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Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Survival in Western Kenya: Reduction in Early Deaths and Treatment Abandonment

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background An earlier study on children diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH) in Kenya reported a low event‐free survival (EFS), excess treatment abandonment, and high induction mortality.
Gilbert Olbara, George Bogonko, Festus Njuguna, Sandra Langat, Martha Kipngetich, Dennis Njenga, Gertjan Johannes Kaspers, Terry Allen Vik   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparison of four value sets derived using different TTO and DCE approaches: application to the new region-specific PBM, AP-7D

Health and Quality of Life Outcomes
Background AP-7D is a newly developed preference-based measure (PBM) in East and Southeast Asia. However, no value set has been established yet. Comparison of the characteristics of value sets obtained by different methods is necessary to consider the ...
Takeru Shiroiwa, Tatsunori Murata, Yasuhiro Morii, Eri Hoshino, Takashi Fukuda   +4 more
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Platform Technology in Global Vaccine Regulation: Development, Applications, and Regulatory Strategies with Insights from China

Vaccines
The concept of “platform technology” gained prominence after the Ebola outbreak and since then has become essential to international vaccine (prophylactic vaccines against infectious disease) regulatory frameworks.
Xiaojing Li, Su Jin, Shuyang Guo, Dan Yang, Wenbo Sai, Xiao Qiu, Xin Zhao, Lan Wang, Tao Wang, Min Li   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Probabilistic cost-effectiveness analysis of controlled ovarian stimulation with recombinant FSH plus recombinant LH vs. human menopausal gonadotropin for women undergoing IVF

Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology, 2018
Background The association of recombinant FSH plus recombinant LH in 2:1 ratio may be used not only to induce ovulation in anovulatory women with hypogonadotropic hypogonadism but also to achieve multiple follicular developments in human IVF.
F. S. Mennini, A. Marcellusi, R. Viti, C. Bini, A. Carosso, A. Revelli, C. Benedetto   +6 more
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Misperception of Body Weight After Childhood Cancer

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Misperception of body weight can negatively impact the weight management efforts of childhood cancer survivors (CCSs). Both being overweight or underweight are associated with chronic health conditions commonly observed in CCS; therefore, accurate weight perception is critical for reducing long‐term health risks.
Fabiën N. Belle, Tomáš Sláma, Eva Haegler‐Laube, Reto D. Kurmann, Gabriela M. Kuster, Christoph Saner, Eva Scheler, Yara Shoman, Christina Schindera   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Molecular and Functional Characterization of α Chain of Interleukin-15 Receptor (IL-15Rα) in Orange-Spotted Grouper (Epinephelus coioides) in Response to Vibrio harveyi Challenge

Animals, 2023
Interleukin-15 (IL15) is a proinflammatory cytokine that could induce the production of inflammatory cytokines. In this study, the α chain of the IL15 receptor of Epinephelus coioides (Ec-IL15Rα), a natural regulator of IL15, was identified, and immune ...
Yilin Zhang, Fan Wu, Guanjian Yang, Jichang Jian, Yishan Lu, Zhiwen Wang   +5 more
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Tracking Health Related Quality of Life From Diagnosis to Follow‐Up Among Australian Children With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) is one of the most treatable forms of paediatric cancer; however, there is a substantial burden of treatment‐related toxicities (TRTs). In addition, the long‐term changes in children's health‐related quality of life (HRQoL) due to toxic treatments are not well understood.
Clare Ghows, Clarissa E. Schilstra, Karen McCleary, Nancy E. Briggs, Rishi S. Kotecha, Richard De Abreu Lourenco, Shanti Ramachandran, Ruelleyn Cockcroft, Rachel Conyers, Siobhan Cross, Luciano Dalla‐Pozza, Peter Downie, Tamas Revesz, Michael Osborn, Frank Alvaro, Claire E. Wakefield, Glenn M. Marshall, Toby Trahair, Marion K. Mateos, Joanna E. Fardell   +19 more
wiley   +1 more source

Direct and indirect costs of cluster headache: a prospective analysis in a tertiary level headache centre

The Journal of Headache and Pain, 2020
Background Cluster headache (CH) is the most frequent trigemino-autonomic cephalgia. CH can manifest as episodic (ECH) or chronic cluster headache (CCH) causing significant burden of disease and requiring attack therapy and prophylactic treatment.
Andrea Negro, Paolo Sciattella, Valerio Spuntarelli, Paolo Martelletti, Francesco Saverio Mennini   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Development of a Model for Quantitative Assessment of Newborn Screening in Japan Using the Analytic Hierarchy Process

International Journal of Neonatal Screening, 2023
Whether or not conditions should be included in publicly funded newborn screening (NBS) programs should be discussed according to objective and transparent criteria. Certain criteria have been developed for the introduction of NBS programs in the context
Keiko Konomura, Eri Hoshino, Kotomi Sakai, Takashi Fukuda, Go Tajima   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Economic Evaluation of Cochlear Implantation [PDF]

, 2000
Conference Theme: Challenges to specialists in the 21st ...
Au, D, Wong, BY, Hui, Y, Wei, W
openaire   +4 more sources