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Wed · 22 Apr 2026

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📅 PUBMED DAILY TRIAGE — 2026-04-22

Window: 2026-04-21T09:00:00Z → 2026-04-22T09:00:00Z (CRDT) Topics scanned: 9 | Articles reviewed: ~80 candidates | Candidates evaluated: 22 fully scored High priority: 2 | Standard: 18 | Low/archive: 2 | Unsolicited finds: 0 Run status: SUCCESS


🔴🟠 HIGH PRIORITY (8+) — Best Finds by Topic

Early Cancer Detection (Liquid Biopsy / ctDNA / cfDNA)

TR-2026-04-22-001 / PMID 42014803 · Nanoplate based digital PCR assay for effective quantification of plasma HPV circulating tumor DNA · 8/10 🔴 EARLY_CANCER_DETECTION

Validated prospective ctDNA assay (n=87, registered RCT) achieves 98% sensitivity / 100% specificity for HPV16/18/31 in cervical cancer; longitudinal ctDNA persistence reliably flags relapse.

TR-2026-04-22-002 / PMID 42013849 · Plasma extracellular vesicle proteomics nominates candidate biomarkers of ¹⁷⁷Lu-PSMA-617 outcomes in metastatic prostate cancer patients · 8/10 🟠 NOVEL_TREATMENT

First systematic EV proteomics study (5,137 proteins, 100 mCRPC patients) for ¹⁷⁷Lu-PSMA-617 outcome prediction; identifies druggable surface targets B7-H3, Trop-2, STEAP1; p53/E2F pathway correlates with PFS/OS.


🟢⚪ STANDARD (5–7) — Top by Topic

Hematologic Malignancies (AML, MDS, CLL, MPN, Lymphoma) — best score 6/10

CBC-Based Diagnostics & ML in Hematology — best score 7/10

Early Cancer Detection (remaining STANDARD)

AI/ML in Clinical Diagnostics & Imaging — best score 7/10

Precision Oncology & Genomic Medicine — best score 7/10

GLP-1 / SGLT2 / Cardiometabolic — best score 6/10

Aging, Longevity & Population Health — best score 7/10


💡 UNSOLICITED FINDS

None identified this run. Sentinel scan (700 raw → 10 reviewed) yielded no new high-signal out-of-watchlist articles; all top sentinel hits overlapped with watchlist searches.


📊 TODAY'S BREAKDOWN

By research category:

By evidence maturity:

By watchlist topic (reviewed / kept / highest score):

Topic Raw Reviewed Kept Best Score
Hematologic malignancies 53 10 4 6
CBC/ML hematology 21 6 3 7
Liquid biopsy/ctDNA 15 8 6 8
AI/ML diagnostics 111 5 4 7
Precision oncology 44 5 4 7
Immunotherapy/CAR-T 101 1 1 6
GLP-1/SGLT2 74 2 2 6
Aging/longevity 170 4 3 7
Rare diseases 6 0 0 N/A

By source type: peer_reviewed: 22 | preprint: 0 Topics with zero 8+ articles this run: Hematologic malignancies, CBC/ML, AI/ML diagnostics, Precision oncology, GLP-1/SGLT2, Aging, Rare diseases


🔧 RUN NOTES