{"title":"Response to \"Comparative analysis of preoperative chemotherapy versus postoperative chemotherapy in advanced soft tissue sarcoma\".","authors":"Ching-Tso Chen, Tom Wei-Wu Chen","doi":"10.1016/j.jfma.2025.02.012","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfma.2025.02.012","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17305,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Formosan Medical Association","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-02-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143425695","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Commentary on \"The applications of high-flow nasal cannulas in Pediatric Intensive Care Units in Taiwan\".","authors":"Shubham Kumar, Rachana Mehta, Ranjana Sah, Amogh Verma","doi":"10.1016/j.jfma.2025.02.016","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfma.2025.02.016","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17305,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Formosan Medical Association","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-02-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143425692","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Dexmedetomidine infusion on blood loss in orthognathic surgery: A retrospective study on its efficacy.","authors":"Yen-Chu Hsiao, Yi-Ting Chang, Chi-Sheng Cheng, Kai-Hua Lien","doi":"10.1016/j.jfma.2025.02.009","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfma.2025.02.009","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17305,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Formosan Medical Association","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-02-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143425693","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Handgrip strength is probably not a predictor of mortality in patients with cardiovascular disease.","authors":"Josef Finsterer","doi":"10.1016/j.jfma.2025.02.006","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfma.2025.02.006","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17305,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Formosan Medical Association","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-02-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143414612","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nguyen Thi Lien Huong, Bui Thi Hanh, Nguyen Thi Bich Van, Phi Thi Tu Anh, Hoang Bao Long, Le Duc Thang, Tran Thu Thuy, Nguyen Thi Minh Thu, Dang Tuan Anh, Phan Ngoc Quy, Le Quang Do, Than Trong Thach, Jean Noel Hugues, Do Van Tien, Le Hoang
{"title":"Fewer good-quality cleavage embryos in dydrogesterone-primed ovarian stimulation compared to GnRH antagonist protocol in POSEIDON group 4 patients.","authors":"Nguyen Thi Lien Huong, Bui Thi Hanh, Nguyen Thi Bich Van, Phi Thi Tu Anh, Hoang Bao Long, Le Duc Thang, Tran Thu Thuy, Nguyen Thi Minh Thu, Dang Tuan Anh, Phan Ngoc Quy, Le Quang Do, Than Trong Thach, Jean Noel Hugues, Do Van Tien, Le Hoang","doi":"10.1016/j.jfma.2025.02.003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfma.2025.02.003","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To compare the in vitro fertilization (IVF) outcomes of the progestin-primed ovarian stimulation (PPOS) protocol using dydrogesterone and the GnRH antagonist (GnRH-ant) protocol in POSEIDON group 4 patients.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This retrospective cohort study analyzed 447 POSEIDON group 4 patients who underwent IVF at a single center. Patients were categorized into GnRH-ant (n = 281) and PPOS (n = 166) groups. Propensity score matching was employed to balance baseline characteristics, yielding 165 patients in each group for comparison. The primary outcomes were the number and quality of cleavage and blastocysts embryos. Secondary outcomes included clinical pregnancy and ongoing pregnancy rates after the first frozen embryo transfer.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Baseline characteristics were balanced between groups after matching. The PPOS group had a significantly lower number of good quality cleavage embryos (adjusted mean ratio 0.80, 95% CI 0.66-0.97) and blastocysts (adjusted mean ratio 0.77, 95% CI 0.62-0.96) compared to the GnRH-ant group. The number of cleavage embryos and good quality blastocysts was comparable between groups. Although not statistically significant, the clinical pregnancy (31.4% vs 36.8%) and ongoing pregnancy rates (20.3% vs 29.9%) after the first embryo transfer tended to be lower in the PPOS group.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>In POSEIDON group 4 patients, the PPOS protocol using dydrogesterone may be associated with lower embryo quality and pregnancy outcomes compared to the GnRH-ant protocol. Further prospective randomized trials are needed to validate these findings.</p>","PeriodicalId":17305,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Formosan Medical Association","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-02-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143408815","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Response to Letter to the Editor.","authors":"Chun-Ming Hong, Chun-Jen Liu","doi":"10.1016/j.jfma.2025.02.010","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfma.2025.02.010","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17305,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Formosan Medical Association","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-02-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143408816","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Response to Comment on \"Colchicine to prevent cardiovascular death after an acute myocardial infarction\".","authors":"Ting-Tse Lin, Lung-Chun Lin","doi":"10.1016/j.jfma.2025.01.022","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfma.2025.01.022","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17305,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Formosan Medical Association","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-02-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143391146","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Comment on \"Sarcopenia and myosteatosis are associated with low survival in patients receiving lenvatinib for unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma\".","authors":"Erkan Topkan","doi":"10.1016/j.jfma.2025.02.007","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfma.2025.02.007","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17305,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Formosan Medical Association","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-02-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143391144","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Chia-Tse Weng, Hung-Wen Tsai, Ming-Tsung Hsieh, Chrong-Reen Wang
{"title":"An IgG4-related autoimmune hepatitis patient with the prompt response to glucocorticoid therapy.","authors":"Chia-Tse Weng, Hung-Wen Tsai, Ming-Tsung Hsieh, Chrong-Reen Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.jfma.2025.02.005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfma.2025.02.005","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17305,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Formosan Medical Association","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-02-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143391143","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Response to \"Comment on sarcopenia and myosteatosis are associated with low survival in patients receiving lenvatinib for unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma\".","authors":"Pei-Jui Luo, Chih-Horng Wu","doi":"10.1016/j.jfma.2025.02.004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfma.2025.02.004","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17305,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Formosan Medical Association","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-02-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143391145","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}