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Wed · 15 Apr 2026

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📅 PUBMED DAILY TRIAGE — 2026-04-15

Window: 2026-04-14T09:00:00Z → 2026-04-15T09:00:00Z (CRDT) Topics scanned: 9 | Articles reviewed: ~90 (10/topic across 9 topics) | Candidates evaluated: ~90 High priority: 3 | Standard: 7 | Low/archive: 2 | Unsolicited finds: 1 Run status: SUCCESS


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

Hematologic Malignancies (AML/MDS/CLL/MPN/Lymphoma)

TR-2026-04-15-001 / PMID 41981648 · In-situ polymerization-mediated glycan density measurement on extracellular vesicle surface for AML diagnosis · 8/10 · Novel microfluidic EV-glycan platform achieves AUC=0.904 in 47 clinical AML specimens; normalizes inter-patient variability for the first time in a blood-based AML diagnostic.

AI/ML in Clinical Diagnostics & Imaging

TR-2026-04-15-002 / PMID 41981644 · Quantum dot-DNA microsphere aptamer biosensor with AI-assisted structural modeling for lung cancer biomarker USE1 · 8/10 · AlphaFold3-guided aptamer + QD nanostructures achieve AUC=0.961 for USE1 lung cancer biomarker in 30 paired tissues; antibody-free, rapid, low-cost platform.

Novel Therapeutics / Precision Oncology (Underserved Population)

TR-2026-04-15-003 / PMID 41981524 · Real-world trends in NSCLC diagnosis, treatment, and survival in Vietnam · 8/10 · n=3,087 LMIC cohort documents OS nearly doubling (12→21.7 months, 2018–2024); targeted therapy adoption 7.7%→20.8%; provides rare LMIC real-world benchmark for precision oncology gains.


🟢⚪ STANDARD (4–7) — Top by Topic

Hematologic Malignancies

AI/ML in Clinical Diagnostics

Novel Therapeutics / Immunotherapy

GLP-1 / Cardiometabolic

Rare Diseases

CBC/ML Hematology (title-only)

Aging/Longevity (title-only)


💡 UNSOLICITED FINDS

TR-2026-04-15-009 / PMID 41981679 · Lineage-specific evolution and activity of R2 retrotransposons in animals · 6/10 · Genome Biology. Foundational phylogenomic study expanding R2 retrotransposon toolkit diversity; direct relevance to safe-harbor gene therapy insertion platform development. Collins lab (Addition Therapeutics COI declared). unsolicited_find=true.


📊 TODAY'S BREAKDOWN

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By source type: peer_reviewed 12 | preprint 0

Topics with zero 8+ articles this run:


🔧 RUN NOTES