberto, Marra, Antonio, Belli, Carmen, Criscitiello, Carmen, Esposito, Angela, Rocco, Elena Guerini, Barberis, Massimo C P, Mazzarella, Luca, and Curigliano, Giuseppe

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HEALTH services accessibility, CLINICAL trials, POPULATION geography, RETROSPECTIVE studies, INDIVIDUALIZED medicine, NATIONAL health services, CANCER patients, GENOMES, GENOMICS, GENES, TUMORS, CANCER patient medical care
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Background Molecular-driven oncology allows oncologists to identify treatments that match a cancer's genomic profile. Clinical trials are promoted as an effective modality to deliver a molecularly matched treatment. We explore the role of geographical accessibility in Italy, and its impact on patient access to clinical trials. Material and Methods We retrospectively reviewed molecular data from a single-institutional case series of patients receiving next-generation sequencing testing between March 2019 and July 2020. Actionable alterations were defined as the ones with at least one matched treatment on Clinicaltrials.gov at the time of genomic report signature. We then calculated the hypothetical distance to travel to reach the nearest assigned clinical trial. Results We identified 159 patients eligible for analysis. One hundred and one could be potentially assigned to a clinical trial in Italy, and the median distance that patients needed to travel to reach the closest location with a suitable clinical trial was 76 km (interquartile range = 127.46 km). Geographical distribution of clinical trials in Italy found to be heterogeneous, with Milan and Naples being the areas with a higher concentration. We then found that the probability of having a clinical trial close to a patient's hometown increased over time, according to registered studies between 2015 and 2020. Conclusions The median distance to be travelled to the nearest trial was generally acceptable for patients, and trials availability is increasing. Nevertheless, many areas are still lacking trials, so efforts are required to increase and homogenize the possibilities to be enrolled in clinical trials for Italian patients with cancer. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2024
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12. Pulmonary Adverse Events in Cancer Immunotherapy: Case Studies of CT Patterns.

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Bocchini G, Imperato MC, Valente T, Guarino S, Lieto R, Massimo C, Muto E, Romano F, Scaglione M, Sica G, Vitagliano Torre D, Masala S, Bocchino M, and Rea G

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Immune-checkpoint inhibitors have profoundly changed cancer treatment, improving the prognosis of many oncologic patients. However, despite the good efficacy of these drugs, their mechanism of action, which involves the activation of the immune system, can lead to immune-related adverse events, which may affect almost all organs. Pulmonary adverse events are relatively common, and potentially life-threatening complications may occur. The diagnosis is challenging due to the wide and non-specific spectrum of clinical and radiological manifestations. The role of the radiologist is to recognize and diagnose pulmonary immune-related adverse events, possibly even in the early stages, to estimate their extent and guide patients' management.

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2024
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13. Defining Comprehensive Disease Control for Use as a Treatment Target for Ulcerative Colitis in Clinical Practice: International Delphi Consensus Recommendations.

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Schreiber S, Danese S, Dignass A, Domènech E, Fantini MC, Ferrante M, Halfvarson J, Hart A, Magro F, Lees CW, Leone S, Pierik MJ, Peters M, Field P, Fishpool H, and Peyrin-Biroulet L

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Humans, Consensus, Delphi Technique, Quality of Life, Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal, Colitis, Ulcerative diagnosis, Colitis, Ulcerative drug therapy
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Background and Aims: Treatment of ulcerative colitis [UC] requires a patient-centric definition of comprehensive disease control that considers improvements in aspects not typically captured by classical landmark trial endpoints. In an international initiative, we reviewed aspects of UC that affect patients and/or indicate mucosal inflammation, to achieve consensus on which aspects to combine in a definition of comprehensive disease control, using a modified Delphi process., Methods: The Delphi panel comprised 12 gastroenterologists and one patient advocate. Two gastroenterologists were elected as chairs and did not vote. To inform statements, we asked 18 patients and the panel members about their experiences of remission and reviewed published literature. Panel members voted on statements anonymously in three rounds, with a live discussion before Round 3. Consensus was met if ≥67% of the panel agreed. Statements without consensus in Rounds 1 and 2 were revised or discarded after Round 3., Results: The panel agreed to measure individual patient benefit using a definition of comprehensive disease control that combines aspects currently measured in trials [rectal bleeding, stool frequency, disease-related quality of life, endoscopy, histological inflammatory activity, inflammatory biomarkers, and corticosteroid use] with additional patient-reported symptoms [bowel urgency, abdominal pain, extraintestinal manifestations, fatigue, and sleep disturbance]. The panel agreed on scoring systems and thresholds for many aspects., Conclusions: Using a robust methodology, we defined comprehensive disease control in UC. Next, we will combine the measurement and scoring of these aspects into a multicomponent tool and will adopt comprehensive disease control as a treatment target in clinical practice and trials., (© The Author(s) 2023. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of European Crohn’s and Colitis Organisation.)

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2024
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14. Noninfectious Granulomatous Lung Disease: Radiological Findings and Differential Diagnosis.

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Lassandro G, Picchi SG, Corvino A, Massimo C, Tamburrini S, Vanore L, Urraro G, Russo G, and Lassandro F

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Granulomatous lung diseases (GLDs) are a heterogeneous group of pathological entities that can have different clinical presentations and outcomes. Granulomas are histologically defined as focal aggregations of activated macrophages, Langerhans cells, and lymphocytes, and may form in the lungs when the immune system cannot eliminate a foreign antigen and attempts to barricade it. The diagnosis includes clinical evaluation, laboratory testing, and radiological imaging, which especially consists of high-resolution computed tomography. bronchoalveolar lavage, transbronchial needle aspiration or cryobiopsy, positron emission tomography, while genetic evaluation can improve the diagnostic accuracy. Differential diagnosis is challenging due to the numerous different imaging appearances with which GLDs may manifest. Indeed, GLDs include both infectious and noninfectious, and necrotizing and non-necrotizing granulomatous diseases and the imaging appearance of some GLDs may mimic malignancy, leading to confirmatory biopsy. The purposes of our review are to report the different noninfectious granulomatous entities and to show their various imaging features to help radiologists recognize them properly and make an accurate differential diagnosis.

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2024
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