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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

open access: yesPediatric 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   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Faecal immunochemical tests (FIT) can help to rule out colorectal cancer in patients presenting in primary care with lower abdominal symptoms: a systematic review conducted to inform new NICE DG30 diagnostic guidance

open access: yesBMC Medicine, 2017
Background This study has attempted to assess the effectiveness of quantitative faecal immunochemical tests (FIT) for triage of people presenting with lower abdominal symptoms, where a referral to secondary care for investigation of suspected colorectal ...
Marie Westwood   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Facilitating the planning and evaluation of narrative intervention reviews: Systematic Transparency in All Intervention Reviews (STAIR)

open access: yes, 2021
Narrative reviews offer a flexible way to report intervention results and comprise the majority of reviews published in top medical journals. However variations in their transparency pose evaluation challenges, compromising their value and potentially ...
Garip, Gulcan   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Clinical and Biological Features of Response in Resistant Neuroblastoma to 131I‐Metaiodobenzylguanidine Radiotherapy in the Anti‐GD2 Immunotherapy Era

open access: yesPediatric 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   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Role and utility of COVID-19 laboratory testing in low-income and middle-income countries: protocol for rapid evidence synthesis

open access: yesBMJ Open, 2021
Introduction Accurate and affordable laboratory testing is key to timely diagnosis and appropriate management of patients with COVID-19. New laboratory test protocols are released into the market under emergency use authorisation with limited evidence on
Daniel Semakula   +17 more
doaj   +1 more source

Apexification: A systematic review

open access: yesJournal of Conservative Dentistry, 2018
Pulpal necrosis in permanent teeth that have not completed their root development leads to teeth with a very short root, roots with very thin walls, and an inadequate crown-root ratio, which overshadows their survival prognosis. Currently, there are various therapies to treat immature permanent teeth with pulpal pathology such as the case of ...
Guerrero, Fabricio   +3 more
openaire   +5 more sources

Time Toxicity in Wilms Tumor: Quantifying the Burden of Healthcare Interaction in the First Year After Diagnosis

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Wilms tumor (WT) treatment imposes a significant time burden on patients and their families. Time toxicity is a patient‐centered metric that quantifies the burden of healthcare interaction. We sought to define time toxicity in the first year after diagnosis of WT and hypothesized that it would increase as tumor stage and treatment ...
Caleb Q. Ashbrook   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

KardiaMobile 6L for measuring QT interval in people having antipsychotic medication to inform early value assessment: a systematic review

open access: yesHealth Technology Assessment
Background The indication for this assessment is the use of the KardiaMobile six-lead electrocardiogram device for the assessment of QT interval-based cardiac risk in service users prior to the initiation of, or for the monitoring of, antipsychotic ...
Marie Westwood   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prioritization approaches in the development of health practice guidelines: a systematic review

open access: yesBMC Health Services Research, 2019
Background Given the considerable efforts and resources required to develop practice guidelines, developers need to prioritize what topics and questions to address.
Amena El-Harakeh   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Defining and measuring multimorbidity: a systematic review of systematic reviews [PDF]

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Public Health, 2018
Multimorbidity, the coexistence of multiple health conditions, is a growing public health challenge. Research and intervention development are hampered by the lack of consensus regarding defining and measuring multimorbidity. The aim of this systematic review was to pool the findings of systematic reviews examining definitions and measures of ...
Johnston, MC   +4 more
openaire   +5 more sources

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