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ong the 21 patients included in the analysis (11 female [52%]; median age, 69.5 [range, 53.0-85.0] years), no dose-limiting toxic effects in any cohort were observed. One case of grade 5 pneumonitis occurred in the safety expansion cohort with the cohort 5 regimen. Immune-related adverse events of at least grade 3 occurred in 4 patients (18%). Median PFS for patients who received at least 1 dose of pembrolizumab (n = 21) was 18.7 (95% CI, 11.8-29.4) months, and 6- and 12-month PFS were 81.0% (95% CI, 64.1%-97.7%) and 69.7% (95% CI, 49.3%-90.2%), respectively. Median PFS for patients who received at least 2 doses of pembrolizumab (n = 19) was 21.0 (95% CI, 15.3 to infinity) months. Conclusions and Relevance These findings suggest that combined treatment with PD-1 inhibitors and chemoradiotherapy for stage III NSCLC is tolerable, with promising PFS of 69.7% at 12 months, and requires further study. Trial Registration ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier NCT02621398.Bimetallic plasmonic nanostructures provide composition and spatial distribution of the individual components in the nanostructure in addition to overall size and morphology as degrees of freedom for tuning near- and far-field optical responses. AgAuAg nanorods (NRs) generated through epitaxial deposition of Ag on the tips of Au bipyramids (BPs) are an important bimetallic model system whose longitudinal dipolar plasmon mode first shows a spectral blue-shift upon initial deposition of Ag on the Au BP tips followed by a red-shift after additional deposition of Ag. Here, we quantify the relative contributions from morphological and compositional effects to the far-field spectral shift of the longitudinal and vertical dipolar plasmon modes during the initial deposition of Ag and compare the near-field in Ag and AgAuAg NRs with lengths between L = 130 nm-280 nm under whitelight illumination through electromagnetic simulations. Subsequently, we experimentally characterize the near-field around AgAuAg NRs with lengths between L = 88.1-749.0 nm at a constant excitation wavelength of 1064 nm on a silicon (Si) support through scattering type near-field scanning microscopy (sNSOM). We detect Fabry-Perot resonance-like higher order multipolar plasmon resonances whose order and near-field pattern depends on the length and composition of the NRs as well as the refractive index of the ambient medium. We find that under oblique illumination higher order multipolar modes with an even symmetry dominate on the high refractive index Si substrate due to strong electromagnetic interactions between the NR and the substrate.A tertiary amine catalyzed highly diastereoselective and enantioselective [3 + 2] annulation between Morita-Baylis-Hillman (MBH) carbonates derived from isatin and pyrazolone 4,5-diones has been developed. A series of structurally diverse and multifunctional spirooxindole dihydrofuran fused pyrazolone derivatives with two adjacent quaternary spirocenters has been achieved in excellent yields with good to excellent enantioselectivity. Further synthetic utility of this protocol has been successfully demonstrated by employing the bromo derivative of spirooxindole dihydrofuran fused pyrazolone to Suzuki coupling.The phase behavior of ABC cyclic terpolymer melts is investigated using a simulated annealing technique. A ternary phase diagram is constructed by tuning the volume fractions of the three blocks (fA, fB, and fC) in the case of symmetric interactions. 11 phases are predicted, including lamellae with spheres at the interfaces, lamellae with spheres inside a domain, lamellae with spheres inside domains, cylinders in perforated lamellae, [6.6.6] tiling patterns, lamella + cylinder, hierarchical double-gyroid, columnar piled disk, patched spheres, cylinders with spheres at the interfaces and double gyroid with spheres at the interfaces. In these structures, the end segments of the three blocks tend to distribute uniformly on the A/B, B/C, or A/C interfaces, which may result in superior mechanical properties of the structures in cyclic terpolymer systems than those of the same structures formed in star or linear terpolymer systems. The physical reason for the similarities and differences between the phases formed in ABC cyclic and star terpolymer systems is investigated. Our simulation results are compared with related experimental observations and theoretical calculations.A N2-selective β-selenoalkylation of 1,2,3-triazoles with alkenes mediated by diamines has been developed. The reaction proceeds presumably via the interaction of diamines with both the triazole moiety and selenium/alkene complex to construct a U-shaped reaction intermediate. This activation mode will block the N1 position on triazoles and thus favor the N2-selective selenoamination. GPR antagonist This stereospecific anti-addition method enables an efficient N2-selective β-selenoalkylation of 1,2,3-triazoles under mild and open-air conditions and might find applications in the synthesis of biologically active molecules.We consider a two dimensional colloidal dispersion of soft-core particles driven by a one dimensional stochastic flashing ratchet that induces a time averaged directed particle current through the system. It undergoes a non-equilibrium melting transition as the directed current approaches a maximum associated with a resonance of the ratcheting frequency with the relaxation frequency of the system. We use extensive molecular dynamics simulations to present a detailed phase diagram in the ratcheting rate-mean density plane. With the help of a numerically calculated structure factor, solid and hexatic order parameters, and pair correlation functions, we show that the non-equilibrium melting is a continuous transition from a quasi-long range ordered solid to a hexatic phase. The transition is mediated by the unbinding of dislocations and formation of compact and string-like defect clusters.A novel and efficient method for the generation of alkyl radicals and the alkylation of quinoline and pyridine derivatives under mild conditions has been developed. This strategy allows the direct alkylation of heteroaromatics in the absence of an external oxidant. A preliminary mechanistic study suggests that the present reaction probably proceeds via an intermolecular HAT process.