1. Sorafenib for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma : a single-centre real-world studyJurij Hanžel, Tajda Božič, Borut Štabuc, Rado Janša, 2020, izvirni znanstveni članek Povzetek: Background Sorafenib is an oral multi-kinase inhibitor used for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma. Its efficacy in randomised controlled trials was demonstrated in patients with well-preserved liver function and good functional status. In the real-world setting, treatment is often offered to patients outside these criteria. We therefore performed a single-centre real-world cohort study on the efficacy of sorafenib in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma. Patients and methods We identified all patients with hepatocellular carcinoma initiating treatment with sorafenib between January 2015 and January 2018. The primary endpoint was overall survival (OS) since starting sorafenib. Clinical and demographic variables associated with survival were studied. Results The median OS was 13.4 months (95% CI 8.2%18.6). Multivariable Cox%s regression identified worse ECOG performance status (HR 2.21; 95% CI 1.56%3.16; P < 0.0001), Child-Pugh class C (HR 52.4; 95% CI 3.20%859; P = 0.005) and absence of prior locoregional treatment (HR 2.30; 95% CI 1.37%3.86; P = 0.002) to be associated with increased mortality. Conclusions Careful selection of patients for treatment with sorafenib is of paramount importance to optimize outcomes.
Ključne besede: hepatocellular carcinoma, survival, sorafenib
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2. Dietary iodine intake, therapy with radioiodine, and anaplastic thyroid carcinomaNikola Bešić, Barbara Gazić, 2020, izvirni znanstveni članek Povzetek: Anaplastic thyroid cancer (ATC) is one of the most aggressive tumors. The aim of the study was to determine the correlation between a higher dietary intake of iodine, frequency of ATC and the characteristics of ATC, and to find out how often patients with ATC had a history of radioiodine (RAI) therapy. Patients and methods. This retrospective study included 220 patients (152 females, 68 males; mean age 68 years) with ATC who were treated in our country from 1972 to 2017. The salt was iodinated with 10 mg of potassium iodide/ kg before 1999, and with 25 mg of potassium iodide/kg thereafter. The patients were assorted into 15-year periods: 1972%1986, 1987%2001, and 2002%2017. Results. The incidence of ATC decreased after a higher iodination of salt (p = 0.04). Patients are nowadays older (p = 0.013) and have less frequent lymph node metastases (p = 0.012). The frequency of distant metastases did not change over time. The median survival of patients in the first, second, and third periods was 3, 4, and 3 months, respectively (p < 0.05). The history of RAI therapy was present in 7.7% of patients. Conclusions. The number of patients with a history of RAI therapy did not change statistically over time. The incidence of ATC in Slovenia decreased probably because of higher salt iodination.
Ključne besede: anaplastic thyroid carcinoma, iodination of salt, treatment, survival
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3. Sarcopenia and myosteatosis at presentation adversely affect survival after esophagectomy for esophageal cancerMatevž Srpčič, Taja Jordan, Karteek Popuri, Mihael Sok, 2020, izvirni znanstveni članek Ključne besede: esophageal cancer, esophagectomy, muscle depletion, myosteatosis, sarcopenia, survival
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4. Tomato brown rugose fruit virus in aqueous environments : survival and significance of water-mediated transmissionNataša Mehle, Katarina Bačnik, Irena Bajde, Jakob Brodarič, Adrian Fox, Ion Gutiérrez-Aguirre, Miha Kitek, Denis Kutnjak, Yue Lin Loh, Olivera Maksimović, Maja Ravnikar, Elise Vogel, Christine Vos, Ana Vučurović, 2023, izvirni znanstveni članek Povzetek: Tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV) has recently emerged as a major disease of tomatoes and peppers. ToBRFV is a seed- and contact-transmitted virus. In Slovenia, ToBRFV RNA was detected in samples of wastewater, river, and water used to irrigate plants. Even though the source of detected RNA could not be clearly established, this raised the question of the significance of the detection of ToBRFV in water samples and experimental studies were performed to address this question. The data presented here confirm that the release of virus particles from the roots of infected plants is a source of infectious ToBRFV particles in water and that the virus can remain infective up to four weeks in water stored at room temperature, while its RNA can be detected for much longer. These data also indicate that irrigation with ToBRFV-contaminated water can lead to plant infection. In addition, it has been shown that ToBRFV circulated in drain water in commercial tomato greenhouses from other European countries and that an outbreak of ToBRFV can be detected by regular monitoring of drain water. A simple method for concentrating ToBRFV from water samples and a comparison of the sensitivity of different methods, including the determination of the highest ToBRFV dilution still capable of infecting test plants, were also investigated. The results of our studies fill the knowledge gaps in the epidemiology and diagnosis of ToBRFV, by studying the role of water-mediated transmission, and provide a reliable risk assessment to identify critical points for monitoring and control.
Ključne besede: tomato brown rugose fruit virus, tomato, hydroponics, water-linked epidemiology, survival
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5. The use of high-frequency short bipolar pulses in cisplatin electrochemotherapy in vitroMaria Scuderi, Matej Reberšek, Damijan Miklavčič, Janja Dermol-Černe, 2019, izvirni znanstveni članek Ključne besede: electroporation, electrochemotherapy, high-frequency bipolar pulses, cisplatin, cell survival, drug uptake
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9. The impact of outpatient clinical care on the survival and hospitalisation rate in patients with alcoholic liver cirrhosisDejan Majc, Bojan Tepeš, 2018, izvirni znanstveni članek Povzetek: Background In the study, we aimed to determine whether regular outpatient controls in patients with alcoholic liver cirrhosis have an impact on their survival and hospitalisation rates. Patients and methods We included patients with liver cirrhosis and regular outpatient controls as a prospective study group and patients with liver cirrhosis who were admitted to hospital only in cases of complications as a retrospective control group. The study was conducted between 2006 and 2011. Results We included 98 patients in the study group and 101 patients in the control group. There were more outpatient controls in the study group than in the control group (5.54 examinations vs. 2.27 examinations, p = 0.000). Patients in the study group had 25 fewer hospitalisations (10.2%; p = 0.612). The median survival rate was 4.6 years in the study group and 2.9 years in the control group (p = 0.021). Patients with Child A classification had an average survival of one year longer in the study group (p = 0.035). No significant difference was found for Child B patients. Patients with Child C classification had longer survival by 1.6 years in the study group (p = 0.006). Alcohol consumption was lower in the study group than in the control group (p = 0.018). Conclusions We confirmed that patients with regular outpatient controls had lower alcohol consumption, a lower hospitalisation rate and significantly prolonged survival time. We confirmed the necessity for the establishment of regular outpatient controls in patients with alcoholic liver cirrhosis.
Ključne besede: liver cirrhosis, survival rate, regular outpatient controls, Child-Pugh classification
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10. Computed tomographic perfusion imaging for the prediction of response and survival to transarterial chemoembolization of hepatocellular carcinomaPeter Popović, Ana Leban, Klara Kregar, Manca Garbajs, Rok Dežman, Matjaž Bunc, 2018, izvirni znanstveni članek Ključne besede: hepatocellular carcinoma, computed tomography perfusion imaging, drug-eluting beads transarterial chemoembolization, response to treatment, survival
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