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2. A rare case of symptomatic vascular ring
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Marcello Chiocchi, Mario Laudazi, Paola Leomanni, Lucia Giudice, Matteo Madonna, Francesco Garaci, and Roberto Floris
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Subclavian steal syndrome ,Settore MED/36 ,Double aortic arch ,Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging ,Vascular ring ,Incidental finding ,Congenital vascular anomalies - Published
- 2023
3. Functional Imaging of Chemobrain: Usefulness of Nuclear Medicine in the Fog Coming After Cancer
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Chiaravalloti, A, Filippi, L, Pagani, M, and Schillaci, O
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PET ,Settore MED/36 ,FDG ,Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging ,DAT ,chemobrain ,functional imaging ,neuroinflammation - Published
- 2023
4. Derivation and Validation of a Phenoconversion-Related Pattern in Idiopathic Rapid Eye Movement Behavior Disorder
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Pietro Mattioli, Beatrice Orso, Claudio Liguori, Francesco Famà, Laura Giorgetti, Andrea Donniaquio, Federico Massa, Andrea Giberti, David Vállez García, Sanne K. Meles, Klaus L. Leenders, Fabio Placidi, Matteo Spanetta, Agostino Chiaravalloti, Riccardo Camedda, Orazio Schillaci, Francesca Izzi, Nicola B. Mercuri, Matteo Pardini, Matteo Bauckneht, Silvia Morbelli, Flavio Nobili, Dario Arnaldi, and Radiology and nuclear medicine
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DIAGNOSTIC-CRITERIA ,BIOMARKERS ,NEURODEGENERATION ,alpha-synucleinopathy ,COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT ,α-synucleinopathy ,SLEEP ,disease-related pattern ,Neurology ,Settore MED/36 ,PARKINSONS-DISEASE ,rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder ,fluorodeoxyglucose positron emitting tomography ,Neurology (clinical) ,phenoconversion - Abstract
Background: Idiopathic rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder (iRBD) represents the prodromal stage of cit-synucleinopathies. Reliable biomarkers are needed to predict phenoconversion.Objective: The aim was to derive and validate a brain glucose metabolism pattern related to phenoconversion in iRBD (iRBDconvRP) using spatial covariance analysis (Scaled Subprofile Model and Principal Component Analysis [SSM-PCA]).Methods: Seventy-six consecutive iRBD patients (70 +/- 6 years, 15 women) were enrolled in two centers and prospectively evaluated to assess phenoconversion (30 converters, 73 +/- 6 years, 14 Parkinson's disease and 16 dementia with Lewy bodies, follow-up time: 21 +/- 14 months; 46 nonconverters, 69 +/- 6 years, follow-up time: 33 +/- 19 months). All patients underwent [F-18]FDG-PET (F-18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emitting tomography) to investigate brain glucose metabolism at baseline. SSM-PCA was applied to obtain the iRBDconvRP; nonconverter patients were considered as the reference group. Survival analysis and Cox regression were applied to explore prediction power.Results: First, we derived and validated two distinct center-specific iRBDconvRP that were comparable and significantly able to predict phenoconversion. Then, SSM-PCA was applied to the whole set, identifying the iRBDconvRP. The iRBDconvRP included positive voxel weights in cerebellum; brainstem; anterior cingulate cortex; lentiform nucleus; and middle, mesial temporal, and postcentral areas. Negative voxel weights were found in posterior cingulate, precuneus, middle frontal gyrus, and parietal areas. Receiver operating characteristic analysis showed an area under the curve of 0.85 (sensitivity: 87%, specificity: 72%), discriminating converters from nonconverters. The iRBDconvRP significantly predicted phenoconversion (hazard ratio: 7.42, 95% confidence interval: 2.6-21.4).Conclusions: We derived and validated an iRBDconvRP to efficiently discriminate converter from nonconverter iRBD patients. [F-18]FDG-PET pattern analysis has potential as a phenoconversion biomarker in iRBD patients. (C) 2022 The Authors. Movement Disorders published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society.
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- 2023
5. Lipomatous hypertrophy of the interatrial septum: A potential pitfall resolved on comparing previous PET/CT
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Marcello Chiocchi, Alessandra Luciano, Vincenzo De Stasio, Luca Pugliese, Carlo Di Donna, Martina Cerocchi, Daniele Mecchia, Leonardo Mancuso, Daniele Di Biagio, Roberto Floris, and Francesco Garaci
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Cardiac tumor pathology ,Endocarditis ,Inter-atrial septal lipomatosis ,Settore MED/36 ,Increased metabolic FDG-PET/TC uptake ,Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging - Published
- 2023
6. Incidental findings of acute myocardial infarction detected during ECG-gated and nongated thoracic CTA: A report of four cases
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Alessandra Luciano, Spiritigliozzi Luigi, Leonardo Mancuso, Dell'Olio Vito, Vincenzo De Stasio, Luca Pugliese, Carlo Di Donna, Francesco Garaci, Roberto Floris, and Marcello Chiocchi
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Myocardial infarction ,Pseudoaneurysm ,Settore MED/36 ,Coronaries occlusion ,Subendocardial hypodensity ,Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging ,Thrombus ,Atypical pain - Published
- 2023
7. Radiomics analysis of short tau inversion recovery images in cardiac magnetic resonance for the prediction of late gadolinium enhancement in patients with acute myocarditis
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Armando Ugo, Cavallo, Carlo, Di Donna, Jacopo, Troisi, Cecilia, Cerimele, Matteo, Cesareni, Marcello, Chiocchi, Roberto, Floris, and Francesco, Garaci
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Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy ,Radiomics ,Biomedical Engineering ,Biophysics ,Contrast Media ,Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cine ,Gadolinium ,Myocarditis, cardiac magnetic resonance ,Magnetic Resonance Imaging ,cardiac magnetic resonance ,Myocarditis ,Settore MED/36 ,Predictive Value of Tests ,Humans ,Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging - Abstract
Cardiac Magnetic Resonance (CMR) imaging is recommended as the reference diagnostic non-invasive modality for myocarditis but is often limited by patients' compliance. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the validity of Radiomics applied to Short Tau Inversion Recovery (STIR) sequences, in predicting the presence of LGE in patients with suspected acute myocarditis.171 STIR images on short-axis view were segmented with "MaZda" software ver 4.6, by placing a region of interest (ROI) on the left ventricle by two radiologists in consensus. Images were classified according to the presence of LGE in the equivalent short-axis T1-IR slice. A total of 337 ROI features were extracted for each image. Dataset was then split into two parts (train and test set) with 70:30 ratio.Eleven classification models were trained. An Ensemble Machine Learning (EML) model was obtained by averaging the predictions of models with accuracy on test set70%. The EML documented accuracy of 0.75, sensitivity of 0.8 and a specificity of 0.73 with a NPV of 0.81 and a PPV of 0.7, with AUC of 0.79 (95% CI: 0.66-0.92).Radiomics and machine learning analysis could be a promising approach in reducing scan times without reducing diagnostic accuracy in predicting LGE in patients with acute myocarditis.
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- 2022
8. Neurophysiological monitoring during endovascular treatment of brain arteriovenous malformations: A meta-analysis
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Francesco Diana, Michele Romoli, Federico Sabuzi, Aymeric Rouchaud, Charbel Mounayer, Géraud Forestier, Alejandro Tomasello, Manuel Requena, David Hernández, Marta De Dios Lascuevas, José Luis Cuevas, Simone Peschillo, Jildaz Caroff, Thanh N. Nguyen, Mohamad Abdalkader, and Valerio Da Ros
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Arteriovenous malformation ,Settore MED/36 ,brain ,standards ,complication ,General Medicine ,intervention - Abstract
Background Treatment of brain arteriovenous malformations (b-AVM) carries a risk of iatrogenic injury to eloquent brain regions. Intraoperative neuro-monitoring (IONM) has increasingly been used to monitor spontaneous or evoked neural activity during neurosurgery, but its use is not as well characterized in the endovascular treatment (EVT) of b-AVMs. We aimed to provide a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies reporting any neurological deficit after b-AVM embolization with IONM, with or without provocative test (PT), and no-IONM. Methods This systematic review followed the PRISMA guidelines. Medline, EMBASE, and Scopus were searched from conception until March 1, 2022 for studies evaluating EVT with IONM and PT. Primary outcome was the rate of postoperative neurological deficits in EVT with IONM versus no-IONM, while secondary outcome was the subanalysis of IONM with or without PT. Meta-analysis was performed using the Mantel–Haenszel method and random effects modeling. Results Six studies reached synthesis. Out of a total of 192 EVT, 14 events occurred. Results demonstrated a nonsignificant trend favoring IONM compared to no-IONM to prevent neurological deficits (OR 0.09, 95% CI 0–4.68). Among the EVT with IONM, PT was done in 411 branches with 10 events (0.2%) despite a negative PT. There was a nonsignificant trend favoring IONM plus PT compared to IONM without PT (OR 0.16, 95% CI 0.02–1.07). Conclusions Our study suggests that b-AVM EVT with IONM plus PT might reduce rates of postprocedural neurological deficits compared with EVT without IONM. Further studies are needed to confirm these results.
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- 2023
9. V5 and High Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin T for Early Detection of Cardiac Toxicity During Left Breast Cancer Irradiation
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VERA CIRNIGLIARO, SILVIA PIETROSANTI, CHIARA DEMOFONTI, MARTINA DE ANGELI, DOROTEA GIOVENCO, LAURA CEDRONE, CECILIA SCIOMMARI, ALESSANDRA CAROSI, FRANCA PIETRASANTA, SARA RAMELLA, and ROLANDO MARIA D’ANGELILLO
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Settore MED/36 ,Settore MED/06 ,Research Article - Abstract
Background/Aim: The high sensitivity cardiac troponin T (Hs-cTnT) is a myocardial damage biomarker that could have a predictive value in patients who undergo radiotherapy for left sided breast cancer. The aim of this study was to evaluate the early effect of left whole breast radiotherapy (WB-RT) on serum Hs-cTnT levels and its correlation with pre-existing factors. Patients and Methods: The study was conducted from December 2017 to May 2018. Forty-five patients with early stage left-sided breast cancer who received adjuvant breast hypofractionated RT without prior chemotherapy were included. Serum levels of Hs-cTnT were obtained before, weekly during RT, and within one week after the end of treatment. Considering the physiological variations of serum levels, an increase in Hs-cTnT (∆Hs-cTnT) of more than 30% from the baseline value was chosen as a threshold. The main cardiovascular risk factors were recorded. Dose volume histograms (DVHs) were used to provide a quantitative analysis for the whole heart, left ventricle, and left anterior descending artery (LAD). Results: Twelve of 45 patients (26.6%) showed a ∆Hs-cTnT ≥30%. The maximum Hs-cTnT level was recorded in the last week of treatment. ∆Hs-cTnT was strongly associated with heart V5 (p=0.05) and hypertension (p=0.05). Multivariate analysis confirmed the importance of the heart V5 and correlated with ∆Hs-cTnT. Conclusion: The increase in Hs-cTnT serum levels during adjuvant WB-RT suggested a correlation with the cardiac radiation dose in chemotherapy-naive breast cancer patients. A longer follow-up is needed to correlate Hs-cTnT values with cardiac events.
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10. Cardiac lipoma of the interventricular septum presenting with chest pain
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Marcello Chiocchi, Alessandra Luciano, Vincenzo De Stasio, Luca Pugliese, Eliseo Picchi, Carlo Di Donna, Maria Volpe, Maria Pitaro, Francesco Garaci, and Roberto Floris
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Chest pain ,Settore MED/36 ,Troponinosis ,Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging ,Cardiac lipoma ,Cardiac masses - Published
- 2023
11. Radiological findings in Erdheim Chester disease: A very rare multisistemic disease
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Marcello Chiocchi, Alessandra Luciano, Vincenzo De Stasio, Luca Pugliese, Carlo Di Donna, Martina Cerocchi, Paola Gigliotti, Alessandro Carini, Flavia Chirico, Riccardo Camedda, Daniele Di Biagio, Paolo Francesco Sbordone, Francesco Garaci, and Roberto Floris
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Periadventitial tissue ,Settore MED/36 ,Cerebellar atrophy ,Erdheim-Chester disease ,Case Report ,Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging ,Sclerotic bone lesions ,Retroperitoneal fibrosis - Abstract
Erdheim-Chester disease is an uncommon non-Langerhans cell histiocytosis affecting multiple systems. There is limited knowledge on the imaging capabilities of this disease. We present an extremely rare case of Erdheim-Chester illness in a 67-year-old man with multisystem involvement, including the cardiovascular system, skeleton, retroperitoneum (renal and adrenal infiltration) and the neurologic system. The involvement of the various organs was thoroughly assessed using multimodal imaging modalities such as computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, positron emission tomography and bone scintigraphy. Erdheim-Chester illness was revealed by a bone biopsy. Especially when there is cardiac and cerebral involvement, Erdheim-Chester illness is a rare condition with a poor prognosis. Knowing the imaging characteristics of Erdheim-Chester disease may be helpful in understanding the radiological results of many organs affected by the disease as described and discussed in the current case report.
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12. Vacuum-assisted Evacuation (VAEv) of Symptomatic and/or Voluminous Breast Haematomas Following Surgeries and Percutaneous Procedures
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ROSARIA MEUCCI, ORESTE CLAUDIO BUONOMO, TOMMASO PERRETTA, GUGLIELMO MANENTI, GIANLUCA VANNI, ELEONORA LOMBARDO, MARIA LINA SERIO, FRANCESCA DI PIETRO, MARCO PELLICCIARO, FRANCESCA MONTESANTO, CHIARA PALOMBI, FLAVIA RUFI, MARCO MATERAZZO, and CHIARA ADRIANA PISTOLESE
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Cancer Research ,breast cancer ,hematoma evacuation ,Oncology ,Settore MED/36 ,ultrasound-guided vacuum-assisted evacuation ,General Medicine ,ultrasound-guided vacuum-assisted breast biopsy ,Breast hematoma - Published
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13. Endovascular treatment of patients with acute ischemic stroke and tandem occlusion due to internal carotid artery dissection: A multicenter experience
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Valerio Da Ros, Federica Pusceddu, Simona Lattanzi, Jacopo Scaggiante, Fabrizio Sallustio, Federico Marrama, Monica Bandettini di Poggio, Gianpaolo Toscano, Francesca Di Giuliano, Claudia Rolla-Bigliani, Maria Ruggiero, Niccolo Haznedari, Alessandro Sgreccia, Giuseppina Sanfilippo, Cinzia Finocchi, Marina Diomedi, Santino O Tomasi, Paolo Palmisciano, Giuseppe E Umana, Lidia Strigari, Christoph J Griessenauer, Francesca Pitocchi, Francesco Garaci, and Roberto Floris
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Stroke ,Tandem occlusion ,Ischemic stroke ,Endovascular ,Interventional ,Settore MED/36 ,Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging ,Internal carotid artery dissection ,Neurology (clinical) ,General Medicine ,Settore MED/26 ,Thrombectomy - Abstract
Background The optimal management of patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS) due to tandem occlusion (TO) and underlying carotid dissection (CD) remains unclear. Objective We present our multicenter-experience of endovascular treatment (EVT) approach used and outcomes for AIS patients with CD-related TO (CD-TO). Methods Consecutive AIS patients underwent EVT for CD-TO at five Italian Neuro-interventional Tertiary Stroke Centers were retrospectively identified. TO from atherosclerosis and other causes of, were excluded from the final analysis. Primary outcome was successful (mTICI 2b-3) and complete reperfusion (mTICI 3); secondary outcome was patients’ 3-months functional independence (mRS≤2). Results Among 214 AIS patients with TO, 45 presented CD-TO. Median age was 54 years (range 29–86), 82.2% were male. Age Conclusion AIS patients with CD-TO were mostly treated with the retrograde approach with lower number of attempts per-procedure but it offered similar recanalization rates compared with the antegrade approach. Emergent carotid artery stenting (CAS) proved to be safe for CD management but it does not influence 3-months patients’ clinical outcomes.
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14. Bithalamic infarction in a tentorial dural artero-venous fistula and thalamic dementia: a case report and systematic review
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Valentina Ferrazzoli, Eliseo Picchi, Francesca Pitocchi, Leonardo Vattermoli, Noemi Pucci, Francesca Di Giuliano, Andrea Wlderk, Maria Rosaria Bagnato, Valerio Da Ros, Francesco Garaci, and Roberto Floris
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Psychiatry and Mental health ,Settore MED/36 ,Intracranial haemorrage ,Dementia ,Tentorial dAVF ,Thalamic edema ,Neurology (clinical) ,Dermatology ,General Medicine ,Dural artero-venous fistula - Published
- 2023
15. Potentials of post-mortem CT (PMCT) in paediatric cases related to SARS-CoV-2 infection
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Laura Filograna, Guglielmo Manenti, Chris O’Donnell, Roberto Floris, and Antonio Oliva
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Settore MED/36 ,General Medicine ,Pathology and Forensic Medicine - Published
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16. Radioimmune Imaging of α4β7 Integrin and TNFα for Diagnostic and Therapeutic Applications in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
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Alberto Signore, Rita Bonfiglio, Michela Varani, Filippo Galli, Giuseppe Campagna, Manuel Desco, Lorena Cussó, Maurizio Mattei, Andreas Wunder, Filippo Borri, Maria T. Lupo, and Elena Bonanno
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Settore MED/36 ,inflammatory bowel disease ,TNFα ,α4β7 integrin ,Pharmaceutical Science ,Settore MED/08 ,imaging inflammation ,DSS-mouse model - Abstract
Imaging using radiolabelled monoclonal antibodies can provide, non-invasively, molecular information which allows for the planning of the best treatment and for monitoring the therapeutic response in cancer, as well as in chronic inflammatory diseases. In the present study, our main goal was to evaluate if a pre-therapy scan with radiolabelled anti-α4β7 integrin or radiolabelled anti-TNFα mAb could predict therapeutic outcome with unlabelled anti-α4β7 integrin or anti-TNFα mAb. To this aim, we developed two radiopharmaceuticals to study the expression of therapeutic targets for inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), to be used for therapy decision making. Both anti-α4β7 integrin and anti-TNFα mAbs were successfully radiolabelled with technetium-99m with high labelling efficiency and stability. Dextran sulfate sodium (DSS)-induced colitis was used as a model for murine IBD and the bowel uptake of radiolabelled mAbs was evaluated ex vivo and in vivo by planar and SPECT/CT images. These studies allowed us to define best imaging strategy and to validate the specificity of mAb binding in vivo to their targets. Bowel uptake in four different regions was compared to immunohistochemistry (IHC) score (partial and global). Then, to evaluate the biomarker expression prior to therapy administration, in initial IBD, another group of DSS-treated mice was injected with radiolabelled mAb on day 2 of DSS administration (to quantify the presence of the target in the bowel) and then injected with a single therapeutic dose of unlabelled anti-α4β7 integrin or anti-TNFα mAb. Good correlation was demonstrated between bowel uptake of radiolabelled mAb and immunohistochemistry (IHC) score, both in vivo and ex vivo. Mice treated with unlabelled α4β7 integrin and anti-TNFα showed an inverse correlation between the bowel uptake of radiolabelled mAb and the histological score after therapy, proving that only mice with high α4β7 integrin or TNFα expression will benefit of therapy with unlabelled mAb.
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17. How a decade of aneurysms embolization with the Woven EndoBridge has changed our understanding and practices?
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Federico Sabuzi, Jonathan Cortese, Valerio Da Ros, Cristian Mihalea, Vanessa Chalumeau, Jacques Moret, Jildaz Caroff, and Laurent Spelle
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Embolization ,Settore MED/36 ,Radiological and Ultrasound Technology ,New device ,Woven EndoBridge ,Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging ,Neurology (clinical) ,Aneurysm ,WEB - Published
- 2023
18. Functional correlates of microglial and astrocytic activity in symptomatic sporadic Alzheimer's disease: a CSF/18F-FDG-PET study
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Chiara Giuseppina Bonomi, Agostino Chiaravalloti, Riccardo Camedda, Francesco Ricci, Nicola Biagio Mercuri, Orazio Schillaci, Giacomo Koch, Alessandro Martorana, and Caterina Motta
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Settore MED/36 ,astrocytes ,Medicine (miscellaneous) ,biomarkers ,CSF ,Alzheimer’s Disease ,FDG-PET ,General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology - Abstract
Glial and microglial cells contribute to brain glucose consumption and could actively participate in shaping patterns of brain hypometabolism. Here, we aimed to investigate the association between 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) uptake and markers of microglial and astrocytic activity in a cohort of patients with Alzheimer’s Disease (AD). We dosed cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) levels of soluble Triggering Receptor Expressed on Myeloid cells (sTREM2), Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein (GFAP), a marker of reactive astrogliosis, and β-S100, a calcium-binding protein associated with a neurotoxic astrocytic profile. No associations were found between sTREM-2 and 18F-FDG uptake. Instead, 18F-FDG uptake was associated negatively with CSF β-S100 in the left supramarginal gyrus, inferior parietal lobe and middle temporal gyrus (Brodmann Areas (BA) 21 and 40). Increased β-S100 levels could negatively regulate neuronal activity in the temporo-parietal cortex to prevent damage associated with AD hyperactivity, or rather they could reflect neurotoxic astrocytic activation contributing to AD progression in key strategic areas. We also identified a trend of positive association of 18F-FDG uptake with CSF GFAP in the right fronto-medial and precentral gyri (BA 6, 9 and 11), which has been reported in early AD and could either be persisting as an epiphenomenon tied to disease progression or be specifically aimed at preserving functions in the frontal cortex. Overall, CSF markers of astrogliosis seem to correlate with cortical glucose uptake in symptomatic sporadic AD, highlighting the role of astrocytes in shaping regional hypometabolism and possibly clinical presentation.
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- 2023
19. Sievert or Gray: Dose Quantities and Protection Levels in Emergency Exposure
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Chiara Ferrari, Guglielmo Manenti, and Andrea Malizia
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Settore MED/36 ,dose reference levels ,dose quantities ,Electrical and Electronic Engineering ,Biochemistry ,Instrumentation ,Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics ,radiation emergency ,Analytical Chemistry - Abstract
Mitigation or even elimination of adverse effects caused by ionizing radiation is the main scope of the radiation protection discipline. The interaction of radiation with living matter is quantified and correlated with biological effects by dose. The Sievert is the most well-known quantity, and it is used with the equivalent and effective dose to minimize stochastic effects. However, Gray is the reference quantity for sizing tissue reactions that could occur under high-exposure conditions such as in a radiation emergency. The topics addressed in this review are the choice to move from Sievert to Gray, how the operational quantities for environmental and individual monitoring of the detectors should consider such a change of units, and why reference levels substitute dose levels in emergency exposure.
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20. Quantification of Extracellular Volume in CT in Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Breast Cancer: New Frontiers in Assessing the Cardiotoxicity of Anthracyclines and Trastuzumab
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Marcello Chiocchi, Martina Cerocchi, Federica Di Tosto, Roberto Rosenfeld, Monia Pasqualetto, Gianluca Vanni, Vincenzo De Stasio, Luca Pugliese, Carlo Di Donna, Gaetano Idone, Saverio Muscoli, Ilaria Portarena, Mario Roselli, Francesco Garaci, and Roberto Floris
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Settore MED/36 ,cardiotoxicity ,Medicine (miscellaneous) ,extracellular volume ,chemotherapy - Abstract
Breast cancer patients undergoing neoadjuvant chemotherapy with anthracyclines or trastuzumab can suffer cardiotoxic issues. Nowadays, the markers of cardiac damage are still not reliable, and extracellular volume (ECV) calculated from CT could be a promising cardiotoxic marker. Eighty-two patients, treated with two different chemotherapy regimens based on doxorubicin (DOX) or epirubicin-trastuzumab (EPI–TRAS), were retrospectively selected and the variations in extracellular volume (ECV) values were measured and analyzed. Whole Body CT (WB-CT) scans were acquired after 1 min, in the portal phase (PP), and after 5 min, in the delayed phases (DP), at the baseline (T0), after one year (T1) and after five years (T5) from the end of chemotherapies. The values measured by two radiologists with different levels of experience were evaluated in order to assess the inter-reader reproducibility assessment (ICC = 0.52 for PP and DP). Further, we performed a population-based analysis and a drug-oriented subgroup analysis in 54 DOX-treated and 28 EPI–TRAS-treated patients. In the general cohort of women treated with any of the two drugs, we observed in the lapse T0–T1 a relative increase (RI) of 25% vs. 20% (PP vs. DP, p < 0.001) as well as in the lapse T0–T5 an RI of 17% vs. 15% (PP vs. DP, p < 0.01). The DOX-treated patients reported in the lapse T0–T1 an RI of 22% (p < 0.0001) in PP and an RI of 16% (p = 0.018) in the DP, with ECV values remaining stably high at T5 both in PP (RI 14.0%, p < 0.0001) and in DP (RI 17%, p = 0.005) highlighting a possible hallmark of a persisting CTX sub-damage. On the other hand, ECV measured in EPI–TRAS-treated women showed an RI in T0–T1 of 18% (p = 0.001) and 29% (p = 0.006) in PP and DP, respectively, but the values returned to basal levels in T5 both in the PP (p = 0.12) and in DP setting (p = 0.13), suggesting damage in the first-year post-treatment and a possible recovery over time. For the 82 patients, an echocardiography was performed at T0, T1= 12 m + 3 m and T5 = 60 m + 6 m with LVEF values at T0 (64% ± 5%), T1 (54% ± 6%) and T5 (53% ± 8%). WB-CT-derived ECV values could provide a valid imaging marker for the early diagnosis of cardiotoxic damage in BC patients undergoing oncological treatments. We detected different patterns during the follow-up, with stably high values for DOX, whereas EPI–TRAS showed a peak within the first year, suggesting different mechanisms of cardiac damage.
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21. Antithrombotic regimen in emergent carotid stenting for acute ischemic stroke due to tandem occlusion: a meta-analysis of aggregate data
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Francesco Diana, Mohamad Abdalkader, Daniel Behme, Wei Li, Christoph Johannes Maurer, Raoul Pop, Yang-Ha Hwang, Bruno Bartolini, Valerio Da Ros, Sandra Bracco, Luigi Cirillo, Gaultier Marnat, Aristeidis H Katsanos, Johannes Kaesmacher, Urs Fischer, Diana Aguiar de Sousa, Simone Peschillo, Andrea Zini, Alejandro Tomasello, Marc Ribo, Thanh N Nguyen, and Michele Romoli
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thrombolysis ,Settore MED/36 ,thrombectomy ,stent ,Surgery ,Neurology (clinical) ,General Medicine ,610 Medicine & health ,stroke - Abstract
BackgroundThe periprocedural antithrombotic regimen might affect the risk-benefit profile of emergent carotid artery stenting (eCAS) in patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS) due to tandem lesions, especially after intravenous thrombolysis. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate the safety and efficacy of antithrombotics following eCAS.MethodsWe followed PRISMA guidelines and searched MEDLINE, Embase, and Scopus from January 1, 2004 to November 30, 2022 for studies evaluating eCAS in tandem occlusion. The primary endpoint was 90-day good functional outcome. Secondary outcomes were symptomatic intracerebral hemorrhage, in-stent thrombosis, delayed stent thrombosis, and successful recanalization. Meta-analysis of proportions and meta-analysis of odds ratios were implemented.Results34 studies with 1658 patients were included. We found that the use of no antiplatelets (noAPT), single antiplatelet (SAPT), dual antiplatelets (DAPT), or glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors (GPI) yielded similar rates of good functional outcomes, with a marginal benefit of GPI over SAPT (OR 1.88, 95% CI 1.05 to 3.35, Pheterogeneity=0.31). Sensitivity analysis and meta-regression excluded a significant impact of intravenous thrombolysis and Alberta Stroke Program Early CT Score (ASPECTS). We observed no increase in symptomatic intracerebral hemorrhage (sICH) with DAPT or GPI compared with noAPT or SAPT. We also found similar rates of delayed stent thrombosis across groups, with acute in-stent thrombosis showing marginal, non-significant benefits from GPI and DAPT over SAPT and noAPT.ConclusionsIn AIS due to tandem occlusion, the periprocedural antithrombotic regimen of eCAS seems to have a marginal effect on good functional outcome. Overall, high intensity antithrombotic therapy may provide a marginal benefit on good functional outcome and carotid stent patency without a significant increase in risk of sICH.
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22. nmCRPC, a look in the continuous care of prostate cancer patients: state of art and future perspectives
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Alfredo Berruti, Sergio Bracarda, Orazio Caffo, Enrico Cortesi, Rolando D'Angelillo, Marzia Del Re, Gaetano Facchini, Giovanni Pappagallo, Giuseppe Procopio, Roberto Sabbatini, and Daniele Santini
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Apalutamide ,Darolutamide ,Enzalutamide ,nmCRPC ,Nonmetastatic prostate cancer ,Prostate carcinoma ,Oncology ,Settore MED/36 ,Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging ,apalutamide ,darolutamide ,enzalutamide ,nonmetastatic prostate cancer ,prostate carcinoma ,General Medicine ,Settore MED/06 - Published
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23. Dynomics: A Novel and Promising Approach for Improved Breast Cancer Prognosis Prediction
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Inglese, M, Ferrante, M, Boccato, T, Conti, A, Pistolese, C, Buonomo, O, D'Angelillo, R, and Toschi, N
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- 2023
24. BOMB trial: First results of stereotactic radiotherapy to primary breast tumor in metastatic breast cancer patients
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Edy Ippolito, Sonia Silipigni, Francesco Pantano, Paolo Matteucci, Sofia Carrafiello, Maristella Marrocco, Rita Alaimo, Vincenzo Palumbo, Michele Fiore, Paolo Orsaria, Rolando Maria D’Angelillo, Vittorio Altomare, Giuseppe Tonini, and Sara Ramella
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Cancer Research ,Oncology ,Settore MED/36 ,Settore MED/06 - Abstract
AimA prospective dose escalation trial was developed to evaluate the maximum tolerated dose of stereotactic body radiotherapy (SABRT) to primary breast cancer in stage IV disease. The aim of the present report was to describe safety and outcome of the first dose level cohort of patients.Material and methodsPatients with histologically confirmed diagnosis of invasive breast carcinoma (biological immuno-histochemical profile: luminal and/or HER2 positive) and distant metastatic disease not progressing after 6 months of systemic therapy with a tumor CT or 5FDG-PET detectable were deemed eligible. The starting dose was 40 Gy in 5 fractions (level 1) because this dose proved to be safe in previous dose-escalation trial on adjuvant stereotactic body radiotherapy. The maximum dose level was chosen as 45 Gy in 5 fractions. Dose limiting toxicity was any grade 3 or worse toxicity according to CTCAE v.4. Time-to-event Keyboard (TITE-Keyboard) design (Lin and Yuan, Biostatistics 2019) was used to find the maximum tolerated dose (MTD). MTD was the dose of radiotherapy associated with a ≤ 20% rate pre-specified treatment-related dose-limiting toxicity (DLT).ResultsTo date 10 patients have been treated at the starting dose level. Median age was 80 years (range 50-89). 7 patients had a luminal disease, while 3 patients had an HER2 positive disease. No patient suspended ongoing systemic treatment. No protocol defined DLTs were observed. Grade 2 skin toxicity occurred in 4 patients with diseases located close to or involving the skin. Median follow-up was 13 months and all 10 patients were evaluable for response: 5 achieved a complete response, 3 achieved a partial response and 2 showed a stable disease, all with a clinical benefit (resolution of skin retraction, bleeding and pain). The mean reduction in the sum of the largest diameters of target lesions was of 61.4% (DS=17.0%).ConclusionsSABR to primary breast cancer seems feasible and is associated with symptoms reduction. Continued accrual to this study is needed to confirm the safety and assess the MTD.Clinical trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov, identifier NCT05229575.
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25. Predictive value on advance hodgkin lymphoma treatment outcome of end-of treatment FDG PET/CT in the HD0607 clinical trial
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Alberto Biggi, Stephane Chauvie, Federico Fallanca, Luca Guerra, Fabrizio Bergesio, Massimo Menga, Andrea Bianchi, Michele Gregianin, Agostino Chiaravalloti, Orazio Schillaci, Chiara Pavoni, Caterina Patti, Marco Picardi, Alessandra Romano, Corrado Schiavotto, Roberto Sorasio, Simonetta Viviani, Giorgio La Nasa, Livio Trentin, Alessandro Rambaldi, Andrea Gallamini, Biggi, A, Chauvie, S, Fallanca, F, Guerra, L, Bergesio, F, Menga, M, Bianchi, A, Gregianin, M, Chiaravalloti, A, Schillaci, O, Pavoni, C, Patti, C, Picardi, M, Romano, A, Schiavotto, C, Sorasio, R, Viviani, S, La Nasa, G, Trentin, L, Rambaldi, A, and Gallamini, A
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deauvile criteria ,Cancer Research ,end-of-treatment response assessment ,PET ,Oncology ,Settore MED/36 ,Hematology ,General Medicine ,advanced-stage hodgkin lymphoma - Abstract
The Lugano classification for response assessment in lymphoma recommends the use of the 5-point-scale Deauville Score (DS) to assess response evaluation of end-of-treatment FDG-PET/CT (eotPET) in Hodgkin Lymphoma (HL); nevertheless, there is a paucity of data on its accuracy and reproducibility. We focus here on the cohort of advanced stage IIb-IV HL patients enrolled in the HD0607 clinical trial (NCT identifier 00795613) that having had a negative interim PET performed 6 cycles of ABVD (Doxorubicin, Vinblastine, Vincristine and Dacarbazine) and then performed an eotPET. Negative patients were randomized to radiotherapy and no further treatment while positive patients were treated based on local policies. eotPET was re-evaluated independently by two readers evaluated and progression free survival was analysed (PFS). eotPET of 254 patients were analysed. The median follow-up was 43 months. The best receiver operator characteristics cut-off values to distinguish positive and negative patients was 4. The area-under-the-curve was 0.81 (95%CI, 0.70-0.91). Three-years PFS was 0.95 (95% CI 0.90-0.97) in eotPET negative and 0.22 (95% CI 0.11-0.43) in eotPET positive. DS demonstrated a good reproducibility of positivity/negativity between the readers consensus and local site evaluation where the agreement occurred on 95.0% of patients. The present study demonstrates that eotPET is an accurate tool to predict treatment outcome in HL and confirms the appropriateness of the Lugano classification for eotPET evaluation.
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26. Post-mortem imaging: A tool to improve post-mortem analysis and case management during terrorist attacks
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Laura Filograna, Guglielmo Manenti, Andrea Micillo, Flavia Chirico, Alessandro Carini, Paola Eldaa Gigliotti, Roberto Floris, Andrea Malizia, and Antonio Oliva
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PMCT ,Firearms ,Terrorist attack ,Settore MED/36 ,Post-mortem imaging ,Explosives ,Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging ,Post-mortem computed tomography ,Pathology and Forensic Medicine - Published
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27. Matching BRCA and prostate cancer in a public health system: Report of the Italian Society for Uro-Oncology (SIUrO) consensus project
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Alberto Lapini, Orazio Caffo, Giario Natale Conti, Giovanni Pappagallo, Marzia Del Re, Rolando Maria D’Angelillo, Ettore Domenico Capoluongo, Francesca Castiglione, Matteo Brunelli, Roberto Iacovelli, Ugo De Giorgi, and Sergio Bracarda
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PARP inhibitor ,Oncology ,Inherited risk ,metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer ,niraparib ,olaparib ,prostate cancer ,rucaparib ,Settore MED/36 ,Hematology ,Settore MED/06 - Published
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28. Molecular and Metabolic Imaging of Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer: State of Art and Future Prospects
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Luca Filippi, Oreste Bagni, Agostino Chiaravalloti, Pietro Basile, and Orazio Schillaci
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Male ,Oncology ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Antiandrogens ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Biochemistry ,Androgen deprivation therapy ,Prostate cancer ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Settore MED/36 ,Internal medicine ,Nitriles ,Humans ,Medicine ,Enzalutamide ,Molecular Biology ,Chemotherapy ,business.industry ,Androgen Antagonists ,General Medicine ,Immunotherapy ,medicine.disease ,Androgen receptor ,Prostatic Neoplasms, Castration-Resistant ,Treatment Outcome ,chemistry ,Molecular Medicine ,Personalized medicine ,business ,Radium - Abstract
Prostate cancer (PCa) represents the most common tumor in male and one of the most relevant causes of death in Western countries. Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) constitutes a widely used approach in advanced PCa. When PCa progresses in spite of ADT and castrate levels of testosterone, the severe clinical condition termed as metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) takes place. The only approach to mCRPC has been represented by chemotherapy with taxanes for many years. Nevertheless, recently introduced treatments such as 2nd generation antiandrogens (i.e. enzalutamide and abiraterone), cell immunotherapy with sipuleucel-T or targeted alpha therapy with 223Ra-dichloride, have dramatically changed mCRPC prognosis. These novel therapies call for an unmet need for imaging biomarkers suitable for patients’ pre-treatment stratification and response assessment. In this scenario, nuclear medicine can provide several metabolic and molecular probes for investigating pathological processes at a cellular and sub-cellular level. The aim of this paper is to review the most relevant findings of the literature published to date on this topic, giving particular emphasis to the pros and cons of each tracer and also covering future prospects for defining personalized therapeutic approaches.
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29. Mechanical thrombectomy in minor stroke due to isolated M2 occlusion: a multicenter retrospective matched analysis
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Andrea M Alexandre, Francesca Colò, Valerio Brunetti, Iacopo Valente, Giovanni Frisullo, Alessandro Pedicelli, Luca Scarcia, Claudia Rollo, Anne Falcou, Luca Milonia, Marco Andrighetti, Mariangela Piano, Antonio Macera, Christian Commodaro, Maria Ruggiero, Valerio Da Ros, Luigi Bellini, Guido A Lazzarotti, Mirco Cosottini, Armando A Caragliano, Sergio L Vinci, Joseph D Gabrieli, Francesco Causin, Pietro Panni, Luisa Roveri, Nicola Limbucci, Francesco Arba, Marco Pileggi, Giovanni Bianco, Daniele G Romano, Francesco Diana, Vittorio Semeraro, Nicola Burdi, Maria P Ganimede, Emilio Lozupone, Antonio Fasano, Elvis Lafe, Anna Cavallini, Riccardo Russo, Mauro Bergui, Paolo Calabresi, Giacomo Della Marca, and Aldobrando Broccolini
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BackgroundThe purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of mechanical thrombectomy (MT) in patients with isolated M2 occlusion and minor symptoms and identify possible baseline predictors of clinical outcome.MethodsThe databases of 16 high-volume stroke centers were retrospectively screened for consecutive patients with isolated M2 occlusion and a baseline National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score ≤5 who received either early MT (eMT) or best medical management (BMM) with the possibility of rescue MT (rMT) on early neurological worsening. Because our patients were not randomized, we used propensity score matching (PSM) to estimate the treatment effect of eMT compared with the BMM/rMT. The primary clinical outcome measure was a 90-day modified Rankin Scale score of 0–1.Results388 patients were initially selected and, after PSM, 100 pairs of patients receiving eMT or BMM/rMT were available for analysis. We found no significant differences in clinical outcome and in safety measures between patients receiving eMT or BMM/rMT. Similar results were also observed after comparison between eMT and rMT. Concerning baseline predicting factors of outcome, the involvement of the M2 inferior branch was associated with a favorable outcome.ConclusionOur multicenter retrospective analysis has shown no benefit of eMT in minor stroke patients with isolated M2 occlusion over a more conservative therapeutic approach. Although our results must be viewed with caution, in these patients it appears reasonable to consider BMM as the first option and rMT in the presence of early neurological deterioration.
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30. Repeated TACE in HCC after Fontan surgery and situs viscerum inversus: A case report
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Fabio Salimei, Antonio Orlacchio, Ilaria Lenci, Fulvio Gasparrini, Maria Giulia Gagliardi, and Marco Spada
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medicine.medical_specialty ,congenital, hereditary, and neonatal diseases and abnormalities ,Heart disease ,TACE, trans-arterial-chemoembolization ,R895-920 ,SMA, Superior Mesenteric Artery ,Case Report ,CM, Contrast Medium ,IVC-PA, Inferior Vena Cava-Pulmonary Artery ,Chronic liver disease ,MRI, Magnetic Resonance Imaging ,ceCT, Contrast Enhanced CT ,Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine ,Fontan surgery ,CT, Computed Tomography, EDVi, End- Diastolic Volume index, EF, Ejection Fraction ,Settore MED/36 ,medicine ,Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging ,Liver neoplasm ,SI, Situs inversus ,FALD, Fontan-associated liver disease ,bpm, beats per minute ,Cardiac cirrhosis ,Congenital heart disease ,TACE, Trans Arterial ChemoEmbolization ,business.industry ,HR, Heart Rate ,Ultrasound ,ceCT, contrast enhanced Computed Tomography ,medicine.disease ,Surgery ,Transplantation ,US, Ultrasound ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Ventricle ,Hepatocellular carcinoma ,Liver function ,Situs viscerum inversus ,business ,HCC, hepatocellular carcinoma - Abstract
We describe the case of a 32-year-old man who developed a liver neoplasm due to previous Fontan surgery (FS) for a single ventricle anomaly and situs viscerum inversus. He was admitted to our hospital for suspected hepatocellular carcinoma during an Ultrasound (US) follow up. Computed tomography (CT) showed features of chronic liver disease and 7 cm hepatic nodule with arterial enhancement. Laboratory analyses documented preserved liver function and increased levels of alpha-fetoprotein. Trans-arterial-chemoembolization (TACE) was performed obtaining complete necrosis at 4 weeks of follow up and significant reduction of alpha-fetoprotein. The patient is currently in follow-up, being evaluated for further treatments and/or combined liver-heart transplantation. TACE is a therapeutic option for the treatment of patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and with severe heart disease, like those submitted to FS and with also other vascular abnormalities like those correlated to situs viscerum inversus.
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31. Comparison between X-ray-hysterosalpingography and 3 Tesla magnetic resonance-hysterosalpingography in the assessment of the tubal patency in the cause of female infertility
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Cristina Pace, Renato Argirò, Luisa Casadei, Matteo Cesareni, and Antonio Orlacchio
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Hysterosalpingography with magnetic resonance ,Settore MED/36 ,Dynamic contrast study ,Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging ,Female infertility ,General Medicine - Abstract
XR-hysterosalpingography currently represents the gold standard for tubal pathology evaluation. Magnetic resonance-HSG is an innovative technique. With our study, we aim to comprehend if and how MR-HSG, compared to traditional XR-HSG, could give us this additional information in the diagnostic/therapeutic process.This study included 19 patients between 30 and 42 years old (average age 37.7) affected by infertility. Patients underwent contextually both XR-HSG and MR-HSG, using a single catheterization. The dynamic MR-HSG exam consisted a MR sequence during contrast administration through the cervical catheter.Both XR-HSG and MR-HSG documented that 15 of the 19 patients had bilateral tubal patency, while four patients had monolateral tubal patency. However, MR-HSG allowed us to diagnose additional findings: Two active endometriosis foci in adnexal localization and a condition of adenomyosis A unicornuate uterus malformation A submucous uterine myoma near the tubal ostium A decrease of the ovarian reserve in a patient So MR-HSG could potentially detect in 10/19 (52%) women the cause of their infertility, compared to 4/19 (21%) detected with XR-HSG and about 30% of women would have resulted as false negatives if we only used XR-HSG. Finally, with a questionnaire, we demonstrated that MR-HSG is less painful than XR-HSG.These data thus confirm that XR-HSG and MR-HSG present the same diagnostic of assessing tubal patency. We also demonstrated that MR-HSG is able to detect further collateral findings that could likewise be a possible therapeutic target and it could possibly become the new gold standard in female infertility diagnostics.
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32. Patterns of Care for Breast Radiotherapy in Italy: Breast IRRadiATA (Italian Repository of Radiotherapy dATA) Feasibility Study
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Antonella Ciabattoni, Fabiana Gregucci, Giuseppe D’Ermo, Alessandro Dolfi, Francesca Cucciarelli, Isabella Palumbo, Simona Borghesi, Alessandro Gava, Giovanna Maria Cesaro, Antonella Baldissera, Daniela Giammarino, Antonino Daidone, Francesca Maurizi, Marcello Mignogna, Lidia Mazzuoli, Vincenzo Ravo, Sara Falivene, Sara Pedretti, Edy Ippolito, Rosaria Barbarino, Daniela di Cristino, Alba Fiorentino, Cynthia Aristei, Sara Ramella, Rolando Maria D’Angelillo, Icro Meattini, Cinzia Iotti, Vittorio Donato, and Silvia Chiara Formenti
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national register ,Cancer Research ,breast cancer ,Settore MED/36 ,Oncology ,patterns of care ,epidemiology ,radiotherapy ,real-world evidence ,clinical practice ,Settore MED/06 - Abstract
Aim. Breast IRRADIATA (Italian Repository of RADIotherapy dATA) is a collaborative nationwide project supported by the Italian Society of Radiotherapy and Clinical Oncology (AIRO) and the Italian League Against Cancer (LILT). It focuses on breast cancer (BC) patients treated with radiotherapy (RT) and was developed to create a national registry and define the patterns of care in Italy. A dedicated tool for data collection was created and pilot tested. The results of this feasibility study are reported here. Methods. To validate the applicability of a user-friendly data collection tool, a feasibility study involving 17 Italian Radiation Oncology Centers was conducted from July to October 2021, generating a data repository of 335 BC patients treated between January and March 2020, with a minimum follow-up time of 6 months. A snapshot of the clinical presentation, treatment modalities and radiotherapy toxicity in these patients was obtained. A Data Entry Survey and a Satisfaction Questionnaire were also sent to all participants. Results. All institutions completed the pilot study. Regarding the Data Entry survey, all questions achieved 100% of responses and no participant reported spending more than 10 min time for either the first data entry or for the updating of follow-up. Results from the Satisfaction Questionnaire revealed that the project was described as excellent by 14 centers (82.3%) and good by 3 (17.7%). Conclusion. Current knowledge for the treatment of high-prevalence diseases, such as BC, has evolved toward patient-centered medicine, evidence-based care and real-world evidence (RWE), which means evidence obtained from real-world data (RWD). To this aim, Breast IRRADIATA was developed as a simple tool to probe the current pattern of RT care in Italy. The pilot feasibility of IRRADIATA encourages a larger application of this tool nationwide and opens the way to the assessment of the pattern of care radiotherapy directed to other cancers.
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33. Virtual assistants and intelligent care environments for long-term patients: A Home set scenario
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Rodrigo Medina-García, Cristina María Lozano-Hernández, Juan Mercado Gómez, Jennifer Jiménez Ramos, Špela Glišović Krivec, Martina Steinböck, Agostino Chiaravalloti, Panagiotis Karkazis, Vassilis Solachidis, Nicholas Vretos, Javier Serrano, and Federico Álvarez
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34. Intracranial Venous Alteration in Patients With Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: Protocol for the Prospective and Observational SAH Multicenter Study (SMS)
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Giuseppe E. Umana, S. Ottavio Tomasi, Paolo Palmisciano, Gianluca Scalia, Valerio Da Ros, Rahman Al-Schameri, Stefano M. Priola, Lara Brunasso, Giuseppe Roberto Giammalva, Federica Paolini, Roberta Costanzo, Lapo Bonosi, Rosa Maria Gerardi, Rosario Maugeri, Lidia Strigari, Philip E. Stieg, Giuseppe Esposito, Michael T. Lawton, Christoph J. Griessenauer, Peter A. Winkler, University of Zurich, Umana G.E., Tomasi S.O., Palmisciano P., Scalia G., Da Ros V., Al-Schameri R., Priola S.M., Brunasso L., Giammalva G.R., Paolini F., Costanzo R., Bonosi L., Gerardi RM, Maugeri R., Strigari L., Stieg P.E., Esposito G., Lawton M.T., Griessenauer C.J., and Winkler P.A.
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surgical clipping ,10180 Clinic for Neurosurgery ,brain circulation ,Settore MED/36 ,endovascular coiling ,subarachnoid hemorrhage ,610 Medicine & health ,Surgery ,brain aneurysm ,venous alteration ,vasospasm - Abstract
BackgroundArterial vasospasm has been ascribed as the responsible etiology of delayed cerebral infarction in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH), but other neurovascular structures may be involved. We present the protocol for a multicenter, prospective, observational study focused on analyzing morphological changes in cerebral veins of patients with aSAH.Methods and AnalysisIn a retrospective arm, we will collect head arterial and venous CT angiograms (CTA) of 50 patients with aSAH and 50 matching healthy controls at days 0–2 and 7–10, comparing morphological venous changes. A multicenter prospective observational study will follow. Patients aged ≥18 years of any gender with aSAH will be enrolled at 9 participating centers based on the predetermined eligibility criteria. A sample size of 52 aSAH patients is expected, and 52 healthy controls matched per age, gender, and comorbidities will be identified. For each patient, sequential CTA will be conducted upon admission (day 0–2), at 7–10 days, and at 14–21 days after aSAH, evaluating volumes and morphology of the cerebral deep veins and main cortical veins. One specialized image collecting center will analyze all anonymized CTA scans, performing volumetric calculation of targeted veins. Morphological venous changes over time will be evaluated using the Dice coefficient and the Jaccard index and scored using the Boeckh–Behrens system. Morphological venous changes will be correlated to clinical outcomes and compared between patients with aSAH and healthy-controls, and among groups based on surgical/endovascular treatments for aSAH.Ethics and DisseminationThis protocol has been approved by the ethics committee and institutional review board of Ethikkommission, SALK, Salzburg, Austria, and will be approved at all participating sites. The study will comply with the Declaration of Helsinki. Written informed consent will be obtained from all enrolled patients or their legal tutors. We will present our findings at academic conferences and peer-reviewed journals.Approved Protocol Version and RegistrationVersion 2, 09 June 2021.
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35. Posterior epidural intervertebral disc migration and sequestration: A systematic review
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Paolo Palmisciano, Kishore Balasubramanian, Gianluca Scalia, Navraj S. Sagoo, Ali S. Haider, Othman Bin Alamer, Vishal Chavda, Bipin Chaurasia, Harsh Deora, Maurizio Passanisi, Valerio Da Ros, Giuseppe R. Giammalva, Rosario Maugeri, Domenico G. Iacopino, Salvatore Cicero, Salah G. Aoun, Giuseppe E. Umana, Palmisciano P., Balasubramanian K., Scalia G., Sagoo N.S., Haider A.S., Bin Alamer O., Chavda V., Chaurasia B., Deora H., Passanisi M., Da Ros V., Giammalva G.R., Maugeri R., Iacopino D., Cicero S., Aoun S.G., and Umana G.E.
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Epidural Space ,Lumbar Vertebrae ,Settore MED/27 - Neurochirurgia ,General Medicine ,Intervertebral Disc Degeneration ,Middle Aged ,Spine ,Spine surgery ,Neurology ,Settore MED/36 ,Physiology (medical) ,Humans ,Surgery ,Spine fusion ,Neurology (clinical) ,Intervertebral Disc ,Degenerative disc disease ,Intervertebral Disc Displacement ,Disc herniation - Abstract
Posterior epidural intervertebral disc migration and sequestration (PEIMS) is a rare and debilitating complication of degenerative disc disease. Radiological differential diagnosis is often challenging, complicating the accurate planning of appropriate treatment strategies. We systematically reviewed the literature on PEIMS, focusing on clinical-radiological features and available treatments. PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and Cochrane were searched to include studies reporting clinical data of patients with PEIMS. Clinical characteristics, treatment strategies, and functional outcomes were analyzed. We included 82 studies comprising 157 patients. Median age was 54 years (range, 19-91). PEIMSs occurred spontaneously (49.7%) or acutely in patients with underlying progressive degenerative disc disease (50.3%). The most common symptoms were lower-back pain (77.1%) and radiculopathy (66.2%), mainly involving the L5 nerve root (43.8%). PEIMSs were mostly detected at MRI (93%) and/or CT (7%), frequently located in the lumbar spine (81.5%). Median maximum PEIMS diameter was 2.4 cm (range, 1.2-5.0). Surgical debulking was completed in 150 patients (95.5%), sometimes coupled with decompressive laminectomy (65%) or hemilaminectomy (19.1%). Median follow-up time was 3 months (range, 0.5-36.0). Post-treatment symptomatic improvement was reported in 153 patients (97.5%), with total recovery in 118 (75.2%). All 7 patients (4.5%) who received conservative non-surgical management had total clinical recovery at ≤ 3 months follow-ups. PEIMS is a challenging entity that may severely quality-of-life in patients with degenerative disc disease. Surgical removal represents the gold standard to improve patient's functional status. Spine fusion and conservative strategies proved to be effective in some cases.
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36. Hypofractionated Gamma Knife Radiosurgery: Institutional Experience on Benign and Malignant Intracranial Tumors
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FRANCESCO INSERRA, FABIO BARONE, PAOLO PALMISCIANO, GIANLUCA SCALIA, VALERIO DA ROS, AHMED ABDELSALAM, ANTONIO CREA, MARIA GABRIELLA SABINI, SANTINO O. TOMASI, GIANLUCA FERINI, ROSARIO MAUGERI, LIDIA STRIGARI, and GIUSEPPE EMMANUELE UMANA
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Gamma knife radiosurgery ,Cancer Research ,Brain Neoplasms ,General Medicine ,hypofractionated radiosurgery ,Radiosurgery ,meningioma ,Brain tumor ,Oncology ,Settore MED/36 ,brain metastases ,Meningeal Neoplasms ,Humans ,fractionation ,Follow-Up Studies - Abstract
We investigated the treatment outcomes and complications associated with hypofractionated GKRS for the treatment of benign and malignant intracranial tumors.Patients with intracranial tumors not candidate or refusing surgery were evaluated to assess eligibility to undergo hypofractionated Gamma Knife radiosurgery (GKRS). Targeted volumes were calculated using the GammaPlanA total of 41 patients, affected with 6 different histologies, were treated and followed-up for a median of 12 months (range=4-24 months). Meningiomas were the most common tumors (33, 80.5%), followed by brain metastases (4, 9.7%). At last follow-up, 33 patients (80.5%) had stable disease, 8 tumor regression (19.5%), and 0 tumor progression. No acute radiation toxicity was observed. Death was reported in 3 patients (7.3%) due to malignant tumor progression.Our hypofractionated GKRS protocol proved to be effective and safe in the treatment of patients with benign and malignant intracranial tumors. Local tumor control was achieved in all patients, with 8 patients showing tumor regression and no cases of acute radiation toxicity.
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37. Long-Term Results of a Prospective Phase 2 Study on Volume De-Escalation in Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy of Rectal Cancer
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Carlo Greco, C. Rinaldi, Gabriella Teresa Capolupo, Bruno Beomonte Zobel, Marco Caricato, Lucio Trodella, Edy Ippolito, Rolando Maria D'Angelillo, Michele Fiore, Alessandro Coppola, Sara Ramella, B. Floreno, Damiano Caputo, Pasquale Trecca, and Raffaele Grippo
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Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Colorectal cancer ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Phases of clinical research ,Settore MED/06 ,Disease-Free Survival ,030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Settore MED/36 ,80 and over ,medicine ,Clinical endpoint ,Humans ,Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging ,Prospective Studies ,Aged ,Neoplasm Staging ,Aged, 80 and over ,Chemotherapy ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,Rectal Neoplasms ,business.industry ,Chemoradiotherapy ,Female ,Middle Aged ,Neoplasm Recurrence, Local ,Treatment Outcome ,Neoadjuvant Therapy ,Magnetic resonance imaging ,medicine.disease ,Primary tumor ,Radiation therapy ,Neoplasm Recurrence ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Local ,Oncology ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,Abdomen ,Radiology ,business - Abstract
Purpose In the current study, we evaluated whether neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy with reduced treatment volumes due to the exclusion of elective pelvic nodal irradiation is a feasible strategy for selected patients with locally advanced rectal cancer. Methods and Materials Patients with T2 low-lying/T3, N0-N1 rectal lesions without evidence of disease in the lateral lymph nodes were prospectively recruited. All patients underwent pretreatment testing, including computed tomography imaging of the chest, abdomen, and pelvis with intravenous contrast, pelvic magnetic resonance imaging with intravenous contrast, and 18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission/computed tomography. The clinical target volume included the primary tumor and the mesorectum with vascular supply containing the perirectal and presacral nodes, with the upper border at the S2/S3 interspace. The total radiation dose was 50.4 Gy, and fluoropyrimidine-based chemotherapy was associated concomitantly. The primary endpoint of the study was the reduction of gastrointestinal (GI) toxicity, and the secondary endpoints were pathologic complete response, local control, overall survival, and disease-free survival. Results Fifty-two patients (30 men, 22 women) with a median age of 67 years (range, 45-85 years) were enrolled in the study. Acute grade 3 GI toxicity was 7.6%, and there were no cases of grade 4 toxicity. Three patients (5.7%) developed a local recurrence. No relapse occurred in the lateral lymph nodes. The local control rate at 5 years was 96.1%. With a median follow-up time of 72.9 months (range, 2.5-127.6 months), the 3- and 5-year overall survival rates were 89.4% and 87%, respectively. The 3- and 5-year disease-free survival rates were 82.4% and 82.4%, respectively. Conclusions De-escalation of radiation therapy target volume reduces GI side effects without compromising efficacy in patients with rectal cancer. These results cannot be clearly extended to high-risk disease and need further evaluation in future randomized trials.
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38. Loco-regional adjuvant radiation therapy in breast cancer patients with positive axillary lymph-nodes at diagnosis (CN2) undergoing preoperative chemotherapy and with complete pathological lymph-nodes response. Development of GRADE (Grades of recommendation, assessment, Development and Evaluation) recommendation by the Italian Association of radiation therapy and Clinical Oncology (AIRO)
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Marco Bernini, Stefano Maria Magrini, Icro Meattini, Rolando Maria D'Angelillo, Stefano Arcangeli, Bruno Meduri, Renzo Corvò, Alessandra Fabi, Lorenza Marino, Pierfrancesco Franco, Valentina Lancellotta, Giovanni L. Pappagallo, Marino, L, Lancellotta, V, Franco, P, Meattini, I, Meduri, B, Bernini, M, Fabi, A, Corvo, R, Magrini, S, Pappagallo, G, Arcangeli, S, and D'Angelillo, R
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Oncology ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Axillary lymph nodes ,Breast surgery ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Breast Neoplasms ,Review ,Medical Oncology ,lcsh:RC254-282 ,Settore MED/06 ,Disease-Free Survival ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Breast cancer ,Settore MED/36 ,Internal medicine ,Medicine ,Chemotherapy ,Humans ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Stage (cooking) ,Adjuvant ,Retrospective Studies ,Loco-regional radiation therapy ,Preoperative chemotherapy ,Chemotherapy, Adjuvant ,Female ,Italy ,Neoplasm Recurrence, Local ,Radiotherapy, Adjuvant ,Radiotherapy ,business.industry ,Hazard ratio ,Retrospective cohort study ,General Medicine ,medicine.disease ,lcsh:Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens ,Radiation therapy ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Lymphedema ,Neoplasm Recurrence ,Local ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,Surgery ,business - Abstract
Objective To perform a meta-analysis to determine the effect of loco-regional radiation therapy (RT) compared to no loco-regional RT for operated patients in clinical stage cN2 breast cancer at diagnosis and ypN0 after preoperative chemotherapy (PST). Material and Methods Eligible studies were identified through a systematic search of the medical literature performed independently by two researchers using a validated search strategy. An electronic search of Medline via PubMed and Embase (Breast cancer AND preoperative chemotherapy AND radiation therapy) was conducted with no language or publication status restrictions. The effect of loco-regional RT on overall (OS), disease free (DFS), loco-regional recurrence-free (LRRFS) survival and local recurrence was evaluated. An electronic search of Medline via PubMed and Embase (Toxicity AND radiation therapy breast cancer AND preoperative therapy; toxicity AND breast surgery AND preoperative chemotherapy) was conducted for outcomes of harm: major acute and late skin toxicity, lymphedema and cardiac events. Results Of 333 studies identified, 4 retrospective studies reporting on a total of 1107 patients were included in the meta-analysis. Six and 3 reported data of acute and late skin toxicity, while 2 studies provided information on cardiac events. Pooled results showed no difference in terms of hazard ratio for loco-regional RT versus no loco-regional RT [hazard ratio (HR) = 0.82, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.63–1.68]. Loco-regional RT was associated with an OS benefit in the subgroup analysis: IIIB-C (loco-regional RT 79.3% vs no loco-regional RT 71.2%, p = 0.027) and T3-T4 (loco-regional RT 82.6% vs no loco-regional RT 76.6%, p = 0.025). No difference was shown in terms of 5-year DFS (loco-regional RT 91.2% vs no loco-regional RT 83%, p = 0.441) and LRRFS (loco-regional RT 98.1% vs no loco-regional RT 92.3%, p = 0.148). There was no significant difference between the groups in terms of acute and late skin toxicities, lymphedema and cardiac events. Conclusions Because of the limitations due to the small number of studies and heterogeneity in the analysis, the present study does not allow to draw any definitive conclusion, highlighting the need for well-controlled trials to determine the effect of loco-regional RT in patients with cN2 having a pathological complete response in the axillary nodes after preoperative chemotherapy., Highlights • The prognostic impact of pCR after primary systemic therapy on DFS and OS has been shown in meta-analyses of randomized phase III trials. • The association of treatment response with loco-regional recurrence has been studied only in retrospective reports. • RNI should be strongly considered in patients with clinically involved lymph nodes regardless of the response to primary systemic therapy, especially in the presence of further risk factors. • In patients with cN2 at diagnosis and ypN0 at surgery after PST, loco-regional RT should be evaluated for each patient in the multidisciplinary team.
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39. Early neurological deterioration in patients with minor stroke due to isolated M2 occlusion undergoing medical management: a retrospective multicenter study
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Aldobrando Broccolini, Valerio Brunetti, Francesca Colò, Andrea M Alexandre, Iacopo Valente, Anne Falcou, Giovanni Frisullo, Alessandro Pedicelli, Luca Scarcia, Irene Scala, Pier Andrea Rizzo, Simone Bellavia, Arianna Camilli, Luca Milonia, Mariangela Piano, Antonio Macera, Christian Commodaro, Maria Ruggiero, Valerio Da Ros, Luigi Bellini, Guido A Lazzarotti, Mirco Cosottini, Armando A Caragliano, Sergio L Vinci, Joseph D Gabrieli, Francesco Causin, Pietro Panni, Luisa Roveri, Nicola Limbucci, Francesco Arba, Marco Pileggi, Giovanni Bianco, Daniele G Romano, Giulia Frauenfelder, Vittorio Semeraro, Maria P Ganimede, Emilio Lozupone, Antonio Fasano, Elvis Lafe, Anna Cavallini, Riccardo Russo, Mauro Bergui, Paolo Calabresi, and Giacomo Della Marca
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Stroke ,thrombolysis ,Settore MED/26 - NEUROLOGIA ,Settore MED/36 ,thrombectomy ,Surgery ,Neurology (clinical) ,General Medicine - Abstract
BackgroundPatients with minor stroke and M2 occlusion undergoing best medical management (BMM) may face early neurological deterioration (END) that can lead to poor long-term outcome. In case of END, rescue mechanical thrombectomy (rMT) seems beneficial. Our study aimed to define factors relevant to clinical outcome in patients undergoing BMM with the possibility of rMT on END, and find predictors of END.MethodsPatients with M2 occlusion and a baseline National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score≤5 that received either BMM only or rMT on END after BMM were extracted from the databases of 16 comprehensive stroke centers. Clinical outcome measures were a 90-day modified Rankin Scale (mRS) score of 0–1 or 0–2, and occurrence of END.ResultsAmong 10 169 consecutive patients with large vessel occlusion admitted between 2016 and 2021, 208 patients were available for analysis. END was reported in 87 patients that were therefore all subjected to rMT. In a logistic regression model, END (OR 3.386, 95% CI 1.428 to 8.032), baseline NIHSS score (OR 1.362, 95% CI 1.004 to 1.848) and a pre-event mRS score=1 (OR 3.226, 95% CI 1.229 to 8.465) were associated with unfavorable outcome. In patients with END, successful rMT was associated with favorable outcome (OR 4.549, 95% CI 1.098 to 18.851). Among baseline clinical and neuroradiological features, presence of atrial fibrillation was a predictor of END (OR 3.547, 95% CI 1.014 to 12.406).ConclusionPatients with minor stroke due to M2 occlusion and atrial fibrillation should be closely monitored for possible worsening during BMM and, in this case, promptly considered for rMT.
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40. Cardiac Computed Tomography Evaluation of Association of Left Ventricle Disfunction and Epicardial Adipose Tissue Density in Patients with Low to Intermediate Cardiovascular Risk
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Marcello Chiocchi, Armando Cavallo, Luca Pugliese, Matteo Cesareni, Daniela Pasquali, Giacomo Accardo, Vincenzo De Stasio, Luigi Spiritigliozzi, Leonardo Benelli, Francesca D’Errico, Cecilia Cerimele, Roberto Floris, Francesco Garaci, Carlo Di Donna, Chiocchi, Marcello, Cavallo, Armando Ugo, Pugliese, Luca, Cesareni, Matteo, Pasquali, Daniela, Accardo, Giacomo, De Stasio, Vincenzo, Spiritigliozzi, Luigi, Benelli, Leonardo, D'Errico, Francesca, Cerimele, Cecilia, Floris, Roberto, Garaci, Francesco, and Di Donna, Carlo
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epicardial adipose tissue ,cardiac-CT ,cardiac function ,heart failure ,epicardial adipose tissue density ,Settore MED/36 ,General Medicine - Abstract
Background and objectives: Epicardial adipose tissue density (EAD) has been associated with coronary arteries calcium score, a higher load of coronary artery disease (CAD) and plaque vulnerability. This effect can be related to endocrine and paracrine effect of molecules produced by epicardial adipose tissue (EAT), that may influence myocardial contractility. Using coronary computed tomography angiography (CCT) the evaluation of EAD is possible in basal scans. The aim of the study is to investigate possible associations between EAD and cardiac function. Material and Methods: 93 consecutive patients undergoing CCT without and with contrast medium for known or suspected coronary CAD were evaluated. EAD was measured on basal scans, at the level of the coronary ostia, the lateral free wall of the left ventricle, at the level of the cardiac apex, and at the origin of the posterior interventricular artery. Cardiac function was evaluated in post-contrast CT scans in order to calculate ejection fraction (EF), end-diastolic volume (EDV), end-systolic volume (ESV), and stroke volume (SV). Results: A statistically significant positive correlation between EAD and ejection fraction (r = 0.29, p-value < 0.01) was found. Additionally, a statistically significant negative correlation between EAD and ESV (r = −0.25, p-value < 0.01) was present. Conclusion: EAD could be considered a new risk factor associated with reduced cardiac function. The evaluation of this parameter with cardiac CT in patients with low to intermediate cardiovascular risk is possible.
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41. Delay in Breast Cancer Treatments During the First COVID-19 Lockdown. A Multicentric Analysis of 432 Patients
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Saverio Muscoli, Simona Papi, Roberta Raselli, Leonardo Palombi, Antonella Grasso, Maria Cotesta, Dante Palli, Chiara Adriana Pistolese, Oreste Claudio Buonomo, Jonathan Caspi, Marco Pellicciaro, Lorenza Caggiati, Gianluca Vanni, Giovanni Tazzioli, Francesca Combi, Vittorio Altomare, Marco Materazzo, Francesca Cattadori, Orsaria Paolo, Vittorio Lombardo, Rolando Maria D'Angelillo, Agostino Chiaravalloti, and Francesca Santori
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Adult ,Cancer Research ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Breast surgery ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Breast Neoplasms ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Breast cancer ,Settore MED/36 ,COVID-19 ,Lockdown ,Oncological treatments delay ,Screening suspension ,Aged ,Aged, 80 and over ,Axilla ,Female ,Humans ,Lymph Node Excision ,Lymph Nodes ,Lymphatic Metastasis ,Mastectomy ,Middle Aged ,Retrospective Studies ,SARS-CoV-2 ,Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy ,Pandemics ,Internal medicine ,medicine ,Lymph node ,Univariate analysis ,business.industry ,Cancer ,Retrospective cohort study ,General Medicine ,medicine.disease ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Oncology ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,business - Abstract
BACKGROUND/AIM: Extraordinary restrictions aimed to limit Sars-CoV-2 spreading; they imposed a total reorganization of the health-system. Oncological treatments experienced a significant slowdown. The aim of our multicentric retrospective study was to evaluate screening suspension and surgical treatment delay during COVID-19 and the impact on breast cancer presentation. PATIENTS AND METHODS: All patients who underwent breast surgery from March 11, 2020 to May 30, 2020 were evaluated and considered as the Lockdown group. These patients were compared with similar patients of the previous year, the Pre-Lockdown group. RESULTS: A total of 432 patients were evaluated; n=223 and n=209 in the Lockdown and Pre-lockdown-groups, respectively. At univariate analysis, waiting times, lymph-nodes involvement and cancer grading, showed a statistically significant difference (p
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42. Transarterial chemoembolization for hepatocellular carcinoma in Fontan surgery patient
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Antonio Orlacchio, Manlio Guazzaroni, Maria Giulia Gagliardi, Mario Angelico, Marco Spada, Giorgio Ciccarese, Ilaria Lenci, and Fulvio Gasparrini
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lcsh:Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Heart disease ,Hepatocellular carcinoma ,lcsh:R895-920 ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Fontan operation ,Case Report ,18F-FDG, 2-deoxy-2-[fluorine-18]fluoro- D-glucose ,Chronic liver disease ,030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Settore MED/36 ,Ascites ,medicine ,Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging ,Liver neoplasm ,trans-arterial embolization ,Cardiac cirrhosis ,Congenital heart disease ,TACE, Trans Arterial ChemoEmbolization ,Heart transplantation ,US, ultrasound ,business.industry ,PET-CT, positron emission tomography ,ceCT, contrast enhanced Computed Tomography ,medicine.disease ,DSA, Digital Subtraction Angiography ,Surgery ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Ventricle ,Liver function ,medicine.symptom ,business ,HCC, hepatocellular carcinoma ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery - Abstract
We describe the case of a 41‐year‐old woman who developed a liver neoplasm due to previous Fontan surgery for a single ventricle anomaly and pacemaker implantation. She was admitted to our hospital for moderate ascites and she was affected by hepatocellular carcinoma treated by trans-arterial chemoembolization (TACE). Computed tomography showed features of chronic liver disease and 4 cm hepatic nodules with arterial enhancement. Laboratory analyses documented preserved liver function and increased levels of alpha-fetoprotein. TACE was performed obtaining complete necrosis at 4 weeks of follow up and significant reduction of alpha-fetoprotein after 2 months. The patient is currently in follow-up, being evaluated for further treatments and/or combined liver/heart transplantation. TACE is a therapeutic option for the treatment of patients with unresectable HCC and with severe heart disease, like those submitted to FS.
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43. SIRM-SIN-AIOM: appropriateness criteria for evaluation and prevention of renal damage in the patient undergoing contrast medium examinations-consensus statements from Italian College of Radiology (SIRM), Italian College of Nephrology (SIN) and Italian Association of Medical Oncology (AIOM)
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Antonio Orlacchio, Carlo Guastoni, Giordano Domenico Beretta, Laura Cosmai, Michele Galluzzo, Stefania Gori, Emanuele Grassedonio, Lorena Incorvaia, Carmelita Marcantoni, Giuseppe Stefano Netti, Matteo Passamonti, Camillo Porta, Giuseppe Procopio, Mimma Rizzo, Silvia Roma, Laura Romanini, Fulvio Stacul, Alice Casinelli, Orlacchio A., Guastoni C., Beretta G.D., Cosmai L., Galluzzo M., Gori S., Grassedonio E., Incorvaia L., Marcantoni C., Netti G.S., Passamonti M., Porta C., Procopio G., Rizzo M., Roma S., Romanini L., Stacul F., and Casinelli A.
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Male ,Consensus ,Contrast Media ,General Medicine ,Acute Kidney Injury ,urologic and male genital diseases ,Kidney ,Medical Oncology ,Oncology ,Settore MED/36 ,Nephrology ,Risk Factors ,Kidney injury ,Humans ,Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging ,Female ,Diagnostic ,Nephrotoxicity ,Radiology - Abstract
The increasing number of examinations and interventional radiological procedures that require the administration of contrast medium (CM) in patients at risk for advanced age and/or comorbidities highlights the problem of CM-induced renal toxicity. A multidisciplinary group consisting of specialists of different disciplines—radiologists, nephrologists and oncologists, members of the respective Italian Scientific Societies—agreed to draw up this position paper, to assist clinicians increasingly facing the challenges posed by CM-related renal dysfunction in their daily clinical practice.The major risk factor for acute renal failure following CM administration (post-CM AKI) is the preexistence of renal failure, particularly when associated with diabetes, heart failure or cancer.In accordance with the recent guidelines ESUR, the present document reaffirms the importance of renal risk assessment through the evaluation of the renal function (eGFR) measured on serum creatinine and defines the renal risk cutoff when the eGFR is The cutoff of renal risk is considered an eGFR Intravenous hydration using either saline or Na bicarbonate solution before and after CM administration represents the most effective preventive measure in patients at risk of post-CM AKI. In the case of urgency, the infusion of 1.4% sodium bicarbonate pre- and post-CM may be more appropriate than the administration of saline.In cancer patients undergoing computed tomography, pre- and post-CM hydration should be performed when the eGFR is In patients with more severe renal risk (i.e., with eGFR In magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) using gadolinium CM, there is a lower risk of AKI than with iodinated CM, particularly if doses 30 ml/min/1.73 m2. Dialysis after MRI is indicated only in patients already undergoing chronic dialysis treatment to reduce the potential risk of systemic nephrogenic fibrosis.
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44. The Superficial Anastomosing Veins of the Human Brain Cortex: A Microneurosurgical Anatomical Study
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S. Ottavio Tomasi, Giuseppe Emmanuele Umana, Gianluca Scalia, Giuseppe Raudino, Francesca Graziano, Paolo Palmisciano, Stefano M. Priola, Pier Francesco Cappai, Crescenzo Capone, Peter M. Lawrence, Christian A. Erös, Klaus D. Martin, Bipin Chaurasia, Rosario Maugeri, Gerardo Iacopino, Valerio Da Ros, Michael T. Lawton, Christoph J. Griessenauer, Peter A. Winkler, Tomasi S.O., Umana G.E., Scalia G., Raudino G., Graziano F., Palmisciano P., Priola S.M., Cappai P.F., Capone C., Lawrence P.M., Eros C.A., Martin K.D., Chaurasia B., Maugeri R., Iacopino D., Da Ros V., Lawton M.T., Griessenauer C.J., and Winkler P.A.
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anastomosing vein ,Settore MED/36 ,topography ,vein of Trolard ,RD1-811 ,Settore MED/27 - Neurochirurgia ,vein of Labbé ,cardiovascular system ,Surgery ,microneurosurgery ,Original Research ,brain cortex - Abstract
Introduction: In this microneurosurgical and anatomical study, we characterized the superficial anastomosing veins of the human brain cortex in human specimens.Material and Methods: We used 21 brain preparations fixed in formalin (5%) that showed no pathological changes and came from the autopsy sections. The superficial veins were dissected out of the arachnoid with the aid of a surgical microscope.Results: We dissected nine female and 12 male brain specimens, with an average age of 71 ± 11 years (range 51–88 years). We classified the superficial veins in five types: (I) the vein of Trolard as the dominat vein; (II) the vein of Labbé as the dominant vein; (III) a dominant sylvian vein group, and the veins of Trolard and Labbé nonexistent or only rudimentary present without contact to the Sylvian vein group; (IV) very weak sylvian veins with the veins of Trolard and Labbé codominant; and V) direct connection of Trolard and Labbé bypassing the Sylvian vein group. The vein of Trolard was dominant (Type I) in 21.4% and the vein of Labbé (Type II) in 16.7%. A dominant sylvian vein group (Type III) was found in 42.9%. Type IV and Type V were found in 14.3 and 4.7% respectively.Conclusion: No systematic description or numerical distribution of the superior anastomotic vein (V. Trolard) and inferior anastomotic vein (V. Labbé) has been found in the existing literature. This study aimed to fill this gap in current literature and provide data to neurosurgeons for the practical planning of surgical approaches.
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45. Easy Scheme Outlining the Various Morphological and Vascular Abnormalities of the Lymph Node Structure Associated with Recent COVID-19 Vaccination, Each with a Different Clinical/Diagnostic Management
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Valeria Fiaschetti, Nicolò Ubaldi, Smeralda De Fazio, and Elsa Cossu
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breast cancer ,Settore MED/36 ,ultrasound ,lymphadenopathy ,Medicine (miscellaneous) ,biopsy ,lymph node ,vaccination - Abstract
Throughout this recent ongoing SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, the European Society of Breast Imaging have surely contributed in improving the management of unilateral axillary adenopathy appearance homolaterally to the side of vaccine inoculation. After considering the patient’s COVID-19 history of vaccination, our group produced a day-to-day scheme that evaluates meticulously the probability of mammary malignancy, according to the lymph node characteristics including vascular abnormalities. It comprises of a UN (ultrasound node) score ranging from 2 to 5, that increases with the suspicion of malignancy. In this setting and in view of the additional incoming COVID-19 boost-dose vaccinations, we believe our model could be of great utility to radiologist when assessing patients whom do not have a straight forward diagnosis, in order to reduce breast cancer missed diagnosis, avoid delaying vaccinations, reduce rescheduling of breast imaging examinations and lastly avoid unnecessary lymph node biopsies.
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46. Health-related quality of life 24 months after prostate cancer diagnosis: an update from the Pros-IT CNR prospective observational study
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Palumbo, C, Bruni, A, Antonelli, A, Artibani, W, Bassi, P, Bertoni, F, Borghetti, P, Bracarda, S, Cicchetti, A, Corvò, R, Gacci, M, Ingrosso, G, Magrini, S, Maruzzo, M, Mirone, V, Montironi, R, Muto, G, Noale, M, Porreca, A, Russi, E, Triggiani, L, Tubaro, A, Valdagni, R, Maggi, S, Conti, G, Pros-IT CNR Study Group, and D'Angelillo, R
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47. The waiting time for prostate cancer treatment in Italy: analysis from the PROS-IT CNR Study
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Gacci, M, Greco, I, Artibani, W, Bassi, P, Bertoni, F, Bracarda, S, Briganti, A, Carmignani, G, Carmignani, L, Conti, G, Corvò, R, DE Nunzio, C, Fusco, F, Graziotti, P, Maggi, S, Magrini, S, Mirone, V, Montironi, R, Muto, G, Noale, M, Pecoraro, S, Porreca, A, Ricardi, U, Russi, E, Salonia, A, Simonato, A, Serni, S, Tubaro, A, Zagonel, V, Crepaldi, G, Pros-IT CNR Study Group, D'Angelillo, R, Gacci, Mauro, Greco, Isabella, Artibani, Walter, Bassi, Pierfrancesco, Bertoni, Filippo, Bracarda, Sergio, Briganti, Alberto, Carmignani, Giorgio, Carmignani, Luca, Conti, Giario, Corvò, Renzo, De Nunzio, Cosimo, Fusco, Ferdinando, Graziotti, Pierpaolo, Maggi, Stefania, Magrini, Stefano M, Mirone, Vincenzo, Montironi, Rodolfo, Muto, Giovanni, Noale, Marianna, Pecoraro, Stefano, Porreca, Angelo, Ricardi, Umberto, Russi, Elvio, Salonia, Andrea, Simonato, Alchiede, Serni, Sergio, Tubaro, Andrea, Zagonel, Vittorina, and Crepaldi, Gaetano
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Waiting time ,Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Waiting Lists ,Urology ,Lymph node metastasis ,Androgen deprivation therapy ,Settore MED/06 ,Prostate cancer ,Percutaneous Coronary Intervention ,prostate cancer, radical prostatectomy, screening ,Quality of life ,Settore MED/36 ,Internal medicine ,medicine ,Humans ,Waiting lists ,Prostatic neoplasms ,Prostatectomy ,Radiotherapy ,Androgens ,Prostate ,Quality of Life ,Prostatic Neoplasms ,Surgical approach ,business.industry ,screening ,Cancer ,prostate cancer ,medicine.disease ,radical prostatectomy ,Nephrology ,T-stage ,Positive Surgical Margin ,business - Abstract
Background Prostate cancer (PCa) is the second most common neoplasm in male patients. To date, there's no certain indication about the maximum waiting time (WT) acceptable for treatment beginning and the impact on oncological and functional outcomes has not been well established. Methods Data from the National Research Council PCa monitoring multicenter project in Italy (Pros-IT CNR) were prospectively collected and analyzed. WT was defined as the time from the bioptical diagnosis of PCa to the first treatment received. Patients were divided in two groups, using a time frame of 90 days. Quality of life was measured through the Italian version of the University of California Los Angeles-Prostate Cancer Index (UCLA-PCI) and of the Short-Form Health Survey (SF-12). The occurrence of upgrading, upstaging, presence of lymph node metastasis and positive surgical margins at the final histopathological diagnosis, and PSA at 12 months follow-up were evaluated. Results The overall median WT was 93 days. The logistic multivariable model confirmed that age, being resident in Southern regions of Italy and T staging at diagnosis were significantly associated with a WT >90 days. At 6 months from diagnosis the mean SF-12 score for the emotionalpsychological component was significantly lower in WT ≥ 90 days group (p=0.0428). Among patients treated with surgical approach, no significant differences in oncological outcomes were found in the two groups. Conclusions In our study age, clinical T stage and provenance from Southern regions of Italy are associated with a WT > 90 days. WT might have no impact on functional and oncological outcome.
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48. [99Tc]Sestamibi bioaccumulation induces apoptosis in prostate cancer cells: an in vitro study
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Nicoletta Urbano, Manuel Scimeca, Elena Bonanno, Rita Bonfiglio, Alessandro Mauriello, and Orazio Schillaci
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Prostate cancer ,Settore MED/36 ,Clinical Biochemistry ,Molecular imaging ,Settore MED/08 ,Apoptosis ,Cell Biology ,General Medicine ,Sestamibi ,Molecular Biology - Abstract
PurposeThe main aim of this in vitro study was to evaluate both the uptake of [99Tc]Sestamibi into prostate cancer cells and the relationship among [99Tc]Sestamibi bioaccumulation, cancer cells proliferation and apoptosis.Procedures An in vitro study in which PC3 prostate cancer cell line was cultured with increasing doses of decayed sestamibi has been developed. Specifically, PC3 cells were incubated with three different concentrations of [99Tc]Sestamibi: 10 µg/mL, 1 µg/mL, and 0.1 µg/mL Expression of apototic markers such as caspase-3 and AIF, as well as the ultrastructure of PC3 cells, were evaluated at T0 and after 24, 48, 72, and 120 hours after [99Tc]Sestamibi incubation.ResultsData here reported for the first time showed the bioaccumulation of sestamibi in prostate cancer cells. As concern the cancer cell homeostasis, the treatment of PC3 cells with [99Tc]Sestamibi strongly influenced the cells proliferation. Indeed, a significant reduction in the mitosis was observed. Noteworthy, the accumulation of sestamibi in prostate cancer cells was associated with the appearance of morphological signs of apoptosis. The immunocytochemical analysis of apoptotic biomarkers, AIF and caspase 3, in prostate cancer cells treated with 10 µg/mL of [99Tc]Sestamibi for confirmed that this radiopharmaceutical can induce the canonical apoptosis.DiscussionTo the best of our knowledge, this study for the first time reported in vitro data about the uptake of sestamibi in prostate cancer cells. The evidence about the accumulation of sestamibi in prostate cancer cells and its role in the apoptosis process can open new clinical perspectives on the use of this radiopharmaceutical in both the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancers.
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49. Health Technology Assessment (HTA) of virtual autopsy through PMCT with particular focus on Italy
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Laura Filograna, Guglielmo Manenti, Simone Grassi, Massimo Zedda, Colleen P. Ryan, Roberto Floris, and Antonio Oliva
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PMCT ,Settore MED/36 ,Virtual autopsy ,Post-mortem CT ,HTA ,Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging ,Health technology assessment ,Pathology and Forensic Medicine - Published
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50. Achieving Consensus for Management of Hormone-Sensitive, Low-Volume Metastatic Prostate Cancer in Italy
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Elena Verzoni, Giovanni Pappagallo, Filippo Alongi, Stefano Arcangeli, Giulio Francolini, Daniele Galanti, Luca Galli, Marco Maruzzo, Sabrina Rossetti, Giambattista Siepe, Luca Triggiani, Paolo Andrea Zucali, and Rolando Maria D’Angelillo
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Male ,oligometastatic ,prostate ,Prostatic Neoplasms ,ARTA ,chemotherapy ,hormone-sensitive ,low-volume ,Androgen Antagonists ,Hormones ,Settore MED/06 ,Italy ,Settore MED/36 ,Humans - Abstract
Metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer (mHSPC) is usually categorized as high- or low-volume disease. This is relevant because low- and high-volume metastatic disease are associated with different outcomes, and thus management of the two forms should differ. Although some definitions have been reported, the concept of oligometastatic disease is not so clearly defined, giving rise to further variability in the choice of treatment, mainly between systemic agents and radiotherapy, especially in the era of metastasis-directed therapy. With the aim of providing clinicians with guidance on best practice, a group of medical and radiation oncologists, experts in prostate cancer, used the round robin method to generate a series of consensus statements on management of low-volume mHSPC. Consensus was obtained on three major areas of controversy: (1) with regard to clinical definitions of mHSPC, it was held that oligometastatic and low-volume disease refer to different concepts and should not be used interchangeably; (2) regarding therapy of de novo low-volume metastatic disease, androgen deprivation therapy alone can be considered undertreatment, and all patients should be evaluated for systemic treatment combinations; local therapy should not be denied in patients with mHSPC, regardless of the intensity of systemic therapy, and metastasis-directed therapy can be proposed in selected cases; (3) with regard to treatment of metachronous metastatic disease, patients should be evaluated for systemic treatment combinations. Metastasis-directed therapy can be proposed to delay systemic treatment in selected cases, especially if prostate-specific membrane antigen positron emission tomography staging has been performed and when indolent disease occurs. It is hoped that clinicians treating patients with mHSPC in daily practice will find this expert opinion of value.
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