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Comparison of sexual function after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy and carbon-ion radiotherapy for Japanese prostate cancer patients using propensity score matching
BackgroundThe quality of life of patients is an important consideration when selecting treatments for localized prostate cancer (PCa). We...
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Haploidentical transplants deliver equal outcomes to matched sibling transplants: a propensity score-matched analysis
The success of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant for hematological malignancies is heavily dependent on the availability of suitable...
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High-dose proton beam therapy versus conventional fractionated radiation therapy for newly diagnosed glioblastoma: a propensity score matching analysis
BackgroundHigh-dose proton beam therapy (PBT) uses excellent dose concentricity based on the unique characteristic termed the Bragg peak. PBT is a...
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Long-term survival in venous thromboembolic disease: rivaroxaban vs. warfarin – propensity score matching study
BackgroundVenous thromboembolic disease (VTE) is characterized by obstruction of venous blood flow by a thrombus. Survival data, frequency of disease...
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TACE combined Lenvatinib plus Camrelizumab versus TACE alone in efficacy and safety for unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma: a propensity score-matching study
BackgroundsTo compare the efficacy and safety of transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) combined Lenvatinib plus Camrelizumab (TLC) in...
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Retrospective evaluation of the contribution of radiotherapy to survival in breast cancer treatment with propensity score based on stage and subgroup
BackgroundBreast cancer has been a disease in which treatment strategy has changed over time under the influence of different hypotheses and evidence...
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Dapagliflozin reduces risk of heart failure rehospitalization in diabetic acute myocardial infarction patients: a propensity score-matched analysis
ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to investigate the effect of dapagliflozin (DAPA) on the rate of heart failure rehospitalization in patients with...
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Effect of interferon-α on COVID-19 in-hospital mortality: a large-scale propensity score-matched study
BackgroundCoronavirus infection can induce the production of inflammatory cytokines leading to acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and death....
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Using oral tegafur/uracil (UFT) plus leucovorin as adjuvant chemotherapy in stage II colorectal cancer: a propensity score matching study from Taiwan
BackgroundEarly-stage colorectal cancer had excellent outcomes after curative resection, typically. However, a perplexing survival paradox between...
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Antibiotic prophylaxis with piperacillin–tazobactam reduces organ/space surgical site infection after pancreaticoduodenectomy: a retrospective and propensity score-matched analysis
BackgroundThe occurrence of surgical site infection (SSI) after pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) is still relatively high. The aim of this retrospective...
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Propensity score-matched evaluation of palliative transurethral resection and holmium laser enucleation of the prostate for bladder outlet obstruction in patients with prostate cancer
BackgroundWhile transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) is the standard-of-care, Holmium laser enucleation of the prostate (HoLEP) is widely...
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Renin-angiotensin system inhibitors improve the survival of cholangiocarcinoma: a propensity score-matched cohort study
BackgroundHypertension is a risk factor for cholangiocarcinoma (CCA). The effect of anti-hypertensive drugs on the prognosis of CCA is not clear.
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Laparoscopic versus open surgery for perihilar cholangiocarcinoma: a multicenter propensity score analysis of short- term outcomes
BackgroundLaparoscopic surgery (LS) has been increasingly applied in perihilar cholangiocarcinoma (pCCA). In this study, we intend to compare the...
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Molecular subtypes of breast cancer predicting clinical benefits of radiotherapy after breast-conserving surgery: a propensity-score-matched cohort study
BackgroundBased on the molecular expression of cancer cells, molecular subtypes of breast cancer have been applied to classify patients for...
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Venetoclax with decitabine versus decitabine monotherapy in elderly acute myeloid leukemia: a propensity score-matched analysis
Venetoclax (VEN) combined with azacitidine (AZA) or decitabine (DEC) has been approved for older adults with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) unfit for...
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Impact of preoperative transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) on postoperative long-term survival in patients with nonsmall hepatocellular carcinoma: a propensity score matching analysis
BackgroundThe purpose of this propensity score matching (PSM) analysis was to compare the effects of preoperative transcatheter arterial...
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Incorporating weekly carboplatin in anthracycline and paclitaxel-containing neoadjuvant chemotherapy for triple-negative breast cancer: propensity-score matching analysis and TIL evaluation
BackgroundThe generation of data capturing the risk-benefit ratio of incorporating carboplatin (Cb) to neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) for...
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Perineural invasion affects prognosis of patients undergoing colorectal cancer surgery: a propensity score matching analysis
BackgroundTumour perineural invasion (PNI) is a predictor of poor prognosis, but its effect on the prognosis of patients with colorectal cancer (CRC)...
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The role of adjuvant transcatheter arterial chemoembolization following repeated curative resection/ablation for hepatocellular carcinoma with early recurrence: a propensity score matching analysis
BackgroundThe role of adjuvant transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) following repeated resection/ablation for recurrent hepatocellular...
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Anatomic versus non-anatomic resection for early-stage intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma: a propensity score matching and stabilized inverse probability of treatment weighting analysis
BackgroundRadical resection is still the most cost-effectiveness curative strategy for intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC), but it remains...
