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Graft and patient survival in kidney transplantation: A single-center experience

Tungs’ Medical Journal, 2022
Background: Patients with end-stage renal disease need renal replacement therapy, including hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, and kidney transplant (KT), to live a relatively normal life.
Chang-Hsu Chen, Yuan-Chuan Kuo, Tsai-Kun Wu, Hung-Ping Chen, Tien-Yu Tseng, Mei-An Pai, Shiaw-Wen Chien, Paik-Seong Lim   +7 more
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Radiotherapy Delivery in Deep Inspiration for Pediatric Patients—Final Results of the Phase II Feasibility Study TEDDI

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
Abstract Introduction The TEDDI trial tested the feasibility and reproducibility of deep‐inspiration breath‐hold (DIBH) in pediatric patients referred for radiotherapy. This report presents final results, including patient‐reported outcomes (PRO) and dosimetric comparison of DIBH and free‐breathing (FB).
Daniella Elisabet Østergaard, Anni Young Lundgaard, Laura Ann Rechner, Danijela Dejanovic, Hanne Krogh Rose, Jolanta Hansen, Leila Vaalavirta, Miia Mokka, Marianne Aznar, Peder Skov Wehner, Lisa Lyngsie Hjalgrim, Maja Vestmø Maraldo   +11 more
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Cognitive function in families with exceptional survival [PDF]

Neurobiology of Aging, 2012
The authors investigated whether cognitive function may be used as an endophenotype for longevity by assessing the cognitive performance of a family-based cohort consisting of 1380 individuals from 283 families recruited for exceptional survival in field centers in Boston, New York, Pittsburgh, and Denmark.
Barral, Sandra, Cosentino, Stephanie, Costa, Rosann, Matteini, Amy, Christensen, Kaare, Andersen, Stacy L, Glynn, Nancy W, Newman, Anne B, Mayeux, Richard   +8 more
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A Systematic Review of Evidence on the Clinical Effectiveness of Surveillance Imaging in Children With Medulloblastoma and Ependymoma

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Surveillance imaging aims to detect tumour relapse before symptoms develop, but it's unclear whether earlier detection of relapse leads to better outcomes in children and young people (CYP) with medulloblastoma and ependymoma. This systematic review aims to identify relevant literature to determine the efficacy of surveillance magnetic ...
Lucy Shepherd, Melissa Taylor, Helen Fulbright, Bob Phillips   +3 more
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θ-Weighted mixture distribution: the Weibull-Lomax case

Frontiers in Applied Mathematics and Statistics
IntroductionThis article introduces a new family of weighted mixture distributions, referred to as θ-WM. The θ-WM family is generated by combining two distributions weighted by a parameter θ, offering notable flexibility to model a wide range of complex ...
Cristian Carvajal-Muquillaza, Ronald Manríquez, Eduardo Cabrera   +2 more
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Prognostic Impact of Treatment Modalities, Including Targeted Compartmental Radio‐Immunotherapy, in a Cohort of Neuroblastoma Patients With CNS Metastases at Relapse

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Neuroblastoma (NB) with central nervous system (CNS) metastases is rare at diagnosis, but occurs more often during relapse/progression. Patients with CNS metastases face a dismal prognosis, with no standardized curative treatment available.
Vicente Santa‐Maria Lopez, Anna Felip‐Badia, Marina Caballero‐Bellon, Nazaret Sanchez‐Sierra, Alicia Castañeda, Moira Garraus, Maite Gorostegui, Margarida Simão‐Rafael, Juan Pablo Muñoz, Marta Perez‐Somarriba, Salvador Mañe, Mariana Cecilia Planells, Sara Perez‐Jaume, Jaume Mora   +13 more
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Overhydration, Cardiac Function and Survival in Hemodialysis Patients. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2015
Chronic subclinical volume overload occurs very frequently and may be ubiquitous in hemodialysis (HD) patients receiving the standard thrice-weekly treatment.
Mihai Onofriescu, Dimitrie Siriopol, Luminita Voroneanu, Simona Hogas, Ionut Nistor, Mugurel Apetrii, Laura Florea, Gabriel Veisa, Irina Mititiuc, Mehmet Kanbay, Radu Sascau, Adrian Covic   +11 more
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Neurobehavioral Functioning and Survival Following Lung Transplantation [PDF]

Chest, 2014
Neurobehavioral functioning is widely recognized as being an important consideration in lung transplant candidates, but little is known about whether these factors are related to clinical outcomes. The present study examined the relationship of neurobehavioral functioning, including measures of executive function and memory, depression, and anxiety, to
Patrick J, Smith, James A, Blumenthal, Robert M, Carney, Kenneth E, Freedland, C Virginia F, O'Hayer, Elbert P, Trulock, Tereza, Martinu, Todd A, Schwartz, Benson M, Hoffman, Gary G, Koch, R Duane, Davis, Scott M, Palmer   +11 more
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Improved Outcomes for Older Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults With Neuroblastoma in the Post‐Immunotherapy Era: An Updated Report From the International Neuroblastoma Risk Group

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background We describe clinical and biologic characteristics of neuroblastoma in older children, adolescents, and young adults (OCAYA); describe survival outcomes in the post‐immunotherapy era; and identify if there is an age cut‐off that best discriminates outcomes.
Rebecca J. Deyell, Kavitha Srivatsa, Paola Angelini, Pei‐Chi Kao, Brady Payne, Arlene Naranjo, Sveva Castelli, Miho Kato, Miki Ohira, Ulriche Pöetschger, Yaël Mossé, Lucas Moreno, Meredith S. Irwin, Ramya Ramanujachar, Wendy B. London   +14 more
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SURVIVAL ANALYSIS OF CANCER PATIENTS USING PARAMETRIC AND NON-PARAMETRIC APPROACHES [PDF]

Pakistan Veterinary Journal, 2007
Exploring the health related quality of life is usually the focus of the survival studies. Using the health data of cancer registry in Multan, Pakistan, an investigation about the survival pattern of cancer patients was explored, using the non-parametric
M. AKRAM, M. AMAN ULLAH AND R. TAJ
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