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Oncologic Emergencies: Immune-Based Cancer Therapies and Complications [PDF]

, 2020
Cancer therapies have undergone several recent advancements. Current cancer treatments include immune-based therapies comprised of checkpoint inhibitors, and adoptive immunotherapy; each treatment has the potential for complications that differ from ...
Brém, Elizabeth, Koyfman, Alex, Long, Brit Jeffrey   +2 more
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Use of Corticosteroids in Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pneumonia: A Systematic Review of the Literature

Frontiers in Medicine, 2020
The aim was to investigate the effectiveness of glucocorticoid therapy in patients with COVID-19. A systematic search of the literature across nine databases was conducted from inception until 15th March 2020, following the PRISMA guidelines.
Nicola Veronese, Jacopo Demurtas, Jacopo Demurtas, Lin Yang, Lin Yang, Roberto Tonelli, Roberto Tonelli, Mario Barbagallo, Pierluigi Lopalco, Erik Lagolio, Stefano Celotto, Damiano Pizzol, Liye Zou, Mark A. Tully, Petre Cristian Ilie, Mike Trott, Guillermo F. López-Sánchez, Lee Smith   +17 more
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Alemtuzumab pre-conditioning with tacrolimus monotherapy in pediatric renal transplantation [PDF]

, 2007
We employed antibody pre-conditioning with alemtuzumab and posttransplant immunosuppression with low-dose tacrolimus monotherapy in 26 consecutive pediatric kidney transplant recipients between January 2004 and December 2005. Mean recipient age was 10.7 ±
Basu, A, Ellis, D, Erkan, E, Gray, EA, Grosso, MJ, James, G, Kayler, LK, Marcos, A, McFeaters, CG, Moritz, ML, Shapiro, R, Starzl, TE, Tan, HP, Vats, AN, Zeevi, A   +14 more
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Fostamatinib and the risk of acute aortic dissection in immune thrombocytopenia

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is a rare autoimmune disorder characterized by platelet destruction. While most patients respond to first‐ or second‐line therapies, a small subset is multirefractory. Fostamatinib, an oral spleen tyrosine kinase (SYK) inhibitor, is a therapeutic option in these cases.
Paul Dalmas, Alexis Theron, Rita Badaoui, Stéphane Zaffran, Rayid Mchinda, Joelle Micallef, Nicolas Schleinitz, Mikael Ebbo   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Efficacy and safety of low dose oral prednisolone as compared to pulse intravenous methylprednisolone in managing moderate severe Graves′ orbitopathy: A randomized controlled trial

Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2015
Background: High dose oral prednisolone (100 mg/day) in Graves′ orbitopathy (GO) is limited by lesser response, and greater side-effects compared to intravenous (iv) methylprednisolone. Low dose oral prednisolone has not been evaluated in GO.
Ajitesh Roy, Deep Dutta, Sujoy Ghosh, Pradip Mukhopadhyay, Satinath Mukhopadhyay, Subhankar Chowdhury   +5 more
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Comparative analysis of the characteristics and trends of adverse drug reaction reports from patients in Japan and the Japanese Adverse Drug Event Report database

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Aims Spontaneous reporting of adverse drug reactions (ADR) after a product has reached the market is essential for drug safety. This study analysed patient ADR reports and compared them with reports from the Japanese Adverse Drug Event Report (JADER) database to identify differences and trends.
Masami Tsuchiya, Ryohkan Funakoshi, Koichi Masuyama, Nariyasu Mano, Satoko Hori, Taku Obara   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

A resistant case of Kawasaki Disease [PDF]

, 2007
Kawasaki disease (KD) is an acute febrile illness of childhood of unknown origin which may cause coronary arteritis and death. The Maltese incidence has been calculated at 3.2/100,000 population 4 years of age, similar to that reported in European ...
Grech, Victor E., Mulvaney, Shirley, Vella, Cecil   +2 more
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Comparison of the efficacy of low doses of methylprednisolone, acetaminophen, and dexketoprofen trometamol on the swelling developed after the removal of impacted third molar [PDF]

, 2015
Background: The aim of the present study was to compare the efficacy of low doses of methylprednisolone, acetaminophen and dexketoprofen trometamol, which are among the drug groups used in our clinic, on postoperative swelling developing after removal ...
Ataoglu, Hanife, Eroglu, Cennet-Neslihan, Kiresi, Demet, Yildirim, Gulsun   +3 more
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Silk fibroin‐based biomaterials for spinal cord injury repair: Recent advances and future prospects

BMEMat, EarlyView.
A comprehensive review on the design principles and current strategies of silk fibroin‐based biomaterials in spinal cord injury repair, focusing on environmentally friendly processing techniques, and the strategies for designing composite scaffolds as well as discussing the advantages and current challenges of silk fibroin‐based biomaterials in spinal ...
Xiaoliang Cui, Xuanwen Wang, Siying Liu, Lilei Wang, Menghong Li, Jun Zhang, Li Wang, Ke‐Qin Zhang   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

CAQ Corner: Basic concepts of transplant immunology

, 2022
Liver Transplantation, EarlyView.
Amanda Cheung, Josh Levitsky
wiley   +1 more source