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Lifestyle Behaviors and Cardiotoxic Treatment Risks in Adult Childhood Cancer Survivors

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Higher doses of anthracyclines and heart‐relevant radiotherapy increase cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. This study assessed CVD and CVD risk factors among adult childhood cancer survivors (CCSs) across cardiotoxic treatment risk groups and examined associations between lifestyle behaviors and treatment risks.
Ruijie Li, Raquel Revuelta Iniesta, Alan R. Barker, Dimitris Vlachopoulos, Tomáš Sláma, Christina Schindera, Fabiën N. Belle   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Using patient-reported outcome measures to assess psychological well-being in a non-representative US general population during the COVID-19 pandemic

Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes, 2022
Purpose The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on psychological well-being will likely be long-lasting. Efforts directed towards monitoring the onset and progression of distress and mental health disorders are needed to identify and prioritize at-risk ...
Manraj N. Kaur, Elena Tsangaris, Tanujit Dey, Shelby Deibert, Janina Kueper, Maria Edelen, Andrea L. Pusic   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

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
wiley   +1 more source

Patient-reported outcome measures for primary hyperparathyroidism: a systematic review of measurement properties

Health and Quality of Life Outcomes
Background The quality of patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) used to assess the outcomes of primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT), a common endocrine disorder that can negatively affect patients’ health-related quality of life due to chronic symptoms,
George Liang, Manraj N. Kaur, Carrie G. Wade, Maria O. Edelen, David W. Bates, Andrea L. Pusic, Jason B. Liu   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Changes in Body Composition in Children and Young People Undergoing Treatment for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Ongoing evidence indicates increased risk of sarcopenic obesity among children and young people (CYP) with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), often beginning early in treatment, persisting into survivorship. This review evaluates current literature on body composition in CYP with ALL during and after treatment.
Lina A. Zahed, Raquel Revuelta Iniesta, Mary Fewtrell, Julie Lanigan, Breeana Gardiner, Graeme O'Connor   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Content validity and meaningful change for the FACIT-Fatigue scale in warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia: results from qualitative interview studies with patients

Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes
Purpose Warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia (wAIHA) is a rare disorder characterized by premature destruction of red blood cells (hemolysis) and fatigue that affects patients’ health-related quality of life.
Sheryl Pease, Rikki Mangrum, Karolina Schantz, Christina Slota, Lindsey Rubin, Susan Martin, Cathye Shu, Kayla Scippa   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

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

Literature review to assemble the evidence for response scales used in patient-reported outcome measures

Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes, 2018
Background In the development of patient-reported outcome (PRO) instruments, little documentation is provided on the justification of response scale selection.
Katharine Gries, Pamela Berry, Magdalena Harrington, Mabel Crescioni, Mira Patel, Katja Rudell, Shima Safikhani, Sheryl Pease, Margaret Vernon   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Patient-Reported Outcome Measures for Male Sexual Function Do Not Meet the Needs of Sexual Minority Men [PDF]

, 2023
Matthew Clements, Chasity Burrows Walters, Kathleen Lynch, Thomas M. Atkinson, John P. Mulhall, Tyrel J. Starks, Andrew J. Vickers, Sigrid Carlsson   +7 more
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Prolonged Corrected QT Interval as an Early Electrocardiographic Marker of Cyclophosphamide‐Induced Cardiotoxicity in Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Patients

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Cyclophosphamide (CY) is associated with potentially fatal cardiotoxicity, yet no electrocardiographic indices have been established for early detection of CY‐induced cardiomyopathy. This study aimed to determine whether corrected QT interval (QTc) prolongation can predict early onset of CY‐related cardiac dysfunction in pediatric ...
Junpei Kawamura, Kentaro Ueno, Takuro Nishikawa, Yoshihiro Takahashi, Koji Nakae, Yasuhiro Okamoto   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source