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Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Pediatric, Adolescent, and Young Adult Patients With Osteosarcoma: Local Control Outcomes With Dosimetric Analysis

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background/Objectives Osteosarcoma is a radioresistant tumor that may benefit from stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) for locoregional control in metastatic/recurrent disease. We report institutional practice patterns, outcomes, toxicity, and failures in osteosarcoma patients treated with SBRT.
Jenna Kocsis, Shauna R. Campbell, Jonathan Jang, Eashwar Somasundaram, Chandana A. Reddy, Jacob G. Scott, Lilyana Angelov, Peter M. Anderson, Matteo Trucco, Zachary Burke, Lukas Nystrom, Nathan Mesko, Anthony Magnelli, Erin S. Murphy   +13 more
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Development and content validity assessment of the Dry Eye Disease Questionnaire in patients with dry eye disease, meibomian gland dysfunction, and Sjögren’s syndrome dry eye disease

Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes, 2023
Background Dry eye disease (DED), Meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD), and Sjögren’s syndrome dry eye disease (SS-DED) are eye dryness conditions that show significant overlap in various symptoms of ocular discomfort.
Brigitte Sloesen, Alyson Young, Katie Forde, Nicola Hodson, Sarah Bentley, Oonagh Walsh, Christel Naujoks, Paul O’Brien, Garima Sharma   +8 more
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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
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Patient Experience of Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP): A Qualitative Exploration of Signs, Symptoms, and Health-Related Quality of Life Impacts

Neurology and Therapy
Introduction Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) is a rare type of autoimmune neuropathy, characterized by signs of distal and proximal weakness of the upper and lower limbs, sensory dysfunction, absent or diminished tendon reflexes,
Anna Roberts, Natasha Griffiths, Kieran Thiara, Sophie Wallace, Alyson L. Young, Nicola Williamson, Adam Gater, Omar Saeed, Charles Minor, Natalia Hawken   +9 more
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A qualitative exploration of the patient experience of erosive and non-erosive hand osteoarthritis

Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes, 2021
Background Many patients with hand osteoarthritis (HOA) experience reduced health-related quality of life. This study sought to better understand the disease and treatment experience of individuals with HOA, explore any differences in experiences between
Charlotte Panter, Pamela Berry, Deven Chauhan, Sofia Fernandes, Sally Gatsi, Josephine Park, Jane R. Wells, Rob Arbuckle   +7 more
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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
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Qualitative exploration of women’s experiences of vasomotor symptoms to support the content validity of patient-reported outcomes

Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes
Background Frequency and severity of vasomotor symptoms (VMS; hot flashes) associated with menopause significantly impact women’s health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Treatment benefit in VMS clinical trials is assessed using patient-reported outcome (
Claudia Haberland, Melissa Barclay, Sophie Whyman, Asha Lehane, Adam Gater, Christoph Gerlinger, Christian Seitz, Maja Francuski, Nils Schoof, Andrew Trigg, Helena Bradley   +10 more
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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
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The Amblyopia Quality of Life (AmbQoL): Development and Content Validation of a Novel Health-Related Quality of Life Instrument for Use in Adult and Pediatric Amblyopia Populations

Ophthalmology and Therapy, 2023
Introduction Amblyopia is a neurodevelopmental vision disorder, characterized by poor vision in one or both eyes. Given the lack of existing clinical outcome assessments (COA) considered fit-for-purpose for amblyopia clinical trials, this study developed
Ann Webber, Sharan Randhawa, Federico Felizzi, Mercedesz Soos, Rob Arbuckle, Paul O’Brien, Richard Harrad, Nausheen Khuddus, Christine Bouchet, Charlotte Panter   +9 more
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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
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