Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Cohort Data and Biospecimen Access (X01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

2 hours 32 minutes ago
Funding Opportunity PAR-25-437 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts. The purpose of this Program Announcement with Special Receipt, Referral, and/or Review Considerations (PAR) is to solicit applications to access limited identifiable data or biospecimens from the ECHO Cohort to study high-priority areas of maternal and child health.

Tislelizumab plus chemotherapy versus placebo plus chemotherapy as first-line treatment of advanced gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma: patient-reported outcomes in the RATIONALE-305 study

10 hours 26 minutes ago
Marcia Cruz Correa
CONCLUSIONS: Advanced GC/GEJC patients treated with tislelizumab plus chemotherapy versus placebo plus chemotherapy in first-line had sustained and improved HRQoL. These results, along with previous efficacy and safety data, support tislelizumab plus chemotherapy as a first-line treatment option for GC/GEJC.Trial registration: The RATIONALE-305 trial is registered on ClinicalTrials.gov (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT03777657).

Fungating extra-scrotal mass: Clinical T4 testicular cancer in a young adult

10 hours 26 minutes ago
M Z Nazario-Pérez
Testicular cancer primarily manifests as a painless mass, yet atypical presentations can hinder effective diagnosis and management. Here we present a 34-year-old male with a large, ulcerated, fungating extra-scrotal mass invading the inguinal canal. Laboratory showed markedly elevated alpha-fetoprotein, and imaging confirmed advanced disease with bilateral pulmonary metastases. The patient underwent radical orchiectomy with partial scrotectomy. Histopathology revealed a pure post-pubertal yolk...

Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine: Postdoctoral Fellow in Translational Medicine at Frontiers in Therapeutics Research Center

13 hours 17 minutes ago
Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.: Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine: Postdoctoral Fellows to explore 1). LNP-mediated gene therapy, 2). PROTACs targeting intracellular kinases, 3). Proteomics-based biomarker discovery. Shanghai (CN) Huangpu District

Blueprint MedTech Translator (UG3/UH3 - Clinical Trial Optional)

1 day 3 hours ago
Funding Opportunity PAR-25-383 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts. The purpose of this announcement is to encourage investigators to pursue translational activities and clinical feasibility studies to advance the development of therapeutic, and diagnostic devices for disorders that affect the nervous or neuromuscular systems. Activities supported in this program include implementation of clinical prototype devices, non-clinical safety and efficacy testing, design verification and validation activities, obtaining an Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) for a Significant Risk (SR) study or Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval for a Non-Significant Risk (NSR) study, as well as a subsequent clinical feasibility study. The clinical study is expected to provide information about the device function or final design that cannot be practically obtained through additional non-clinical assessments (e.g., bench top or animal studies) due to the novelty of the device or its intended use. This FOA is a milestone-driven cooperative agreement program and will involve participation of NIH program staff in negotiating the final project plan before award and monitoring of research progress. Participants in Blueprint MedTech receive funding for all activities to be conducted in their own laboratories. In addition, applicants will collaborate with NIH-funded consultants to receive assistance with specialty areas including regulatory, reimbursement, intellectual property, commercialization, and strategic partnerships. Participants can also augment their project with NIH contract research organizations that specialize in large animal testing, sterilization testing, biocompatibility assessment, manufacturing, and medical monitoring. Individuals, institutions, or businesses developing their own devices or that already have established collaborations with device manufacturers are welcome to apply directly to this NOFO or any of the companion opportunities. For more information see BP MedTech website.

Expanding the Target Landscape by Drugging the Undruggable (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

1 day 4 hours ago
Funding Opportunity PAR-25-442 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts. The purpose of this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is to solicit applications for exploratory and early-stage projects that focus on undruggable target classes within intractable human disease. Applicants will identify a human disease relevant undruggable target class and develop a method or agent that is selective for one or more targets within that target class. This NOFO is intended to jumpstart research that demonstrates innovative strategies to modulate targets that cannot be addressed by established therapeutic types, furthering the development of methods and/or agents selective for undruggable target classes.

​Bullet to the Heart: A Case Report

1 day 10 hours ago
Gustavo Christian-Colón
Penetrating cardiac injuries (PCI) from gunshot wounds are among the most fatal forms of trauma, with prehospital mortality rates exceeding 90%. While the right ventricle is most commonly affected due to its anterior location, retained intracardiac projectiles are rarely encountered and pose significant management challenges. Cardiac tamponade, though potentially fatal, can sometimes provide a protective mechanism by limiting hemorrhage. The decision to surgically remove retained bullets remains...

​Bullet to the Heart: A Case Report

1 day 10 hours ago
Gustavo Christian-Colón
Penetrating cardiac injuries (PCI) from gunshot wounds are among the most fatal forms of trauma, with prehospital mortality rates exceeding 90%. While the right ventricle is most commonly affected due to its anterior location, retained intracardiac projectiles are rarely encountered and pose significant management challenges. Cardiac tamponade, though potentially fatal, can sometimes provide a protective mechanism by limiting hemorrhage. The decision to surgically remove retained bullets remains...