Prognostic classification schemes have often been used in medical applications, but rarely
subjected to a rigorous examination of their adequacy. For survival data, the statistical …

Importance Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder
with high prevalence in adulthood. There is a recognized need to assess the efficacy of …

Background We sought to clarify the benefit of cytokine adsorption in patients with COVID-19
supported with venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). Methods We …

Aims Several scoring systems have been introduced for prognostication after initiating
venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) therapy. However, static scores …

Background The prognosis for patients with recurrent glioblastoma is still poor with a median
survival between 3 and 6 months. Reports about the application of carmustine (BCNU), one …

PURPOSE: To investigate the effect of adding tamoxifen to a preoperative dose-dense
doxorubicin and docetaxel regimen on the pathologic response of primary operable breast cancer…

Background Whole brain radiation therapy (WBRT) is the standard therapy for multiple brain
metastases. However, WBRT has a poor local tumor control and is associated with a …

Background & Aims Detection of patients with early cirrhosis is of importance to prevent the
occurrence of complications and improve prognosis. The SEAL program aimed at evaluating …

Stratifying and matching by the propensity score are increasingly popular approaches to
deal with confounding in medical studies investigating effects of a treatment or exposure. A …

Background The higher specificity of amino-acid positron emission tomography (AA-PET) in
the diagnosis of gliomas, as well as in the differentiation between recurrence and treatment-…