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Science Sparks @ ACTREC
Date Image 18 May 2026 Vol. No. 15 ; Issue No.735
Publications

1. Misra A, Phadte A, Subramani V, Dhanawat A, Menon S, Arora A, Nagarajan R, Maitre P, Pal M, Joshi A, Lila A, Prakash G, Murthy V (2026). Contemporary management of adrenocortical carcinoma: A narrative review. Urologic Oncology: Seminars and Original Investigations.

2. Bhandare MS (2026). Structured Adaptability in HPB Cancer Surgery: Precision Beyond Technical Uniformity. Annals of Surgical Oncology.

3. Bhandare MS, Nandy K, Parray AM, Pawar A, Padhy A, Menon V, Chopde A, Chaudhari V, Shrikhande SV (2026). Interplay of postpancreatectomy acute pancreatitis, postoperative pancreatic fistula, and mortality after pancreatoduodenectomy: Insight from a comprehensive cohort study of 1,594 patients and development of predictive nomograms. Journal of the American College of Surgeons 242(6):1538-1552.

4. Dwivedi P, Barage S, Jha AK, Agrawal A, Rangarajan, V. (2026). External Validation of PET Radiomics-Based ML Model for Non-Invasive Lung Cancer Subtype Classification. Biomedical & Pharmacology Journal, 19(1), 625.

5. Kashid SR, Budrukkar A, Swain M, Laskar SG, Murthy V, Gupta T, Sasidharan A, Patil V, Joshi A, Noronha V, Mittal N, Mahimkar M, Patil A, Patel U, Sinha S, Kumar A, Menon N, Bal M, Prabhash K, Agarwal JP. Prognostic Factors in Oropharyngeal Cancer Treated With Definitive Chemoradiotherapy. Cancer Medicine.;15(5):e71854. .

6. Gupta S, Rajendran A, Chichra A, Qureshi A (2026). Simultaneous Presentation of Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis and Classical Hodgkin's Lymphoma in a Patient with Underlying Germline Homozygous STXBP2 Mutation. Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases. 18(1):e2026043.

Thesis
Akash Maity. 2026. Uncovering the Molecular Pathogenesis of Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia Associated Coagulopathy. ( LIFE09202104023) (Guide: Dr. Syed K Hasan)

Suhail Ahmad. 2025. Integrative Analysis to Understand the Mechanism of Hormone Therapy Resistance in Breast Cancer. (LIFEE09201704014)(Guide: Dr. Syed K Hasan)

Site of the Week

The Mouse Phenome Database enables the integration of genomic and phenomic data by providing access to primary experimental data, well-documented data collection protocols and analysis tools.

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Interesting Reads

DiPersio JF, Koehne G, Shah NN, Bernard L, Suh HC, Koura D, Tamari R, Mushtaq MU, Maakaron J, Rimando J, Kennedy VE, Patel SS, Hudson C, Loken MR, Slapak CA, Lloyd DM, Stanizzi DA, Lee-Sundlov MM, Thosar S, Mundelboim G, Guo G, Ge HG, Li BE, Xavier-Ferrucio J, Hyzy SL, Lin MI, Raffel GD, Cooper BW (2026). CRISPR-Cas9 CD33-deleted allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation with gemtuzumab ozogamicin maintenance in AML: a phase 1/2 trial. Nature Medicine.

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Minding the Gut-Brain Axis: Integrative Oncology for People with GI Cancers
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Do You Know?

In 2015, FDA approved talimogene laherparepvec (T-VEC) for the treatment of some patients with metastatic melanoma that cannot be surgically removed.

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Cancer News
New drug candidate that reprograms the immune system shows promise as a brain cancer treatment.

MedicalXpress, 13/05/2026

The novel cell therapy reprograms the body's own immune system to recognize and attack a specific protein found on the surface of glioblastoma cells, called the urokinase receptor (uPAR)...

AI-powered handheld microscope may improve early cancer detection.

News-Medical.Net , 12/05/2026

The device, called PrecisionView, is a handheld endomicroscope that overcomes limitations in medical imaging by combining advanced optics with deep learning. The system enables clinicians to visualize both subcellular structures and underlying blood vessels across large tissue areas without the need for....

New drugs could wipe out the “zombie cells” linked to cancer and aging

Sciencedaily, 12/05/2026

Researchers found a new way to kill harmful “zombie” cells that linger after chemotherapy and help cancers become more aggressive. These senescent cells survive by relying on a protective protein called GPX4, even while sitting on the edge of a deadly iron-triggered collapse...

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