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Adherence to Protocol Recommendations for Children With Wilms Tumour in Two Consecutive Studies in the United Kingdom and Ireland—Does Variation Matter?

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background and Aims Wilms tumour (WT) has excellent event‐free and overall survival (OS). However, small differences exist between countries participating in the same international study. This led us to examine variation in adherence to protocol recommendations as a potential contributing factor.
Suzanne Tugnait, R. Al‐Saadi, A. Lopez‐Cortes, K. Dzhuma, M. Oostveen, J. Brok, S. Irtan, M. Weeks, J. Bate, S. Baker, R. Williams, M. Powis, D. Saunders, O. Olsen, T. Watson, S. Shelmerdine, S. Vaidya, L. Howell, C. Duncan, G. M. Vujanic, C. Stiller, G. P. Balchin, T. Chowdhury, K. Pritchard‐Jones   +23 more
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Boston keratoprosthesis and Ahmed glaucoma valve for visual rehabilitation in congenital anterior staphyloma

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2012
Congenital anterior staphyloma entails grave visual prognosis. The majority of reported patients have undergone enucleation. We report a promising result of staphylectomy with implantation of a keratoprosthesis and a glaucoma drainage device in a seven ...
Bhaskar Srinivasan, Nikhil Shreeram Choudhari, Aditya Neog, Supriya Latka, Geetha K Iyer   +4 more
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The diagnostic accuracy of two human epididymis protein 4 (HE4) testing systems in combination with CA125 in the differential diagnosis of ovarian masses [PDF]

, 2011
Background: Cancer antigen 125 (CA125) is the best known single tumor marker for ovarian cancer (OC). We investigated whether the additional information of the human epididymis protein 4 (HE4) improves diagnostic accuracy.
Burges, Alexander, Fuerst, Sophie, Hertlein, Linda, Hofmann, Karin, Kirschenhofer, Angela, Krocker, Katja, Lenhard, Miriam, Mayr, Doris, Nagel, Dorothea, Stieber, Petra   +9 more
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Sirolimus for Extracranial Arteriovenous Malformations: A Scoping Review of the Evidence in Syndromic and Non‐Syndromic Cases

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) are rare, high‐flow, vascular anomalies that can occur either sporadically or as part of a genetic syndrome. AVMs can progress with serious morbidity and even mortality if left unchecked. Sirolimus is an mTOR inhibitor that is effective in low‐flow vascular malformations; however, its role in AVMs is unclear.
Will Swansson, Ingrid Winship, Gary Hammerschlag, Laura Scardamaglia   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluating the Utility of Paired Tumor and Germline Targeted DNA Sequencing for Pediatric Oncology Patients: A Single Institution Report

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the diagnostic yield and utility of universal paired tumor–normal multigene panel sequencing in newly diagnosed pediatric solid and central nervous system (CNS) tumor patients and to compare the detection of germline pathogenic/likely pathogenic variants (PV/LPVs) against established clinical referral criteria for cancer ...
Natalie Waligorski, Rebecca Ronsley, Shannon M. Stasi, Jeffrey Stevens, Erin R. Rudzinski, Christina M. Lockwood, Sarah E. S. Leary, Bonnie L. Cole, Michelle A. Ting, Vera Paulson   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Anterior Controllable Antedisplacement Fusion (ACAF) in Revision Surgery for Iatrogenic Cervical Kyphosis: Technical Note and Case Series

Orthopaedic Surgery
Background Iatrogenic cervical kyphosis (ICK) often requires complex anterior and posterior correction, which is associated with multiple complications.
Zhenlei Liu, Yaobin Wang, Lei Zhang, Shanhang Jia, He Wang, Lei Cheng, Fengzeng Jian, Kai Wang, Hao Wu   +8 more
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Descemet′s tear due to injector cartridge tip deformity

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2012
Foldable intraocular lens (IOL) implantation using an injector system through 2.8-mm clear corneal incision following phacoemulsification provides excellent speedy postoperative recovery.
Partha Biswas, Subhrangshu Sengupta, Ajoy Paul, Lav Kochgaway, Sayantan Biswas   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Ascent trajectory optimisation for a single-stage-to-orbit vehicle with hybrid propulsion [PDF]

, 2012
This paper addresses the design of ascent trajectories for a hybrid-engine, high performance, unmanned, single-stage-to-orbit vehicle for payload deployment into low Earth orbit. A hybrid optimisation technique that couples a population-based, stochastic
Brown, Richard, Maddock, Christie, Minisci, Edmondo, Pescetelli, Fabrizio, Taylor, Ian   +4 more
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Preferences of Pediatric Patients and Their Caregivers for Chemotherapy‐Induced Nausea and Vomiting Control Endpoints: A Mixed Methods Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Purpose Although not always achieved, complete chemotherapy‐induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) control is the conventional goal of CINV prophylaxis. In this two‐center, mixed‐methods study, we sought to understand the preferences of adolescent patients and family caregivers for CINV control endpoints.
Haley Newman, Tadi Hondonga, Alison Berry, Caitlin Elgarten, Jason Freedman, Katelyn Oranges, Sara McDonough, Caroline Diorio, L. Lee Dupuis   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Oral cyclosporine therapy for refractory severe vernal keratoconjunctivitis

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2012
We report the success of oral cyclosporine therapy in a patient with severe vision-threatening vernal keratoconjunctivitis. A child presented with severe allergy which was not controlled with topical steroids, cyclosporine and mast cell stabilizers. Oral
Nikhil S Gokhale, Rohini Samant, Vishnu Sharma   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source