Syed A Ahmad, MD
@syedaahmad5.bsky.social
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Director University of Cincinnati Cancer Center. Chief Division of Surgical Oncology. Cincinnati Ohio.
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Syed A Ahmad, MD
@syedaahmad5.bsky.social
· Apr 16
Adjuvant Chemotherapy After Resection of Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma Following Preoperative FOLFIRINOX
This cohort study investigates the association of adjuvant chemotherapy following resection of pancreatic adenocarcinoma after preoperative FOLFIRINOX in full or modified dosing with overall survival,...
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Syed A Ahmad, MD
@syedaahmad5.bsky.social
· Apr 16
The role of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography–derived parameters as prognostic factors in patients undergoing resection for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
The aim of this study is to investigate the role of maximum standardized uptake and
tumor-to-liver ratio derived from preoperative 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission
tomography/computed tomograp...
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Syed A Ahmad, MD
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· Apr 16
Cytoreductive Surgery with Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (CRS-HIPEC) of Extraperitoneal Abdominal Disease, is it Appropriate? - Annals of Surgical Oncology
Introduction Cytoreductive surgery-hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (CRS-HIPEC) candidates often have extraperitoneal abdominal disease. Current expert peritoneal surface malignancy (PSM) gui...
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Syed A Ahmad, MD
@syedaahmad5.bsky.social
· Apr 16
Diagnostic Certainty in Characterizing Liver Lesions in Rectal Cancer: Abbreviated Liver MRI versus CT - Annals of Surgical Oncology
Background Early diagnosis of metastases is crucial but routine staging with contrast-enhanced multidetector computed tomography (ceMDCT) is suboptimal. A total of 20% will have indeterminate or too s...
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Syed A Ahmad, MD
@syedaahmad5.bsky.social
· Apr 16
Significance of Tumor Microvasculature in the Tumor Microenvironment in Adenocarcinoma with EGFR Common Mutations - Annals of Surgical Oncology
Background Tumor microvasculature is an important component of the tumor microenvironment (TME), and it has been reported that tumor microvasculature induces TME to become immunosuppressive via vascul...
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Syed A Ahmad, MD
@syedaahmad5.bsky.social
· Apr 16
Assessing Endoscopic Response in Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer Treated with Total Neoadjuvant Therapy: Development and Validation of a Highly Accurate Convolutional Neural Network - Annals of Surgica...
Background Rectal tumors display varying degrees of response to total neoadjuvant therapy (TNT). We evaluated the performance of a convolutional neural network (CNN) in interpreting endoscopic images ...
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Syed A Ahmad, MD
@syedaahmad5.bsky.social
· Mar 21
Technical Guidelines for Safe Mesojejunum Dissection During Pancreaticoduodenectomy: Unveiling Critical Techniques in a Complex Procedure - Annals of Surgical Oncology
Background Pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) is a complex procedure involving the dissection of the superior mesenteric artery and vein. However, a safe and standardized technique for dissecting the jejuna...
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Syed A Ahmad, MD
@syedaahmad5.bsky.social
· Mar 19
Abuse potential and analgesic efficacy of intravenous hydromorphone bolus administration among hospitalized patients with cancer pain: A double‐blind, double dummy, randomized crossover trial
Slow intravenous (iv) hydromorphone infusion resulted in similar abuse liability potential and pain improvement but less sedation than fast injection. These findings, taken together, suggest that the...
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Syed A Ahmad, MD
@syedaahmad5.bsky.social
· Mar 19
Inter-rater variability for the American Society of Anesthesiologists classification in patients undergoing hepato-pancreato-biliary surgery (MILESTONE-2): international survey among surgeons and anae...
This is an international survey and case-vignette study including 1283 participants from 55 countries. Interrater variability regarding the ASA classificat
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Syed A Ahmad, MD
@syedaahmad5.bsky.social
· Mar 19
Impact of pre-compression versus non-compression before parenchyma transection in left-sided pancreatic resection on the rate of clinically relevant pancreatic fistula: multicentre randomized clinical...
This RCT investigated whether parenchymal pre-compression was effective in reducing pancreatic fistula in distal pancreatectomy. The proportion of patients
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Syed A Ahmad, MD
@syedaahmad5.bsky.social
· Mar 19
Intra- and Interpatient Drug Response Heterogeneity Exist in Patients Undergoing Cytoreductive Surgery and Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy for Nongynecologic Cancers - Annals of Surgical Onc...
Background Select patients with peritoneal metastases are treated with cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (CRS/HIPEC). We assayed for intra- and interpatient drug resp...
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Syed A Ahmad, MD
@syedaahmad5.bsky.social
· Mar 19
Preoperative Frailty and Malnutrition in Surgical Oncology Patients Predicts Higher Postoperative Adverse Events and Worse Survival: Results of a Blinded, Prospective Trial - Annals of Surgical Oncolo...
Background Frailty, a multidimensional state leading to reduced physiologic reserve, is associated with worse postoperative outcomes. Despite the availability of various frailty tools, surgeons often ...
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Syed A Ahmad, MD
@syedaahmad5.bsky.social
· Mar 19
Time to Surgery Does Not Affect the Survival Outcome in Patients with Perihilar Cholangiocarcinoma - Annals of Surgical Oncology
Background The impact of time to surgery (TTS) on survival in patients with perihilar cholangiocarcinoma (PHC) is uncertain. Methods Data from PHC patients scheduled for surgery between 2011 and 2020 ...
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Syed A Ahmad, MD
@syedaahmad5.bsky.social
· Mar 18
Ancestral Differences in Anticancer Treatment Efficacy and Their Underlying Genomic and Molecular Alterations
A systematic analysis of clinical trial data uncovers ancestral differences in clinical outcomes, providing insights to advance more precise treatments that are tailored to diverse populations.
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