Результаты поиска

Broad application prospects of bone turnover markers in pediatrics.

BACKGROUND: Bone turnover markers (BTMs) have been studied for application in clinical medicine. However, BTMs in children are challenging, and few studies explore these BTMs in children. The application of BTMs is complicated mainly due to pre-analytical factors, variable reference intervals of age- and sex-related BTMs for adolescents and children in different regions and laboratories. Therefore, laboratory testing of BTMs is critical for understanding pediatric bone development and metabolism, which provides additional information about bone development and diseases. METHODS: Literature se

Person-centred care in oncological home services: a scoping review of patients' and caregivers' experience and needs.

BackgroundCancer became a chronic disease that could be managed at home. Homecare supported person-centred care, which was guided by the Picker Principles defining key elements for care delivery. The study aimed to explore and appraise the dimensions underlying cancer patients' and caregivers' experience and expectations with Home Cancer Care, adopting a person-centerd care framework.MethodsWe carried out a scoping review of the literature using three databases, PubMed, Scopus, and WoS for a total of 703 articles. PRISMA guidelines were followed. 57 articles were included in the review. The ex

Recent advances in the management of systemic lupus erythematosus.

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disease presenting highly heterogeneous clinical manifestations and multi-systemic involvement. Patients are susceptible to relapse- and remission, thus making management challenging. Moreover, a considerable number of side effects may occur with conventional therapies; therefore, there is clearly a need for new therapeutic strategies. Since the pathogenesis of SLE is highly complex, it is far from being fully understood. However, greater understanding of the pathways and of the cellular and molecular mediators involved in SLE is being

An exploration of person-centred approach in end-of-life care policies in England and Japan.

BackgroundIncreasing evidence has suggested that a person-centred approach (PCA) is beneficial not only for improving care outcomes but also for mitigating the pressure on public health systems. However, policy implementation gaps have prevented the translation of this complex framework into useful practical, ethical and moral stances for end-of-life care (EOLC). This article aims to explore the meaning and implications of person-centredness in EOLC policy discourses.MethodsBy perceiving policy documents as a medium embodied with socio-political and cultural norms, we analysed how PCA in EOLC

A retrospective review of the management of patients following a malignancy diagnosis on biologic therapies for the treatment of dermatological disorders.

Аннотация не предоставлена источником. Откройте карточку для перехода к публикации.

A Comprehensive Review of Immunotherapy Clinical Trials for Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma: Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors Alone or in Combination, Novel Antibodies, Cellular Therapies, and Vaccines.

Urothelial cancer is an immune-responsive cancer, but only a subset of patients benefits from immune checkpoint inhibition. Currently, single-agent immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) and the combination of pembrolizumab with the antibody-drug conjugate enfortumab vedotin are approved to treat patients with metastatic UC (mUC). Approval of first-line nivolumab in combination with gemcitabine and cisplatin is expected imminently. Many treatment approaches are being investigated to better harness the immune system to fight mUC. In this review, we summarize the landmark clinical trials of ICIs th

Clinical role of bisphosphonate therapy.

Bisphosphonates (BPs) are synthetic analogues of pyrophosphate. They inhibit bone resorption and are therefore widely used in disorders where there are increases or disruptions in bone resorption. This includes postmenopausal osteoporosis, glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis, Paget's disease of bone, and malignancy-related bone loss. To best understand the clinical application of BPs, an understanding of their pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics is important. This review describes the structure, pharmacology and mode of action of BPs, focusing on their role in clinical practice. Controversie

What are determinants of utilisation of pharmaceutical anticancer treatment during the last year of life in Norway? A retrospective registry study.

OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study was to investigate the use of, and predictors for, pharmaceutical anticancer treatment (PACT) towards the end of a patient's life in a country with a public healthcare system. DESIGN: Retrospective registry study. SETTING: Secondary care in Norway. PARTICIPANTS: All Norwegian patients with cancer (International Classification of Diseases tenth revision (ICD-10) codes C00-99, D00-09, D37-48) in contact with a somatic hospital in Norway between 2009 and 2017 (N=420 655). Analyses were performed on a subsample of decedents with follow-back time of more t

Совпадение в полном тексте источника
… Lastly, retrospective studies like this one may create a biased portrait of terminal care because of the way subjects are identified and the time periods that are examined. 25 To address this challenge, we ran additional analyses illustrating that our results only were marginally affected by changes …

High-Dose Vitamin C in Advanced-Stage Cancer Patients.

High-dose intravenously administered vitamin C (IVC) is widely used in cancer patients by complementary and alternative medicine practitioners. The most frequent indications for IVC therapy result from the belief in its effectiveness as a potent anti-cancer agent which additionally enhances chemosensitivity of cancer cells and reduces chemotherapy-related toxicities and fatigue intensity. In this narrative review, we decided to deal with this issue, trying to answer the question whether there is any scientific evidence supporting the rationale for application of high-dose IVC therapy in advanc

A qualitative evidence synthesis of healthcare professionals' experiences and views of palliative care for patients with a haematological malignancy.

IntroductionPatients with haematological malignancies may not be receiving appropriate referrals to palliative care and continuing to have treatments in the end stages of their disease. This systematic review of qualitative research aimed to synthesise healthcare professionals' (HCPs) views and experiences of palliative care for adult patients with a haematologic malignancy.MethodsA systematic search strategy was undertaken across eight databases. Thomas and Harden's approach to thematic analysis guided synthesis on the seventeen included studies. GRADE-GRADEQual guided assessment of confidenc

Совпадение в полном тексте источника
… Care/ 9 | exp “Hospice and Palliative Care Nursing”/ 10 | exp Advance Care Planning/ 11 | exp Terminally Ill/ 12 | (end of life or palliat* or palliat* care or terminal care* or palliat* therap* or EoLC or hospice care).tw,kf. 13 | ((dying adj3 (care or close or comfort or relief or stage)) or (terminal … care for patients with haematological neoplasms. …

Курсы по болезням, результатам и осложнениям у беременных женщин и кормящих матерей с множественным склерозом, обработанных ритуксимабом или окрилизумабом: обзор нарации.

Множественный склероз (MS) в основном затрагивает женщин детородного возраста, и принятие решений в отношении методов лечения заболеваний во время беременности и кормления, особенно в отношении высокоэффективных методов лечения против CD20, таких, как ритуксимаб и окролизумаб, по-прежнему сопряжено с трудностями. Цель этого обзора состоит в обобщении имеющихся данных о ходе беременности, беременности и неонатальных исходах, осложнениях и соображениях безопасности у беременных и кормящих женщин, у которых цитусимаб или острелизумаб. Этот структурированный обзор описательной части был проведен в

Targeting Amyloid Fibrils by Passive Immunotherapy in Systemic Amyloidosis.

Systemic amyloidoses are characterized by the unrelenting deposition of autologous proteins as highly ordered fibrils in target organs. The ensuing, potentially fatal organ dysfunction is the result of the combined damage caused by the proteotoxic effect of prefibrillar species and by the cytotoxicity and the structural alterations produced by the amyloid fibrils. Current therapy is focused on eliminating the amyloid protein, thus extinguishing the amyloid cascade at its origin. While this approach may end the cell damage caused by prefibrillar aggregates and prevent further amyloid accumulati

Pharmacokinetic study of omacetaxine mepesuccinate administered subcutaneously to patients with advanced solid and hematologic tumors.

PurposeOmacetaxine mepesuccinate is a first-in-class cephalotaxine demonstrating clinical activity in chronic myeloid leukemia. A subcutaneous (SC) formulation demonstrated efficacy and safety in phase 1/2 trials in patients previously treated with ≥1 tyrosine kinase inhibitor. This study assessed pharmacokinetics and safety of SC omacetaxine in patients with advanced cancers.MethodsOmacetaxine 1.25 mg/m(2) SC was administered BID, days 1-14 every 28 days for 2 cycles, until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Blood and urine were collected to measure omacetaxine concentrations and i

Understanding challenges and barriers to quality end-of-life care for patients with hematologic malignancies: a GIMEMA survey.

Patients with hematologic malignancies often receive aggressive end-of-life (EOL) care, which may be partly related to hematologists' discomfort with discontinuing aggressive treatments at EOL. It is therefore important to investigate how hematologists perceive EOL care and how this affects their clinical practice. We assessed a cohort of Italian hematological oncologists through a GIMEMA online survey to explore their attitudes toward standard measures of quality EOL care, their opinions on barriers to providing this care, and potential interventions. EOL quality measures were defined accepta

Совпадение в полном тексте источника
… Until the academic year 2021–2022, Italy had no national Specialty School in Palliative Medicine, and palliative care was not systematically included in hematology training programs, which may have contributed to enduring misconceptions equating palliative care with terminal care only [ 40 ]. …

Brazilian consensus recommendations on the diagnosis and treatment of light chain amyloidosis.

INTRODUCTION: Systemic immunoglobulin light chain amyloidosis is characterized by the extracellular deposition of misfolded light chains, leading to progressive dysfunction of multiple organs. Diagnosis remains a significant clinical challenge and is frequently delayed due to the presence of nonspecific symptoms, coupled with limited access to specialized diagnostic tools and expertise. Currently, no established national recommendations for the diagnosis and management of this condition exist in Brazil. METHODS: These expert recommendations were developed following a structured advisory meeti

Reflections on the applicability of palliative thoracentesis in Primary Care.

Under normal conditions, there is a small volume of fluid in the pleural space as a result of the balance between its inflow from the pleural capillaries and its drainage through the lymphatics. Pleural effusion (PE) will occur when this balance is disturbed. The initial step in its study is to determine whether PE it is a transudate or an exudate. The first is caused by an alteration in the hydrostatic or oncotic pressure of both the pleural capillaries and the pleural space, without any structural damage to the pleura and with a simple differential diagnosis. In the second, there will be an

Hypercalcemia in Cancer: Causes, Effects, and Treatment Strategies.

Calcium plays central roles in numerous biological processes, thereby, its levels in the blood are under strict control to maintain homeostatic balance and enable the proper functioning of living organisms. The regulatory mechanisms ensuring this balance can be affected by pathologies such as cancer, and as a result, hyper- or hypocalcemia can occur. These states, characterized by elevated or decreased calcium blood levels, respectively, have a significant effect on general homeostasis. This article focuses on a particular form of calcium metabolism disorder, which is hypercalcemia in neoplasm

An amino-terminal BRAF deletion accounting for acquired resistance to RAF/EGFR inhibition in colorectal cancer.

Although combination therapy with RAF and EGFR inhibitors has improved the survival outcomes of patients with BRAF-mutated colorectal cancer (CRC), acquired resistance invariably develops. The mechanisms of acquired resistance to RAF inhibitors have been largely attributed to activating mutations in RASgenes, MAP2K mutations, and amplifications in BRAF, RAS genes, and EGFR In this report, we describe a patient with BRAF-mutated CRC who acquired an amino-terminal BRAF deletion involving the Ras-binding domain (RBD) after treatment with RAF/EGFR inhibitor therapy. Amino-terminal BRAF deletions i

Protocol for a randomised controlled trial to study cryoprevention of chemotherapy-induced oral mucositis after autologous stem cell transplantation.

INTRODUCTION: A majority of patients who receive myeloablative therapy prior to hematopoetic stem cell transplantation develop oral mucositis (OM). This adverse cytotoxic effect manifests as oral mucosal erythema and ulcerations and frequently necessitates high doses of morphine for pain alleviation. OM may also interfere with food intake and result in parenteral nutrition, weight loss and impaired quality of life. To date, there have been a few studies of evidence-based interventions for prevention of OM. Cooling the oral mucosa using ice chips in conjunction with chemotherapy is known to red

Association of stiff-person syndrome with autoimmune endocrine diseases.

BackgroundStiff-person syndrome (SPS) and its subtype, stiff limb syndrome (SLS), are rare neurological disorders characterized by progressive muscular rigidity and spasms. Glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD) is the enzyme that catalyzes the production of γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA), a major inhibitory neurotransmitter of the central nervous system. SPS is an autoimmune disease triggered by anti-glutamic acid decarboxylase antibody (anti-GAD Ab). Clinically, anti-GAD Ab is associated with SPS, type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM), and other autoimmune diseases.AimTo investigate the link of autoimmune