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Tue · 20 Oct 2026

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📅 PUBMED DAILY TRIAGE — 2026-10-20 Window: 2026-10-19T09:00:00Z → 2026-10-20T09:23:08Z (CRDT) Topics scanned: 10 | Articles reviewed: 21 | Candidates evaluated: 106 High priority: 7 | Standard: 10 | Low/archive: 0 | Unsolicited finds: 4 Run status: PARTIAL_SUCCESS

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

Hematologic malignancies (AML, MDS, CLL, MPN, lymphoma)

42896626 · Favorable survival for older adults treated with Axi-cel and Tisa-cel CD19 CAR-T therapy for relapsed/refractory DLBCL: a U.S. multicenter comparative analysis. · 8/10 · Cohort study relevant to Hematologic malignancies (AML, MDS, CLL, MPN, lymphoma), Novel therapeutics: immunotherapy, CAR-T, targeted therapy, Aging, longevity, and population health; scored conservatively from the PubMed abstract. 42896102 · Prophylactic IFN-γ blockade drives axi-cel expansion without preventing refractory toxicities: caution against pre-emptive use. · 7/10 · Clinical trial relevant to Hematologic malignancies (AML, MDS, CLL, MPN, lymphoma), Novel therapeutics: immunotherapy, CAR-T, targeted therapy; scored conservatively from the PubMed abstract.

CBC-based diagnostics and machine learning in hematology

CBC-based diagnostics and machine learning in hematology: No high-priority finds today (best candidate scored 0/10)

Early cancer detection (liquid biopsy, ctDNA, cfDNA)

42894739 · Low-barrier tobacco screening and cessation outreach: A multisite veterans affairs quality improvement initiative. · 8/10 · Observational or descriptive study relevant to Early cancer detection (liquid biopsy, ctDNA, cfDNA); scored conservatively from the PubMed abstract. 42896500 · Understanding Colorectal Cancer Screening Gaps Among Adults Aged 45-49. · 8/10 · Observational or descriptive study relevant to Early cancer detection (liquid biopsy, ctDNA, cfDNA); scored conservatively from the PubMed abstract.

AI/ML in clinical diagnostics and imaging

AI/ML in clinical diagnostics and imaging: No high-priority finds today (best candidate scored 7/10)

Precision oncology and genomic medicine

Precision oncology and genomic medicine: No high-priority finds today (best candidate scored 7/10)

Novel therapeutics: immunotherapy, CAR-T, targeted therapy

42896626 · Favorable survival for older adults treated with Axi-cel and Tisa-cel CD19 CAR-T therapy for relapsed/refractory DLBCL: a U.S. multicenter comparative analysis. · 8/10 · Cohort study relevant to Hematologic malignancies (AML, MDS, CLL, MPN, lymphoma), Novel therapeutics: immunotherapy, CAR-T, targeted therapy, Aging, longevity, and population health; scored conservatively from the PubMed abstract. 42896102 · Prophylactic IFN-γ blockade drives axi-cel expansion without preventing refractory toxicities: caution against pre-emptive use. · 7/10 · Clinical trial relevant to Hematologic malignancies (AML, MDS, CLL, MPN, lymphoma), Novel therapeutics: immunotherapy, CAR-T, targeted therapy; scored conservatively from the PubMed abstract.

Cardiovascular-metabolic: GLP-1, SGLT2, cardiometabolic risk

Cardiovascular-metabolic: GLP-1, SGLT2, cardiometabolic risk: No high-priority finds today (best candidate scored 0/10)

Aging, longevity, and population health

42894972 · Heat-treated Lactiplantibacillus plantarum MYO Improves Muscle Strength and Modulates Gut Microbiota in Older Adults with Reduced Muscle Strength. · 9/10 · Randomized controlled trial relevant to Aging, longevity, and population health; scored conservatively from the PubMed abstract. 42896626 · Favorable survival for older adults treated with Axi-cel and Tisa-cel CD19 CAR-T therapy for relapsed/refractory DLBCL: a U.S. multicenter comparative analysis. · 8/10 · Cohort study relevant to Hematologic malignancies (AML, MDS, CLL, MPN, lymphoma), Novel therapeutics: immunotherapy, CAR-T, targeted therapy, Aging, longevity, and population health; scored conservatively from the PubMed abstract.

Rare diseases with high unmet need

Rare diseases with high unmet need: No high-priority finds today (best candidate scored 7/10)

Sentinel

42895471 · Pretransplant immune dysregulation and survival after HSCT in pediatric inborn errors of immunity. · 8/10 · Observational or descriptive study relevant to the sentinel scan; scored conservatively from the PubMed abstract. 42895776 · Comparative Diagnostic Accuracy of Blinded Lung Ultrasound and Clinicians in Pulmonary Consolidations: A Prospective Cohort Study. · 8/10 · Validation study relevant to the sentinel scan; scored conservatively from the PubMed abstract.

🟢⚪ STANDARD (5-7) — Top by Topic

Hematologic malignancies (AML, MDS, CLL, MPN, lymphoma)

42896584 · Spatiotemporal mode-locked fiber lasers: multidimensional soliton dynamics revealed by real-time measurement. · 5/10 · Other

AI/ML in clinical diagnostics and imaging

42896855 · Cryo-Engineered DNA Cryogels with Interconnected Macroporous Architectures for Enhanced Mass Transfer and Ultrasensitive cTnI Detection via an Integrated Microfluidic Platform. · 7/10 · Diagnostics

Precision oncology and genomic medicine

42895716 · A Common CD36 Variant and the Genetic Landscape of Dilated Cardiomyopathy in Individuals of African Ancestry. · 7/10 · Genomics/Precision Medicine 42896255 · Utilizing light energy transformation in nanostructures for targeted diagnostic and therapeutic applications. · 5/10 · Genomics/Precision Medicine

Novel therapeutics: immunotherapy, CAR-T, targeted therapy

42895279 · Systemic sclerosis in 2026: emerging paradigms from the World Scleroderma Congress. · 7/10 · Treatment Innovation

Aging, longevity, and population health

42895283 · Association between long-term ambient air pollution exposure and cognitive disorders among older adults in China: the mediating role of lifestyle. · 7/10 · Public Health

Rare diseases with high unmet need

42894980 · Making trade-offs explicit: development and pilot of a Belgian MCDA framework for orphan drug appraisal. · 7/10 · Other 42897110 · Expanding the Genotypic and Phenotypic Spectrum of Li-Campeau Syndrome: A Homozygous Single-Exon Deletion in UBR7. · 5/10 · Other

Sentinel

42895862 · Psychological birth trauma and breastfeeding self-efficacy: a parallel mediation model of resilience and bonding. · 7/10 · Other 42896874 · From data to wisdom: A new era of scientific inquiry. · 6/10 · Other

💡 UNSOLICITED FINDS

42895471 · Pretransplant immune dysregulation and survival after HSCT in pediatric inborn errors of immunity. · 8/10 42895776 · Comparative Diagnostic Accuracy of Blinded Lung Ultrasound and Clinicians in Pulmonary Consolidations: A Prospective Cohort Study. · 8/10 42895862 · Psychological birth trauma and breastfeeding self-efficacy: a parallel mediation model of resilience and bonding. · 7/10 42896874 · From data to wisdom: A new era of scientific inquiry. · 6/10

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