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Respiratory Viral Infections

    • DAS181 as novel agent under investigation for treatment of parainfluenza viruses in immunocompromised hosts, and possible influenza
    • Investigational agent ALN-RSV01 (small interfering RNA to N gene) may reduce risk of bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome in RSV-infected lung transplant recipients
    • Orally administered, capsid binding antiviral termed vapendavir and inhaled interferon beta under investigation in treating rhinovirus colds in asthmatic patients

Melanoma

    Gastric

      Breast

        Adrenal

          Duodenal Malignancies

            • Duodenal tumor occurrence has increased relative to other small bowel malignancies over the past several decades.
            • Increased incidence of duodenal tumors is at least in part related to advanced imaging capabilities and endoscopy increasing detection rates.
            • Complete duodenectomy is not a requirement, nor necessarily recommended, in many duodenal malignancies.
            • Significant survival benefit has been shown with imatinib in addition to surgial resection for GIST tumors.

          Duodenal Malignancies

            • Duodenal tumor occurrence has increased relative to other small bowel malignancies over the past several decades.
            • Increased incidence of duodenal tumors is at least in part related to advanced imaging capabilities and endoscopy increasing detection rates.
            • Complete duodenectomy is not a requirement, nor necessarily recommended, in many duodenal malignancies.
            • Significant survival benefit has been shown with imatinib in addition to surgial resection for GIST tumors.

          Principles of Wound Management and Soft Tissue Repair II

            • Vascularized composite allotransplantation has emerged as an option for challenging defects.
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