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Use of Immunoglobulin Replacement Therapy in Clinical Practice: A Review.

Immunoglobulins (Igs) are produced by B lymphocytes and play a key role in humoral immunity. Igs are classified into five isotypes (IgG, IgA, IgM, IgE, and IgD). Their primary function is to recognize and bind to foreign antigens. When Igs bind to antigens, they facilitate phagocytosis and promote clearance mediated by other immune cells. It is an essential component in protecting the host from outside pathogens. Hypogammaglobulinemia predisposes an individual to severe and recurrent infections. Therefore, replacement therapy is recommended to maintain optimal Ig level. In addition, Igs can mo

Bloodstream Infection and Endocarditis Caused by Staphylococcus aureus in Patients with Cancer: A Multicenter Cohort Study.

IntroductionIn a large cohort of patients with Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infection (SABSI), we aimed to analyze the incidence and risk factors for infective endocarditis (IE) among patients with active cancer (PAC) in comparison with those without cancer (PWC).MethodsMulticenter cohort study of patients with SABSI admitted to two tertiary care hospitals, from 2011 to 2019. PAC were defined as those with an active solid organ cancer or hematological malignancies. SABSI and S. aureus IE were compared between PAC and PWC.ResultsAmong 978 episodes of SABSI, 217 (22.2%) occurred in PAC. PAC

Impact of Japanese Subpopulation Data and Overall Survival in Pivotal Trials on Oncology Drug Approvals in Japan.

Globalization of oncology drug development has accelerated the adoption of multiregional clinical trials (MRCTs) as pivotal evidence for regulatory approvals in major markets, including Japan. While MRCTs enhance efficiency and generalizability, they introduce challenges related to inter-ethnic variability and data extrapolation. Japan's regulatory framework, guided by pharmaceuticals medical devices agency (PMDA) principles and the "Guideline for Clinical Evaluation Methods of Anticancer Drugs," emphasizes patient efficacy, safety and relevance, historically requiring local data to supplement

Inflammation and Cancer: Molecular Mechanisms and Therapeutic Targets.

Inflammation is a core pathological factor regulating tumor initiation, progression, and therapeutic resistance, and elucidating its molecular crosstalk with tumors is crucial for developing effective clinical therapies. Internal drivers of inflammation-tumor transformation include genomic disorder, epigenetic memory, mitochondrial stress, and metabolic reprogramming, which synergistically initiate carcinogenesis. External factors amplifying tumor progression cover immune dysfunction, stromal fibrosis, microbial dysbiosis, vascular neoplasia, and neurotoxicity, collectively accelerating tumor

Health-Related Quality of Life and Satisfaction With Health Care: Relation to Clinical Stage in Mexican Patients With Multiple Myeloma.

Multiple myeloma (MM) is characterized by bone pain, pathologic fractures, bone destruction, and secondary hypercalcemia, all these conditions impact on health-related quality of life of patients. The objective was to evaluate the global health state and health-related quality of life in a group of patients with MM who attended a tertiary health-care center of the Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social in Mexico, through the questionnaires designed by European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) quality of life group. Exploratory cross-sectional study in patients with MM tr

Изучение последствий трансплантации гематопоиетических клеток: 18- годовое исследование посттрансплантационных новообразований.

ВВЕДЕНИЕ: Улучшается трансплантация стволовых клеток после гематотипии (ХХТ) с увеличением числа выживших жертв. Особую озабоченность вызывают последующие новообразования (СН) в связи с ПЗТ. МЕТОДЫ: С января 2003 и декабрь 2022, учетные записи получателей ВСТ были ретроспективно проанализированы. Результаты: на медианной основе 108 месяцев (дальность, 0.13-215), 2659 Пациенты получали ТХТ. Из них 1131 (В тыс.43%) были <18 ..старше. Аллогенетические ЦХТ были проведены в 1476 (В тыс.56%) пациентов. Myeloablatory (MAC) была использована в 2157 (В тыс.81%) и 583(В тыс.22%) получил TBI. При медиане

Pyridoxine Is Effective for Preventing Hand-Foot Syndrome Induced by Pegylated Liposomal Doxorubicin for Multiple Myeloma: The Results of a Randomized Study.

PURPOSE: Pegylated liposomal doxorubicin (PLD) is highly effective for treating multiple myeloma (MM). Hand-foot syndrome (HFS) is a dose-limiting adverse event of PLD that may reduce a patient's quality of life or prevent certain patients from receiving PLD. Several researchers have discovered that pyridoxine, an activated form of vitamin B6, may prevent PLD-associated HFS. We designed a prospective randomized trial to examine whether prophylactic pyridoxine might prevent the incidence or delay the occurrence of PLD-induced HFS in patients with MM. METHODS: Patients who met the trial's eligi

Marine Natural Products with Activities against Prostate Cancer: Recent Discoveries.

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men, with over 52,000 new cases diagnosed every year. Diagnostics and early treatment are potentially hindered by variations in screening protocols, still largely reliant on serum levels of acid phosphatase and prostate-specific antigen, with tumour diagnosis and grading relying on histopathological examination. Current treatment interventions vary in terms of efficacy, cost and severity of side effects, and relapse can be aggressive and resistant to the current standard of care. For these reasons, the scientific community is looking for new chemoth

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Клинические и лабораторные характеристики и методы лечения пациентов, у которых диагностирована миелома: реальная группа пациентов в перуанской поликлинике.

Множественная миелома (ММ) — злокачественное распространение клеток клональной плазмы, вызывающее повреждения костей, почечную недостаточность, анемию и гиперкальцемию. Реальные данные о клинических характеристиках, методах лечения и результатах лечения пациентов с ММ в Латинской Америке, особенно в Перу, по-прежнему являются недостаточными. Цель этого исследования состояла в том, чтобы описать клинические и лабораторные характеристики, характеристики, методы и методы лечения. 5-year Выживание пациентов ММ в перуанской клинике. Мы провели ретроспективное когортное исследование с участием взрос

Создание нового банка тканей нервной системы человека: Дебресенский университет по введению банка тканей и ретроспективному анализу данных.

Ткани головного мозга человека, полученные в результате вскрытия, а также образцы мышц и нерва, полученные в результате биопсии, являются необходимыми ресурсами для изучения патомеханизма нервно-психических расстройств. В этом исследовании мы представляем &quot; Нервусовый системный тканевый банк &quot; Университета Дебрецена, который содержит формализованные и формализованные образцы головного мозга с парафинами (FFPE), а также образцы замороженного нерва и мышечной биопсии. Была создана база данных, содержащая клинические и патологические параметры. В случае вскрытия были зарегистрированы сл

Ready for Repair? Gene Editing Enters the Clinic for the Treatment of Human Disease.

We present an overview of clinical trials involving gene editing using clustered interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)-CRISPR-associated protein 9 (Cas9), transcription activator-like effector nucleases (TALENs), or zinc finger nucleases (ZFNs) and discuss the underlying mechanisms. In cancer immunotherapy, gene editing is applied ex vivo in T cells, transgenic T cell receptor (tTCR)-T cells, or chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T cells to improve adoptive cell therapy for multiple cancer types. This involves knockouts of immune checkpoint regulators such as PD-1, components of the endo

Availability and Access to Orphan Drugs for Rare Cancers in Bulgaria: Analysis of Delays and Public Expenditures.

Rare cancers are defined by an annual incidence of fewer than 6 per 100,000. Bearing similarities to rare diseases, they are associated with substantial health inequalities due to diagnostic complexity and delayed access to innovative therapies. This situation is further aggravated in Southeastern European countries like Bulgaria, where limited public resources and expertise underscore the need for additional policy and translational research on rare cancers. This study aimed to explore the availability and access to orphan drugs for rare cancers in Bulgaria for the period of 2020-2023. We cro

Bisphophonates related osteonecrosis of the jaw.

OBJECTIVE: With sporadic reporting of BPs related osteonecrosis of jaw and in absence of definitive guidelines regarding the management of such patients, the dentists and the oral and maxillofacial surgeons need to be updated about this issue. The objective of this article was to produce an updated bibliographic review of BPs related ONJ. This paper reviews the literature regarding the same for better understanding of the problem and its management. BACKGROUND: Bisphosphonates (BPs) are potent inhibitors of bone resorption and are widely used in the treatment of osteoporosis and other disease

A scoping review of the literature on the application and usefulness of the Problem Management Plus (PM+) intervention around the world.

BackgroundGiven the high rates of common mental disorders and limited resources, task-shifting psychosocial interventions are needed to provide adequate care. One such intervention developed by the World Health Organization is Problem Management Plus (PM+).AimsThis review maps the evidence regarding the extent of application and usefulness of the PM+ intervention, i.e. adaptability, feasibility, effectiveness and scalability, since it was introduced in 2016.MethodWe conducted a scoping review of seven literature databases and grey literature from January 2015 to February 2024, to identify peer

Cost-effectiveness and budget impact analysis of Daratumumab, Lenalidomide and dexamethasone for relapsed-refractory multiple myeloma.

BackgroundThe prominent efficacy in terms of increasing progression-free survival (PFS) of Daratumumab, Lenalidomide and dexamethasone (DRd) triplet therapy versus Carfilzomib, Lenalidomide and dexamethasone (KRd) was proven previously in relapsed-refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM). However, the cost effectiveness of DRd versus KRd is unknown.MethodsWe developed a Markov model by using an Iranian payer perspective and a 10-year time horizon to estimate the healthcare cost, Quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) and life years gain (LYG) for DRd and KRd triplet therapies. Clinical data were obtain

ESA, Iron Therapy and New Drugs: Are There New Perspectives in the Treatment of Anaemia?

Anemia is a well-known consequence of chronic kidney disease (CKD); it is mainly due to a relative insufficiency of erythropoietin synthesis by the failing kidneys. Over the years, the combination of erythropoiesis stimulating agents (ESA) and iron has become the standard of care of anemia. All ESAs effectively increase hemoglobin (Hb) levels in a substantial percentage of patients. However, in the last decade, their use has been surrounded by safety issues in increased cardiovascular risk, especially when used at high doses in inflamed and hyporesponsive patients. This has led to the definiti

Circulating biomarkers in diagnosis and management of cardiac amyloidosis: a review for internist.

Cardiac amyloidosis (CA) is due to extracellular myocardial deposition of misfolded proteins resulting in severe cardiac dysfunction and death. The precursors of amyloid fibrils, able of determining a relevant cardiac infiltration, are immunoglobulin-free light chains (AL amyloidosis) and transthyretin (TTR) (both wild and mutated types). The diagnosis of amyloidosis represents a challenge for the clinician given its rarity and its protean clinical presentation, thus an early diagnosis remains a cornerstone for the prognosis of these patients, also in light of the growing available treatments.

Response and progression-free survival according to planned treatment duration in patients with relapsed multiple myeloma treated with carfilzomib, lenalidomide, and dexamethasone (KRd) versus lenalidomide and dexamethasone (Rd) in the phase III ASPIRE study.

BACKGROUND: In ASPIRE, carfilzomib, lenalidomide, and dexamethasone (KRd) significantly improved progression-free survival (PFS) and response rates versus lenalidomide and dexamethasone (Rd) in patients with relapsed multiple myeloma. Per protocol, patients received KRd for a maximum of 18 cycles followed by Rd to progression, so the benefit/risk profile of KRd to progression was not established. METHODS: This post hoc analysis evaluated the efficacy and safety of KRd versus Rd at 18 months from randomization. Cumulative rates of complete response (CR) or better over time and PFS hazard ratio

Sex Differences in Cancer Immunotherapy-Clinical Evidence and Mechanisms With a Focus on NSCLC.

Accumulating evidence suggests that the immune system shows subtle but relevant differences between men and women. These differences may have an impact on cancer development and TME composition as well as responses to and adverse events elicited by immunotherapies. Several, albeit not all, clinical trials indicate a greater benefit from mono-immunotherapies over chemotherapies for male patients than for female patients, especially in non-small cell lung cancer and melanoma. Vice versa, female patients might benefit more from chemo-immunotherapies. In human as well as animal models, sex differe

Lenalidomide Plus Dexamethasone as FIRST-Line Therapy in Transplant-Ineligible Patients With Multiple Myeloma: Final Results of the Prospective, Non-Interventional Study FIRST-NIS and Comparison With the FIRST Pivotal Phase III Clinical Trial.

OBJECTIVES: Lenalidomide and low-dose dexamethasone (Rd) is a standard regimen for transplant-ineligible (TIE) patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma (NDMM), for whom a multi-drug treatment regimen is not considered appropriate. While Rd has been intensively investigated in clinical trials, prospective real-world data are still scarce. PATIENTS AND METHODS: The prospective, multicenter, non-interventional study FIRST-NIS (NTC02537808) investigated the effectiveness, safety, and quality of life (QoL) of Rd in a German real-world setting. G8-Geriatric assessment was used to assess patie