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Implementing Health‐Related Quality of Life Assessment in Pediatric Oncology: A Feasibility Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background There is growing interest in embedding health‐related quality of life (HRQoL) assessment and patient‐reported outcome measures (PROMs) within clinical cancer care. This study evaluated the feasibility, acceptability, and usability of implementing an electronic PROM (ePROM) platform to measure HRQoL in children with cancer ...
Mikaela Doig, Sophie Jessop, Jordan R. Hansford, Hien Le, Matthew O'Connor, Peter Gorayski, Andrew Cunningham, Amanda Hutchinson, Victoria Bedford, Eva Bezak, Nayana Parange, Kelly Skelton, Timothy Price, Michala Short   +13 more
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Treatment Decision‐Making Roles and Preferences Among Adolescents and Young Adults With Cancer

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Decision‐making (DM) dynamics between adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with cancer, parents, and oncologists remain underexplored in diverse populations. We examined cancer treatment DM preferences among an ethnically and socioeconomically diverse group of AYAs and their parents.
Amanda M. Gutierrez, Jill O. Robinson, Wendy A. Allen‐Rhoades, Hadley S. Smith, Isabel Canfield, Rebecca L. Hsu, Sarah R. Scollon, Lauren R. Desrosiers‐Battu, Nicole M. Schneider, Frank Y. Lin, Donald Williams Parsons, Sharon E. Plon, Mary A. Majumder, Janet Malek, Amy L. McGuire   +14 more
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Ocúp(arte): The Humanities Manifesto

Lateral, 2013
Statement of occupation of the Humanities Action Committee, University of Puerto Rico, Río ...
Humanities Action Committee, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras
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Parent Quality of Life at Two Years Following Their Child's Completion of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Treatment

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Parents of children treated for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) often experience significant caregiver burden and disruption to their well‐being. While parent quality of life (QoL) during treatment is well characterized, little is known about outcomes during early survivorship.
Sara Dal Pra, Maria McCarthy, Michael Takagi, Cinzia De Luca   +3 more
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Cognitive Functioning in Vorinostat‐Treated Pediatric and Young Adult Patients Over the First 180 Days After Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Purpose Cognitive and psychological difficulties could negatively interfere with treatment adherence and quality of life before and after hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT). Methods to mitigate these changes may have positive effects on treatment success.
Kristen L. Votruba, Michelle Rozwadowski, Thomas Braun, April Rahrig, Edward Peres, Kirsten M. Williams, Vanessa Fabrizio, Julie‐An Talano, Carrie L. Kitko, Nicolas Parnell, Pavan Reddy, Sung Won Choi   +11 more
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Human Rights, Human Needs, Human Development, Human Security: elations ships between Four International ‘Human’ Discourses

Forum for Development Studies, 2007
Human rights, human development and human security form increasinglyimportant, partly interconnected, partly competitive and misunderstood ethicaland policy discourses. Each tries to humanize a pre-existing and unavoidablemajor discourse of everyday life, policy and politics; each has emerged withinthe United Nations world; each relies implicitly on a ...
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Gemcitabine, Docetaxel, Melphalan, Carboplatin as Part of Sequential Cycles of High‐Dose Chemotherapy With Autologous Hematopoietic Stem‐Cell Rescue for Multiply Relapsed/Refractory Pediatric Germ Cell Tumors

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Although most malignant germ cell tumors (GCTs) are highly curable with cisplatin‐based therapy, options for patients with multiply relapsed/refractory disease remain limited. For this population, we report the first pediatric use of gemcitabine, docetaxel, melphalan, and carboplatin (GemDMC) as part of sequential cycles of high‐dose ...
Maria Frost, Olayinka Okeleji, Amr Elgehiny, Douglas Harrison, Cynthia Herzog, Jeremy Connors, Demetrios Petropoulos, Priti Tewari, Dristhi Ragoonanan, Yago Nieto, Irtiza N. Sheikh   +10 more
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Novel Genetic Risk Factor Identified for L‐Asparaginase‐Induced Pancreatitis in Pediatric Patients With Cancer

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background L‐asparaginase is a critical component in treatment protocols for pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Acute pancreatitis reactions can necessitate delays and, in some cases, discontinuation of L‐asparaginase, which compromises outcomes.
Edward J. Raack, Wan‐Chun Chang, Miguel Cordova‐Delgado, Spencer J. Anderson, Jessica N. Trueman, Erika N. Scott, Catrina M. Loucks, Shahrad R. Rassekh, Gabriella S. S. Groeneweg, Michelle Higginson, Kathy Li, Fudan Miao, Derek Yau, Donna Johnston, Mounira Ibrahim, Maja Krajinovic, Thai Hoa Tran, Jessica Tewfik, Jean‐François Bussières, Thaïna‐Rafi Jean‐Baptiste, Denis Lebel, Lucie Pecheux, Bina Gyawali, Gregory Guilcher, Gesche Riabowol, Geert ’t Jong, Michelle Staub, Geoff Cuvelier, Kathleen Felton, Sara Khalaj, Michael Rieder, Awatif Abuzgaia, Tamorah Lewis, Himal Ghimire, Paul Nathan, Kerry Goralski, Ketan Kulkarni, Zara Forbrigger, Colin J. D. Ross, Bruce C. Carleton   +39 more
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Upacicalcet: A Novel Intravenous Calcimimetic Agent for Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis With Secondary Hyperparathyroidism

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT) is a common complication in patients receiving maintenance dialysis, driven by calcium and phosphate metabolism disturbances. Calcimimetics are central to the management of SHPT by enhancing calcium‐sensing receptor sensitivity and reducing parathyroid hormone secretion.
Fumihiko Koiwa, Daisuke Honda, Seigo Akari, Tadao Akizawa   +3 more
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