IMPACT OF PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS ON THE OUTCOMES OF PATIENTS WITH GASTROINTESTINAL CANCERS TREATED WITH IMMUNE CHECKPOINT INHIBITORS

Impact of Patient Characteristics on the Outcomes of Patients with Gastrointestinal Cancers Treated with Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors

Gastrointestinal (GI) cancers are a group of malignancies that globally account for a significant portion of cancer incidence and cancer-related death.Survival outcomes for esophageal, gastric, pancreatic, and hepatobiliary cancers remain poor, but new treatment paradigms are emerging with the advent of immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) therapy.Thi

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Extended Neonatal Jaundice Associated with Congenital Myxedema

Congenital hypothyroidism/ myxedema is inadequate thyroid hormone production in newborn infants.This can occur because of an anatomic defect in the gland, an inborn error of thyroid metabolism, iodine deficiency.There is an inverse relationship between age at diagnosis and intelligence quotient (IQ) later in life.Most newborn babies with congenital

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