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Thu · 23 Apr 2026

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📅 PUBMED DAILY TRIAGE — 2026-04-23

Window: 2026-04-22T09:00:00Z → 2026-04-23T09:00:00Z (CRDT) Topics scanned: 9 | Articles reviewed: ~51 candidates across all topics | Kept: 25 High priority: 6 | Standard: 16 | Low/archive: 3 | Unsolicited finds: 0 Run status: SUCCESS


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

Early Cancer Detection (Liquid Biopsy / ctDNA / cfDNA)

TR-2026-04-23-001 / PMID 42020781 · A targeted circulating tumor DNA landscape of copy number aberrations in large B-cell lymphomas · 9/10 · Leukemia; n=123 uniformly treated LBCL; targeted ctDNA duplex sequencing outperforms FISH for TP53 loss risk stratification — directly actionable for liquid biopsy adoption in aggressive lymphoma management.

TR-2026-04-23-002 / PMID 42014847 · Enhanced multicancer screening assay through whole-genome methylation sequencing-based multimodal cfDNA analysis · 9/10 · Exp Mol Med; n=1415; 8 cancer types; 93.2% sensitivity / 95% specificity / 92.3% stage I sensitivity — one of the strongest multicancer early detection results reported to date. ⚠️ Note: Corresponding author is founder of IMBdx Inc.; independent replication warranted. Deferred from 2026-04-22 run — abstract successfully resolved.

Novel Therapeutics

TR-2026-04-23-003 / PMID 42019833 · YAP1 defines an emergent, plastic population of relapsed small cell lung cancer · 8/10 · J Thorac Oncol; MD Anderson; ctDNA/CTC/biopsy analysis of chemo-resistant SCLC identifies YAP1+ persister cells with novel targetable antigens (B7-H3, TROP2) — directly frames ADC trial targets in resistant SCLC.

TR-2026-04-23-005 / PMID 42020851 · First-Line Therapy for Advanced RCC: IO-TKI vs IO-IO in the TOURS Multicenter Study · 8/10 · Target Oncol; n=324 propensity-matched; IO-TKI shows significantly better PFS (17.1 vs 8.4 mo) and OS (51.7 vs 31.5 mo) over dual IO in IMDC int/poor-risk — real-world comparative evidence for first-line treatment selection in aRCC.

Precision Oncology / Genomic Medicine

TR-2026-04-23-004 / PMID 42020736 · Quadruple pegRNA enables programmable and efficient large genomic insertion · 8/10 · Nature; QuadPE achieves ~40% integration efficiency for DNA fragments up to 26 kb in human primary T cells and neurons — breaks the large-insert efficiency barrier in prime editing with direct implications for CAR-T engineering and rare monogenic disease correction.

Rare Diseases

TR-2026-04-23-006 / PMID 42020622 · Electrochemotherapy in pediatrics: a systematic review · 8/10 · Eur Radiol; 127 pediatric patients; 97-100% complete tumor response; 52-100% vascular anomaly volume reduction — first pediatric ECT systematic review; high response rates support wider adoption for pediatric tumors/VAs with limited alternatives.


🟢⚪ STANDARD (5-7) — Top by Topic

Hematologic Malignancies

Early Cancer Detection

AI/ML in Clinical Diagnostics

Precision Oncology / Genomic Medicine

Novel Therapeutics

Cardiovascular-Metabolic

Aging / Longevity

Rare Diseases


💡 UNSOLICITED FINDS

None. All sentinel scan results matched active watchlist topics. Sentinel search: 1,149 raw results; top 5 reviewed; 0 unsolicited articles identified.


📊 TODAY'S BREAKDOWN

By research category:

By evidence maturity:

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

Topic Reviewed Kept Highest
Hematologic malignancies 6 5 9 (PMID 42020781)
Early cancer detection 7 6 9 (PMID 42014847)
CBC/ML hematology 4 4 7 (PMID 42020919)
AI/ML diagnostics & imaging 5 4 7 (PMID 42020520)
Precision oncology / genomics 5 4 8 (PMID 42020736)
Novel therapeutics 5 5 8 (PMID 42019833, 42020851)
Cardiovascular-metabolic 5 4 6
Aging / longevity 5 4 7 (PMID 42020929)
Rare diseases 4 3 8 (PMID 42020622)

By source type: peer_reviewed: 25 | preprint: 0

Topics with zero 8+ articles: CBC/ML hematology, AI/ML diagnostics, Cardiovascular-metabolic, Aging/longevity


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