Background and objective Transbronchial lung biopsy ( TBLB ) is required for evaluation in
selected patients with interstitial lung disease ( ILD ). The diagnostic yield of histopathologic …

Insertions in the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) exon 20 (Ex20Ins) are the third
most incident mutations in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The hypervariable nature of …

Purpose There was a high medical need for patients with non-metastatic castration-resistant
prostate cancer (nmCRPC) when several next-generation anti-androgens (apalutamide, …

Current guidelines for the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
establish that bronchodilator medications are central to the symptomatic treatment of the …

Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) prevents chronic hypoxia-induced pulmonary hypertension
and associated right ventricle dysfunction in rats. In this animal model, reoxygenation …

Background: Fuel oil–derived volatile organic compounds (VOCs) inhalation is associated
with accidental marine spills. After the Prestige petroleum tanker sank off northern Spain in …

One of the largest oil spill disasters in recent times was the accident of the oil tanker Prestige
in front of the Galician coast in 2002. Thousands of people participated in the cleanup of the …

Rationale Investigations on the mechanisms of airway smooth muscle remodeling, a
prominent asthma feature contributing to its clinical manifestations and severity, have largely …

Exhaled breath condensate (EBC) is a representative sample from the lungs that may be used
to detect different markers, but the reproducibility of these determinations is unknown over …

Background: MSCs may offer therapeutic potential for asthma due to their immunomodulatory
properties and host tolerability. MSCs may however be involved in airway remodeling. …