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2x2-1359.6x+117.1, R2=0.53, P less then 0.001), respectively. Thus, the medial layer became thin and the contractile response became weak in coronary arteries with greater intimal area in the non-CAS patients. In contrast, in patients with CAS, the intimal area/EEM area had no significant relationship with the medial area/EEM area in either linear correlation analysis or quadratic regression analysis. Thus, even when the intimal layer thickened, the medial layer did not thin in patients with CAS. Conclusions The structural thickness of the coronary medial layer was increased in patients with CAS, which may provide mechanistic insight into the pathogenesis of CAS. Registration URL https//; Unique identifier UMIN000018432.Aim We aimed to investigate the influence of admission fibrinogen-to-albumin ratio (FAR) on 3-month outcomes after acute lacunar stroke. Materials & methods Consecutive patients with acute lacunar stroke were included and classified into two groups according to an optimized FAR cut-off value determined by receiver operating characteristic curve analysis. Results Compared with those with low FAR ( less then 0.077), patients from the high FAR group (≥0.077) had significantly higher risk for 3-month disability and the composite outcome of death/disability. Mitapivat datasheet After logistic regression adjustment, high FAR was still significantly associated with 3-month disability and death/disability. Conclusion FAR ≥0.077 on admission might be an independent predictor of disability and death/disability at 3 months after lacunar stroke, which needs to be verified in future studies.Aims To compare the efficacy of nivolumab 1 mg/kg + ipilimumab 3 mg/kg with regorafenib 160 mg, cabozantinib 60 mg and nivolumab 3 mg/kg monotherapy for second-line treatment of advanced hepatocellular carcinoma. Materials & methods Indirect comparison using network meta-analysis and propensity score weighting. Results Nivolumab 1 mg/kg + ipilimumab 3 mg/kg had significantly higher objective response rate (median 31.2% [95% credible interval 19.6-44.5%]) than cabozantinib (4.2% [2.0-6.5%]) and regorafenib (4.8% [1.1-8.3%]), and significantly longer overall survival (cabozantinib hazard ratio 0.46 [95% credible interval 0.27-0.79]; regorafenib 0.56 [0.32-0.97]). Nivolumab 1 mg/kg + ipilimumab 3 mg/kg had significantly better objective response rate (difference 21.0% [4.5-37.5%]) and overall survival (hazard ratio 0.58 [0.35-0.96]) than nivolumab monotherapy. Conclusion Nivolumab 1 mg/kg + ipilimumab 3 mg/kg had a superior efficacy versus cabozantinib 60 mg, regorafenib 160 mg and nivolumab 3 mg/kg monotherapy as second-line therapy for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma.Metastatic colorectal cancer is the second most common cause of cancer death. Standard chemotherapy in combination with targeted therapies represent the backbone for the treatment of advanced disease. However, options are limited for patients progressing on these regimens. Genetic testing can offer patients the opportunity to benefit from novel therapies, namely immune checkpoint inhibitors in microsatellite instability-positive tumors. HER2 overexpression has recently emerged as a potentially targetable tumor marker in colorectal cancer (CRC). Despite the absence of approvals for anti-HER2 therapies in CRC, many agents such as trastuzumab and pertuzumab were tested and demonstrated significant antitumor activity, even in heavily pretreated patients. Early trials are also evaluating lapatinib, T-DM1, tucatinib and other anti-HER2 agents in patients with metastatic CRC, with promising results.The association of gut microbiota dysbiosis with various human diseases is being substantiated with increasing evidence. Metabolites derived from both, microbiota and the human host play a central role in disease susceptibility and disease progression by extensively modulating host physiology and metabolism. Several of these metabolites have the potentia