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A Systematic Review of Evidence on the Clinical Effectiveness of Surveillance Imaging in Children With Medulloblastoma and Ependymoma

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Surveillance imaging aims to detect tumour relapse before symptoms develop, but it's unclear whether earlier detection of relapse leads to better outcomes in children and young people (CYP) with medulloblastoma and ependymoma. This systematic review aims to identify relevant literature to determine the efficacy of surveillance magnetic ...
Lucy Shepherd   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Development and refinement of the Clinical Global Impression of Improvement for Non-seizure Symptoms measure in Dravet syndrome and Lennox-Gastaut syndrome

open access: yesJournal of Patient-Reported Outcomes
Background Dravet syndrome (DS) and Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS) are rare, severe, childhood-onset developmental and epileptic encephalopathies characterized by treatment-resistant epilepsy and varying intellectual disability levels.
J. Scott Andrews   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Effect of Pre-Biopsy Prostate MRI on the Congruency and Upgrading of Gleason Grade Groups Between Prostate Biopsy and Radical Prostatectomy

open access: yesSociété Internationale d’Urologie Journal
Introduction: Prostate biopsy results form the mainstay of patient care. However, there is often significant discordance between the biopsied histology and the ‘true’ histology shown on a radical prostatectomy (RP).
Peter Stapleton   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Review of the risks and/or benefits of thyroxine treatment in ‘mild’ subclinical hypothyroidism [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Subclinical hypothyroidism (SCH) is a form of mild thyroid failure and is a commonly encountered condition in clinical practice. It denotes the presence of a raised serum thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) and normal serum free thyroid hormone ...
Agius, Rachel
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Protected Health Information filter (Philter): accurately and securely de-identifying free-text clinical notes. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
There is a great and growing need to ascertain what exactly is the state of a patient, in terms of disease progression, actual care practices, pathology, adverse events, and much more, beyond the paucity of data available in structured medical record ...
Butte, Atul J   +13 more
core   +1 more source

Accelerated return to sport after osteochondral autograft plug transfer [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Background:Previous studies have reported varying return-to-sport protocols after knee cartilage restoration procedures.Purpose:To (1) evaluate the time for return to sport in athletes with an isolated chondral injury who underwent an accelerated return ...
Brockmeier, Stephen F   +6 more
core   +2 more sources

Prognostic Impact of Treatment Modalities, Including Targeted Compartmental Radio‐Immunotherapy, in a Cohort of Neuroblastoma Patients With CNS Metastases at Relapse

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Neuroblastoma (NB) with central nervous system (CNS) metastases is rare at diagnosis, but occurs more often during relapse/progression. Patients with CNS metastases face a dismal prognosis, with no standardized curative treatment available.
Vicente Santa‐Maria Lopez   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pathogenic Germline PALB2 and RAD50 Variants in Patients With Relapsed Ewing Sarcoma

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Approximately 10% of patients with Ewing sarcoma (EwS) have pathogenic germline variants. Here, we report two cases: first, a novel germline pathogenic variant in partner and localizer of BRCA2 (PALB2) in a patient with a late EwS relapse. Its impact on homologous recombination is demonstrated, and breast cancer risk is discussed.
Molly Mack   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Improved Outcomes for Older Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults With Neuroblastoma in the Post‐Immunotherapy Era: An Updated Report From the International Neuroblastoma Risk Group

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background We describe clinical and biologic characteristics of neuroblastoma in older children, adolescents, and young adults (OCAYA); describe survival outcomes in the post‐immunotherapy era; and identify if there is an age cut‐off that best discriminates outcomes.
Rebecca J. Deyell   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Patient‐Level Barriers and Facilitators to Inpatient Physical Therapy in Adolescents and Young Adults With a Hematological Malignancy: A Qualitative Study

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Despite their increased risk for functional impairment resulting from cancer and its treatments, few adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with a hematological malignancy receive the recommended or therapeutic dose of exercise per week during inpatient hospitalizations.
Jennifer A. Kelleher   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

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