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Prevention of veno-occlusive disease/sinusoidal obstruction syndrome: a never-ending story and no easy answer.

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Awareness on hematological malignancies among college students.

Cancers of blood arise when the abnormal blood cells undergo uncontrolled growth which outpaces the natural production of normal blood cells, interfering with the cells' normal functions. Leukemia, lymphoma, and myeloma are the three types of blood cancers. The aim of our study is to assess and create awareness of hematological malignancies among college students. A questionnaire was prepared using Google Forms based on the awareness of the Hematological malignancies disinfection methods among dental students in Chennai. It was then circulated among a certain set of participants using an onlin

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… The prime function of blood is to transport oxygen and nutrients to the cells,[ 1 ] while delivering waste products away from them for excretion. The platelets present in the blood can also form a clot in a broken blood vessel to prevent the loss of blood and offer immune cells to resist infection. …

Developing high-concentration monoclonal antibody formulations for subcutaneous administration to improve patient treatment.

The transition of immunotherapy administration from intravenous infusion to subcutaneous (SC) administration of monoclonal antibody formulations for oncology patients has garnered significant interest. SC administration offers multiple benefits, including potential for at-home administration, enhanced patient compliance, reduced hospital congestion, lowered health care costs, and improved sustainability by reducing drug wastage and minimizing environmental impact. However, for many biologics, the shift to SC administration requires the development of high-concentration monoclonal antibody prod

Diffusion MRI for Assessment of Bone Quality; A Review of Findings in Healthy Aging and Osteoporosis.

Diffusion MRI (dMRI) is a growing imaging technique with the potential to provide biomarkers of tissue variation, such as cellular density, tissue anisotropy, and microvascular perfusion. However, the role of dMRI in characterizing different aspects of bone quality, especially in aging and osteoporosis, has not yet been fully established, particularly in clinical applications. The reason lies in the complications accompanied with implementation of dMRI in assessment of human bone structure, in terms of acquisition and quantification. Bone is a composite tissue comprising different elements, ea

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… Bone Water Content Bone consists of a solid mineral matrix filled with bone marrow where a total ~15% of volume comprises bone water. 6 Bone water plays a pivotal role as a mediator for mechanical transduction that confers viscoelasticity to bone, and for transmission of nutrients and waste products … Fluid flow between vascular and the lacuna‐canalicular pores accomplishes three critical tasks: 1) it transports nutrients and oxygen to the cells; 2) it removes the waste products of the cells; and 3) it exerts a force (mechano‐transduction role) on the mechano‐sensory osteocyte cells so they adapt …

Efficacy of nebulized GM-CSF inhalation in preventing oral mucositis in patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: A retrospective study.

ObjectiveTo study the efficacy of oxygen atomization inhalation of granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) for preventing oral mucositis in patients following hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.MethodsData from patients who received hematopoietic stem cell transplantation and were treated with GM-CSF for the prevention/treatment of oral mucositis in our hospital from June 2021 to June 2023 were collected. The enrolled patients were divided into an observation group and a control group according to the use of GM-CSF. The WHO Mucositis Scale Assessment Criteria were utiliz

Inhibition of the activin receptor signaling pathway: A novel intervention against osteosarcoma.

Osteosarcoma is a cancer of pathological bone remodeling with high mortality and severe comorbidity. New therapies are urgently needed. Activin A, a member of the transforming growth factor β (TGFβ) superfamily, has been suggested to stimulate proliferation and invasion of osteosarcoma cells in vitro, thus representing a potential therapeutic target. In this study, inhibition of the activin receptor signaling pathway was explored as a therapy for osteosarcoma. In a murine intratibial osteosarcoma xenograft model, two types of inhibitors were tested: (a) a soluble activin type IIA decoy recepto

A second reported malignancy in a patient with Morquio syndrome.

Morquio syndrome is a rare lysosomal storage disease that affects multiple organ systems. However, it is rarely associated with malignancy. We present the case of a 30-year old man with Morquio syndrome associated with gastric adenocarcinoma. This case also demonstrates two other findings that have not been previously described in patients with Morquio syndrome - malrotation of brainstem and cerebellum, without clinical neurologic deficit, and persistence of fetal lobulation in the kidneys.

Chemotherapy plus therapeutic plasmapheresis with 4% human albumin solution in multiple myeloma patients with acute kidney injury: a prospective, open-label, proof-of-concept study.

As no unified treatment protocol or evidence yet exists for plasmapheresis without plasma, this study explored the outcomes of using 4% human albumin (ALB) solution as a replacement solution in patients undergoing plasma exchange for multiple myeloma (MM) patients with acute kidney injury (AKI). This study was prospectively registered (ChiCTR2000030640 and NCT05251896). Bortezomib-based chemotherapy plus therapeutic plasmapheresis (TPP) with 4% human ALB solution was assessed for three years in patients with MM aged >18 years, with AKI according to the Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes

The indignities of shielding during the COVID-19 pandemic for people with sickle cell disorders: an interpretative phenomenological analysis.

This article seeks to understand the first-hand experiences of people with sickle cell, a recessively inherited blood disorder, who were identified as clinically extremely vulnerable during the COVID-19 pandemic. Part of a larger sequential mixed-methods study, this article uses a selective sample of eight qualitative semi-structured interviews, which were analysed using interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA). The first stage of IPA focused on practical concerns participants had correlated to understanding shielding and their feelings about being identified as clinically extremely vuln

Nephrotoxicity of recent anti-cancer agents.

Cancer patients may develop a variety of kidney lesions that impair not only their immediate survival but also limit the adequate treatment of the underlying malignant process. This review summarizes the nephrotoxic potential of some of the most recently developed anti-cancer drugs, focusing on those interfering with the vascular endothelial growth factor and epidermal growth factor receptor pathways and mammalian target of rapamycin inhibitors. Thrombotic microangiopathy (haemolytic-uraemic syndrome), proteinuria, hypertension and magnesium depletion are the most common side effects. Also the

It is time to consider the climate crisis in haematology.

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Age Demographics of Subjects Enrolled in Global, Interventional Phase 3 Melanoma Clinical Trials.

BackgroundMelanoma is a skin cancer with a rising worldwide incidence of just over 280,000 individuals with the greatest burden of illness in European, New Zealander, and Australian populations. Patients are diagnosed with melanoma with the mean and median ages being 65 and 59 years old, respectively. Phase 3 trials not only provide a wide representation of the target population but also study the efficacy for a certain intervention.ObjectiveThe objective of this literature review is to analyze patient demographics of phase 3 trials for melanoma and identify if there is a true disparity betwee

Risk sharing arrangements for pharmaceuticals: potential considerations and recommendations for European payers.

BackgroundThere has been an increase in 'risk sharing' schemes for pharmaceuticals between healthcare institutions and pharmaceutical companies in Europe in recent years as an additional approach to provide continued comprehensive and equitable healthcare. There is though confusion surrounding the terminology as well as concerns with existing schemes.MethodsA literature review was undertaken to identify existing schemes supplemented with additional internal documents or web-based references known to the authors. This was combined with the extensive knowledge of health authority personnel from

Optimising patient centred drug development to realise impact.

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Endothelial dysfunction in congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency: current knowledge and novel biomarkers.

Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency (21OHD) is a complex endocrine disorder characterized by impaired cortisol synthesis and androgen excess. Beyond its hormonal and metabolic implications, CAH has been increasingly associated with an elevated risk of cardiovascular complications, including endothelial dysfunction, a critical precursor to atherosclerosis and a risk factor for cardiovascular and metabolic diseases. This review explores the current knowledge on endothelial function in patients with CAH, focusing on the interplay between chronic hormonal imbalanc

Mayo Clinic Hematology Fellowship for Advanced Practice Providers.

Advanced practice providers (APPs), including nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs), are part of a growing cancer care workforce. Current hematology-specific education provided by most graduate NP and PA school educations is limited. Mayo Clinic School of Health Sciences launched a hematology-specific fellowship in 2018 to provide APPs with the skills and knowledge required to deliver high-quality specialty care in hematology and blood and marrow transplant (BMT). The fellowship curriculum was developed based on a needs-based assessment study as well as the qualitative repor

The underexplored links between cancer and the internal body climate: Implications for cancer prevention and treatment.

In order to effectively manage and cure cancer we should move beyond the general view of cancer as a random process of genetic alterations leading to uncontrolled cell proliferation or simply a predictable evolutionary process involving selection for traits that increase cell fitness. In our view, cancer is a systemic disease that involves multiple interactions not only among cells within tumors or between tumors and surrounding tissues but also with the entire organism and its internal "milieu". We define the internal body climate as an emergent property resulting from spatial and temporal in

Immunosenescence and the Geriatric Giants: Molecular Insights into Aging and Healthspan.

Aging is associated with complex immune dysfunction that contributes to the onset and progression of the "geriatric giants", including frailty, sarcopenia, cognitive decline, falls, and incontinence. Central to these conditions is immunosenescence, marked by thymic involution, the loss of naïve T cells, T-cell exhaustion, impaired B-cell class switch recombination, and increased autoreactivity. Concurrently, innate immunity deteriorates due to macrophage, neutrophil, and NK cell dysfunction, while chronic low-grade inflammation-or "inflammaging"-amplifies systemic decline. Key molecular pathwa

Nutritional Issues and Self-care Measures Adopted by Cancer Patients Attending a University Hospital in Turkey.

ObjectiveThis study aimed to assess the nutritional status of cancer patients and the self-care measures they adopted as a response to nutritional problems.MethodsThis descriptive study included seventy cancer patients staying in the oncology and internal disease clinics of a university hospital in Turkey. Data were collected using a questionnaire with 29 questions.ResultsThe mean age of participants was 40.2 ± 1.82 years. Approximately, 62.9% of the patients ate only half of the meals offered to them, 65.7% experienced weight loss, and 45.7% had difficulty eating their meals on their own. Mor

Keyword Index for Volume 93

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