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A searchable index of real negative results, null findings, and replication failures from the published literature — so you can learn what didn't work before repeating it.

WASTE indexes published research — it does not host or republish full papers. Each entry is a metadata record (title, authors, DOI) compiled from open scholarly databases, with the abstract shown in full only where the paper is openly licensed (e.g. Creative Commons); otherwise a short excerpt is shown for reference under fair use. WASTE classifies each work by failure type; classifications are automated and approximate.

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CONCERTO: A randomized, placebo-controlled trial of oral laquinimod in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis.

Comi G, Dadon Y, Sasson N et al. · 2022 · Multiple sclerosis (Houndmills, Basingstoke, England)

Background Interventions targeting the adaptive immune response are needed in multiple sclerosis (MS). Objective Evaluate laquinimod's efficacy, safety, and tolerability in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS).…

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Lurbinectedin in small cell lung cancer.

Manzo A, Sforza V, Carillio G et al. · 2022 · Frontiers in oncology

Few treatment options are available for patients with small cell lung cancer (SCLC) in progression after a first-line therapy. A novel therapeutic approach is represented by lurbinectedin, a synthetic derivative of trabectedin that works…

View details →DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.932105
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Does the Benefit of Thrombectomy in Large Strokes Depend on Perfusion-Diffusion Mismatch? A Large Stroke Therapy Evaluation Trial Post Hoc Analysis.

Schiphorst AT, Arquizan C, Turc G et al. · 2026 · Journal of stroke

Background and purpose Whether perfusion-diffusion mismatch modifies treatment effect of mechanical thrombectomy (MT) for large strokes is poorly known. To address this question, we conducted a post hoc secondary analysis of the Large…

View details →DOI: 10.5853/jos.2025.01200
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Belimumab treatment of adult idiopathic inflammatory myopathy.

Marder G, Quach T, Chadha P et al. · 2024 · Rheumatology (Oxford, England)

Objective To evaluate belimumab addition to the standard of care in patents with refractory idiopathic inflammatory myopathy (IIM). Methods We conducted a 40-week multicentre, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial with 1:1 IV…

View details →DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kead281
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A phase 0, window of opportunity study of parasympathetic stimulation with bethanechol in localized pancreatic adenocarcinoma prior to surgery.

White RA, Mezzano-Robinson V, Shi Q et al. · 2025 · The oncologist

Background The parasympathetic branch of the autonomic nervous system has shown tumor-suppressive effects in preclinical models of pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PDAC) by inhibiting cancer stem cells and suppressing inflammatory cytokine…

View details →DOI: 10.1093/oncolo/oyaf162
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Correlation between LCX-QFR and clinical outcomes following a single-stent strategy for left main bifurcation lesions.

Zhang CD, Zhou JS, He LY et al. · 2025 · Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine

Objective The aim of this study was to investigate the quantitative flow ratio (QFR) outcomes in the left circumflex artery (LCX) following the placement of a crossover stent from the left main coronary artery (LM) to the left anterior…

View details →DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2025.1578159
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Results from a Phase 2 Study of Induction Docetaxel and Carboplatin Followed by Maintenance Rucaparib in the Treatment of Patients with Metastatic Castration-resistant Prostate Cancer with DNA Homologous Recombination Repair Deficiency.

Raychaudhuri R, Cheng HH, Gulati R et al. · 2026 · European urology oncology

Background and objective Our aim was to determine whether induction chemotherapy followed by PARP inhibitor (PARPi) maintenance improves outcomes for patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) harboring…

View details →DOI: 10.1016/j.euo.2025.04.026
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A multicenter, phase II trial of GC1118, a novel anti-EGFR antibody, for recurrent glioblastoma patients with EGFR amplification.

Choi SW, Jung HA, Cho HJ et al. · 2023 · Cancer medicine

Background We evaluated the therapeutic efficacy of GC1118, a novel anti-epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) monoclonal antibody, in recurrent glioblastoma (GBM) patients with EGFR amplification. Methods This study was a multicenter,…

View details →DOI: 10.1002/cam4.6213
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Early worsening of diabetic retinopathy after simultaneous pancreas and kidney transplantation-Myth or reality?

Voglová B, Hladíková Z, Nemétová L et al. · 2020 · American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons

Early worsening of diabetic retinopathy due to sudden glucose normalization is a feared complication of pancreas transplantation; however, its rate or severity has not been studied prospectively. We followed up 43 pancreas and kidney…

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Final report on North Central Cancer Treatment Group N0877 (alliance): A phase II randomized, placebo-controlled trial of chemoradiotherapy with or without dasatinib for glioblastoma.

Breen WG, Dixon JG, Anderson SK et al. · 2025 · Neuro-oncology

Background Dasatinib is an oral inhibitor of the Src kinase family, with preclinical data indicating impact on gliomagenesis, tumor invasion, and radiosensitivity. Methods North Central Cancer Treatment Group N0877 is a phase 1 dose…

View details →DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noaf156
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Results of TRIO-15, a multicenter, open-label, phase II study of the efficacy and safety of ganitumab in patients with recurrent platinum-sensitive ovarian cancer.

Davidson TM, Lebreton CL, Hendricksen AEW et al. · 2023 · Gynecologic oncology

Background IGF signaling has been implicated in the pathogenesis and progression of ovarian carcinoma (OC). Single agent activity and safety of ganitumab (AMG 479), a fully human monoclonal antibody against IGF1R that blocks binding of…

View details →DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2023.01.021
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Phase II Study of Palbociclib in Patients with Tumors with CDK4 or CDK6 Amplification: Results from the NCI-MATCH ECOG-ACRIN Trial (EAY131) Subprotocol Z1C.

O'Hara MH, Jegede O, Dickson MA et al. · 2025 · Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research

Purpose Amplification of cyclin-dependent kinase 4 (CDK4) and CDK6 is a feature of a variety of malignancies, and preclinical evidence suggests that inhibition of CDK4/6 is a plausible treatment strategy in these tumors. Subprotocol Z1C of…

View details →DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-24-0036
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Safety and efficacy of long-term gantenerumab treatment in dominantly inherited Alzheimer's disease: an open-label extension of the phase 2/3 multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled platform DIAN-TU trial.

Bateman RJ, Li Y, McDade EM et al. · 2025 · The Lancet. Neurology

Background Amyloid plaque removal by monoclonal antibody therapies slows clinical progression in symptomatic Alzheimer's disease; however, the potential for delaying the onset of clinical symptoms in asymptomatic people is unknown. The…

View details →DOI: 10.1016/s1474-4422(25)00024-9
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Medium-term oncological outcomes of totally laparoscopic colectomy with intracorporeal anastomosis for right-sided and left-sided colon cancer: propensity score matching analysis.

Hamamoto H, Suzuki Y, Takano Y et al. · 2022 · BMC surgery

Background This retrospective study aimed to compare long-term oncological outcomes between laparoscopic-assisted colectomy (LAC) with extracorporeal anastomosis (EA) and totally laparoscopic colectomy (TLC) with intracorporeal anastomosis…

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Nivolumab plus chemotherapy in first-line metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer: results of the phase III CheckMate 227 Part 2 trial.

Borghaei H, O'Byrne KJ, Paz-Ares L et al. · 2023 · ESMO open

Background In CheckMate 227 Part 1, first-line nivolumab plus ipilimumab prolonged overall survival (OS) in patients with metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and tumor programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) expression ≥1% versus…

View details →DOI: 10.1016/j.esmoop.2023.102065
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The role of hemostatic markers as venous stenosis or occlusion predictors following first transvenous cardiac device implantation.

Cacko A, Kozyra-Pydyś E, Gawałko M et al. · 2021 · Cardiology journal

Background Among patients with an implanted cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED), ipsilateral upper extremity vein stenosis or occlusion (VSO) is observed more frequently than in the general population. However, there are no data…

View details →DOI: 10.5603/cj.a2019.0030
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Lack of Association Between Rifaximin and Drug-resistant Infections: A global multicenter inpatient cirrhosis cohort.

Bajaj JS, Kamath PS, Wong F et al. · 2026 · Clinical and molecular hepatology

Background/aims Infections with drug-resistant organisms (DROs) are associated with poor outcomes in cirrhosis. Rifaximin, widely used for hepatic encephalopathy (HE) could promote cross-resistance, but data regarding clinical impact are…

View details →DOI: 10.3350/cmh.2026.0228
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Low Rates of Kidney Disease Monitoring among Patients with Diabetes and A Lack of Association with Language Preference.

Prada-Rey N, Samal L, Rodriguez JA · 2026 · Journal of general internal medicine

Rationale & objective To describe kidney health evaluation rates in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus overall and compare outcomes by language preference. Study design Retrospective cohort analysis. Setting & participants Adult…

View details →DOI: 10.1007/s11606-026-10239-3
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FRIENDS - Friendship-based Regulation of Individual Emotions in Networks in Daily Situations - An EMA Study on Emotion Regulation Specialization and Social Outcomes in Adult Friendships

Schott P, Enser K, Weiß M · 2026 · Preprint

Interpersonal emotion regulation depends not only on specific strategies, but also on the choice of regulation partner. While previous research suggests that individuals select regulation partners based on their perceived competence in…

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Lack of association between donor left ventricular hypertrophy and graft survival in the contemporary era of heart transplantation.

Mahar JH, Wayda B, Weng Y et al. · 2026 · American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons

Donor heart left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is a common reason for organ discard in the United States, despite limited contemporary data on its impact on transplant outcomes. Using Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients data…

View details →DOI: 10.1016/j.ajt.2026.01.013
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Lack of Association Between <i>PTGER4</i> Polymorphisms and Acute Anterior Uveitis in Chinese Population.

Wu P, Li L, An G et al. · 2026 · Ocular immunology and inflammation

Background Multiple studies have associated PTGER4 polymorphisms with susceptibility to several autoimmune diseases, particularly ankylosing spondylitis (AS)-a condition strongly linked to the onset of acute anterior uveitis (AAU). Given…

View details →DOI: 10.1080/09273948.2026.2615138
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Lack of association between cytomegalovirus infection and liver fibrosis in patients with biliary atresia after the Kasai procedure.

Lucas A, Novebri NA, Heros PAI et al. · 2026 · Indian journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Indian Society of Gastroenterology

Background Biliary atresia (BA) is a serious condition and the leading cause for liver transplantation in children. The exact cause for BA is currently unknown, with one suggested mechanism being a viral infection. Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is…

View details →DOI: 10.1007/s12664-025-01910-4
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The role of IgM anti-acetylated protein antibodies and B cells in the origin of anti-modified protein autoimmunity in rheumatoid arthritis.

Athanasiadou A, Kroos S, van de Wetering R et al. · 2026 · Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.)

Objective Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is characterized by anti-modified protein antibodies (AMPAs), including anti-citrullinated (ACPA), anti-carbamylated (anti-CarP), and anti-acetylated (AAPA) protein antibodies. In contrast to other…

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Circulating GPER-1, 8-Iso-Prostaglandin F<sub>2</sub>α, and Raftlin-1 in Hypertensive Women During the Menopausal Transition: Associations with BMI and Diagnostic Performance.

Öztürk Ü, Üremiş MM, Kurutaş EB · 2026 · Journal of clinical medicine

Background: Hypertension (HTN) is a multifactorial condition involving alterations in vascular signaling, inflammation, and oxidative stress. Women during the menopausal transition may experience increased cardiovascular risk due to…

View details →DOI: 10.3390/jcm15124484
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The relationship between distal lumbar lordosis correction and early postoperative L1-pelvic angle changes in adult spinal deformity surgery.

de Oliveira RG, Fujii T, Younus I et al. · 2026 · Spine deformity

Purpose To evaluate the early postoperative relationship between changes in distal and proximal lumbar lordosis and the L1-pelvic angle in adult spinal deformity surgery. Methods A retrospective review was performed of 120 adult spinal…

View details →DOI: 10.1007/s43390-026-01482-z
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Three-Dimensional Speckle-Tracking Echocardiography-Derived Left Ventricular Volumes Show No Associations with Mitral Annular Plane Systolic Excursion in Healthy Adults (Findings from the MAGYAR-Healthy Study).

Nemes A, Ambrus N, Lengyel C · 2026 · Journal of clinical medicine

Introduction. Left ventricular (LV) function can be characterized by numerous parameters, the most well-known being the ejection fraction (EF), derived from LV end-systolic and end-diastolic volumes (ESV and EDV, respectively) throughout…

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Target Amplicon Deep Sequencing of Pfk13 gene in patients with Plasmodium falciparum malaria during the therapeutic efficacy study trials from 2020 to 2022 in Senegal

Tine A, Diallo MA, Gaye A et al. · 2026 · Preprint

Abstract Background: Artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) remain the cornerstone of malaria treatment in Africa. However, the emergence of Plasmodium falciparum artemisinin partial resistance associated with mutations in the…

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Heart Rate Variability and Perceived Stress in Normal-Weight Female University Students: The Role of Physical Activity Level.

Santiago MV, Olmedillas H, Sáinz J et al. · 2026 · Stress and health : journal of the International Society for the Investigation of Stress

Chronic stress, common in university students and particularly pronounced in women, negatively impacts health. Heart Rate Variability (HRV), an autonomic balance measure, is influenced by stress, physical activity (PA), and the menstrual…

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