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Clinical Insights Into Hypercalcemia of Malignancy in Childhood

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Hypercalcemia of malignancy (HCM) is a rare but life‐threatening metabolic emergency in children that occurs in less than 1% of pediatric cancer cases, with a reported incidence ranging from 0.4% to 1.0% across different studies. While it is observed in 10%–20% of adult malignancies, pediatric HCM remains relatively uncommon.
Hüseyin Anıl Korkmaz
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Personalized Selumetinib Dosing in Pediatric Neurofibromatosis Type 1: Insights From a Pilot Therapeutic Drug Monitoring Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate selumetinib exposure using therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) in pediatric patients with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) and plexiform neurofibromas (PN), assess interpatient pharmacokinetic variability, and explore the relationship between drug exposure, clinical response, and adverse effects.
Janka Kovács, Zoltán Köllő, Balázs Gellért Karvaly, Mahmoud Obeidat, Rita Nagy, Péter Hegyi, Brigitta Teutsch, Eszter Tuboly, Miklós Garami   +8 more
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Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of persons who experienced spontaneous hepatitis C viral clearance. [PDF]

, 2019
BackgroundIn the United States Hepatitis C virus (HCV) viral clearance is estimated to range between 20 and 30%. The objective of this study was to estimate the frequency of HCV clearance and identify correlates of viral clearance among patients newly ...
Baik, Yeonsoo, Chew, Kara W, He, Di, Javanbakht, Marjan, Kimble, Mabel Michille, Klausner, Jeffrey D, Ramirez, Samantha, Saab, Sammy, Stafylis, Chrysovalantis   +8 more
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Sirolimus for Extracranial Arteriovenous Malformations: A Scoping Review of the Evidence in Syndromic and Non‐Syndromic Cases

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) are rare, high‐flow, vascular anomalies that can occur either sporadically or as part of a genetic syndrome. AVMs can progress with serious morbidity and even mortality if left unchecked. Sirolimus is an mTOR inhibitor that is effective in low‐flow vascular malformations; however, its role in AVMs is unclear.
Will Swansson, Ingrid Winship, Gary Hammerschlag, Laura Scardamaglia   +3 more
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Outcomes of Live Virus Vaccination in Patients With Vascular Anomalies Being Treated With Sirolimus

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Live vaccination in patients with vascular anomalies (VA) receiving sirolimus remains controversial due to immunosuppressive effects and theoretical risks. Procedure This single‐center retrospective study included patients with VA less than 4 years old at the start of sirolimus therapy who were incompletely vaccinated.
Svatava Merkle, Kiersten Ricci, Kelly Blache, Rebecca A. Marsh, Adrienne M. Hammill, Elissa Engel   +5 more
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Evaluating in vivo data for drug metabolism and transport: lessons from Kirchhoff’s Laws

Frontiers in Pharmacology
Mechanistic models of hepatic clearance have been evaluated for more than 50 years, with the first author of this mini-review serving as a co-author of the first paper proposing such a model.
Leslie Z. Benet, Jasleen K. Sodhi, Jasleen K. Sodhi   +2 more
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Pediatric Oncology Nursing Competencies in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Scoping Review to Inform Practice, Education, and Research

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Nurses are central to cancer care for children and adolescents, yet no comprehensive synthesis has defined essential core competencies for pediatric oncology nursing (PON) practice internationally, particularly in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC).
Luís Carlos Lopes‐Júnior, Edmara Bazoni Soares Maia, Soad Fuentes‐Alabí, Courtney E. Sullivan, Monnie Abraham, Mauricio Maza, Liliana Vásquez Ponce, Regina Aparecida Garcia Lima   +7 more
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Monoclonal Antibodies and Toxins—A Perspective on Function and Isotype

Toxins, 2012
Antibody therapy remains the only effective treatment for toxin-mediated diseases. The development of hybridoma technology has allowed the isolation of monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) with high specificity and defined properties, and numerous mAbs have been
Siu-Kei Chow, Arturo Casadevall
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BCAA catabolism in brown fat controls energy homeostasis through SLC25A44. [PDF]

, 2019
Branched-chain amino acid (BCAA; valine, leucine and isoleucine) supplementation is often beneficial to energy expenditure; however, increased circulating levels of BCAA are linked to obesity and diabetes.
A Balkow, A Bartelt, AM Cypess, Ayano Ueno, B Tasic, C Jang, Carlos Henrique Sponton, CB Newgard, CB Newgard, CJ Lynch, CR Green, CT Ferrara, DE Lackey, EG Sustarsic, F Palmieri, Francis C. Szoka, H Ohno, Haruya Takahashi, Hiroko Maki, Homa Majd, Huixia Li, K Ikeda, K Shinoda, Kaori Igarashi, Kazuki Tajima, KC Das, Kenji Ikeda, KH Pietiläinen, KM Huffman, Kyeongkyu Kim, LA Gilbert, Labros Sidossis, M Chondronikola, M Rosell, M Saito, M Wallace, MA Herman, Maki Ohishi, Mami Matsushita, Maria Chondronikola, Masayuki Saito, MD Neinast, Michael T. McManus, Mito Kuroda, Momoko Yoneshiro, Olga R. Ilkayeva, P She, Phillip J. White, PJ White, PJ White, Qiang Wang, Rachana N. Pradhan, Robert W. McGarrah, SH Um, Shingo Kajimura, T Li, T Soga, T Soga, T Yoneshiro, Takamasa Ishikawa, Takeshi Yoneshiro, Teruo Kawada, TJ Wang, Tomoyoshi Soga, Tsuyoshi Goto, V Ouellet, Vanille Juliette Greiner, X Kong, Yann Deleye, Yasuo Oguri, Yong Chen, Zachary Brown, Zhipeng Dai   +72 more
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Financial Burden Associated With Hospitalisation Among Families of Childhood Brain Tumours in Australia

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Families of children with cancer experience significant financial strain, even with universal healthcare. Indirect costs, such as productivity losses and non‐medical expenses, are rarely included in economic evaluations, and little is known about how effectively financial aid programmes alleviate this burden. Childhood brain tumours
Megumi Lim, Natalie Bradford, David Brain, Sameera Senanayake, Sanjeewa Kularatna, Kate Young, Christine Cashion, Tim Hassall, Susanna Cramb   +8 more
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