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Finalists and Winners

There are many exceptional clinical research achievements, accomplished by medical doctors and pharmacists in our region.

With the International Medis Awards for Medical Research, we take care that those outstanding achievements do not remain unnoticed, for they contribute tremendously to the progress in diagnosis and treatment of different diseases. We proudly present the finalists and winners of the Medis Awards.  

Gastroenterology
2019Winner

+David Drobne, Slovenia

Optimised infliximab monotherapy is as effective as optimised combination therapy, but is associated with higher drug consumption in inflammatory bowel disease

Published in: Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics

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Gynecology
2019Winner

+Tanja Nikolova, North Macedonia

Prediction of spontaneous preterm delivery in women presenting with premature labor: a comparison of placenta alpha microglobulin-1, phosphorylated insulin-like growth factor binding protein-1, and cervical length

Published in: American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

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Intensive Care Medicine and Anesthesiology
2019Winner

+Nikola Bradić, Croatia

Volatile Anesthetics versus Total Intravenous Anesthesia for Cardiac Surgery

Published in: The New England Journal of Medicine

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Neurology
2019Winner

+Edin Begić, Bosnia and Herzegovina

SOMAscan-based proteomic measurements of plasma brain natriuretic peptide are decreased in mild cognitive impairment and in Alzheimer’s dementia patients

Published in: PLoS One

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Ophthalmology
2019Winner

+Zala Lužnik, Slovenia

Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty Failure Associated with Innate Immune Activation

Published in: Ophthalmology

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Pediatrics
2019Winner

+Klemen Dovč, Slovenia

Faster Compared With Standard Insulin Aspart During Day-and-Night Fully Closed-Loop Insulin Therapy in Type 1 Diabetes: A Double-Blind Randomized Crossover Trial

Published in: Diabetes Care

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Pediatrics
2019Winner

+Ruth Ladenstein, Austria

Interleukin 2 with anti-GD2 antibody ch14.18/ CHO (dinutuximab beta) in patients with high-risk neuroblastoma (HR-NBL1/SIOPEN): a multicentre, randomised, phase 3 trial

Published in: The Lancet Oncology

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Pharmacy
2019Winner

+Marin Jukić, Serbia

Effect of CYP2D6 genotype on exposure and efficacy of risperidone and aripiprazole: a retrospective, cohort study

Published in: Lancet Psychiatry

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Pulmonology and Allergology
2019Winner

+Tanja Soklič Košak, Slovenia

CD3+CD4−CD8− mucosal T cells are associated with uncontrolled chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps

Published in: The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

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Rheumatology
2019Winner

+Alojzija Hočevar, Slovenia

IgA vasculitis in adults: few certainties and many uncertainties

Published in: Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

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Gastroenterology
2019Finalist

+Gregor Novak, Slovenia

Evaluation of optimal biopsy location for assessment of histological activity, transcriptomic and immunohistochemical analyses in patients with active Crohn’s disease

Published in: Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics

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Gastroenterology
2019Finalist

+Bernhard Scheiner, Austria

Programmed cell death protein-1 (PD-1)-targeted immunotherapy in advanced hepatocellular carcinoma: efficacy and safety data from an international multicentre real-world cohort

Published in: Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics

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Gynecology
2019Finalist

+Zsófia Benkő, Hungary

Revised competing-risks model in screening for pre-eclampsia in twin pregnancy by maternal characteristics and medical history

Published in: Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

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Intensive Care Medicine and Anesthesiology
2019Finalist

+Amra Sakušić, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Risk Factors for Persistent Cognitive Impairment After Critical Illness, Nested Case-Control Study

Published in: Critical Care Medicine

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Neurology
2019Finalist

+Petra Bogovič, Slovenia

Inflammatory Immune Responses in the Pathogenesis of Tick-Borne Encephalitis

Published in: Journal of Clinical Medicine

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Ophthalmology
2019Finalist

+Ljubo Znaor, Croatia

Pars plana vitrectomy versus scleral buckling for repairing simple rhegmatogenous retinal detachments

Published in: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

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Pediatrics
2019Finalist

+Michael Wagner, Austria

Effects of Feedback on Chest Compression Quality: A Randomized Simulation Study

Published in: Pediatrics

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Pharmacy
2019Finalist

+Azra Uzunović, Bosnia and Herzegovina

State of unregistered drugs import based on pharmacists’ experiences in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Published in: European Journal of Pharmaceutical and Medical Research

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Pulmonology and Allergology
2019Finalist

+Dragana Jovanović, Serbia

Membrane PD-L1 expression and soluble PD-L1 plasma levels in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis-a pilot study

Published in: Journal of Thoracic Disease

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Pulmonology and Allergology
2019Finalist

+Renáta Marietta Böcskei, Hungary

Soluble Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator Receptor and Arterial Stiffness in Patients with COPD

Published in: Lung

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Rheumatology
2019Finalist

+Margit Szentesi, Hungary

A prospective observational study on the long-term results of 90Yttrium citrate radiosynoviorthesis of synovitis in osteoarthritis of the knee joint

Published in: European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging

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