Quasi-experimental design for external control arm studies alongside single arm trials for regulatory purposes

To accelerate new drug, biologic, and medical device development and to improve efficiency of delivery of the latest breakthroughs of innovative, life-saving treatments to millions of patients, single-arm trial (SAT) applications of rare diseases or conditions supplemented by their external control arm (ECA) evidence for regulatory approvals have b

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TACTICS OF BORDER CROSSING MOVEMENT: EXPLORING THE MOBILITY OF BRAZILIANS THROUGH THE SCHENGEN AND UK AIRSPACE

This paper addresses the relations between migrants, mobility, Queen Slat Headboard tactics, negotiation, and the contemporary definition of borders in the aftermath of 9/11.The empirical focus of this paper is how Brazilians from Alto Paranaiba journey through airports located in the Schengen area and in the British territory to London.As a main r

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Therapy response monitoring in blood plasma from esophageal adenocarcinoma patients using cell-free DNA methylation profiling

Abstract Esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) is an aggressive cancer characterized by a high risk of relapse post-surgery.Current follow-up methods (serum carcinoembryonic antigen detection and PET-CT) lack sensitivity and reliability, necessitating a novel approach.Analyzing cell-free DNA (cfDNA) from blood plasma emerges as a promising avenue.This st

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