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Real-world head-to-head analysis shows 51% reduction in risk of death for patients with metastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer treated with ERLEADA® (apalutamide ...

Johnson & Johnson today announced new real world head-to-head evidence demonstrating that patients with metastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer (mCSPC) initiating ERLEADA® without docetaxel ...
ahajournals.org

Abstract DP322: Comparison of Lattice Flow Diverter and Pipeline Embolization Device in Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms: A Real-World, Propensity Score-Matching Study

Background and Objectives: Flow diverters (FDs) have been increasingly used in treating unruptured intracranial aneurysms (UIAs). However, comparative studies between the novel Lattice Flow Diverter ...
Frontiers

Application of propensity score matching in prognostic analysis of portal hypertension in hepatocellular carcinoma patients

Objective: To investigate the impact of portal hypertension on surgical prognosis after hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma and assess the therapeutic value of concomitant splenic modulation ...
Scientific Research Publishing

Austin, P.C. (2011) An Introduction to Propensity Score Methods for Reducing the Effects of Confounding in Observational Studies. Multivariate Behavioral Research, 46, 399-424.

ABSTRACT: Background: Propensity score methods have become a cornerstone of modern causal inference, enabling researchers to approximate the conditions of randomized experiments in observational ...
Scientific Research Publishing

Comparative Performance of Propensity Score Methods for Clinical Multi-Group Data: Balancing Confounders and Estimating Treatment Effects ()

1 Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China. 2 School of International Education, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China. 3 Guangdong ...
The New York Times

Were Kylie Jenner and Timothée Chalamet’s Matching Looks Style or Strategy?

Does the couple that dresses together stay together? A coordinated look on a “Marty Supreme” red carpet brought back memories of double denim and matching haircuts. By Emily Lang For their first ...
BMJ

Prosthetic annulus size mismatch and recurrent mitral regurgitation after repair in advanced degenerative disease

Background Recurrent mitral regurgitation (MR) remains a major limitation of mitral valve (MV) repair in patients with advanced degenerative MR (asDMR) and left ventricular (LV) enlargement. We ...
UroToday

Propensity Score-Matched Analysis of Neoadjuvant vs. Adjuvant Therapy in Renal Cell Carcinoma.

The aim was to compare outcomes in high-risk localized RCC (HRL-RCC) patients treated with adjuvant (AT) and neoadjuvant therapy (NT) utilizing a propensity score-matched model (PSM). We conducted a ...
News Medical

Study reveals early nicotinamide use reduces risk of aggressive skin cancers

In a recent study published in the journal JAMA Dermatology, researchers leveraged data from a large-scale retrospective cohort to investigate the associations between nicotinamide (vitamin B3) and ...
jnis.bmj

In situ ischemic postconditioning for acute ischemic stroke: preliminary exploratory study

Background Endovascular therapy within 24 hours of stroke onset is effective and safe, but successful recanalization does not always give favorable outcomes. Ischemic postconditioning (IPostC), a ...
BMJ

Impact of Charlson Comorbidity Index on clinical outcomes of patients with non-ST segment elevation acute coronary syndrome: a propensity score matching method

Objective Patients with non-ST segment elevation acute coronary syndrome (NSTEACS) admitted into emergency department are usually combined with a high number of comorbidities. Charlson Comorbidity ...