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Fri · 8 May 2026

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📅 PUBMED DAILY TRIAGE — 2026-05-08

Window: 2026-05-07T09:00:00Z → 2026-05-08T09:00:00Z (CRDT) Topics scanned: 10 | Articles reviewed: ~88 candidates | Candidates evaluated: 71 kept for scoring High priority: 12 | Standard: 10 | Low/archive: ~30 discarded | Unsolicited finds: 1 Run status: SUCCESS


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

Cardiovascular-Metabolic: GLP-1, SGLT2, Cardiometabolic Risk

TR-2026-05-08-001 · PMID 42095149 · SGLT2i + conventional therapy in myocardial infarction: meta-analysis of 13 RCTs · 8/10 🟢 NEAR_TERM_IMPLEMENTABLE → Meta-analysis of 13 RCTs (n=22,238) demonstrates SGLT2i reduce post-MI HF hospitalization by 24% (RR=0.76), MACE by 16% (RR=0.84), and improve LVEF (+3.45%) — benefit independent of diabetes status, directly supporting guideline expansion for post-MI SGLT2i use.

TR-2026-05-08-008 · PMID 42098477 · Epidemiology of cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome (Nat Rev Nephrol) · 8/10 🟢 NEAR_TERM_IMPLEMENTABLE → Nature Reviews Nephrology comprehensive CKM epidemiology review: most adults already at stage ≥1 CKM; GLP-1 RAs, SGLT2i, and non-steroidal MRAs offer multisystem benefits; cost/access barriers highlighted; GLP-1/SGLT2 watchlist core coverage.

TR-2026-05-08-009 · PMID 42092956 · CVOT Summit 2025 Report (Cardiovasc Diabetol, 60+ experts) · 8/10 🟠 NOVEL_TREATMENT → Annual CVOT summit highlights: first head-to-head CVOT (SURPASS-CVOT), finerenone+empagliflozin combination (CONFIDENCE), oral GLP-1 RA orforglipron (ATTAIN-1), and novel aldosterone synthase inhibitor baxdrostat (BaxHTN) — comprehensive 2025 CKM therapeutic landscape update.

Early Cancer Detection (Liquid Biopsy, ctDNA, cfDNA)

TR-2026-05-08-002 · PMID 42098138 · Pancreatic cancer (Nature Reviews Disease Primers, 18 authors) · 8/10 🔴 EARLY_CANCER_DETECTION → Landmark NatRevDisPrimers from MSK, DKFZ, Hopkins, Oxford (18 experts): RNA vaccines and KRAS-directed agents as emerging molecular frontiers; AI-assisted imaging and liquid biopsy advancing for early detection and risk-adapted surveillance — 2026's definitive pancreatic cancer reference.

TR-2026-05-08-003 · PMID 42095156 · Radiogenomic CT radiomics + ctDNA in advanced NSCLC (prospective, n=91, IEO Milan) · 8/10 🔴 EARLY_CANCER_DETECTION → Prospective study: integrating CT radiomics with plasma ctDNA (85% concordance vs tissue) achieves DFS C-index 0.77 vs 0.59 clinical-only, with 0.80 in EGFR-mutant subset; longitudinal ctDNA clearance correlated with treatment response in 17/21 patients — strong multi-modal liquid biopsy framework.

TR-2026-05-08-004 · PMID 42094766 · Self-collected menstrual blood HPV testing meta-analysis (n=1,672) · 8/10 🔴 EARLY_CANCER_DETECTION → Meta-analysis (7 studies, n=1,672): self-collected menstrual blood for HPV testing shows sensitivity 0.96 for CIN/cervical cancer detection; low specificity (0.53) suitable for first-tier screening; novel self-sampling approach with major access implications for cervical cancer prevention.

TR-2026-05-08-006 · PMID 42097707 · HIV care + cervical cancer screening post-conflict Tigray (BMJ Global Health, n=2,515) · 8/10 🟡 UNDERSERVED_POPULATION → Multidomain cohort: despite Tigray war health system collapse, MTCT fell from 5.56% (2022) to 0% (2025); 98.3% cervical cancer screening acceptance; cascade completion 76.9% — remarkable post-conflict HIV + cancer screening recovery data in high-unmet-need population.

Hematologic Malignancies

TR-2026-05-08-007 · PMID 42096665 · Modern Management of Mantle Cell Lymphoma (ASCO Educ Book, MSK/LMU/Oxford) · 8/10 🟠 NOVEL_TREATMENT → ASCO Educational Book consensus review from leading MCL centers: BTKi integration into frontline therapy may limit ASCT to high-risk subsets; CAR-T and bispecific antibodies reshaping R/R MCL; TP53-mutant MCL may benefit from targeted triplets — guideline-proximal management update.

Rare Diseases with High Unmet Need

TR-2026-05-08-005 · PMID 42097909 · ECFS statement on CF CFTR theratyping/theranostics (J Cyst Fibros, 16 experts) · 8/10 🟡 UNDERSERVED_POPULATION → European CF Society consensus (16 experts): advocates functional assay-based access (intestinal organoids, nasal epithelial cells) to ETI/VTD for CF patients with rare/ultrarare CFTR variants not covered by genotype-based approvals — major policy statement addressing equity gap in CF rare variant populations.

TR-2026-05-08-010 · PMID 42092697 · Lipidomics in familial partial lipodystrophy type 2 (n=115+289, Baker Institute) · 8/10 🟡 UNDERSERVED_POPULATION → Case-control lipidomics (787 species, n=115 FPLD2 + 289 controls): elevated ceramides/TGs and reduced plasmalogens mirror T2DM signature; mBMI tool identifies metabolic risk in FPLD2 patients with normal BMI — rare disease with high metabolic unmet need, novel biomarker utility.

Aging, Longevity, and Population Health

TR-2026-05-08-011 · PMID 42096201 · Biomarkers, cognition, and mortality in centenarians (JAMA Netw Open, n=495, 17yr) · 8/10 ⚪ PROMISING_PRELIMINARY → Population cohort of 495 centenarians (17-year follow-up): plasma NfL — not Aβ42/40 or p-tau181 — is the dominant biomarker for both cognitive impairment and all-cause mortality (HR 1.36) in extreme aging, suggesting neurodegeneration rather than amyloid pathology drives longevity outcomes at the century mark.

💡 UNSOLICITED FINDS (Sentinel Scan)

TR-2026-05-08-012 · PMID 42094248 · AHDM invasive hemodynamic monitoring in shock meta-analysis (n=636,441) · 8/10 🟢 NEAR_TERM_IMPLEMENTABLE (unsolicited_find) → Systematic review + meta-analysis (34 studies, n=636,441): advanced hemodynamic monitoring reduces in-hospital mortality 34% in any shock (OR 0.66) and 32% in cardiogenic shock via PAC-guided therapy (OR 0.68); PROSPERO-registered, Semmelweis University; impressive dataset outside core watchlist.


🟢⚪ STANDARD (5-7) — Top by Topic

Hematologic Malignancies

CBC-Based Diagnostics and ML in Hematology

Early Cancer Detection

AI/ML in Clinical Diagnostics and Imaging

Precision Oncology and Genomic Medicine

Novel Therapeutics

Cardiovascular-Metabolic

Aging, Longevity, and Population Health

Rare Diseases


📊 TODAY'S BREAKDOWN

By research category:

By evidence maturity:

By watchlist topic (reviewed / kept ≥5 / highest score):

Topic Reviewed Kept High Best Score
Hematologic malignancies 10 7 1 8 (PMID 42096665)
CBC/ML hematology 2 2 0 6 — 16th consecutive empty HIGH
Early cancer detection 10 8 4 8
AI/ML diagnostics 7 5 0 7
Precision oncology 8 5 1 8 (counted in ECD)
Novel therapeutics 9 5 0 7
Cardiovascular-metabolic 8 6 3 8 (PMID 42095149)
Aging/longevity 9 4 1 8 (PMID 42096201)
Rare diseases 8 5 2 8
Sentinel 8 4 1 8 (PMID 42094248)

By source type: peer_reviewed 22 | preprint 0

Topics with zero 8+ articles this run: CBC/ML hematology (16th consecutive), AI/ML diagnostics, Novel therapeutics (standalone)


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