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Estimating dynamic treatment regimes for ordinal outcomes with household interference: Application in household smoking cessation [PDF]

arXiv, 2023
The focus of precision medicine is on decision support, often in the form of dynamic treatment regimes (DTRs), which are sequences of decision rules. At each decision point, the decision rules determine the next treatment according to the patient's baseline characteristics, the information on treatments and responses accrued by that point, and the ...
arxiv  

Interview with the World Class Authorities Frontiers of Cancer Research: An exclusive interview with Professor Luis Diaz

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
This is the second installment in the series, “The Interview with the World‐Class Authorities.” We are honored to welcome Prof. Luis Diaz, the Director of the Division of Solid Tumor Oncology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Editor‐in‐Chief of Cancer Discovery. Prof.
Haruna Takeda, Koshi Mimori, Masanobu Oshima, Ken Shirabe, Yuko Kitagawa   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cholinergic receptor nicotinic alpha 5 subunit polymorphisms are associated with smoking cessation success in women

BMC Medical Genetics, 2018
Background The identification of variants in the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) subunit genes associated with smoking phenotypes are increasingly important for prevention and treatment of nicotine dependence.
Paulo Roberto Xavier Tomaz, Juliana Rocha Santos, Jaqueline Scholz, Tânia Ogawa Abe, Patrícia Viviane Gaya, André Brooking Negrão, José Eduardo Krieger, Alexandre Costa Pereira, Paulo Caleb Júnior Lima Santos   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Underestimation of smoking hazards and smoking cessation intervention efficiency among healthcare professionals: A cross-sectional study among Korean occupational health nurses

Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2023
Introduction Occupational health nurses (OHNs) in South Korea who visit the workplace periodically could play a key role in smoking cessation. It would be helpful to assess their understanding of smoking hazards and smoking cessation methods to encourage
Jihye Lee, Saerom Lee, Woncheol Lee, Seung Hyeun Lee, Won Gun Kwack, Young Joong Kang   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prognostic impact of postoperative fixed‐point inflammation in patients with gastric cancer after curative gastrectomy: A validation cohort study

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
The cutoff value of CRP by sex for poor OS remains unclear. This study aimed to determine the cutoff values of CRP on postoperative day 3 to predict poor OS in men and women with gastric cancer after radical gastrectomy. The high‐CRP group has poorer overall survival than the low‐CRP group for gastric cancer after gastrectomy.
Ryota Matsui, Manabu Ohashi, Motonari Ri, Rie Makuuchi, Tomoyuki Irino, Masaru Hayami, Takeshi Sano, Souya Nunobe   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

MapMySmoke: feasibility of a new quit cigarette smoking mobile phone application using integrated geo-positioning technology, and motivational messaging within a primary care setting

Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 2017
Background Approximately 11,000 people die in Scotland each year as a result of smoking-related causes. Quitting smoking is relatively easy; maintaining a quit attempt is a very difficult task with success rates for unaided quit attempts stubbornly ...
Robert S. Schick, Thomas W. Kelsey, John Marston, Kay Samson, Gerald W. Humphris   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Antidepressants for smoking cessation

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2023
The pharmacological profiles and mechanisms of antidepressants are varied. However, there are common reasons why they might help people to stop smoking tobacco: nicotine withdrawal can produce short-term low mood that antidepressants may relieve; and some antidepressants may have a specific effect on neural pathways or receptors that underlie nicotine ...
Hajizadeh, A, Howes, S, Theodoulou, A, Klemperer, E, Hartmann-Boyce, J, Livingstone-Banks, J, Lindson, N   +6 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Persistent Eosinophilic Inflammation Is Not a Feature of Type 2 CRS Patients Failing Anti‐IL‐5R Therapy and Requiring Class Switching to Anti‐IL‐4/13

International Forum of Allergy &Rhinology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Type 2 inflammation dominates eosinophilic chronic rhinosinusitis (eCRS) and adult onset asthma. IL‐4, ‐5, and ‐13 are prominent disease mediators. Disease control can be achieved with biologic therapies. However, despite some patients entering remission, others experience poor control. Aim We aimed to describe eCRS patients treated
Peta‐Lee Sacks, Christian M Meerwein, Peter Earls, Cedric Thiel, Christine Choy, Raewyn G Campbell, Raymond Sacks, Larry Kalish, Richard J Harvey   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cost-effectiveness of retreatment with varenicline after failure with or relapse after initial treatment for smoking cessation

Preventive Medicine Reports, 2015
Objectives: A recent trial showed the clinical benefit of retreatment with varenicline in subjects failing on the initial treatment, or relapsing after initial success.
Lieven Annemans, Sophie Marbaix, Kristiaan Nackaerts, Pierre Bartsch   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Clinical factors associated with pneumocystis pneumonia despite its primary prophylaxis: When to stop prophylaxis?

Arthritis &Rheumatology, Accepted Article.
Objective Although previous studies show that primary prophylaxis against Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP) is effective in patients with rheumatic diseases receiving immunosuppressive treatment, there is limited evidence regarding the optimal timing for prophylaxis withdrawal.
Ju Yeon Kim, Se Rim Choi, Jin Kyun Park, Eun Young Lee, Eun Bong Lee, Jun Won Park   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source