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Meta-analysis using individual participant data: one-stage and two-stage approaches, and why they may differ. [PDF]

, 2016
Meta-analysis using individual participant data (IPD) obtains and synthesises the raw, participant-level data from a set of relevant studies. The IPD approach is becoming an increasingly popular tool as an alternative to traditional aggregate data meta ...

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Health‐Related Quality of Life and Symptom Severity Among Patients With PIK3CA‐Related Overgrowth Spectrum: A Mixed‐Methods Study to Understand Real‐World Experience With Alpelisib Treatment

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background PIK3CA‐related overgrowth spectrum (PROS) includes several rare overgrowth disorders resulting from somatic gain‐of‐function mutations in PIK3CA. Despite treatment advances, including the recent approval of alpelisib for PROS in the United States, literature detailing the patient experience with PROS is limited.
Vamsi Bollu, Kaitlin LaGasse, Cory D. Saucier, Kimberly Raymond, Miranda Lauher‐Charest, Lauren Crowder, Beilei Cai, Mary Lisha Paul, Denise Adams   +8 more
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One stage correction of anorectal malformations in newborns [PDF]

Medičnì Perspektivi, 2015
The retrospective analysis of case histories of 35 infants (19 boys, 16 girls), treated in the department of reconstructive surgery of Dnipropetrovsk center of mother and child health in the period 2008-2013 was done. All the patients underwent one-stage
Makedonsky I.O.
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Clinical and Biological Features of Response in Resistant Neuroblastoma to 131I‐Metaiodobenzylguanidine Radiotherapy in the Anti‐GD2 Immunotherapy Era

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background 131I‐metaiodobenzylguanidine (131I‐MIBG) radiotherapy is a key treatment for relapsed and refractory (R/R) neuroblastoma (NB). Patients with R/R disease treated in the modern era are increasingly exposed to anti‐GD2 immunotherapy, which exerts selective pressure and may modify both tumor cell state and microenvironment.
Benjamin J. Lerman, Katherine K. Matthay, Fabienne Hollinger, Catriona Black, Ann A. Lazar, Miguel Pampaloni, Steven G. DuBois, Kieuhoa T. Vo   +7 more
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Hospitalization Through Families’ Eyes: Comparing Inpatient Care Quality for Children With Sickle Cell Disease and Cystic Fibrosis in Canada

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a chronic, inherited hemoglobinopathy that requires frequent hospitalization for disease‐related complications. Canadian data on inpatient care is limited. This study compared caregiver‐reported hospital experiences of children with SCD to those with cystic fibrosis (CF), a chronic, autosomal recessive ...
Hailey M. Zwicker, Kyle Kemp, Perri Tutelman, Sharon H. J. Hou, Paul Fairie, Maria Santana, Gregory M. T. Guilcher, Taryn Fay‐McClymont, Glenda Bendiak, Wendy Pelletier, Nicola Wright, Fiona Schulte   +11 more
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Systematic review of the effectiveness of stage based interventions to promote smoking cessation [PDF]

, 2003
Objective To evaluate the effectiveness of interventions using a stage based approach in bringing about positive changes in smoking behaviour. Design Systematic review.
Bridle, C., Mather, L., Watt, I.S., Walker, A., Watt, Ian, Sowden, A.J., Mather, Lisa, Riemsma, R. P., Bridle, Christopher, Pattenden, Jill, Riemsma, R.P., Pattenden, J., Sowden, Amanda J., Walker, Anne   +13 more
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Venous Thromboembolism in Pediatric Bone Sarcoma Patients: A 10‐Year, Single‐Institution Experience Encompassing the COVID‐19 Pandemic

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Osteosarcoma (OS) and Ewing sarcoma (EWS) are the most common primary bone cancers in children, but acute thrombosis is poorly characterized in this population. Our study evaluated the rates of venous thromboembolism (VTE) and associated risk factors in pediatric patients with bone sarcomas treated over a 10‐year period encompassing
Sarah Kappa, Shou Xu, Mark Zobeck, Sarah E. Sartain, Nino Rainusso, Lisa Wang, Nicole Montgomery, Paige Wheaton, Sarah Whittle   +8 more
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One-stage (Warsaw) and two-stage (Oslo) repair of unilateral cleft lip and palate: Craniofacial outcomes

, 2015
The aim of this study was to compare facial development in subjects with complete unilateral cleft lip and palate (CUCLP) treated with two different surgical protocols.
Semb, G., Semb, Gunvor, Fudalej, P.S., Wegrodzka, Ewa, Hortis-Dzierzbicka, Maria, Hortis-Dzierzbicka, M., Fudalej, Piotr, Wegrodzka, E.   +7 more
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Serological Benefit of SARS‐CoV‐2 Vaccination Relative to Infection in Children With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) are at risk of severe outcomes from SARS‐CoV‐2 (SCV2). In the post‐pandemic context, where most children have been infected with SCV2, there are limited data on whether vaccination remains beneficial in children with ALL.
Janna R. Shapiro, Freda Qi, Karen Colwill, Alina D. Dorogy, Ying Liu, Michelle Science, Anne‐Claude Gingras, James M. Rini, Sumit Gupta, Sarah Alexander, Shelly Bolotin, Tania H. Watts   +11 more
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One-Stage Urethroplasty for Strictures at a Rural Hospital

The Annals of African Surgery, 2019
Introduction: St Mary’s Mission Hospital manages many inflammatory and traumatic urethral strictures. Previously, we treated strictures with dilatation, but high recurrence and poor patient satisfaction necessitated adoption of reconstructive procedures ...
Winston Ominde Makanga, Christian A Agbo
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