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CanScreen5, a global repository for breast, cervical and colorectal cancer screening programs 

Zhang, Li; Mosquera, Isabel; Lucas, Eric; Rol, Mary Luz; Carvalho, André L.; Basu, Partha; CanScreen5 collaborators; Borràs Andrés, Josep Maria (Publication date: 2026-03-26)

The CanScreen5 project is a global cancer screening data repository that aims to report the status and performance of breast, cervical and colorectal cancer screening programs using a harmonized set of criteria and indicators. ...

Anatomical Validation of a Selective Anesthetic Block Test to Differentiate Morton’s Neuroma from Mechanical Metatarsalgia 

Camuñas Nieves, Gabriel; Pérez Sánchez, Hector; Fernández Gibello, Alejandro; Moroni, Simone; Galluccio, Felice; Fajardo Pérez, Mario; Pérez Palma, Laura; Martínez Nova, Alfonso (Publication date: 2026-03-26)

Background and Objectives: The anesthetic nerve block test is a surgical technique that can assist in the differential diagnosis of forefoot pain. The MTP joint, enclosed by its capsule, may act as a sealed cavity with ...

Policy challenges in ultra-rare cancers: Ethical, Social, anbd Legal implications of Melanoma Pevention and Diagnosis in Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults 

Refolo, Pietro; Raimondi, Constanza; Battaglia, Livio; Borràs, Josep Maria; Closa, Paula; Lo Scalzo, Alessandra; Marchetti, Marco; Muñoz López, Sonia; Prades Pérez, Joan; Sampietro Colom, Laura; Sacchini, Dario (Publication date: 2026-03-18)

Abstract: Background: The ultra-rare nature of melanoma in children, adolescents, and young adults poses significant challenges to the development and implementation of effective prevention and diagnostic strategies. This ...

Comparison of local radiation dose to national diagnostic reference levels for endovascular aortic aneurysm repair 

Martínez del Carmen, Dorelly Tanayra; Zawadzka, Wiktoria Aleksandra; Saldaña Gutiérrez, Pablo; Callejón Baño, Regina; Iborra Ortega, Elena (Publication date: 2026-03-12)

Introduction: hybrid rooms (HR) provide advanced imaging capabilities within an optimal open surgical environment. The technology associated with hybrid rooms facilitates endovascular navigation and enhances technical ...

Silver-coated silicone stents as an approach to prevent bacterial colonization of central airways after tracheobronchial stenting. 

Lopez Lisbona, Rosa Maria; Calatayud, Laura; Gilabert-Porres Joan; Díez Ferrer, Marta; Borrós, Salvador; Ardanuy Tisaire, María Carmen; Santos Pérez, Salud; Rosell, Antoni, 1963-; Marti Marti, Sara (Publication date: 2026-03-12)

Rationale: Tracheobronchial stents are used to treat central airway obstruction but frequently develop bacterial colonization that can lead to infection.Objectives: To identify the microorganisms responsible for stent ...

Neural encoding of vocalic sounds in newborns 

Arenillas-Alcón, Sonia; Costa Faidella, Jordi; Ribas-Prats, Teresa; Gómez Roig, Ma. Dolores; Escera i Micó, Carles (Publication date: 2026-02-23)

Spoken language is the most prevalent form of human communication, and the similar development of speech perception pathways across individuals around the globe suggests a universal biological basis for language ...

Do national cancer control plans address care and research for children, adolescents, and young adults? A review of status, priorities, and recommendations across 41 European countries 

Borràs Andrés, Josep Maria; Vassal, Gilles; Prades, Joan; Kozhaeva, Olga; Otth, Maria; Kearns, Pamela; Ladenstein, Ruth; Rizzari, Carmelo; Heenen, Delphine; Dirksen, Uta; Owens, Cormac; Lazarov, Deyan; Sheehan, Ciara (Publication date: 2026-02-18)

Paediatric cancers, although rare, are the leading cause of disease-related mortality in European children above one year. A key pillar of the European Health Union, Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan (EBCP) puts a spotlight on ...

Streptozotocin plus 5-fluorouracil followed by everolimus or the reverse sequence in patients with advanced pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (SEQTOR-GETNE phase III study): a randomized clinical trial 

De Vos-Geelen, J.; Venerito, Marino; Von-Werder, Alezander; Jann, Henning; Rinke, Anja; Smith, D.; Hörsch, D.; Starling, Naureen; Ruszniewski, Philippe; Baudin, Eric; Metges, J.-P.; Caroli-Bosc, F.-X.; Reed, N.S.; Manzano, José Luis; Schrader, J.; Martín, M.; Navarro Perez, Valentin; Scarpa, A.; Valentí, Víctor; Lawlor, R.T.; Hernando, Jorge; Ragulan, C.; Colao, A.M.; Ps, H.; Vestermark, Lene; Sadanandam, A.; Carnaghi, Carlo; Knigge, U.P.; Capdevila, Jaume; Tafuto, Salvatore; Krogh, M.; Teulé-Vega, Àlex; Garcia Carbonero, Rocio; Klümpen, H.-J.; Cremer, B.; Sevilla, I.; Eriksson, B.; Tabaksblat, E.; Carmona Bayonas, Alberto; Salazar Soler, Ramón; Jiménez Fonseca, Paula; Benavent Viñuales, Marta (Publication date: 2026-02-18)

Background: Everolimus or streptozotocin plus 5-fluorouracil (STZ/5-FU) are approved treatments for patients with pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (panNETs). The SEQTOR trial aimed to assess the optimal treatment ...

Management, survival, and costs of pancreatic cancer: Popupation-Based observational study in Catalonia 

Guarga, Laura; Paco, Noelia; Manchon Walsh, Paula; Vela, Emili; Delgadillo, Joaquim; Pontes, Caridad; Borràs Andrés, Josep Maria (Publication date: 2026-02-17)

Abstract: Aim: Few published studies comprehensively describe the characteristics of patients with pancreatic cancer and their treatment in clinical practice. This study aimed to describe the current clinical practice for ...

Ethical, legal, and social assessment of AI-based technologies for prevention and diagnosis of rare diseases in health technology assessment process 

Refolo, Pietro; Raimondi, Constanza; Astratinei, Violeta; Battaglia, Laura; Borràs Andrés, Josep Maria; Closa, Paula; Lo Scalzo, Alessandra; Marchetti, Marco; Muñoz López, Sonia; Sampietro Colom, Laura; Sacchini, Dario (Publication date: 2026-02-18)

Abstract: Background: While the HTA community appears well-equipped to assess preventive and diagnostic technologies, certain limitations persist in evaluating technologies designed for rare diseases, including those based ...

Olfactory dysfunction after subarachnoid haemorrhage caused by ruptured aneurysms of the anterior communicating artery. 

Escartin Martin, Gemma; Junqué i Plaja, Carme, 1955-; Juncadella i Puig, Montserrat; Gabarrós, Andreu; Miquel, Maria Angels de; Rubio Borrego, Francisco Ramón (Publication date: 2026-02-04)

Object Olfactory dysfunction has an important impact on quality of life. In patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), anosmia has mainly been reported after surgery for aneurysms of the anterior communicating artery ...

Barriers and facilitators to performing benign paroxysmal positional vertigo manoeuvres among primary care physicians in Barcelona: a qualitative study 

Rullan-Rabassa, Alicia; Abiétar, Daniel G.; Rando-Matos, Yolanda; Ballvé Moreno, José Luis; Daryanani-Nawalrai, Sheena; Hernández-Méndez, Patricia; Rozenek, Malgorzata Anna; Santolalla-De Pedro, Anna; Torrecilla-Sánchez, Raquel; Peguero Rodríguez, Eva (Publication date: 2026-01-13)

Objective: To explore the barriers and facilitators in adherence to the guidelines in the management of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo from the perspective of primary care physicians. Design: Qualitative study using ...

6-Year Risk of Developing Lung Cancer in Spain: Analysis by Autonomous Communities 

Travier, Noémie; Fu Balboa, Marcela; Romaguera, Amparo; Martín-Cantera, Carlos; Fernández Muñoz, Esteve; Vidal, Carmen; García Martínez, Montserrat; LUCAPREV research group (Publication date: 2026-01-12)

Introduction: Lung cancer screening with low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) has been proposed as a strategy to reduce lung cancer mortality. Since LDCT has side effects there is a need to carefully select the target ...

Exploring the relationship between maternal carbohydrate quality and quantity during pregnancy and early childhood neurodevelopment: a prospective cohort study within the BiSC cohort 

Panisello, Laura; Mateu-Fabregat, Javier; Novau-Ferré, Nil; Ayala-Aldana, Nicolas; Bernardo-Castro, Sara; Ferrer, Muriel; Jiménez-Arenas, Pol; Llurba Olivé, Elisa; Lassale, Camille; Gómez Roig, Ma. Dolores; Vioque, Jesús; González Palacios, Sandra; Contreras Rodríguez, Oren; Foraster, Maria; Gascón, Mireia; Sunyer, Jordi; Awad, Camila; Júlvez, Jordi; Bulló, Mònica (Publication date: 2026-01-08)

Purpose: Maternal nutrition during pregnancy is key for offspring neurodevelopment. Given the role of glucose in brain function, assessing carbohydrate quantity and quality, including glycemic index (GI), glycemic load ...

Impact on delay times and characteristics of patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention in the southern metropolitan area of Barcelona after implementation of the infarction code program 

Gómez Hospital, Joan Antoni; Cequier Fillat, Àngel R.; Dallaglio, Paolo D.; Sánchez Salado, Jose Carlos; Ariza Solé, Albert; Homs, Silvia; Lorente, Victòria; Ferreiro Gutiérrez, José Luis; Gómez Lara, Josep; Romaguera, Rafael; Salazar Mendiguchía, Joel; Teruel Gila, Luis Miguel (Publication date: 2025-12-17)

[eng] A standardized protocol of emergent transfer for primary percutaneous coronary intervention for patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction, defined as the Infarction Code, was implemented in June 2009 in the ...

Ibrutinib followed by ofatumumab consolidation in previously untreated patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL): GELLC-7 trial from the Spanish group of CLL (GELLC) 

Abrisqueta Costa, Pau; González Barca, Eva; Ferrà, Christelle; Rios-Herranz, Eduardo; Fernández de la Mata, Margarita; Delgado, Julio (Delgado González); Andreu, Rafael; Hernandez Rivas, Jose Angel; Terol, María José; Navarro-Bailón, Almudena; Vidriales, Belén; Baltasar, Patricia; De la Serna, Javier; Ramírez, Ángel; Ballester, Carmen; Moreno, Carol; García-Marco, José Antonio; Córdoba, Raúl; Yáñez, Lucrecia; Casado, Luís Felipe; González, Marcos; Bosch Albareda, Francesc (Publication date: 2025-12-15)

Background: BTK inhibitors have been concurrently administered with anti-CD20 monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). However, the optimal regimen for combining these two drugs remains pending. ...

Prognostic impact of chronic total occlusion in a nonculprit artery in patients with acute myocardial infarction undergoing primary angioplasty. 

Ariza Solé, Albert; Teruel Gila, Luis Miguel; Marco, Andrea di; Lorente, Victòria; Sánchez Salado, Jose Carlos; Sánchez Elvira, Guillermo; Romaguera, Rafael; Gómez Lara, Josep; Gómez Hospital, Joan Antoni; Cequier Fillat, Àngel R. (Publication date: 2025-12-12)

[eng] Introduction and objectives: The prognostic value of chronic total occlusion in nonculprit coronary arteries in patients with myocardial infarction undergoing primary angioplasty remains controversial. Several ...

Is it possible to separate ischemic and bleeding risk in patients with non-ST segment elevation acute coronary syndromes? 

Ariza Solé, Albert; Sánchez Salado, Jose Carlos; Lorente, Victòria; Sánchez Elvira, Guillermo; Muntané, Guillem; Salazar Mendiguchía, Joel; Cequier Fillat, Àngel R. (Publication date: 2025-12-12)

Both intensive antithrombotic therapy and an early invasive strategy reduce the incidence of ischemic events in patients with non-ST segment elevation acute coronary syndromes (NSTE-ACS), at the expense of increasing the ...

Insulin and disorders of behavioural flexibility 

Scholtz, Samantha; Glennon, Jeffrey C.; Sullivan, Mairead; Fernández Aranda, Fernando; Camacho Barcia, Lucía; Harkin, Andrew; Macrì, Simone; Mora Maltas, Bernat; Jiménez-Murcia, Susana; O'Leary, Aet; Ottomana, Angela Maria; Presta, Martina; Slattery, David (Publication date: 2025-12-12)

Behavioural inflexibility is a symptom of neuropsychiatric and neurodegenerative disorders such as Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Autism Spectrum Disorder and Alzheimer's Disease, encompassing the maintenance of a behaviour ...

Using gene-environment interactions to explore pathways for colorectal cancer risk 

Ruiz-Narvaez, Edward; Sanchez Mendez, Joel; Schoen, Robert E.; Stern, Marianna C.; Thomas, Claire E.; Tian, Yu; Um, Caroline Y.; Visvanathan, Kala; Vodicka, Pavel; Vymetalkova, Veronika; Brenner, Hermann; White, Emily; Burnett-Hartman, Andrea; Wolk, Alicja; Campbell, Peter T.; Woods, Michael O.; Carreras Torres, Robert; Wu, Anna H.; Chan, Andrew T.; Gunter, Marc J.; Cheng, Iona; Gauderman, W. James; Devall, Matthew A.; Diez Obrero, Virginia; Dimou, Niki; Drew, David A.; Bouras, Emmanouil; Yu, Ren; Kim, Andre E.; Markozannes, Georgios; Murphy, Neil; Albanes, Demetrius; Anderson, Laura N.; Barry, Elizabeth L.; Berndt, Sonja I.; Bishop, D. Timothy; Peters, Ulrike; Evangelou, Marina; Tsilidis, Konstantinos K.; Gruber, Stephen B.; Gsur, Andrea; Hoffmeister, Michael; Hsu, Li; Huyghe, Jeroen R.; Kawaguchi, Eric S.; Keku, Temitope O.; Kundaje, Anshul; Küry, Sébastien; Le Marchand, Loïc; Lewinger, Juan Pablo; Li, Lili; Lynch, Brigid M.; Moreno Aguado, Víctor; Morrison, John L.; Newton, Christina C.; Obón Santacana, Mireia; Palmer, Julie R.; Papadimitriou, Nikos; Pellatt, Andrew J.; Peoples, Anita R.; Pharoah, Paul D.P.; Platz, Elizabeth A.; Qu, Conghui (Publication date: 2025-11-27)

Background: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a significant public health concern, highlighting the critical need for identifying novel intervention targets for its prevention. Methods: We conducted genome-wide interaction analyses ...

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