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Feasibility and Safety of Venetoclax for Cytoreduction During Induction Therapy in Newly Diagnosed Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia

European Journal of Haematology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective This study aimed to evaluate the feasibility and safety of venetoclax as a cytoreductive strategy during induction therapy in newly diagnosed acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL), and to provide an exploratory description of its early efficacy.
Yu Wang, Rong Xiao, Xiaobing Huang, Yi Xiao   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Clinical course of epithelial ovarian cancer patients with pleural effusion in Siriraj Hospital

Thai Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 2009
Objective To evaluate the clinical course and determine the survival of epithelial ovarian cancer patients with pleural effusion. Study design Retrospective study.
Panupong Punthmatharith, Suwanit Therasakvichya   +1 more
doaj  

Diagnostic Accuracy of Cancer in Pleural Effusion: A Combination Serum Tumor Markers and Cytology

Medical Journal of Babylon
Background:Cytological examination of body effusion has an essential role in different tumor staging and research of malignancy. Objectives:It is to study the diagnostic effect of serum tumor markers in differentiation between benign and malignant ...
Ammar Eesa Mahdi, Haider Abdul Ridha Alkafaji   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Improving timeliness of lung cancer care through a rapid assessment clinic

Internal Medicine Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Early diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer improve survival. Guidelines from Australia and worldwide stipulate timeframes of care from referral. The Rapid Lung Assessment Clinic (RLAC) was established to fast‐track the diagnostic and treatment pathway, with a subsequent quality improvement initiative based on the initial analysis ...
Shakti V. Dabholkar, Shalini Vinod, Zinta Harrington, Benjamin Kolevski, Beth Ivimey, Joseph Descallar, Jonathan P. Williamson   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of the Role of D Dimer in the Diagnosis of Different Types of Pleural Effusion [PDF]

Zagazig University Medical Journal
Background: D-dimer level marker of solid phase fibrin dissolution is found to be high in patients with exudative pleural effusion. This study aimed to compare between D dimer concentration pleural effusions in order to investigate the predictor value of
Mostafa Ragab, Saad Samra, Mohammed Alshaybani, Reda Mohamed Elghamry   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Guideline for Medication Management of Distressing Symptoms in Older Patients Receiving End‐of‐Life Palliative Care

Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Older patients receiving end‐of‐life palliative care often present with multiple geriatric syndromes, frailty, and comorbid symptom burden, resulting in a high risk of medication‐related harm. This guideline focuses on pharmacological management of distressing symptoms in older patients receiving end‐of‐life or hospice‐oriented palliative care,
Daiping Li, Yanwu Yang, Yan Zhang, Jirong Yue, Birong Dong, Meiling Ge, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital of Sichuan University   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Chronic Pancreatitis with Unilateral Pleural Effusion: An Atypical Presentation [PDF]

Pancreaticopleural fistula is a rare complication of acute or chronic pancreatitis. The most prevalent reasons for chest discomfort in this patient were pleural effusion, mediastinal or pleural pseudocyst.
Illani Binti Riza, Lo Zhen Zhen, Yap Yoon Chin   +2 more
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Human Herpesvirus 8 Causes a Wide Spectrum of Disease in Liver Transplant Recipients and May be Donor Derived: Case Series and Systematic Review of an Emerging Challenge

Transplant Infectious Disease, EarlyView.
Among 135 cases of post‐liver transplant HHV8 disease (4 from NSW), presentations varied, and mortality was high (44%). Donor screening was rare, and donor‐derived infection was suspected in 33%. Survival improved with mTORi, reduced immunosuppression, chemotherapy, and, for non‐KS disease, donor screening. ABSTRACT Background Human herpesvirus 8 (HHV8)
Karen M. J. Waller, Sudarshan Arvind, Simone I. Strasser, Ken Liu, Geoff W. McCaughan, David G. Bowen, Madeleine Gill, Rebecca Davis, William Rawlinson, Sacha Stelzer‐Braid, Geoff Watson, Vinay Vanguru, Tina Marinelli   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Role of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in diagnosis of pleural effusion of different origins

Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis, 2014
Background: The undiagnosed pleural effusions are an important clinical problem so scientists spent much effort and time in searching for a new parameter to help in the diagnosis of pleural effusions.
M. Fathy, M. Al Ansary, M. Zakaria, H. Abdel-Hafiz, M. Said   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Malignant melanoma presenting as an isolated pleural effusion [PDF]

, 2015
Isolated pleural effusion is a very rare presentation of malignant melanoma. A 46 year-old male patient presented to us with complaints of shortness of breath during the previous month.
Z. Ahmed, M. Shameem, R. Bhargava, J. Akhtar, U. Baneen, M. Azfar Siddiqui, N. Ahmad Khan, M. Shahid   +7 more
core   +1 more source