University of Miyazaki Hospital

Divergent proviral load trajectories and clonal dynamics of HTLV-1-infected cells during antirheumatic therapy in rheumatoid arthritis

The optimal management of human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) carriers requiring long-term immunomodulatory therapy remains unclear. Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) living with HTLV-1 frequently receive antirheumatic therapy, raising concerns regarding the potenti...

Prenatal Test Selection After First‐Trimester Ultrasound Abnormalities Within a Centralized Genetic Counseling System in Japan

This study evaluated the association between first-trimester ultrasound abnormalities and prenatal test selection within a centralized genetic counseling system in Japan. Advances in ultrasound screening and the increasing use of non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) have expanded...

Relationship between initial dose, dose intensity, and survival in unresectable pancreatic cancer treated with nanoliposomal irinotecan, fluorouracil, and folinic acid

Abstract While nanoliposomal irinotecan with fluorouracil and folinic acid (NFF) is a standard second-line regimen for unresectable pancreatic cancer (uPC) after gemcitabine-based therapy, the effects of initial dosing and relative dose intensity (RDI) in routine practice are unc...