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PubMed Daily Triage — 2026-06-24

Window: 2026-06-23 09:05 UTC → 2026-06-24 09:00 UTC
Total candidates reviewed: ~127 across 10 topics
Accepted: 23 (13 HIGH · 10 MEDIUM)
Alert sent: 13 HIGH-priority articles → Telegram


🔴 HIGH PRIORITY (Score ≥ 8)

T3 · Liquid Biopsy / ctDNA

[PMID 42332784] Akbarinejad S et al. · Genome Med · 2026-06-23
DEEPctMUT: Tumor-naïve ctDNA detection with deep learning-enhanced error suppression
DOI: 10.1186/s13073-026-01694-y
→ Achieves 0.03% VAF sensitivity (tumor-naïve). 100% sensitivity in pre-surgical CRC vs 50% for Roche Avenio. Combines UMIs + ML error suppression + PBMC germline filtering. Open-source Nextflow pipeline from TRON/BioNTech.
🏷️ Score 9/10 · Methods · Abstract confirmed


[PMID 42336205] Horndalsveen H et al. · J Thorac Oncol · 2026-06-23
ctDNA-based MRD detection in stage III NSCLC treated with chemoradiotherapy and durvalumab
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2026.103992
→ Prospective multicenter (84 pts, 659 samples). Detectable ctDNA during durvalumab = HR 2.95 for progression. Serial MRD-positive status identifies patients warranting treatment escalation. Direct clinical application in PACIFIC-like regimen.
🏷️ Score 9/10 · Prospective · Abstract confirmed


T5 / T6 · Precision Oncology & Novel Therapeutics

[PMID 42336869] Wang HH et al. · Nat Commun · 2026-06-23
Mutant KRAS peptide vaccine with dual checkpoint blockade in metastatic colorectal cancer: a phase I trial
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-026-74711-8
→ Johns Hopkins Phase I: KRAS mutant neoantigen peptide vaccine + nivolumab + ipilimumab (dual checkpoint blockade) in mCRC. Nature Comms publication from Jaffee lab signals promising safety/efficacy signals in a historically difficult target.
🏷️ Score 9/10 · Phase I RCT · Title confirmed


[PMID 42337235] Kinsella Z et al. · Nat Commun · 2026-06-23
Spatial analyses implicate high stromal CD8+ TILs as negative predictive marker for chemotherapy in ER+ breast cancer
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-026-73432-2
→ Spatial TIL quantification identifies immunologically active ER+ tumors where chemotherapy confers less benefit — may allow sparing of cytotoxic therapy in specific patients. Nat Comms with clinical translation potential.
🏷️ Score 8/10 · Spatial/Retrospective · Title confirmed


[PMID 42337043] Yuan J et al. · Br J Cancer · 2026-06-23
Infigratinib Phase 2 in refractory FGFR2-amplified gastric/GEJ adenocarcinoma
DOI: 10.1038/s41416-026-03511-0
→ Single-arm multicenter Phase 2: FGFR inhibitor in biomarker-selected upper GI cancer. Addresses actionable alteration in a historically chemo-resistant population. Directly extends precision oncology to gastroesophageal junction.
🏷️ Score 8/10 · Phase 2 · Title confirmed


[PMID 42335902] Grande E et al. · Cell Rep Med · 2026-06-23
Spatial architecture explains bulk biomarker failure in neoadjuvant immunotherapy for bladder cancer: DUTRENEO study
DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2026.102878
→ DUTRENEO clinical trial correlative: spatial tumor architecture outperforms bulk genomic biomarkers for immunotherapy patient selection. Cell Rep Med trial-linked publication — paradigm shift toward spatial pathology over bulk assays.
🏷️ Score 8/10 · Clinical Trial Correlative · Title confirmed


[PMID 42336655] Roulleaux-Dugage M et al. · J Immunother Cancer · 2026-06-23
VEGF-A blockade rescues chemoimmunotherapy resistance in NSCLC with liver metastases
DOI: 10.1136/jitc-2026-014991
→ IMpower130/150 post-hoc (N=1,713; 236 LM+): bevacizumab + CT+IT → OS HR 0.52, PFS HR 0.49 specifically in liver met+ patients. scRNAseq reveals VEGF-A-driven immunosuppressive TME in liver. First comparative analysis in this subgroup.
🏷️ Score 8/10 · Phase III Post-Hoc · Abstract confirmed


T4 · AI in Clinical Diagnostics

[PMID 42336244] Deman F et al. · Lab Invest · 2026-06-23
AI-assisted HER2 IHC scoring in breast cancer: diagnostic agreement and discordance analysis
DOI: 10.1016/j.labinv.2026.106150
→ 853 whole-slide images, 581 patients. CE-IVD-approved AI evaluated against expert pathologists for HER2 IHC scoring, including HER2-low/ultralow spectrum now critical for trastuzumab deruxtecan (T-DXd) eligibility. Multi-center expert comparison.
🏷️ Score 8/10 · Diagnostic Validation · Abstract confirmed


[PMID 42335604] · Med Image Anal · 2026-06-23
MICLEAR: AI-assisted intraoperative pancreatic cancer resection margin assessment
→ Real-time AI guidance for R0/R1 margin determination during pancreatic surgery. Addresses a critical unmet need — positive margins are a major driver of poor outcomes in pancreatic cancer. Med Image Anal flagship surgical AI paper.
🏷️ Score 8/10 · AI Validation · Title only


T7 · Cardiometabolic / GLP-1 / SGLT2

[PMID 42335894] · Cell Metab · 2026-06-23
Methionine-supplemented longevity diet increases GH, GLP-1, and FGF21; reduces frailty
DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2026.05.015
→ Cell Metab (IF ~30): dietary methionine supplementation elevates GLP-1, growth hormone, and FGF21 while reducing frailty markers. Directly connects dietary intervention to established metabolic longevity pathways.
🏷️ Score 8/10 · Experimental · Partial abstract


[PMID 42335597] · JACC Adv · 2026-06-23
SGLT2 inhibitors and outcomes after TAVI: systematic review and meta-analysis
→ First meta-analysis examining SGLT2i use after transcatheter aortic valve implantation. As TAVI volumes grow and SGLT2i indications expand, this addresses a clinically urgent pharmacotherapy question in older, high-comorbidity patients.
🏷️ Score 8/10 · Meta-Analysis · Title confirmed


T8 · Aging / Longevity

[PMID 42337381] Xian S et al. · NPJ Digit Med · 2026-06-23
100,272 EHR patients: unsupervised ML identifies comorbidity clusters linked to premature aging
DOI: 10.1038/s41746-026-02913-x
→ Largest-scale unsupervised EHR phenotyping study of biological aging. Identifies high-risk patient groups through comorbidity patterns — bridges AI diagnostics and population-level aging biology with direct clinical translation.
🏷️ Score 8/10 · EHR/ML Cohort · Title confirmed


T8 / T9 · Aging & Rare Disease

[PMID 42334294] Schratz KE, Armanios M · NEJM Evid · 2026-06-23
Disorders of Telomere Length (review)
DOI: 10.1056/EVIDra2600012
→ Authoritative NEJM Evidence review from Armanios lab. Short telomeres → BMF/IPF/immunodeficiency. Ultra-long telomeres → lympho/myeloproliferative disease, early clonal hematopoiesis. Clinical guidance for a spectrum of rare and common diseases.
🏷️ Score 8/10 · Review · Abstract confirmed


🟡 MEDIUM PRIORITY (Score 6–7)

PMID Title (abbreviated) Journal Topics Score
42335901 Radiopharmaceutical enhances CAR-T in neuroblastoma Cell Rep Med T6/T9 7
42333941 Aging clock from immune repertoire; COVID-19 accelerates aging Aging Cell T8 7
42336688 Phase I copanlisib + venetoclax in R/R DLBCL Clin Lymphoma Myeloma Leuk T1 7
42335650 Long-term remission in IDH-mutated AML with IDH inhibitors Leuk Res T1 7
42335205 Loss of miR-146a-5p drives ibrutinib resistance in MCL Blood Adv T1 7
42334419 cf-MMSP methylated cfDNA assay for breast cancer detection Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev T3 7
42335576 Colonoscope mucus KRAS detection in precancerous CRC lesions Transl Oncol T3 7
42335861 LLMs show greater diagnostic anchoring than physicians Int J Med Inform T4 7
42335260 Real-world semaglutide vs dulaglutide weight loss in T2DM Am J Manag Care T7 7
42335902 (also in HIGH — see above) Cell Rep Med T5/T6 8

📊 Run Statistics

Topic Hits Candidates Accepted HIGH MEDIUM
T1: Hematologic malignancies 62 20 6 0 6
T2: CBC/ML 1 1 0 0 0
T3: Liquid biopsy/ctDNA 10 10 4 2 2
T4: AI diagnostics 37 20 4 2 2
T5: Precision oncology 39 20 5 3 2
T6: Novel therapeutics 56 20 5 2 3
T7: Cardiometabolic 38 20 4 2 2
T8: Aging/longevity 22 20 4 2 2
T9: Rare diseases 5 5 1 1 0
T_sentinel 299 10 2 1 1
TOTAL ~569 ~127 23 13 10

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Generated: 2026-06-24 09:05 UTC | Run by friday/pubmed-triage v1.3 | 13 HIGH alerts sent to Telegram