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Breast Arterial Calcification: A Novel Biomarker for Coronary Artery Disease?

Jessie Holtzman, MDAtherosclerotic Disease | April 23, 2023

There is an urgent need to identify women at risk for cardiovascular disease to prevent adverse cardiac events. Yet, a ...

Tezepelumab Reduces Exacerbation Rates, Levels of Type 2 Inflammatory Biomarkers in Severe, Uncontrolled Asthma

Cecilia BrownAsthma | April 23, 2023

Tezepelumab, a human monoclonal antibody that blocks the activity of thymic stromal lymphopoietin, reduced annual asthma ...

Predictive Variables for Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation in Males and Females

Patrick DalyAtrial Fibrillation | April 7, 2023

A team of researchers led by Weiping Sun evaluated clinical and laboratory biomarkers in patients with paroxysmal atrial ...

Biomarkers to Predict Progression to Diabetic Nephropathy

Victoria SochaDiabetes and Hypertension | February 5, 2024

At present, there are no biomarkers to predict the timing of progression of patients with type 2 diabetes to more ...

Biomarkers and Kidney Outcomes in Early Stage Diabetic Kidney Disease

Victoria SochaDiabetes and Hypertension | February 5, 2024

Clinical trials in nephrology are enriched for patients with micro- or macroalbuminuria to enroll patients at risk of ...

Examining Potential Biomarkers for Early Detection of Chronic Graft-Versus-Host Disease

Patrick DalyOncology | April 22, 2022

Seeking to improve early detection of chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD), Ankit Shah and colleagues tested if ...

Patrick DalyOncology | April 1, 2022

According to a study, published in ESMO Open, no biomarkers have been validated for predicting efficacy outcomes in ...

Oncology News Round-Up: Improving Diagnosis with Biomarkers, AI, and More

Rebecca AraujoOncology | October 1, 2021

Each week on DocWire News, editors bring you the latest hematology and oncology news and research. In case you missed ...

Is Esterase Gene Expression Linked to MM Prognosis?

Rebecca AraujoOncology | September 12, 2023

A study published in the British Journal of Cancer assessed whether esterase gene expression is of clinical significance ...

Inflammatory Markers at Admission Predict AKI in Patients with COVID-19

Victoria SochaAcute Kidney Injury | April 8, 2023

Kidney Week 2020 ...

Circulatory MIC-1 as a Biomarker of Prostate Cancer Racial Disparity

Rob DillardOncology | April 23, 2023

Elevated macrophage inhibitory cytokine-1 (MIC-1) may indicate the severity of prostate cancer in African American men, ...

LV Mass-Voltage Ratio Predicts Heart Failure Hospitalization in Patients with Cardiac Amyloidosis

Rebecca AraujoOncology | April 23, 2023

The ratio of left ventricular (LV) mass to electrocardiographic (EKG) voltage was associated with subsequent heart ...

Plasma Biomarker Helps Distinguish Between Pancreatic Cancer and Chronic Pancreatitis

Rebecca AraujoPancreatic Cancer | August 22, 2023

Levels of soluble urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptor (suPAR) are higher in plasma of patients with pancreatic ...

CRYM Protein Expression Linked to Tumor Growth and Prognosis in Prostate Cancer

Rebecca AraujoOncology | November 23, 2020

The protein μ-crystallin (CRYM) was shown to play a significant role in prostate cancer tumor growth, according to a ...

Prostate Health Index Use May Avoid Unnecessary Biopsies in Black Men

DocWire News EditorsOncology | April 13, 2023

Prostate Health Index (PHI) demonstrates moderate accuracy in detecting Gleason grade group (GG) 2-5 prostate cancer ...

Circulating Tumor Cell Count Is A Promising Biomarker For Guiding Breast Cancer Treatment

Rebecca AraujoBreast Cancer News | March 26, 2025

Circulating tumor cell (CTC) count may be an effective biomarker for deciding between chemotherapy and endocrine therapy ...

Rheum Round-up: Blood Test to Guide RA Treatment, COVID’s Osteoporosis Impact, and more

Kaitlyn D’OnofrioRheumatology | April 23, 2023

A Blood Test May Help Determine Which Patients with RA Will Respond to Treatment ...

A Blood Test May Help Determine Which Patients with RA Will Respond to Treatment

Kaitlyn D’OnofrioRheumatoid Arthritis | April 7, 2023

A new study found that blood biomarkers may be useful in identifying patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who will ...

New Biomarker May Detect Stomach Cancer Early with a Blood Test

Rebecca AraujoGastric Cancer | August 21, 2023

A new biomarker discovered by researchers at the University of Arizona Health Science may help with early detection of ...

Genetic Testing for Lipoprotein(a) Comparable to Conventional Blood Work

DocWire News EditorsLipid Management | September 12, 2023

Measurements of lipoprotein(a) using a genetic test are as accurate as conventional lab tests and have clinical utility ...