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The dental management of patients at risk of medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw: New paradigm of primary prevention [PDF]

, 2018
Medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (MRONJ) is a serious adverse reaction of antiresorptive and antiangiogenic agents; it is a potentially painful and debilitating condition that can considerably affect the quality of life of patients ...
Bedogni, Alberto, Campisi, Giuseppina, Di Fede, Olga, Fusco, Vittorio, Lo Muzio, Lorenzo, Mauceri, Rodolfo, Panzarella, Vera, Sipmo Onj Board, Null   +7 more
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Cerebrospinal Fluid Liquid Biopsy Enables Targeted Therapy Without Tissue Diagnosis in Pediatric Low‐Grade Gliomas With BRAF V600E Mutation

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We present two pediatric cases of pediatric low‐grade gliomas (PLGG) with BRAF V600E mutations diagnosed and monitored using cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) liquid biopsy analyzed via digital droplet PCR (ddPCR), without tissue biopsy. Both patients were treated with dabrafenib and trametinib and monitored through clinical assessments, magnetic ...
Hannah Sultan, Damien Faury, Alexander G. Weil, Harrison J. Westwick, Nada Jabado, Sébastien Perreault   +5 more
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Medication therapy management by pharmacists in a kidney transplant ambulatory clinic

Proceedings of Singapore Healthcare, 2016
Introduction: Pharmacists play an essential role as part of the multidisciplinary transplant team in providing comprehensive pharmaceutical care for kidney transplant recipients.
Puay Hoon Lee, Petrina Yuen Wai Fan, Terence Yi Shern Kee   +2 more
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Parent‐to‐Child Information Disclosure in Pediatric Oncology

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Despite professional consensus regarding the importance of open communication with pediatric cancer patients about their disease, actual practice patterns of disclosure are understudied. Extant literature suggests a significant proportion of children are not told about their diagnosis/prognosis, which is purported to negatively ...
Rachel A. Kentor, Flora Hoodin, Michelle Byrd, Kristin A. Kullgren, Leah LaLonde, Lauren Benkoske, Patrick Smith, Dawn Carson, Karen MacDonald, Susumu Inoue, Brenda Kitchen, Kate Gowans, Gregory A. Yanik   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pediatric Obesity: Influence on Drug Dosing and Therapeutics [PDF]

, 2018
Obesity is an ongoing global health concern and has only recently been recognized as a chronic disease of energy homeostasis and fuel partitioning. Obesity afflicts 17% of US children and adolescents.
Ameer, Barbara, PharmD, MBA, BCPS, FCP, Weintraub, Michael, MD   +1 more
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Radiotherapy Delivery in Deep Inspiration for Pediatric Patients—Final Results of the Phase II Feasibility Study TEDDI

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
Abstract Introduction The TEDDI trial tested the feasibility and reproducibility of deep‐inspiration breath‐hold (DIBH) in pediatric patients referred for radiotherapy. This report presents final results, including patient‐reported outcomes (PRO) and dosimetric comparison of DIBH and free‐breathing (FB).
Daniella Elisabet Østergaard, Anni Young Lundgaard, Laura Ann Rechner, Danijela Dejanovic, Hanne Krogh Rose, Jolanta Hansen, Leila Vaalavirta, Miia Mokka, Marianne Aznar, Peder Skov Wehner, Lisa Lyngsie Hjalgrim, Maja Vestmø Maraldo   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Management of rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder in patients with Parkinson's disease [PDF]

, 2016
Among all of the devastating effects that Parkinson’s disease (PD) has on an individual, sleep dysfunction is one that can have a profound effect on the entire family of the patient. The most potentially destructive of these sleep syndromes being that of
Jeffries, Michael
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Using Electronic Drug Monitor Feedback to Improve Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy Among HIV-Positive Patients in China [PDF]

, 2009
Effective antiretroviral therapy (ART) requires excellent adherence. Little is known about how to improve ART adherence in many HIV/AIDS-affected countries, including China.
DeSilva, Mary Bachman, Gill, Christopher J., Hamer, Davidson H., Li, Tao, Sabin, Lora L., Wilson, Ira B., Xu, Keyi, Zhang, Jianbo   +7 more
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Predicting Chronicity in Children and Adolescents With Newly Diagnosed Immune Thrombocytopenia at the Timepoint of Diagnosis Using Machine Learning‐Based Approaches

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives To identify predictors of chronic ITP (cITP) and to develop a model based on several machine learning (ML) methods to estimate the individual risk of chronicity at the timepoint of diagnosis. Methods We analyzed a longitudinal cohort of 944 children enrolled in the Intercontinental Cooperative immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) Study ...
Severin Kasser, Alice Bizeul, Meera Chitlur, Hugo Donato, Jelena Roganovic, Julia E. Vogt, Thomas Kühne   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Patient-reported reasons for declining or discontinuing statin therapy: Insights from the PALM registry [PDF]

, 2019
Background: Many adults eligible for statin therapy for cardiovascular disease prevention are untreated. Our objective was to investigate patient‐reported reasons for statin underutilization, including noninitiation, refusal, and discontinuation.Methods ...
Bradley, Corey K, Goldberg, Anne C, Lee, L. Veronica, Li, Shuang, Louie, Michael J, Navar, Ann Marie, Peterson, Eric D, Robinson, Jennifer G, Roger, Veronique L, Virani, Salim S, Wang, Tracy Y   +10 more
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