University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf

Red blood cell transfusion is not associated with lymphocyte subpopulation counts in very low birthweight infants

BACKGROUND: Very low birthweight (VLBW) infants frequently require red blood cell (RBC) transfusions. Transfusions may modulate immune responses, but their impact on immune development remains incompletely understood. METHODS: 120 VLBW infants participating in the prospective "Im...

Age modifies the association between body composition and S1P levels in the study of health in pomerania

Abstract To investigate whether age modifies the associations between body composition markers and sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P) levels in the Study of Health in Pomerania (SHIP) cohort. Among 4,080 participants (2,275 women, 51.4%), we examined age-specific associations of anthr...

Preoperative Injection of Botulinum Toxin Into the Sphincter of Oddi Does Not Prevent Pancreatic Fistula After Distal Pancreatectomy: The Randomized Controlled PREBOTPilot Trial

OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether preoperative injection of botulinum toxin (BTX) into the sphincter of Oddi (SO) is a safe and feasible strategy to prevent postoperative pancreatic fistula (POPF) after distal pancreatectomy (DP). SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA: POPF remains a common an...

Treatment restrictions after acute stroke across nine European countries and their association with 90-day mortality: a post hoc analysis of the PRECIOUS randomised controlled trial

Background In patients with acute stroke, early withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining therapies is associated with an increased risk of death. We used practice variation across nine European countries to assess whether this relation may be causal. Methods We performed a po...

Comparison of parental caregivers and associated factors with caregiver burden in rare paediatric diseases

Abstract Background Caregiving for children with rare diseases is associated with substantial psychosocial and practical burden, yet evidence on associated factors of caregiver burden across heterogeneous rare disease populations remains limited. Methods In this cross-sectional s...

Disease Duration Differentiates Freezing of Gait Response to Subthalamic and Nigral Stimulation for Parkinson's Disease in an Exploratory Multicenter Controlled Trial

BACKGROUND: Freezing of gait (FoG) belongs to most pressing unmet symptoms in the treatment of Parkinson's disease. OBJECTIVES: To explore whether combined subthalamic and nigral (STN + SNr) deep brain stimulation improves FoG compared with optimized STN stimulation alone; to ide...

Longitudinal Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging to Assess Lung Disease in Cystic Fibrosis

Abstract Rationale Matrix pencil decomposition magnetic resonance imaging (MP-MRI) enables quantitative assessment of lung ventilation and perfusion and was shown to correlate with contrast-enhanced (CE) perfusion MRI. Objectives To determine the longitudinal course of MP-MRI par...

The Association Between Price and Household Purchasing of No-Alcohol Beer in Great Britain and Spain

Background: The ethanol in alcoholic beverages is toxic to human health. Reducing alcohol-related harm, a major public health priority, requires reductions in the amount of ethanol consumed. Alongside policies that increase alcohol prices and restrict availability, encouraging su...

Temporary screw epiphysiodesis for correction of ankle valgus in children with multiple hereditary exostoses

Aims: In patients with multiple hereditary exostosis (MHE), the development of ankle valgus is a common deformity. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether temporary screw epiphysiodesis of the medial distal tibia leads to a correction of the deformity and to provide further...

Intracranial rescue stenting in the German stroke registry: a propensity score-matched multicenter study

Abstract Background Intracranial stenting (ICS) is used as a rescue strategy in patients with failed reperfusion after endovascular thrombectomy (EVT). However, real-world data on clinical outcomes and safety remain limited. Methods This retrospective analysis of prospectively co...

Automated Production of Gene-Edited CAR-T Cells for People Living with HIV

Adoptive transfer of gene-modified autologous T cells, for example, expressing chimeric antigen receptors (CARs), is a promising therapy option for a variety of malignant and nonmalignant diseases. Given their increased risk to develop certain cancer types, namely lymphoma, and t...

Digital solutions for tackling mental health in cancer patients and their families: The ALTHEA project

Despite advances in cancer treatment, the growing global cancer burden underscores the need for comprehensive and supportive care to address the needs of patients and their families. However, access to psycho-oncological support remains often limited across healthcare systems. Th...

Using multi-trait polygenic scores to predict lithium responsiveness in patients with bipolar disorder

Background The predictive power of polygenic scores (PGSs) for lithium treatment response in bipolar disorder remains limited. Aims To enhance the prediction of lithium responsiveness by developing a multi-trait PGS (mt-PGS) combining genetic information from multiple phenotypes...

Outcomes of front-line tagraxofusp in patients with blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm (BPDCN) in a real-world scenario

Abstract Tagraxofusp (TAG), a CD123-directed protein-drug conjugate, is approved in front-line and relapsed/refractory blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm (BPDCN). Multicenter real-world outcomes and the contribution of up-front consolidation post-TAG remain less defined...

Exposure to residential greenness and subsequent risk of common mental disorders among individuals with COVID-19 in South Korea: A nationwide cohort study

Background Residential greenness is considered protective for mental health, but its impact on clinically diagnosed psychiatric disorders following COVID-19 remains unclear. This study investigated the association between residential greenness and risk of common mental disorders...

MAIA frailty subgroup analysis: long-term follow-up with daratumumab plus lenalidomide/dexamethasone in transplant-ineligible newly diagnosed myeloma

Abstract In MAIA (Daratumumab, lenalidomide, and dexamethasone versus lenalidomide and dexamethasone alone in newly diagnosed multiple myeloma), daratumumab plus lenalidomide/dexamethasone (D-Rd) improved progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) versus Rd in tran...

GRETA: a results database for whole-genome sequencing studies

Whole-genome sequencing in large cohorts generates vast numbers of genetic association results, but integrating and querying them alongside public reference data remains a challenge for the diverse stakeholders involved. To address this challenge, we developed the Genetic REsults...

Development and Nationwide Multicentre Evaluation of Guideline-Grounded Large Language Model Chatbots to Support Patient Self-Management and Education in Rheumatology

Patients with rheumatic diseases have persistent information needs that are not fully addressed in routine care. We developed and evaluated guideline-grounded, large language model (LLM) chatbots to support patient self-management and education in rheumatology.Ten disease-specifi...

Gut resilience and clinical homeostasis following administration of neomycin and albendazole in soil-transmitted helminth-infected adults living in Lambaréné, Gabon

Abstract Purpose Gut resilience and systemic homeostasis are interrelated dynamic functions. A gut that fails to regulate intestinal barrier integrity, metabolite production, and immune regulation will lead to systemic pathogenic invasion and susceptibility to infections. Gut res...

Shared molecular pathways in pediatric genetic epilepsies: Insights from a single‐center cohort of 80 patients

Abstract Objective Genetic epilepsies in childhood are highly heterogeneous, and approaches to identify shared biological mechanisms across distinct genetic etiologies remain limited. We aimed to investigate whether genes associated with pediatric genetic epilepsies in our hetero...