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Mon · 25 May 2026

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📅 PUBMED DAILY TRIAGE — 2026-05-25 (Monday)

Window: 2026-05-24T09:00Z → 2026-05-25T09:00Z (CRDT) Topics scanned: 10 | Candidates evaluated: ~51 | Articles reviewed/scored: 17 High priority: 2 | Standard: 15 | Low/archive: 0 | Unsolicited finds: 1 Run status: SUCCESS


🔴🟠 HIGH PRIORITY (8+ score OR flag: EARLY_CANCER_DETECTION / NOVEL_TREATMENT)

Note: No articles scored ≥8 in watchlist topics. One sentinel article reached 8/10. One watchlist article flagged HIGH via EARLY_CANCER_DETECTION.

Early Cancer Detection (liquid biopsy, ctDNA, cfDNA)

TR-2026-05-25-002 · PMID 42177726 · Practical integration of ctDNA-defined minimal residual disease in gastrointestinal cancers: testing windows and evidence-aligned management frameworks · 6/10 🔴 EARLY_CANCER_DETECTION

Yao N et al., Clin Transl Oncol. Evidence-aligned clinical framework for ctDNA MRD monitoring in GI cancers — directly addresses the translation gap between ctDNA research and daily oncology practice for colorectal/GI settings.

💡 Unsolicited HIGH Find (Sentinel)

TR-2026-05-25-001 · PMID 42178557 · Early population-level impact of Helicobacter pylori eradication on gastric cancer mortality in Japan: a counterfactual analysis of short-term divergence · 8/10 🔴 EARLY_CANCER_DETECTION

Kowada A, Popul Health Metr. Counterfactual modeling study quantifying detectable early mortality divergence from H. pylori eradication programs at the national population level in Japan — potent prevention policy signal for the most effective cancer prevention strategy currently deployed at scale.


🟢⚪ STANDARD (4–7) — Top by Topic

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

Record PMID Title Score Category
TR-2026-05-25-003 42178565 Optical genome mapping uncovers disease-defining variants in adult T-ALL and impacts prognosis 6/10 Genomics/Precision Medicine
TR-2026-05-25-004 42178401 Clinical features, outcomes, and prognostic factors of lymphocyte-depleted classical Hodgkin lymphoma: SEER analysis 6/10 Diagnostics
TR-2026-05-25-005 42178012 Trifluoperazine induces ferroptosis in AML by suppressing Nrf2/SLC7A11/GPX4 axis 5/10 Drug Development
TR-2026-05-25-006 42177998 Role of RNA modifications in multiple myeloma pathogenesis and therapeutic targeting (Review) 4/10 Drug Development

Highest score: 6/10 (TR-003, TR-004). 3 case reports excluded.

CBC-Based Diagnostics + ML in Hematology

Zero results this run — 7th+ consecutive sparse run for this topic. No articles to list.

Early Cancer Detection (liquid biopsy, ctDNA, cfDNA)

Record PMID Title Score Category
TR-2026-05-25-007 42177635 Tumor-derived EVs in plasma for predicting anti-PD-1 efficacy in NSCLC 6/10 Diagnostics
TR-2026-05-25-008 42177966 Circulating CHI3L1/YKL-40 in lung cancer: biomarker potential and clinical translation (Review) 5/10 Diagnostics

AI/ML in Clinical Diagnostics and Imaging

Record PMID Title Score Category
TR-2026-05-25-009 42178484 MRI radiomics + ML for liver fibrosis classification in MAFLD: rat study 4/10 Diagnostics

Only 1 result; animal study capped at 4. 5th+ consecutive run with zero human-validated AI/ML diagnostic papers.

Precision Oncology and Genomic Medicine

Record PMID Title Score Category
TR-2026-05-25-011 42178458 Neddylation-modified features for prognosis and immune efficacy assessment in HCC 5/10 Genomics/Precision Medicine

(42178565 overlaps with Hematologic malignancies; listed there as primary topic)

Novel Therapeutics (immunotherapy, CAR-T, targeted therapy)

Record PMID Title Score Category
TR-2026-05-25-010 42178511 ICI association with otologic adverse events: propensity score-matched study 5/10 Treatment Innovation
TR-2026-05-25-016 42178367 7th Kidney Cancer Research Summit: Progress in accelerating cures 4/10 Treatment Innovation

High raw volume (31 results); most were preclinical/off-topic. No NOVEL_TREATMENT-flagged articles.

Cardiovascular-Metabolic (GLP-1, SGLT2, cardiometabolic risk)

Record PMID Title Score Category
TR-2026-05-25-013 42177981 Blood oxygen saturation and associations with autonomic/peripheral neuropathy in diabetes 6/10 Diagnostics
TR-2026-05-25-012 42178112 IMPACS study design + baseline profile: transforming post-STEMI care 5/10 Treatment Innovation
TR-2026-05-25-017 42178351 Immune-inflammatory response, nutrition, and metabolic health in MAFLD (Sci Rep) 5/10 Public Health

17 raw results; no direct GLP-1/SGLT2 trial articles in today's window.

Aging, Longevity, and Population Health

Record PMID Title Score Category
TR-2026-05-25-014 42178230 Dynapenic abdominal obesity and risk of multidimensional multimorbidity: longitudinal cohort evidence 7/10 Public Health
TR-2026-05-25-015 42177830 Ibadan Chronic Heart Failure Project: baseline profile + 6-month outcomes, n=1,290 (Nigeria) 7/10 Public Health 🟡 UNDERSERVED

Best aging articles today — both at 7/10. humans[MeSH] filter maintained.

Rare Diseases with High Unmet Need

Zero qualifying articles — 2 candidates reviewed, both excluded (1 case report, 1 off-topic primary care paper).


💡 UNSOLICITED FINDS

TR-2026-05-25-001 · PMID 42178557 — already listed as HIGH above.

No additional sentinel articles of note. Other sentinel results (n=9) were off-topic (orthopedics, psychiatry, BMC general medicine) with scores ≤3.


📊 TODAY'S BREAKDOWN

By research category:

By evidence maturity:

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

Topic Reviewed Kept Highest Score
Hematologic malignancies 10 4 6/10
CBC/ML hematology 0 0
Early cancer detection (ctDNA/liquid biopsy) 6 3 (1 HIGH) 6/10
AI/ML clinical diagnostics 1 1 4/10
Precision oncology/genomics 4 2 6/10
Novel therapeutics (ICI/CAR-T/targeted) 10 2 5/10
Cardiovascular-metabolic 10 3 6/10
Aging/longevity 5 2 7/10
Rare diseases 2 0
Sentinel 10 1 (HIGH) 8/10

By source type: peer_reviewed 17 | preprint 0

Topics with zero 8+ articles this run (watchlist): ALL 9 watchlist topics produced 0 HIGH articles. Only sentinel scan produced HIGH.


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