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Abstract For decadesthe treatment of cancer has relied on surgical resectionchemotherapy and or radiotherapyRecentlya number of immune based therapies have provided promising new approaches for cancer treatmentThe two most potent immunotherapies are monoclonal antibodymABbased bi specific proteinseg Bispecific T cell engagersBiTEand engineered Chimeric Antigen Receptor T cellsCAR TBoth act by indu ...

Summary Glucocorticoid induced osteoporosis is the most common cause of secondary osteoporosisand the primary cause before ageIt affects overof the general populationwhereinare womenIn postmenopausal women and men agedand overtreatment would be recommended in at least half based on theAmerican College of Rheumatology guidelinesAdult stem cells are a promising class of regenerative cellssome lineag ...

Abstract GlioblastomaGBMis the most lethal form of adult brain cancers with a median survival of andltmonths despite aggressive standard chemoradiationGBM are formed by GBM stem like cellsGSCsa major contributor to tumor recurrence and a natural focus for therapeutic developmentThere are two main reasons responsible for treatment failurehigh intraand inter tumor cellular and molecular heterogeneit ...

Project Abstract Accurate diagnosis of prostate cancer is essential for individualized treatment decisionsWith more recent advances in multiparametric magnetic resonance imagingmpMRIsuspicious cancer lesions can be identifiedCo registered MRI ultrasound fusion targeted biopsyMRF TBallows the sampling of specific lesions of concern within the prostate has emerged as the preferred diagnostic procedu ...

Combat casualty handoffs are critical communication moments during which responsibility for the patient and important casualty information is transferred between providers. The nature of these handoffs requires specialized training, for which no standardized framework currently exists. The proposed effort aims to develop a capability, compatible with current DoD systems, that provides caregivers w ...

Research has identified that handoffs are particularly important communication processes, during which communication error can lead to patient safety situations. Organizations have created standard practices and training materials to encourage teamwork communication for handoffs, however these do not necessarily capture the needs of military medicine of combat casualty care. Combat casualty handof ...

In this proposal we support the development of a hypoxia test battery by designing and developing a domain general tool suite for processing, synchronizing, and evaluating data from cognitive, behavioral, and physiological measures.The proposed Griffon Tool Suite addresses many of the practical requirements demanded by a flexible test battery. The effort falls into three major thrusts.First, we pr ...

Newborns are routinely and frequently exposed to pain during Neonatal ICUNICUcarePain assessments in neonates are difficultlabor intensivesubjective and unreliableoften resulting in excessive or inadequate analgesiaOur overall objective is to measure infant pain objectivelyreliablyand in real timeWe will extract pain related information from multiple non invasive sensorsdevelop a sensor fusion fra ...

Project Summary Abstract Many pharmaceutical agents are highly potentbut are unable to exert substantial therapeutic activity against disorders of the brainbecause the blood brain barrierBBBeffectively prevents their access to the site of intracerebral diseaseFor examplethe majority of glioblastoma patientsdespite the best efforts of current medical caredie within two years after diagnosisHencethe ...

Project Description Despite significant advances in the surgical and medical management of congenital heart diseasecongenital cardiac anomalies remain a leading cause of death in the newborn periodMost severe forms of congenital heart disease require surgical interventionComplications arising from the use of currently available prosthetic materials in the form of vascular graftspatchesor replaceme ...