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Donker HC, Cuppens K, Froyen G, Groen HJM, Hiltermann TJN, Maes B, Schuuring E, Volders PJ, Lunter GA, van Es B. Reliability of panel-based mutational signatures for immune-checkpoint-inhibition efficacy prediction in non-small cell lung cancer. Lung Cancer 2023; 182:107286. [PMID: 37421934 DOI: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2023.107286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2023] [Revised: 06/20/2023] [Accepted: 06/23/2023] [Indexed: 07/10/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Mutational signatures (MS) are gaining traction for deriving therapeutic insights for immune checkpoint inhibition (ICI). We asked if MS attributions from comprehensive targeted sequencing assays are reliable enough for predicting ICI efficacy in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). METHODS Somatic mutations of m = 126 patients were assayed using panel-based sequencing of 523 cancer-related genes. In silico simulations of MS attributions for various panels were performed on a separate dataset of m = 101 whole genome sequenced patients. Non-synonymous mutations were deconvoluted using COSMIC v3.3 signatures and used to test a previously published machine learning classifier. RESULTS The ICI efficacy predictor performed poorly with an accuracy of 0.51-0.09+0.09, average precision of 0.52-0.11+0.11, and an area under the receiver operating characteristic curve of 0.50-0.09+0.10. Theoretical arguments, experimental data, and in silico simulations pointed to false negative rates (FNR) related to panel size. A secondary effect was observed, where deconvolution of small ensembles of point mutations lead to reconstruction errors and misattributions. CONCLUSION MS attributions from current targeted panel sequencing are not reliable enough to predict ICI efficacy. We suggest that, for downstream classification tasks in NSCLC, signature attributions be based on whole exome or genome sequencing instead.
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- H C Donker
- Department of Epidemiology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands; Global Computational Biology & Digital Sciences, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG, Biberach an der Riß, Germany.
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- Department of Pulmonology and Thoracic Oncology, Jessa Hospital, Hasselt, Belgium; Department of Thoracic Oncology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences - LCRC, Hasselt University, Diepenbeek, Belgium.
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- Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences - LCRC, Hasselt University, Diepenbeek, Belgium; Laboratory of Molecular Diagnostics, Dept Clinical Biology, Jessa Hospital, Hasselt, Belgium
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- Department of Pulmonary Diseases, University of Groningen and University Medical Center Groningen, the Netherlands.
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- Department of Pulmonary Diseases, University of Groningen and University Medical Center Groningen, the Netherlands.
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- Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences - LCRC, Hasselt University, Diepenbeek, Belgium; Laboratory of Molecular Diagnostics, Dept Clinical Biology, Jessa Hospital, Hasselt, Belgium.
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- Department of Pathology, University of Groningen and University Medical Center Groningen, the Netherlands.
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- Laboratory of Molecular Diagnostics, Dept Clinical Biology, Jessa Hospital, Hasselt, Belgium.
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- Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Radcliffe Department of Medicine, Oxford University, Oxford, UK.
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- Central Diagnostic Laboratory, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht University, Heidelberglaan 100, 3508 GA Utrecht, the Netherlands; MedxAI, Theophile de Bockstraat 77-1, 1058VA Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
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Garzón Altamirano MG, Abebe MG, Hergué N, Lejeune J, Cayla A, Campagne C, Maes B, Devaux E, Odent J, Raquez JM. Correction: Environmentally responsive hydrogel composites for dynamic body thermoregulation. Soft Matter 2023; 19:3754-3755. [PMID: 37161477 DOI: 10.1039/d3sm90052e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Correction for 'Environmentally responsive hydrogel composites for dynamic body thermoregulation' by M. Garzón Altamirano et al., Soft Matter, 2023, 19, 2360-2369, https://doi.org/10.1039/D2SM01548J.
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- Marjorie G Garzón Altamirano
- Laboratory of Polymeric and Composite Materials (LPCM), Center of Innovation and Research in Materials and Polymers (CIRMAP), University of Mons (UMONS), Mons, Belgium.
- University of Lille, ENSAIT, ULR 2461 - GEMTEX - Génie et Matériaux Textiles, F-59000 Lille, France
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- Micro- and Nanophotonic Materials Group, Research Institute for Materials Science and Engineering, University of Mons, 20 Place du Parc, B-7000, Mons, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Polymeric and Composite Materials (LPCM), Center of Innovation and Research in Materials and Polymers (CIRMAP), University of Mons (UMONS), Mons, Belgium.
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- University of Lille, ENSAIT, ULR 2461 - GEMTEX - Génie et Matériaux Textiles, F-59000 Lille, France
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- University of Lille, ENSAIT, ULR 2461 - GEMTEX - Génie et Matériaux Textiles, F-59000 Lille, France
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- University of Lille, ENSAIT, ULR 2461 - GEMTEX - Génie et Matériaux Textiles, F-59000 Lille, France
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- Micro- and Nanophotonic Materials Group, Research Institute for Materials Science and Engineering, University of Mons, 20 Place du Parc, B-7000, Mons, Belgium
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- University of Lille, ENSAIT, ULR 2461 - GEMTEX - Génie et Matériaux Textiles, F-59000 Lille, France
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- Laboratory of Polymeric and Composite Materials (LPCM), Center of Innovation and Research in Materials and Polymers (CIRMAP), University of Mons (UMONS), Mons, Belgium.
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- Laboratory of Polymeric and Composite Materials (LPCM), Center of Innovation and Research in Materials and Polymers (CIRMAP), University of Mons (UMONS), Mons, Belgium.
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Altamirano MG, Abebe MG, Hergué N, Lejeune J, Cayla A, Campagne C, Maes B, Devaux E, Odent J, Raquez JM. Environmentally responsive hydrogel composites for dynamic body thermoregulation. Soft Matter 2023; 19:2360-2369. [PMID: 36880670 DOI: 10.1039/d2sm01548j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Hydrogel composites exhibiting dynamic thermo-hydro responsive modulation of infrared radiation (IR) in the 5-15 μm range are designed for personalized body thermoregulation. Fabrication of the proposed system relies on the periodic arrangement of submicron-sized spherical fine silica (SiO2) particles within poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM)-based hydrogels. The dependence of the SiO2 particles content on the IR reflection, followed by its modulation in response to any immediate environmental changes are thereby investigated. The addition of 20 wt% of SiO2 allowed the hydrogel composites to reflect 20% of the IR emitted by the human body at constant temperature (i.e. T = 20 °C) and relative humidity (i.e. RH = 0%). According to Bragg's law, we found that the smaller the distance between the SiO2 particles, the higher the IR reflection. The IR reflection further increased to a maximum of 42% when the resulting hydrogel composites are subjected to changes in relative humidity (i.e. RH = 60%) and temperature (i.e. T = 35 °C). Thermography is used to map the IR radiation emitted from the hydrogel composites when placed on the skin of the human body, demonstrating that the composite is actually reflecting IR. The latter results are supported by theoretical models that define the IR reflection profile of the resulting hydrogel composites with respect to the silica content, relative humidity and temperature.
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- M Garzón Altamirano
- Laboratory of Polymeric and Composite Materials (LPCM), Center of Innovation and Research in Materials and Polymers (CIRMAP), University of Mons (UMONS), Mons, Belgium.
- University of Lille, ENSAIT, ULR 2461 - GEMTEX - Génie et Matériaux Textiles, F-59000 Lille, France
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- Micro- and Nanophotonic Materials Group, Research Institute for Materials Science and Engineering, University of Mons, 20 Place du Parc, B-7000, Mons, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Polymeric and Composite Materials (LPCM), Center of Innovation and Research in Materials and Polymers (CIRMAP), University of Mons (UMONS), Mons, Belgium.
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- University of Lille, ENSAIT, ULR 2461 - GEMTEX - Génie et Matériaux Textiles, F-59000 Lille, France
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- University of Lille, ENSAIT, ULR 2461 - GEMTEX - Génie et Matériaux Textiles, F-59000 Lille, France
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- University of Lille, ENSAIT, ULR 2461 - GEMTEX - Génie et Matériaux Textiles, F-59000 Lille, France
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- Micro- and Nanophotonic Materials Group, Research Institute for Materials Science and Engineering, University of Mons, 20 Place du Parc, B-7000, Mons, Belgium
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- University of Lille, ENSAIT, ULR 2461 - GEMTEX - Génie et Matériaux Textiles, F-59000 Lille, France
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- Laboratory of Polymeric and Composite Materials (LPCM), Center of Innovation and Research in Materials and Polymers (CIRMAP), University of Mons (UMONS), Mons, Belgium.
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- Laboratory of Polymeric and Composite Materials (LPCM), Center of Innovation and Research in Materials and Polymers (CIRMAP), University of Mons (UMONS), Mons, Belgium.
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Schuler M, Cuppens K, Ploenes T, Vanbockrijck M, Wiesweg M, Darwiche K, Schramm A, Maes B, Hegedus B, Schildhaus HU, Hautzel H, Theegarten D, Baas P, Hartemink K, Du Pont B, Aigner C. LBA37 A randomized, multicentric phase II study of preoperative nivolumab plus relatlimab or nivolumab in patients with resectable non-small cell lung cancer (NEOpredict-Lung). Ann Oncol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2022.08.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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Thouvenin J, Van Marcke C, Decoster L, Raicevic G, Punie K, Vandenbulcke M, Salgado R, Van Valckenborgh E, Maes B, Joris S, Steichel DV, Vranken K, Jacobs S, Dedeurwaerdere F, Martens G, Devos H, Duhoux FP, Rasschaert M, Pauwels P, Geboes K, Collignon J, Tejpar S, Canon JL, Peeters M, Rutten A, Van de Mooter T, Vermeij J, Schrijvers D, Demey W, Lybaert W, Van Huysse J, Mebis J, Awada A, Claes KBM, Hebrant A, Van der Meulen J, Delafontaine B, Bempt IV, Maetens J, de Hemptinne M, Rottey S, Aftimos P, De Grève J. PRECISION: the Belgian molecular profiling program of metastatic cancer for clinical decision and treatment assignment. ESMO Open 2022; 7:100524. [PMID: 35970014 PMCID: PMC9434164 DOI: 10.1016/j.esmoop.2022.100524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2022] [Revised: 05/24/2022] [Accepted: 05/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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PRECISION is an initiative from the Belgian Society of Medical Oncology (BSMO) in collaboration with several stakeholders, encompassing four programs that aim to boost genomic and clinical knowledge with the ultimate goal to offer patients with metastatic solid tumors molecularly guided treatments. The PRECISION 1 study has led to the creation of a clinico-genomic database. The Belgian Approach for Local Laboratory Extensive Tumor Testing (BALLETT) and GeNeo studies will increase the number of patients with advanced cancer that have comprehensive genotyping of their cancer. The PRECISION 2 project consists of investigator-initiated phase II studies aiming to provide access to a targeted drug for patients whose tumors harbor actionable mutations in case the matched drug is not available through reimbursement or clinical trials in Belgium.
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- J Thouvenin
- Hospices Civils de Lyon, Medical Oncology, Lyon, France; Institut Jules Bordet, Medical Oncology Clinic, Brussels, Belgium
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- UZ Brussel, Medical Oncology, Brussels, Belgium
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- KU Leuven University Hospitals Leuven, General Medical Oncology, Leuven, Belgium
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- GasthuisZusters Antwerpen, Pathology, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Molecular Diagnostics, Jessa Hospital Campus Virga Jesse, Hasselt, Belgium
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- UZ Brussel, Medical Oncology, Brussels, Belgium
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- Pediatric Oncology, WIV-ISP, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratoriumgeneeskunde, AZ Delta, Roeselare, Belgium
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- Laboratoriumgeneeskunde, AZ Sint-Jan, Bruges, Belgium
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- UCLouvain, Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- Universitair Ziekenhuis Antwerpen, Medical Oncology, Antwerpen, Belgium; Medical Oncology, AZ Monica, Deurne, Belgium
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- Universitair Ziekenhuis Antwerpen, Pathology, Antwerpen, Belgium
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- Division of Digestive Oncology, Department of Gastroenterology, UZ Gent, Gent, Belgium; Department of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, UZ Gent, Gent, Belgium
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- Medical Oncology, CHU de Liege - Hospital Sart Tilman, Liège, Belgium
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- Grand Hôpital de Charleroi Site Notre Dame, Service d'Oncologie-Hématologie, Charleroi, Belgium
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- Universitair Ziekenhuis Antwerpen, Oncology, Antwerpen, Belgium
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- GZA Ziekenhuizen Campus Sint-Vincentius, Medical Oncology, Antwerpen, Belgium
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- GZA Ziekenhuizen Campus Sint-Vincentius, Medical Oncology, Antwerpen, Belgium
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- ZNA Middelheim, Medical Oncology, Antwerpen, Belgium
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- AZ Klina, Medical Oncology, Brasschaat, Belgium
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- GZA Ziekenhuizen Campus Sint-Vincentius, Medical Oncology, Antwerpen, Belgium
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- AZ Sint-Jan Brugge-Oostende, Pathology, Brugge, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Molecular Diagnostics, Jessa Hospital Campus Virga Jesse, Hasselt, Belgium
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- Institut Jules Bordet, Medical Oncology Clinic, Anderlecht, Belgium
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- Medical Oncology Department, UZ Gent, Gent, Belgium
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- Institut Jules Bordet, Medical Oncology Clinic, Anderlecht, Belgium
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- UZ Brussel, Medical Oncology, Brussels, Belgium.
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Barratt J, Rovin B, Zhang H, Kashihara N, Maes B, Rizk D, Trimarchi H, Sprangers B, Meier M, Kollins D, Wang W, Magirr A, Perkovic V. POS-546 EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF IPTACOPAN IN IgA NEPHROPATHY: RESULTS OF A RANDOMIZED DOUBLE-BLIND PLACEBO-CONTROLLED PHASE 2 STUDY AT 6 MONTHS. Kidney Int Rep 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ekir.2022.01.577] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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Manceau G, Sabbagh C, Mege D, Lakkis Z, Bege T, Tuech JJ, Benoist S, Lefèvre JH, Karoui M, Bridoux V, Venara A, Beyer‐Berjot L, Codjia T, Dazza M, Gagnat G, Hamel S, Mallet L, Martre P, Philouze G, Roussel E, Tortajada P, Dumaine AS, Heyd B, Paquette B, Brunetti F, Esposito F, Lizzi V, Michot N, Denost Q, Rullier E, Tresallet C, Tetard O, Rivier P, Fayssal E, Collard M, Moszkowicz D, Lupinacci R, Peschaud F, Etienne JC, Loge L, Bege T, Corte H, D’Annunzio E, Humeau M, Issard J, Munoz N, Abba J, Jafar Y, Lacaze L, Sage PY, Susoko L, Trilling B, Arvieux C, Mauvais F, Ulloa‐Severino B, Pitel S, Vauchaussade de Chaumont A, Badic B, Blanc B, Bert M, Rat P, Ortega‐Deballon P, Chau A, Dejeante C, Piessen G, Grégoire E, Alfarai A, Cabau M, David A, Kadoche D, Dufour F, Goin G, Goudard Y, Pauleau G, Sockeel P, Villeon B, Pautrat K, Eveno C, Abdalla S, Couchard AC, Balbo G, Mabrut JY, Bellinger J, Bertrand M, Aumont A, Duchalais E, Messière AS, Tranchart A, Cazauran JB, Pichot‐Delahaye V, Dubuisson V, Maggiori L, Panis Y, Djawad‐Boumediene B, Fuks D, Kahn X, Huart E, Catheline JM, Lailler G, Baraket O, Baque P, Diaz de Cerio JM, Mariol P, Maes B, Fernoux P, Guillem P, Chatelain E, de Saint Roman C, Fixot K, Voron T, Parc Y. Colon sparing resection versus extended colectomy for left-sided obstructing colon cancer with caecal ischaemia or perforation: a nationwide study from the French Surgical Association. Colorectal Dis 2020; 22:1304-1313. [PMID: 32368856 DOI: 10.1111/codi.15111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2020] [Accepted: 04/02/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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AIM It is not known whether patients with obstructive left colon cancer (OLCC) with caecal ischaemia or diastatic perforation (defined as a blowout of the caecal wall related to colonic overdistension) should undergo a (sub)total colectomy (STC) or an ileo-caecal resection with double-barrelled ileo-colostomy. We aimed to compare the results of these two strategies. METHOD From 2000 to 2015, 1220 patients with OLCC underwent surgery by clinicians who were members of the French Surgical Association. Of these cases, 201 (16%) were found to have caecal ischaemia or diastatic perforation intra-operatively: 174 patients (87%) underwent a STC (extended colectomy group) and 27 (13%) an ileo-caecal resection with double-end stoma (colon-sparing group). Outcomes were compared retrospectively. RESULTS In the extended colectomy group, 95 patients (55%) had primary anastomosis and 79 (45%) had a STC with an end ileostomy. In the colon-sparing group, 10 patients (37%) had simultaneous resection of their primary tumour with segmental colectomy and an anastomosis which was protected by a double-barrelled ileo-colostomy. The demographic data for the two groups were comparable. Median operative time was longer in the STC group (P = 0.0044). There was a decrease in postoperative mortality (7% vs 12%, P = 0.75) and overall morbidity (56% vs 67%, P = 0.37) including surgical (30% vs 40%, P = 0.29) and severe complications (17% vs 27%, P = 0.29) in the colon-sparing group, although these differences did not reach statistical significance. Cumulative morbidity included all surgical stages and the rate of permanent stoma was 66% and 37%, respectively, with no significant difference between the two groups. Overall survival and disease-free survival were similar between the two groups. CONCLUSION The colon-sparing strategy may represent a valid and safe alternative to STC in OLCC patients with caecal ischaemia or diastatic perforation.
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Pitié Salpêtrière University Hospital, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Amiens University Hospital, Amiens, France
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille, Timone University Hospital, Marseille, France
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Besançon University Hospital, Besançon, France
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Marseille, North University Hospital, Marseille, France
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Charles Nicolle University Hospital, Rouen, France
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Bicêtre University Hospital, Université Paris-Sud, Le Kremlin Bicêtre, France
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Saint-Antoine University Hospital, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Pitié Salpêtrière University Hospital, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France
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Cuppens K, Froyen G, Cruys B, Geerdens E, Zhang S, Zhang B, Decoster L, Thomeer M, Maes B. 1037P Tumour mutational burden and HLA diversity by TruSight oncology 500 (TSO500) next generation sequencing panel and clinical outcome in non-small cell lung cancer. Ann Oncol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2020.08.1157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
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Lambin S, Lambrechts D, De Rop C, D'Haene N, Froyen G, Heukamp L, Huijsmans C, Maes B, Melendez B, Van Campenhout C, Vanden Bempt I, van den Brule A, Vander Borght S, Vannuffel P, Pauwels P. Tumour mutational burden ring trial: Evaluation of targeted next-generation sequencing platforms for implementation in clinical practice. Ann Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdz447.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Cuppens K, Froyen G, Cruys B, Geerdens E, Achten R, Vanbockrijck M, Maes B. P2.04-76 Tumor Mutational Burden by TSO500 Next Generation Sequencing Panel and Clinical Outcome in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. J Thorac Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2019.08.1581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Manceau G, Mege D, Bridoux V, Lakkis Z, Venara A, Voron T, De Angelis N, Ouaissi M, Sielezneff I, Karoui M, Dazza M, Gagnat G, Hamel S, Mallet L, Martre P, Philouze G, Roussel E, Tortajada P, Dumaine AS, Heyd B, Paquette B, Brunetti F, Esposito F, Lizzi V, Michot N, Denost Q, Tresallet C, Tetard O, Regimbeau JM, Sabbagh C, Rivier P, Fayssal E, Collard M, Moszkowicz D, Peschaud F, Etienne JC, loge L, Beyer L, Bege T, Corte H, D'Annunzio E, Humeau M, Issard J, Munoz N, Abba J, Jafar Y, Lacaze L, Sage PY, Susoko L, Trilling B, Arvieux C, Mauvais F, Ulloa‐Severino B, Lefevre JH, Pitel S, Vauchaussade de Chaumont A, Badic B, Blanc B, Bert M, Rat P, Ortega‐Deballon P, Chau A, Dejeante C, Piessen G, Grégoire E, Alfarai A, Cabau M, David A, Kadoche D, Dufour F, Goin G, Goudard Y, Pauleau G, Sockeel P, De la Villeon B, Pautrat K, Eveno C, Brouquet A, Couchard AC, Balbo G, Mabrut JY, Bellinger J, Bertrand M, Aumont A, Duchalais E, Messière AS, Tranchart A, Cazauran JB, Pichot‐Delahaye V, Dubuisson V, Maggiori L, Djawad‐Boumediene B, Fuks D, Kahn X, Huart E, Catheline JM, Lailler G, Baraket O, Baque P, Diaz de Cerio JM, Mariol P, Maes B, Fernoux P, Guillem P, Chatelain E, de Saint Roman C, Fixot K. Thirty-day mortality after emergency surgery for obstructing colon cancer: survey and dedicated score from the French Surgical Association. Colorectal Dis 2019; 21:782-790. [PMID: 30884089 DOI: 10.1111/codi.14614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2018] [Accepted: 02/27/2019] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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AIM The aim was to define risk factors for postoperative mortality in patients undergoing emergency surgery for obstructing colon cancer (OCC) and to propose a dedicated score. METHOD From 2000 to 2015, 2325 patients were treated for OCC in French surgical centres by members of the French National Surgical Association. A multivariate analysis was performed for variables with P value ≤ 0.20 in the univariate analysis for 30-day mortality. Predictive performance was assessed by the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve. RESULTS A total of 1983 patients were included. Thirty-day postoperative mortality was 7%. Multivariate analysis found five significant independent risk factors: age ≥ 75 (P = 0.013), American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) score ≥ III (P = 0.027), pulmonary comorbidity (P = 0.0002), right-sided cancer (P = 0.047) and haemodynamic failure (P < 0.0001). The odds ratio for risk of postoperative death was 3.42 with one factor, 5.80 with two factors, 15.73 with three factors, 29.23 with four factors and 77.25 with five factors. The discriminating capacity in predicting 30-day postoperative mortality was 0.80. CONCLUSION Thirty-day postoperative mortality after emergency surgery for OCC is correlated with age, ASA score, pulmonary comorbidity, site of tumour and haemodynamic failure, with a specific score ranging from 0 to 5.
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- G Manceau
- Department of Digestive Surgery, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, Pitié Salpêtrière Hospital, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Timone University Hospital, Marseille, France
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Charles Nicolle University Hospital, Rouen, France
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Besançon University Hospital, Besançon, France
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Angers University Hospital, Angers, France
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, Saint Antoine Hospital, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, Henri Mondor Hospital, Université Paris-Est (UEP), Créteil, France
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Tours University Hospital, Tours, France
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Timone University Hospital, Marseille, France
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, Pitié Salpêtrière Hospital, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France
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Rombouts E, Maes B, Zink I. Manual signing throughout the day: Influence from staff's sign use and type of activity. J Intellect Disabil Res 2018; 62:737-745. [PMID: 29971857 DOI: 10.1111/jir.12509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2017] [Revised: 05/23/2018] [Accepted: 05/31/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Both individuals with intellectual disabilities (ID) and staff may be more inclined to use manual signs during formal than informal activities. In addition, the sign use of individuals with ID and staff is positively related. It is unclear if activity type and the sign use of staff interact as they shape the sign use of individuals with ID. METHODS Through non-continuous partial interval coding, we observed frequency of manual sign usage in adults with ID during communicative activities, non-communicative activities and mealtimes in four special schools and 4-day centres. Using loglinear analysis and partial associations, we measured how sign use varied by activity between the people with ID and the staff. RESULTS When staff used signs, clients and students did not vary their spontaneous signing rate between types of activities. When staff did not use signs, a differential influence appeared according to the type of activity: clients and students were significantly more likely to also refrain from using signs during mealtimes and leisure or work activities such as crafts (84% to 89% of the time) than during communicative activities such as signing sessions (65% of the time). CONCLUSIONS Reluctance of staff to model sign use seemed to hinder signing implementation by the people with ID. Future studies should take into account various levels of sign prompting and increasing pragmatic functions of individuals' sign use.
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- E Rombouts
- Department of Neurosciences, Experimental Otorinolaryngology Research Group, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Psychology and Educational Sciences, Parenting and Special Education Research Group, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Neurosciences, Experimental Otorinolaryngology Research Group, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Hendrickx L, Kuypers D, Evenepoel P, Maes B, Messiaen T, Vanrenterghem Y. A comparative prospective study on the use of low concentrate citrate lock versus heparin lock in permanent dialysis catheters. Int J Artif Organs 2018. [DOI: 10.1177/039139880102400407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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We prospectively evaluated the efficacy and safety of a low concentrate citrate lock versus heparin lock in permanent single lumen hemodialysis catheters. The frequency of clot formation, complete catheter occlusion, flow problems and the use of urokinase as well as catheter infection episodes were monitored during 1370 dialysis sessions in 19 patients, randomised in two study groups. There was a significantly higher number of dialysis sessions with clot formation in the citrate group but regarding the need for urokinase bolus or infusion, complete obstruction of the catheter or local infections, there were no statistically significant differences between groups. The higher incidence of clotting in the citrate locked catheters had no repercussion on dialysis efficiency, effective blood flow or on the use of thrombolytic therapy. We found that low concentrate citrate is as safe as heparin for long-term interdialytic anticoagulation of permanent single lumen hemodialysis catheters but is more efficient from a pharmaco-economic viewpoint.
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- L. Hendrickx
- Department of Nephrology and Renal Transplantation, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven - Belgium
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- Department of Nephrology and Renal Transplantation, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven - Belgium
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- Department of Nephrology and Renal Transplantation, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven - Belgium
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- Department of Nephrology and Renal Transplantation, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven - Belgium
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- Department of Nephrology and Renal Transplantation, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven - Belgium
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- Department of Nephrology and Renal Transplantation, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven - Belgium
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Rombouts E, Maes B, Zink I. Use of key word signing by staff in special schools and in day centres for adults with intellectual disabilities. J Intellect Disabil Res 2018; 62:21-29. [PMID: 29114982 DOI: 10.1111/jir.12444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2017] [Revised: 08/01/2017] [Accepted: 10/11/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Staff may encourage individuals with intellectual disabilities to use manual signs by modelling its use, but implementing key word signing during daily activities can be demanding. METHOD Staff's use of manual signs was observed in four special schools and four day centres for adults with intellectual disabilities during communicative group activities, non-communicative group activities and mealtimes. Using in situ partial interval coding, we measured staff's communication rate, semantic diversity of manual signs, sign reinforcement and sign imitation. With Chi-squared tests, associations were measured between these variables, the two settings and the three activity types. RESULTS During communicative activities, staff used manual signs significantly more in adult services than special schools. During non-communicative activities and mealtimes, staff seldom used or reinforced signs. CONCLUSIONS Staff communicated frequently but did not often model sign use during daily activities. To investigate influence from training background, further detailed measurements are warranted.
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- E Rombouts
- Department of Neurosciences, Experimental Otorhinolaryngology, KU, Leuven, Belgium
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- Psychology and Educational Sciences, Parenting and Special Education Research Group, KU, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Neurosciences, Experimental Otorhinolaryngology, KU, Leuven, Belgium
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Maes B, Willemse J, Broekmans A, Smets R, Cruys B, Put N, Madoe V, Janssen M, Soepenberg O, Bries G, Vrelust I, Achten R, Van Pelt K, Buvé K, Theunissen K, Peeters V, Froyen G. Targeted next-generation sequencing using a multigene panel in myeloid neoplasms: Implementation in clinical diagnostics. Int J Lab Hematol 2017; 39:604-612. [DOI: 10.1111/ijlh.12709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2017] [Accepted: 05/23/2017] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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- B. Maes
- Department of Clinical Biology; Jessa Ziekenhuis; Hasselt Belgium
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- Department of Clinical Biology; Jessa Ziekenhuis; Hasselt Belgium
- Department of Clinical Biology; AZ Turnhout; Turnhout Belgium
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- Department of Clinical Biology; Jessa Ziekenhuis; Hasselt Belgium
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- Department of Clinical Biology; Jessa Ziekenhuis; Hasselt Belgium
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- Department of Clinical Biology; Jessa Ziekenhuis; Hasselt Belgium
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- Department of Hematology; Jessa Ziekenhuis; Hasselt Belgium
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- Department of Hematology; Jessa Ziekenhuis; Hasselt Belgium
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- Department of Hematology; Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg; Genk Belgium
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- Department of Hematology; Mariaziekenhuis Noord-Limburg; Overpelt Belgium
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- Department of Hematology; AZ Turnhout; Turnhout Belgium
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- Department of Hematology; AZ Turnhout; Turnhout Belgium
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- Department of Pathology; Jessa Ziekenhuis; Hasselt Belgium
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- Department of Clinical Biology; Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg; Genk Belgium
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- Department of Hematology; Jessa Ziekenhuis; Hasselt Belgium
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- Department of Hematology; Jessa Ziekenhuis; Hasselt Belgium
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- Department of Clinical Biology; Jessa Ziekenhuis; Hasselt Belgium
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- Department of Clinical Biology; Jessa Ziekenhuis; Hasselt Belgium
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Ten Brug A, Van der Putten AAJ, Penne A, Maes B, Vlaskamp C. Making a difference? A comparison between multi-sensory and regular storytelling for persons with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities. J Intellect Disabil Res 2016; 60:1043-1053. [PMID: 27038012 DOI: 10.1111/jir.12260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2014] [Revised: 11/04/2015] [Accepted: 01/20/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND Multi-sensory storytelling (MSST) was developed to include persons with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities in storytelling culture. In order to increase the listeners' attention, MSST stories are individualised and use multiple sensory stimuli to support the verbal text. In order to determine the value of MSST, this study compared listeners' attention under two conditions: (1) being read MSST books and (2) being read regular stories. METHOD A non-randomised control study was executed in which the intervention group read MSST books (n = 45) and a comparison group (n = 31) read regular books. Books were read 10 times during a 5-week period. The 1st, 5th and 10th storytelling sessions were recorded on video in both groups, and the percentage of attention directed to the book and/or stimuli and to the storyteller was scored by a trained and independent rater. Two repeated measure analyses (with the storytelling condition as a between-subject factor and the three measurements as factor) were performed to determine the difference between the groups in terms of attention directed to the book/stimuli (first analysis) and storyteller (second analysis). A further analysis established whether the level of attention changed between the reading sessions and whether there was an interaction effect between the repetition of the book and the storytelling condition. RESULTS The attention directed to the book and/or the stimuli was significantly higher in the MSST group than in the comparison group. No significant difference between the two groups was found in the attention directed to the storyteller. For MSST stories, most attention was observed during the fifth reading session, while for regular stories, the fifth session gained least attentiveness from the listener. CONCLUSION The persons with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities paid more attention to the book and/or stimuli in the MSST condition compared with the regular story telling group. Being more attentive towards the book and stimuli might give persons with PIMD the opportunity to apprehend the story and to be included in storytelling culture.
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- A Ten Brug
- Department of Special Needs Education and Youth Care, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Special Needs Education and Youth Care, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Parenting and Special Education Research Group, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Parenting and Special Education Research Group, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Special Needs Education and Youth Care, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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Maes B, Bakkus M, Boeckx N, Boone E, Cauwelier B, Denys B, De Schouwer P, Devos T, El Housni H, Hillen F, Jacobs K, Lambert F, Louagie H, Maes MB, Meeus P, Moreau E, Nollet F, Peeters K, Saussoy P, Van Lint P, Vaerman JL, Vaeyens F, Vandepoele K, Vannuffel P, Ver Elst K, Vermeulen K, Bruyndonckx R. A novel approach forBCR-ABL1standardization to improve International Scale estimation. Int J Lab Hematol 2016; 38:674-684. [DOI: 10.1111/ijlh.12556] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2016] [Accepted: 06/13/2016] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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- B. Maes
- Laboratory for Molecular Diagnostics; Jessa Hospital; Hasselt Belgium
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- Laboratory of Haematology; University Hospital Brussels; Brussels Belgium
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine; University Hospitals Leuven; Leuven Belgium
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- Laboratory for Molecular Diagnostics; AZ Delta; Roeselare Belgium
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine; AZ Sint-Jan Brugge-Oostende AV; Brugge Belgium
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- Laboratory for Molecular Diagnostics - Haematology; University Hospital Gent; Gent Belgium
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- Department of Haematology; University Hospitals; Leuven Belgium
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- Laboratory for Molecular Diagnostics; Jessa Hospital; Hasselt Belgium
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- Clinical Laboratory; AZ Sint-Lucas; Gent Belgium
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- Laboratory for Molecular Diagnostics; Haemato-Oncology Unit; University Hospital Liege; Liege Belgium
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- Clinical Laboratory; AZ Sint-Lucas; Gent Belgium
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- Laboratory of Haematology; University Hospital of Antwerp; Antwerp Belgium
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- Laboratory for Molecular Diagnostics; OLV Ziekenhuis Aalst; Aalst Belgium
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- Laboratory for Molecular Diagnostics; AZ Delta; Roeselare Belgium
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine; AZ Sint-Jan Brugge-Oostende AV; Brugge Belgium
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- Laboratoire de biologie moléculaire; Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc; Bruxelles Belgium
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- Department of Molecular Diagnostics; GZA St-Augustinus; Wilrijk Belgium
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- Laboratoire de biologie moléculaire; Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc; Bruxelles Belgium
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- Laboratory for Molecular Diagnostics; OLV Ziekenhuis Aalst; Aalst Belgium
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- Laboratory for Molecular Diagnostics - Haematology; University Hospital Gent; Gent Belgium
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- Institut de Pathologie et de Génétique; Gosselies Belgium
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- Department of Molecular Diagnostics; GZA St-Augustinus; Wilrijk Belgium
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- Laboratory of Haematology; University Hospital of Antwerp; Antwerp Belgium
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- Interuniversity Institute for Biostatistics and statistical Bioinformatics (I-BIOSTAT); University of Hasselt; Diepenbeek Belgium
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Pirenne J, de Roey J, Monbaliu D, Van Gelder F, Claes K, De Baere C, Evenepoel P, Kuypers D, Vanderschueren S, Maes B, Lombaerts R, Vanrenterghem Y, Coosemans W. Living Donor Kidney Transplantation: Analysis of the First 40 Cases Performed in UZ Leuven. Acta Chir Belg 2016. [DOI: 10.1080/00015458.2008.11680173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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- J. Pirenne
- Abdominal Transplant Surgery and Transplant Coordination, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Abdominal Transplant Surgery and Transplant Coordination, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Abdominal Transplant Surgery and Transplant Coordination, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Abdominal Transplant Surgery and Transplant Coordination, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Nephrology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Social service, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Abdominal Transplant Surgery and Transplant Coordination, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Nephrology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Nephrology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Pediatric transplantation, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Abdominal Transplant Surgery and Transplant Coordination, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Nijs S, Vlaskamp C, Maes B. Children with PIMD in interaction with peers with PIMD or siblings. J Intellect Disabil Res 2016; 60:28-42. [PMID: 26419220 DOI: 10.1111/jir.12231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2014] [Revised: 08/26/2015] [Accepted: 09/07/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND The complex disabilities of children with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities (PIMD) impede their presentation of peer directed behaviours. Interactions with typically developing peers have been observed to be more frequent than those with peers with PIMD. The typically developing peers with whom people with PIMD have frequent contact are their siblings. In this study, the amount of peer directed behaviours was compared between an interaction with a sibling and an interaction with a peer with PIMD. In addition, the attention directing strategies of the siblings, and how these affect the presentation of peer directed behaviours, were examined. METHOD Thirteen children and young people with PIMD, who had a typically developing sibling, were identified. For each of these thirteen children, a peer with PIMD and a sibling were selected. The child with PIMD was observed together with a peer with PIMD and together with a sibling. In both conditions, video observations were conducted. A coding scheme for the peer directed behaviours of the children and young people with PIMD and a coding scheme for the attention directing behaviours of the siblings were used. Descriptive, comparative and sequential analyses were conducted. RESULTS Significantly, more peer directed behaviours of the children with PIMD were observed in the condition with the sibling (30.76%) compared with that of the condition with the peer with PIMD (13.73%). The siblings presented attention directing behaviours in 30% of the time; the most frequently used was nonverbal behaviour. When the siblings presented a combination of verbal and nonverbal attention directing behaviours, they elicited multiple peer directed behaviours in the children and young people with PIMD. CONCLUSIONS Persons with PIMD interact more with their siblings compared with their peers with PIMD. Interacting with siblings may probably be more motivating and encouraging. Presenting a combination of verbal and nonverbal behaviours attracts more attention of the persons with PIMD.
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- S Nijs
- University of Leuven, Parenting and Special Education Research Unit, Leuven, Belgium
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- University of Groningen, Faculty of Behavioural and Social Sciences, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- University of Leuven, Parenting and Special Education Research Unit, Leuven, Belgium
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Nijs S, Vlaskamp C, Maes B. The nature of peer-directed behaviours in children with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities and its relationship with social scaffolding behaviours of the direct support worker. Child Care Health Dev 2016; 42:98-108. [PMID: 26493501 DOI: 10.1111/cch.12295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2014] [Revised: 08/24/2015] [Accepted: 09/06/2015] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND The multiple and complex disabilities of persons with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities (PIMD) form a barrier for peer interactions and peer-directed behaviours. In this study, we further explore the nature of peer-directed behaviours in persons with PIMD and its relationship with social scaffolding behaviour of direct support workers (DSWs). METHODS Fourteen dyads of children with PIMD, who knew each other for at least 12 months, participated. They were sitting in close proximity while they were filmed with and without the presence of the DSW. Video recordings were coded continuously making use of observation schemes for the peer-directed behaviours of the children and the peer interaction influencing behaviours of the DSW. RESULTS Significantly more singular peer-directed behaviour (without DSW: 18.00%; with DSW: 3.81%) was observed than multiple peer-directed behaviour (without DSW: 4.01%; with DSW: 0.52%). The amount of time the singular and multiple peer-directed behaviours were observed was significantly lower in the presence of a DSW. When the DSW shows peer interaction influencing behaviour, it was mostly social scaffolding behaviour (2.17%). The conditional probability of observing social scaffolding behaviour in the 10 s following on singular peer-directed behaviour was 0.02 with a Yule's Q of 0.04 and following on multiple peer-directed behaviour 0.04 with a Yule's Q of 0.33. CONCLUSION The way in which peer interactions in children with PIMD are defined could have an impact on the amount of observed peer-directed behaviours and on the effect of the social scaffolding behaviours presented by DSW.
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- S Nijs
- KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Van den Bulcke M, San Miguel L, Salgado R, De Quecker E, De Schutter H, Waeytens A, Van Den Berghe P, Tejpar S, Van Houdt J, Van Laere S, Maes B, Hulstaert F. Implementation of Next-Generation-Sequencing in Oncology and Heamatology: a Belgian feasibility study. Eur J Public Health 2015. [DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckv176.184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Wilderjans TF, Lambrechts G, Maes B, Ceulemans E. Revealing interdyad differences in naturally occurring staff reactions to challenging behaviour of clients with severe or profound intellectual disabilities by means of Clusterwise Hierarchical Classes Analysis (HICLAS). J Intellect Disabil Res 2014; 58:1045-1059. [PMID: 23957686 DOI: 10.1111/jir.12076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/29/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND Investigating interdyad (i.e. couples of a client and their usual caregiver) differences in naturally occurring patterns of staff reactions to challenging behaviour (e.g. self-injurious, stereotyped and aggressive/destructive behaviour) of clients with severe or profound intellectual disabilities is important to optimise client-staff interactions. Most studies, however, fail to combine a naturalistic setup with a person-level analysis, in that they do not involve a careful inspection of the interdyad differences and similarities. METHOD In this study, the recently proposed Clusterwise Hierarchical Classes Analysis (HICLAS) method is adopted and applied to data of in which video fragments (recorded in a naturalistic setting) of a client showing challenging behaviour and the staff reacting to it were analysed. In a Clusterwise HICLAS analysis, the staff-client dyads are grouped into a number of clusters and the prototypical behaviour-reaction patterns that are specific for each cluster (i.e. interdyad differences and similarities) are revealed. RESULTS Clusterwise HICLAS discloses clear interdyad differences (and similarities) in the prototypical patterns of clients' challenging behaviour and the associated staff reactions, complementing and qualifying the results of earlier studies in which only general patterns were disclosed. CONCLUSIONS The usefulness and clinical relevance of Clusterwise HICLAS is demonstrated. In particular, Clusterwise HICLAS may capture idiosyncratic aspects of staff-client interactions, which may stimulate direct support workers to adopt person-centred support practices that take the specific abilities of the client into account.
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- T F Wilderjans
- Methodology of Educational Sciences Research Group, Psychology and Educational Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Neerinckx H, Vos P, Van Den Noortgate W, Maes B. Temporal analysis of attentional processes in spontaneous interactions between people with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities and their support workers. J Intellect Disabil Res 2014; 58:721-733. [PMID: 23870049 DOI: 10.1111/jir.12067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/24/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND Few studies examined joint attention in interactions with people with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities (PIMD), although being an important component of high-quality interaction. The purpose of this study is to describe initiating joint attention behaviour from people with PIMD and their support workers as well as the sequential relationship between initiating joint attention behaviour and attention episodes in spontaneous interactions. METHOD Video observations of 28 support worker-client dyads were coded using partial interval coding. RESULTS Results show much variation across persons and dyads. Within the support worker-client dyad, there is not much joint attention but shared attention is frequently occurring. In general, people with PIMD are directing the attention of their interaction partner at low rates. The support workers are frequently directing the attention of the clients towards a topic of interest but not often through the tactile modality. The occurrence of an attention episode cannot be predicted on the basis of preceding initiating joint attention behaviour of the interaction partners. CONCLUSION This study presents directions for future research and implications for practice. It may increase support workers' knowledge of their own contributions, strengths and weaknesses in directing and maintaining attention within interactions with people with PIMD.
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- H Neerinckx
- KU Leuven, Psychology and Educational Sciences, Leuven, Vlaams Brabant, Belgium
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Munde VS, Vlaskamp C, Maes B, Ruijssenaars AJJM. Catch the wave! Time-window sequential analysis of alertness stimulation in individuals with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities. Child Care Health Dev 2014; 40:95-105. [PMID: 22774925 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2012.01415.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/05/2012] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND While optimally activities are provided at those moments when the individual with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities (PIMD) is 'focused on the environment' or 'alert', detailed information about the impact that the design and timing of the activity has on alertness is lacking. Therefore, the aim of the present study is to shed light on the sequential relationship between different stimuli and alertness levels in individuals with PIMD. METHOD Video observations were conducted for 24 participants during one-on-one interactions with a direct support person in multisensory environments. Time-window sequential analyses were conducted for the 120 s following four different stimuli. RESULTS For the different stimuli, different patterns in terms of alertness became apparent. Following visual stimuli, the alertness levels of the individuals with PIMD changed in waves of about 20 s from 'active alert' to 'passive alert'. While auditory and tactile stimuli led to 'alert' reactions shortly after the stimulation, alertness levels decreased between seconds 20 and 120. Reactions to vestibular stimuli were only visible after 60 s; these were 'active alert' or 'withdrawn'. CONCLUSIONS The results of the present study show that individuals with PIMD show their reactions to stimuli only slightly, so that 'waves' might reflect the optimal alertness pattern for learning and development. Consequently, it is especially important that direct support persons follow and stimulate these individual 'waves' in the activities they provide to their clients.
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- V S Munde
- Department of Special Education, University of Groningen, the Netherlands, Groningen, the Netherlands
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Janssen R, Maes B. Psychometric evaluation of a Dutch version of the Mini PAS-ADD for assessing psychiatric disorders in adults with different levels of intellectual disability. J Intellect Disabil Res 2013; 57:689-702. [PMID: 22463729 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2012.01544.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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BACKGROUND People with intellectual disabilities (ID) have an increased vulnerability to develop psychiatric problems. Moreover, the early recognition and the accurate diagnosis of psychiatric disorders in the population of persons with ID are challenging. METHOD A Dutch version of the Mini PAS-ADD, which is a screening instrument for identification of mental health problems in people with ID, was evaluated in terms of internal consistency, interinformant reliability, item grouping and criterion validity based on a large-scale random sample (n = 377) and a clinical sample (n = 99) of adults with ID. RESULTS The Dutch version of the Mini PAS-ADD showed moderate internal consistency, and moderate concordance among informants. Both aspects of the reliability were comparable for different levels of ID. A factor analysis largely confirmed the scale structure. Concurrent validity with the Reiss Screen for Maladaptive Behavior was high for the Depression, Psychosis and Autism scale. The outcome of the criterion-validity analysis indicated high specificity. The sensitivity for specific psychiatric disorders by the corresponding scales was moderate, but the general sensitivity for the presence of psychopathology on the basis of any of the scales was satisfying. CONCLUSIONS The present research reconfirmed the use of the Mini PAS-ADD as a primary screening device for the identification of mental health problems among people with ID.
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- R Janssen
- Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Debelle F, Meeus G, Dratwa M, Maes B, Vanholder R, Albert A, Schutyser E, Jadoul M. Cinacalcet for managing secondary hyperparathyroidism in dialysis patients in clinical practice in Belgium: a 16-month observational study (ECHO-B). Acta Clin Belg 2013; 68:275-81. [PMID: 24455797 DOI: 10.2143/acb.3231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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In Belgium, the calcimimetic cinacalcet is initially reimbursed for < or = 4 months in dialysis patients with secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT) and intact parathyroid hormone (iPTH) > or = 800 pg/mL, or iPTH 300-800 pg/ mL and Ca x P > 55 mg 2/dL2 despite > or = 6 months' optimal treatment with vitamin D sterols and/or phosphate binders. The Belgian, multicentre, observational study ECHO-B evaluated cinacalcet in such patients. Patients who began cinacalcet treatment after March 1, 2007 were eligible. Data were collected retro/prospectively from 6 months before until 16 months after starting cinacalcet (whether or not cinacalcet was continued). Median iPTH was markedly elevated (816 [IQR 551-991] pg/mL) at baseline (the time of starting cinacalcet), but decreased continuously over the course of the study, reaching a value of 414 pg/mL (IQR 240-641; median change -41%) at 4 months, 335 pg/mL (IQR 159-616; -60%) at 12 months and 250 pg/mL (IQR 172-436; -64%) at 16 months. Reductions in serum calcium (-7%) and phosphorus (-13%) were already (near) maximal at 4 months. The primary outcome (iPTH 150-300 pg/mL and/or a > or = 30% reduction within 4 months of starting cinacalcet; criterion for continued reimbursement in Belgium) was achieved in 65/81 patients (80%; 95% CI 72-89%). Results show that in dialysis patients with SHPT in real-life clinical practice, mineral metabolism improves after starting cinacalcet: our study findings suggest that PTH levels may continue decreasing after 12 months' treatment in this setting.
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- Service de Néphrologie et Dialyse, CH EpiCURA Baudour, Baudour, Belgium.
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- Dienst nefrologie, az Groeninge, Kortrijk, Belgium
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- Clinique de Néphrologie-Dialyse, CHU Brugmann, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Bruxelles, Belgium
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- H.-Hartziekenhuis Roeselare-Menen, Roeselare, Belgium
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- Nephrology Section OK12, University Hospital, Gent, Belgium
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- Informatique médicale et Biostatistique, Université de Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Service de Néphrologie, Cliniques Universitaires Saint Luc, Université catholique de Louvain, Bruxelles, Belgium
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Kutlay S, Kurultak I, Nergizoglu G, Erturk S, Karatan O, Azevedo P, Pinto CT, Pereira CM, Marinho A, Vanmassenhove J, Hoste E, Glorieux G, Dhondt A, Vanholder R, Van Biesen W, Rei S, Aleksandrova I, Kiselev V, Ilynskiy M, Berdnikov G, Marchenkova L, Vanmassenhove J, Hoste E, Glorieux G, Dhondt A, Vanholder R, Van Biesen W, Daher EF, Vieira APF, Souza JB, Falcao FS, Costa CR, Fernandes AACS, Mota RMS, Lima RSA, Silva Junior GB, Ulusal Okyay G, Erten Y, Er R, Aybar M, Inal S, Tekbudak M, Aygencel G, Onec K, Bali M, Sindel S, Soto K, Fidalgo P, Papoila AL, Vanmassenhove J, Hoste E, Glorieux G, Dhondt A, Vanholder R, Van Biesen W, Lentini P, Zanoli L, Granata A, Contestabile A, Basso A, Berlingo G, de Cal M, Pellanda V, Dell'Aquila R, Fortrie G, Stads S, van Bommel J, Zietse R, Betjes MG, Berrada A, Arias C, Riera M, Orfila MA, Rodriguez E, Barrios C, Peruzzi L, Chiale F, Camilla R, Martano C, Cresi F, Bertino E, Coppo R, Klimenko A, Villevalde S, Efremovtseva M, Kobalava Z, Pipili C, Ioannidou S, Kokkoris S, Poulaki S, Tripodaki ES, Parisi M, Papastylianou A, Nanas S, Wang YN, Cheng H, Chen YP, Wen Z, Li X, Shen P, Zou Y, Lu Y, Ma X, Chen Y, Ren H, Chen X, Chen N, Yue T, Cheng H, Chen YP, Elmamoun S, Wodeyar H, Goldsmith C, Abraham A, Wootton A, Ahmed S, Hill C, Curtis S, Miller A, Hine T, Stevens KK, Patel RK, Mark PB, Delles C, Jardine AG, Wilflingseder J, Heinzel A, Mayer P, Perco P, Kainz A, Mayer B, Oberbauer R, Huang TM, Wu VC, Park DJ, Bae EJ, Kang YJ, Cho HS, Chang SH, Lentini P, Zanoli L, Granata A, Contestabile A, Berlingo G, Basso A, Pellanda V, de Cal M, Stramana R, Cognolato D, Baiocchi M, Dell'Aquila R, Chiella BM, Pilla C, Balbinotto A, Antunes VH, Heglert A, Collares FM, Thome FS, Gjyzari A, Thereska N, Xhango O, Xue J, Chen MC, Wang L, Chen YJ, Sun XZ, An WS, Kim ES, Son YK, Kim SE, Kim KH, Oh YJ, Tsai HB, Ko WJ, Chao CT, Fortrie G, Stads S, Aarnoudse AJL, Zietse R, Betjes MG, Peride I, Radulescu D, Niculae A, Ciocalteu A, Checherita AI, Kao CC, Wang CY, Lai CF, Huang TM, Chen HH, Wu VC, Ko WJ, Wu KD, Klaus F, Goldani JC, Cantisani G, Zanotelli ML, Carvalho L, Klaus D, Garcia VD, Keitel E, Hussaini SM, Rao PN, Kul A, Ye N, Zhang Y, Cheng H, Chen YP, Baines R, Westacott R, Trew J, Kirtley J, Selby N, Carr S, Xu G, Steffgen J, Blaschke S, Brun-Schulte-Wissing N, Pagel P, Huber F, Mapes J, Jaehnige A, Pestel S, Deray G, Rouviere O, Bacigalupo L, Maes B, Hannedouche T, Vrtovsnik F, Rigothier C, Billiouw JM, Campioni P, Marti-Bonmati L, Gao YM, Li D, Cheng H, Chen YP, Woo S, Lee J, Noh H, Kwon SH, Han DC, Hetherington L, Valluri A, McQuarrie E, Fleming S, Geddes C, Bell S, MacKinnon B, Bell S, Patton A, Sneddon J, Donnan P, Vadiveloo T, Marwick C, Bennie M, Davey P, Yasuda H, Tsuji N, Tsuji T, Iwakura T, Ohashi N, Kato A, Fujigaki Y, Sasaki S, Kawarazaki H, Shibagaki Y, Kimura K, Lingaraju U, Rajanna S, Radhakrishnan H, Parekh A, Sreedhar CG, Sarvi R, Rainone F, Merlino L, Ritchie JP, Kalra PA, Daher EF, Vieira APF, Jacinto CN, Abreu KLS, Silva Junior GB, Neves M, Baptista JP, Rodrigues L, Pinho J, Teixeira L, Pimentel J, Gonzalez Sanchidrian S, Rangel Hidalgo G, Cebrian Andrada C, Deira Lorenzo J, Marin Alvarez J, Garcia-Bernalt Funes V, Gallego Dominguez S, Labrador Gomez P, Castellano Cervino I, Novillo Santana R, Gomez-Martino Arroyo J, Kim Y, Choi BS, Kim YO, Yoon SA, Lin MC, Wu VC, Ko WJ, Wu KD, Wang WJ, Melo MJ, Lopes JA, Raimundo M, Fragoso A, Antunes F, Martin-Moreno PL, Varo N, Restituto P, Sayon-Orea C, Garcia-Fernandez N, Leite Filho NCV, Souza LEO, Cavalcante RM, Silva Junior GB, Morais BM, Leite TT, Silva SL, Kubrusly M, Daher EF, Jung YS, Kim YN, Shin HS, Rim H, Bentall A, Al-Baaj F, Williamson S, Cheshire S, Jelakovic M, Ivkovic V, Laganovic M, Karanovic S, Pecin I, Premuzic V, Vukovic Lela I, Vrdoljak A, Fucek M, Cvitkovic A, Juric D, Bozina N, Bitunjac M, Leko N, Abramovic Baric M, Matijevic V, Jelakovic B, Ullah A, Exarchou K, Archer T, Anijeet H, Brown R, Ahmed S, Zhang Y, Ye N, Cheng H, Cheng YP, Rocha JCG, Gushiken da Silva T, de Castro PF, Kioroglo PS, Branco Martins JP, Tzanno-Martins C, Biesenbach P, Luf F, Fleischmann E, Grunberger T, Druml W, Gaipov A, Turkmen K, Toker A, Solak Y, Cicekler H, Ucar R, Kilicaslan A, Gormus N, Tonbul HZ, Yeksan M, Turk S, Monteburini T, Cenerelli S, Santarelli S, Boggi R, Tazza L, Bossola M, Ferraresi M, Merlo I, Giovinazzo G, Quercia AD, Gai M, Leonardi G, Anania P, Guarena C, Cantaluppi V, Pacitti A, Biancone L, Hissa PNG, Daher EDF, Liborio AB, Thereza BMF, Mendes CCP, Sousa ARO. AKI - human studies. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2013. [DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gft129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Vos P, De Cock P, Petry K, Van Den Noortgate W, Maes B. See me, feel me. Using physiology to validate behavioural observations of emotions of people with severe or profound intellectual disability. J Intellect Disabil Res 2013; 57:452-461. [PMID: 23464864 DOI: 10.1111/jir.12030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/30/2013] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND Behavioural observations are the most frequently used source of information about emotions of people with severe or profound intellectual disabilities but have not yet been validated against other measures of emotion. In this study we wanted to validate the behavioural observations of emotions using respiration (rib cage contribution, total breath duration, inspiratory time, expiratory time, tidal volume, mean inspiratory flow, minute ventilation) and heart rate variability. METHOD Twenty-seven participants were presented with four negative and four positive stimuli. During the presentation the participants' respiration and heart rate variability was measured. Each behaviour of the participant was coded as emotive or not. RESULTS We found the hypothesised higher percentage rib cage contribution, marginal lower mean inspiratory flow and lower heart rate variability when the expressed emotions became more positive. CONCLUSIONS These results validate the use of behavioural observations to make inferences about emotions.
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- Parenting and Special Education Research Unit, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
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Vos P, De Cock P, Petry K, Van Den Noortgate W, Maes B. Investigating the relationship between observed mood and emotions in people with severe and profound intellectual disabilities. J Intellect Disabil Res 2013; 57:440-451. [PMID: 23419208 DOI: 10.1111/jir.12021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/16/2013] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND The measurement of subjective well-being in people with severe and profound intellectual disabilities (ID) is a difficult challenge. As they cannot self-report about their life satisfaction, because of severe communicative and cognitive limitations, behavioural observations of their emotions and moods are important in the measurement of their subjective well-being. It is, however, not known if observations of mood and emotion can be differentiated in people with severe and profound ID and if mood and emotions can give unique information about their affect. Therefore, the aim of this study is to examine the relationship between mood and emotions in people with severe and profound ID, using behavioural observations. As recommended in the literature, we investigated the frequency and intensity of the emotion separately. METHOD In a period of 3 weeks 27 participants with severe and profound ID were presented with four staff-selected negative and four staff-selected positive stimuli. During the presentation participants were videotaped using the observational method of Petry & Maes where each behaviour is coded on a 5-point scale, ranging from indicating a very negative emotion to indicating a very positive emotion. As a measure of mood, the staff completed the MIPQ in the beginning of the 3 weeks. RESULTS We found a positive relationship between mood and respectively the total emotion score and the frequency of the emotion when the stimuli were positive but not when the stimuli were negative. There was no relationship between mood and the intensity of the emotion. CONCLUSIONS Our results indicate that mood and emotions can be distinguished from each other using behavioural observations. Both can give specific information about the affective life of people with severe or profound ID. Moreover, if further research could replicate the results of this study, an implication is that the direct support workers should be aware of a decline in the frequency of their clients reactions to positive stimuli as this could indicate a decline in their mood.
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- P Vos
- Parenting and Special Education Research Unit, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
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Heyvaert M, Maes B, Van den Noortgate W, Kuppens S, Onghena P. A multilevel meta-analysis of single-case and small-n research on interventions for reducing challenging behavior in persons with intellectual disabilities. Res Dev Disabil 2012; 33:766-780. [PMID: 22100975 DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2011.10.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2011] [Accepted: 10/11/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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The effectiveness of different interventions for challenging behavior (CB) in persons with intellectual disabilities (ID) was reviewed by means of a two-phase study. First, a systematic review of 137 meta-analyses and reviews on group-study interventions for CB in persons with ID was conducted. Based on this review, hypotheses concerning the effectiveness of divergent interventions for CB and concerning the impact of variables moderating treatment effectiveness were systematically generated. Second, these hypotheses were tested by means of a multilevel meta-analysis of single-case and small-n research. Two hundred and eighty-five studies reporting on 598 individuals were examined. The average treatment effect was large and statistically significant. However, this effect varied significantly over the included studies and participants. Compared to the meta-analyses and reviews focusing on group-studies in this research domain, the results of the present multilevel meta-analysis of single-case and small-n intervention research provided more detailed knowledge on which specific CB and intervention components moderate the interventions' effectiveness.
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- M Heyvaert
- Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium.
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Penne A, Ten Brug A, Munde V, van der Putten A, Vlaskamp C, Maes B. Staff interactive style during multisensory storytelling with persons with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities. J Intellect Disabil Res 2012; 56:167-178. [PMID: 21726327 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2011.01448.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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BACKGROUND Multisensory storytelling (MSST) is an individualised activity for people with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities (PIMD) in which a story is being told with an emphasis on sensory experiences and social interaction. MSST is a promising approach, but needs more empirical research evidence. In general, there is a lack of research about staff interaction during specific activities with people with PIMD. In the present study, we explored the possibility to describe staff interactive style during MSST making use of a global coding instrument. METHODS Twenty dyads of a person with PIMD and a professional caregiver participated in an observation study. The caregivers received training in MSST and told a multisensory story to their client once a week, for a period of 10 weeks. The first, fifth and last session were recorded on video. Staff interactive style was coded using an adapted version of the Maternal Behavior Rating Scale, with a consensus rating procedure. RESULTS Professional caregivers scored moderately on the Maternal Behavior Rating Scale. Repeated measures analyses showed no change in time. We did not find a relationship between staff interactive style and client or staff characteristics. CONCLUSIONS The Maternal Behavior Rating Scale contributes to our understanding of staff interactive style during activities with people with PIMD. Specifically for MSST, the moderate scores on the interactive style dimensions were unexpected, because the individualised MSST activity created an optimal situation for high-quality interaction with people with PIMD. Because the interactive style did not improve through the repetition of the activity either, these results might point to a need for staff training in achieving high-quality interaction during activities like MSST.
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- A Penne
- Centre for Parenting, Child Welfare and Disabilities, K.U.Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
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Van Campenhout S, Devriendt K, Breckpot J, Frijns JP, Peeters H, Van Buggenhout G, Van Esch H, Maes B, Swillen A. Microduplication 22q11.2: a description of the clinical, developmental and behavioral characteristics during childhood. Genet Couns 2012; 23:135-148. [PMID: 22876571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Microduplication 22q11.2 is a recently discovered genomic disorder. So far, targeted research on the cognitive and behavioral characteristics of individuals with this microduplication is limited. Therefore, 11 Flemish children (3-13 years old) with a microduplication 22q 1.2 were investigated in order to describe their clinical, developmental and behavioral characteristics. We measured their general intelligence, visual-motor capacities, attention, behavioral problems and characteristics of autism. In addition, there was an interview with the parents on developmental history and we reviewed available information from other specialists. The results show that the cognitive and behavioral phenotype of the children with microduplication 22q.11.2 is very wide and heterogeneous. Some of the children have a cognitively nearly normal development whereas others are more severely affected. All children had some degree of developmental delay and some of them have an intellectual disability. The most common clinical features include congenital malformations such as heart defects and cleft lip, feeding problems, hearing impairment and facial dysmorphism. The most common non-medical problems are learning difficulties, motor impairment, attention deficits, social problems and behavioral problems. There is no correlation between the size of the duplication and the phenotype.
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- S Van Campenhout
- Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Catholic University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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We report a 42-year-old woman, who presented with proteinuria (3.85 g/day) and malleolar oedema. She had a medical history of Graves' disease, recurrent upper respiratory tract infections, episodes of Raynaud phenomenon and dysphagia. Biochemistry showed a selective IgA deficiency (SIgAD). Percutaneous renal needle biopsy showed diffuse global thickening of the glomerular basement membranes on light microscopy and granular deposits of IgG and C3 along the glomerular basement membranes on immunofluorescence. The pathological diagnosis was membranous glomerulopathy stage II. A treatment with dietary salt restriction and an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor was initiated, resulting in a reduction of proteinuria. Despite the fact that selective IgA deficiency is associated with various autoimmune disorders, the association with glomerular disease is rather rare and the pathogenesis is not fully understood.
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- Department of Nephrology, Heilig Hartziekenhuis Roeselare-Menen, Roeselare, Belgium
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De Meester J, Maes B, De Vriese A, De Moor B, Donck J, Helbert M, Bammens B, Jamar S. Fluctuations of haemoglobinaemia in chronic haemodialysis patients. Acta Clin Belg 2011; 66:123-8. [PMID: 21630609 DOI: 10.2143/acb.66.2.2062530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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In March 2008 and June 2009, an ad hoc working group of nephrologists discussed the status of anaemia therapy with erythropoiesis-stimulating agents [ESA] in patients on chronic haemodialysis, the phenomenon of fluctuations of haemoglobinaemia, and the need for individualisation of ESA treatment. The working group put together the following statements: (1) ESAs increase the haemoglobin concentration and adaptations of the ESA dose adjust the response according to a negative-feedback loop. The long lag time between an ESA dose change and its effect on erythropoiesis is cumbersome. The optimal haemoglobin target concentration is different for every haemodialysis patient; the lowest haemoglobin concentration upon which one could consistently demonstrate a positive subjective and objective clinical benefit in chronic dialysis is 11 g/dL, in contrast to the lowest haemoglobin concentration of 10 g/dL recommended in the current EMEA label for ESAs. (2) Intra-individual fluctuation of haemoglobinaemia over time is unavoidable, not only due to the ESA dose/haemoglobin response interaction, but also, and more importantly, due to the occurrence of acute illnesses and exacerbations of co-morbid conditions. Many different methodologies to characterise haemoglobin variability have been described but there is currently no universally applied definition of the phenomenon. (3) An impact of the haemoglobin level and the amplitude of the haemoglobin fluctuations on patient outcome has been observed. Without disclosing any causal relationship, worse outcomes were associated with haemoglobin fluctuations around the lower target level, but later on, more simply linked to the relative time spent below the haemoglobin concentration of 11 g/dL and to the administration of inappropriately high ESA doses in order to achieve the recommended haemoglobin target range. A plausible mechanism might be that acute illnesses blunt the patients' basal ESA sensitivity; this leads to subnormal and/or varying haemoglobin levels, currently initiating an ESA dose increase. The longer it takes the patient to recover from the acute illness, the more the prolongation of the clinically poor condition is to some extent maintained by the persistence of low haemoglobinaemia and/or by the administration of high ESA doses, and, as such, on their turn possibly contributing to an ultimate poor outcome. In the absence of clinical trials, recommendations should be offered how to proceed with the administration of ESAs as optimal as possible in periods of clinical instability.
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- Department of Nephrology AZ Nikolaas, Sint-Niklaas, Bonheiden.
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Roels J, Maes B, Bogaerts W, Baets R, Van Thourhout D. Parametric instability of an integrated micromechanical oscillator by means of active optomechanical feedback. Opt Express 2011; 19:13081-13088. [PMID: 21747460 DOI: 10.1364/oe.19.013081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Mass sensing and time keeping applications require high frequency integrated micromechanical oscillators. To overcome the increasing mechanical stiffness of these structures sensitive optical vibration detection and efficient actuation is required. Therefore we have implemented an active feedback system, where the feedback signal is provided by the optical gradient force that is present between nanophotonic waveguides on a silicon-on-insulator chip. We found that access to the parametric instability regime can be easily controlled by tuning the wavelength.
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- J Roels
- Department of Information Technology, Ghent University-IMEC, Gent
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Hostyn I, Daelman M, Janssen MJ, Maes B. Describing dialogue between persons with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities and direct support staff using the Scale for Dialogical Meaning Making. J Intellect Disabil Res 2010; 54:679-690. [PMID: 20546094 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2010.01292.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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BACKGROUND The dialogical approach of meaning making forms a rich and renewing theoretical perspective to study communication between presymbolic communicators and their interaction partners. The aim of this study is to investigate whether an observation scale based on the dialogical theory, the Scale for Dialogical Meaning Making (S-DMM), has potential to describe these communicative interactions. METHODS Eighteen videotaped observations of persons with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities and their support staff were coded using the S-DMM and a consensus-rating procedure. RESULTS Sufficient inter-rater agreement and an acceptable range in scores confirm the usefulness of the S-DMM. Strong sub-scale intercorrelations were identified. The quantitative scores and the qualitative arguments supporting the ratings, demonstrate how the S-DMM aids to significantly describe staff-client dialogue. CONCLUSIONS Using the S-DMM to describe dialogue with persons with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities appears to be promising. The value of the S-DMM and its consensus-rating procedure are reflected upon and discussed with regard to implications for research and practice.
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- I Hostyn
- K.U.Leuven, Centre for Parenting, Child Welfare, and Disabilities, Leuven, Belgium.
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Heyvaert M, Maes B, Onghena P. A meta-analysis of intervention effects on challenging behaviour among persons with intellectual disabilities. J Intellect Disabil Res 2010; 54:634-649. [PMID: 20492347 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2010.01291.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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BACKGROUND Persons with intellectual disabilities (ID) often show challenging behaviour. We review distinct interventions that are applied to treat these challenging behaviours, and analyse intervention effects and moderating variables. METHODS A literature search was conducted using the databases ERIC, PsycINFO, Web of Science and Medline. A random-effects meta-analysis was carried out, supplemented with sensitivity, subgroup, meta-regression and publication bias analyses. RESULTS Eighty potential articles were identified, from which 30 contained sufficient data to enable statistical meta-analysis. From these 30 studies, 18 described a biological, 13 a psychotherapeutic and nine a contextual intervention, either applied alone or combined. The overall standardised mean difference was 0.671 (SD = 0.051). As shown by sensitivity analysis, this summary effect size is robust. Assessed through subgroup and meta-regression analysis, all tested moderators showed no statistically significant association with the treatment effects. After applying a funnel plot-, a fail-safe N-, and Duval's and Tweedie's trim and fill-analysis, we conclude that our meta-analysis does not suffer much from publication bias effects. CONCLUSIONS Several biological, psychotherapeutic and contextual interventions effectively reduce challenging behaviours among persons with ID.
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- Mieke Heyvaert
- Centre for Methodology of Educational Research, Department of Educational Sciences, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium.
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Flooks R, Vanacker A, Van Dorpe J, Smet B, Vandewiele I, De Schoenmakere G, Maes B. Acral myxoinflammatory fibroblastic sarcoma in a renal transplant patient: a case report. Transplant Proc 2010; 41:3437-9. [PMID: 19857766 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2009.09.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Herein, we have reported a case of a 62-year-old patient who presented at 10 months after renal transplantation with a nodular mass on the dorsum of his foot. Local excision was performed and an acral myxoinflammatory fibroblastic sarcoma was diagnosed. This is a rare, low-grade sarcoma with a high rate of local recurrence, sometimes leading to amputation. Metastasis to the lungs and liver has been reported, but is rare. Since our patient received triple immunosuppressive therapy, our major concern was a much more aggressive behavior. However, more than 2 years after excision of the tumor, the patient is still free of disease.
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- R Flooks
- Departments of Nephrology, Universitas Hospital Bloemfontein, South Africa
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Bossaert G, Kuppens S, Buntinx W, Molleman C, Van den Abeele A, Maes B. Usefulness of the Supports Intensity Scale (SIS) for persons with other than intellectual disabilities. Res Dev Disabil 2009; 30:1306-1316. [PMID: 19539445 DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2009.05.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2009] [Accepted: 05/21/2009] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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In response to the shift from a system-centred care model to a person-centred support model, the Supports Intensity Scale (SIS) has been developed as an instrument to assess the support needs of persons with intellectual disabilities. The instrument is used as a tool for constructing individual support plans, as well as a tool for resource allocation. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the usefulness of the SIS for persons with other than intellectual disabilities. Therefore, the psychometric properties of the SIS were investigated in a sample of 1303 persons with other than intellectual disabilities. Confirmatory factor analysis failed to support the originally proposed six-factor model within this sample. However, an explorative examination of the underlying structure resulted in a shortened version of the SIS, including four subscales and 22 items. Further analyses revealed satisfying results for reliability, construct validity, and criterion validity of the shortened assessment tool (SIS-NID).
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- G Bossaert
- Centre for Parenting, Child Welfare and Disabilities, K.U.Leuven, Belgium.
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Philippé J, Nollet F, Bakkus M, Meeus P, Demanet C, Schaaf-Lafontaine N, Franke S, Chatelain B, Vermeulen K, Boone E, El Housni H, Heimann P, Husson B, Lambert F, Vannuffel P, Saussoy P, Maes B, Deschouwer P. Guidelines for an integrated diagnostic approach of chronic lymphoproliferative disorders in the routine laboratory of haematology in Belgium. Acta Clin Belg 2009; 64:494-504. [PMID: 20101872 DOI: 10.1179/acb.2009.085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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This paper summarizes the minimal workout of chronic lymphoproliferative disorders in a routine laboratory of haematology as recommended by a team of experienced laboratory supervisors in Belgium, taking into account the specific organisation of healthcare in Belgium, the innovations in the field of molecular analyses and related reimbursement. The starting point was essentially based upon clinical and/or haematological indications and it is emphasized that conclusions should be drawn in close dialogue with the clinician and experts in cytogenetics and histopathology. Reports made in the laboratory should be based upon an integration of cytomorphological, immunophenotypical and molecular data. These guidelines are not intended to be used as universal 'diagnostic pathways', but should be useful in developing local diagnostic pathways. It is well understood that this consensus, being valid anno 2009, may rapidly change with new technologies being introduced and new targets discovered.
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- J Philippé
- Universitair Ziekenhuis Gent, De Pintelaan 185, Gent.
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Lambrechts G, Kuppens S, Maes B. Staff variables associated with the challenging behaviour of clients with severe or profound intellectual disabilities. J Intellect Disabil Res 2009; 53:620-632. [PMID: 19298503 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2009.01162.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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BACKGROUND Previous research has identified that staff-client interactions play an important role in the origin and maintenance of challenging behaviour. Particularly, the reciprocity between staff behaviour and client behaviour has been considered a key issue. Furthermore, severe challenging behaviour has been found to elicit negative emotional reactions from staff which in turn may influence staff's behaviour. Another variable that has been associated with staff behaviour are staff's attributions regarding clients' challenging behaviour. The present study tested several hypotheses about associations between staff variables and challenging behaviour. METHOD Questionnaires were used to investigate associations between the attributions, emotional reactions and behavioural reactions of 51 staff members towards challenging behaviour of clients with severe or profound intellectual disabilities who displayed self-injurious behaviour, stereotyped behaviour and/or aggressive/destructive behaviour. RESULTS Staff members reported that reactions to challenging behaviour differed according to the type of challenging behaviour. Negative emotional reactions were positively associated with challenging behaviour. Associations between emotional reactions, staff beliefs and staff reactions were inconsistent. CONCLUSIONS The findings suggest that there is a need to look for a better conceptualization and assessment of the variables under investigation.
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- G Lambrechts
- Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Belgium.
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Schoenmakere GD, Poppe B, Wuyts B, Claes K, Cassiman D, Maes B, Verbeelen D, Vanholder R, Kuypers DR, Lameire N, De Paepe A, Terryn W. Two-tier approach for the detection of alpha-galactosidase A deficiency in kidney transplant recipients. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2008; 23:4044-8. [DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfn370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Vanacker A, Fabré G, Van Dorpe J, Peetermans WE, Maes B. Aggressive cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma associated with prolonged voriconazole therapy in a renal transplant patient. Am J Transplant 2008; 8:877-80. [PMID: 18261173 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2007.02140.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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A 69-year-old man, with a history of end-stage renal disease due to polyarteritis nodosa, followed by invasive pulmonary aspergillosis secondary to cyclophosphamide and corticosteroids, received a renal transplant 2 years ago under prophylactic treatment with voriconazole. Because of the severity of the aspergillosis, it was decided to continue voriconazole for a prolonged period. Eighteen months after transplantation, the patient developed a severe facial phototoxic reaction. A few months later, he developed multiple actinic keratoses and a large, rapidly expanding, poorly differentiated squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) with perineural invasion and metastatic lymph nodes, necessitating radical surgery and radiotherapy. Voriconazole therapy has been suggested to be involved in the development of multi-focal invasive SCC when complicated by a phototoxic reaction. Therefore, an alternative antifungal prophylaxis regimen (for instance with posaconazole) should be considered when evaluating patients for solid organ transplantation who are at high risk for the development of cutaneous malignancies.
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- A Vanacker
- Department of Nephrology, Heilig Hartziekenhuis Roeselare-Menen, B-8800 Roeselare, Belgium
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Scharpé J, Evenepoel P, Maes B, Bammens B, Claes K, Osterhaus AD, Vanrenterghem Y, Peetermans WE. Influenza vaccination is efficacious and safe in renal transplant recipients. Am J Transplant 2008; 8:332-7. [PMID: 18162092 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2007.02066.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 127] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Whether influenza vaccination in solid-organ transplant recipients is efficacious remains a controversial issue. Furthermore, theoretical concerns have been raised regarding the safety of vaccination as it might trigger rejection of the allograft. The present prospective trial is aimed at investigating the antibody response and safety of influenza vaccination in renal transplant recipients (RTR). A total of 165 RTR and 41 healthy volunteers were vaccinated with a standard trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine. Hemagglutination-inhibiting (HI) antibodies were quantified before and 1 month after vaccination. Seroprotection (SP) and seroresponse (SR) were defined as a titer > or =40 and a 4-fold rise in HI titer, respectively. Similar SR rates were observed in both groups. Postvaccination SP rates in RTR amounted to 92.7%, 78.7% and 82.9% for A/H1N1, A/H3N2 and B, respectively. High baseline SP rates, most probably reflecting frequent preimmunizations, explain partly the high postvaccination SP rates. SR rate was independently and inversely associated with baseline SP rate. Mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) usage was associated with a 2.6-5-fold lower SR. Nonetheless, these patients showed good postvaccination SP rates. A booster dose did not enhance SP or SR rates. Influenza vaccination neither affected allograft function nor caused rejection episodes. In conclusion, influenza vaccination is efficacious and safe in renal transplantation.
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- J Scharpé
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium.
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Pirenne J, de Roey J, Monbaliu D, Van Gelder F, Claes K, De Baere C, Evenepoel P, Kuypers D, Vanderschueren S, Maes B, Lombaerts R, Vanrenterghem Y, Coosemans W. Living donor kidney transplantation: analysis of the first 40 cases performed in UZ Leuven. Acta Chir Belg 2008; 108:39-44. [PMID: 18411571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Living donation kidney transplantation has been popular worldwide to try to increase the donor pool. In Belgium, the rate of living donation kidney transplantation has been traditionally relatively low compared to other countries. This is--in part--due to the relatively higher cadaveric organ offer that is available in Belgium (around 25 donors per million inhabitants), compared to other countries. However, the increasing waiting times on cadaveric waiting list and the superiority of the results of live donation versus cadaveric kidney transplantation have led to a reappraisal of this strategy. In our center a living donation kidney transplant programme was started in 1997. Since then 40 cases of live donation kidney transplantation have been performed and are reported herein.
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- J Pirenne
- Abdominal Transplant Surgery Department and Transplant Coordination, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
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BACKGROUND In a recent study, we constructed an item pool that contains items on the quality of life (QOL) and related aspects of support of people with profound multiple disabilities (PMD). In the present study, a panel of experts assessed the content and the structure of this item pool in order to enhance its validity and usefulness. METHOD A two-round Delphi study was set up. The panel consisted of 45 experts, of whom 12 were theory-experts, 12 practice-experts and 12 experience-experts from Belgium (n = 12), Germany (n = 12), the Netherlands (n = 11) and the UK/Ireland (n = 10). Both quantitative and qualitative methods of analysis were applied to the data. RESULTS The majority of the items were considered relevant for the QOL of people with PMD. In the first round, 91% of the items reached the 80% criterion of consensus. In the second round, 78.7% of the items reached the 85% criterion of consensus. There were no significant differences in opinion neither between types of experts nor between countries. Several items were reported as missing in the item pool and were added. CONCLUSIONS The results provide some evidence that the item pool is a valid operationalization of QOL of people with PMD and can be used in an instrument to measure the QOL of this target group.
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- K Petry
- Centre for Disability, Special Needs Education and Child Care, K.U. Leuven, Vesaliusstraat 2, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.
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Maes B, Hadaya K, de Moor B, Cambier P, Peeters P, de Meester J, Donck J, Sennesael J, Squifflet JP. Severe diarrhea in renal transplant patients: results of the DIDACT study. Am J Transplant 2006; 6:1466-72. [PMID: 16686772 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2006.01320.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Diarrhea is common in transplant recipients. While the majority of cases are mild and transient, some are severe and prolonged, which can threaten graft survival through dehydration. While it is known that some immunosuppressive agents can elicit diarrhea, there does not appear to be any consensus on the role that other nonimmunosuppressive causes can play in transplant patients. The aim of the present open, nonrandomized, multicenter study was to identify nonimmunosuppressive factors involved in severe diarrhea in renal transplant patients. Patients (n = 108) with severe diarrhea (>/=3 stools/day for >/=7 days) were enrolled from 16 Belgian transplant centers. Patients were diagnosed according to an agreed flowchart that consisted of identification of possible infections, followed by changes in empirical and immunosuppressive treatment. Approximately 50% of patients experienced resolution of severe diarrhea following treatment for infections, dietary problems or diarrhea-causing concomitant medications. In conclusion, a large proportion of the severe diarrhea observed in renal transplant recipients is not associated with immunosuppressive therapy and can be treated through anti-infectives, changes to concomitant medication and other empirical treatments. Correct diagnosis of the cause of severe diarrhea in such patients should help to protect graft survival in transplant recipients.
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- B Maes
- University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium [corrected]
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Holdaas H, Fellström B, Cole E, Nyberg G, Olsson AG, Pedersen TR, Madsen S, Grönhagen-Riska C, Neumayer HH, Maes B, Ambühl P, Hartmann A, Staffler B, Jardine AG. Long-term cardiac outcomes in renal transplant recipients receiving fluvastatin: the ALERT extension study. Am J Transplant 2005; 5:2929-36. [PMID: 16303007 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2005.01105.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 259] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Renal transplant recipients (RTR) have an increased risk of premature cardiovascular disease. The ALERT study is the first trial to evaluate the effect of statin therapy on cardiac outcomes following renal transplantation. Patients initially randomized to fluvastatin or placebo in the 5-6 year ALERT study were offered open-label fluvastatin XL 80 mg/day in a 2-year extension to the original study. The primary endpoint was time to first major adverse cardiac event (MACE). Of 1787 patients who completed ALERT, 1652 (92%) were followed in the extension. Mean total follow-up was 6.7 years. Mean LDL-cholesterol was 98 mg/dL (2.5 mmol/L) at last follow-up compared to a pre-study level of 159 mg/dL (4.1 mmol/L). Patients randomized to fluvastatin had a reduced risk of MACE (hazards ratio [HR] 0.79, 95% CI 0.63-0.99, p = 0.036), and a 29% reduction in cardiac death or definite non-fatal MI (HR 0.71, 95% CI 0.55-0.93, p = 0.014). Total mortality and graft loss did not differ significantly between groups. Fluvastatin produces a safe and effective reduction in LDL-cholesterol associated with reduced risk of MACE in RTR. The lipid-lowering and cardiovascular benefits of fluvastatin are comparable to those of statins in other patient groups, and support use of fluvastatin in RTR.
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Alkaline encrusted pyelitis is an infectious disease characterised by encrustations in the wall of the upper urinary tract, surrounded by severe inflammation. Destruction of native kidneys and kidney grafts may occur, resulting in end stage renal failure. Corynebacterium group D2, an urea splitting microorganism, is nearly exclusively associated with this disease. The most important predisposing factors are previous urological procedures and an immunosuppressed state. In a suggestive clinical context, diagnosis should be made with unenhanced computed tomography findings and bacteriologic isolation of the responsible microorganism. The treatment is threefold: appropriate antibiotic therapy, by preference with glycopeptides, acidification of urine and chemolysis, and if needed, surgical removal of encrustations. We report the case of a patient who was diagnosed with this rare condition and could escape maintenance dialysis after correct diagnosis was made and conservative treatment was started using antibiotics and combined oral and local acidification.
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- S Van Hooland
- Department of Nephrology, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.
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Snoeck J, Riva C, Steegen K, Schrooten Y, Maes B, Vergne L, Van Laethem K, Peeters M, Vandamme AM. Optimization of a genotypic assay applicable to all human immunodeficiency virus type 1 protease and reverse transcriptase subtypes. J Virol Methods 2005; 128:47-53. [PMID: 15871907 DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2005.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2004] [Revised: 03/23/2005] [Accepted: 04/04/2005] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Genotypic assays are used often to guide clinicians in decisions concerning the treatment of patients. An optimized sequence-based genotypic assay was used to determine the whole protease and reverse transcriptase (RT) gene, including the gag cleavage site region and RNase H region. Since non-B subtypes are increasing in countries where subtype B was the most prevalent subtype, and treatment becomes more available in developing countries where the epidemic is characterized by a high prevalence of non-B subtypes, it was important that the genotypic test was evaluated using a panel of different subtypes. Amplification was successful for different subtypes: A, B, C, D, F, G, H, J, CRF01_AE, CRF02_AG, CRF11_cpx, CRF13_cpx and an uncharacterized recombinant sample. The detection limit of the PCR was 1000 copies/ml, except for 1 subtype C sample (PL3) and 1 CRF02_AG sample (PL8). The detection limit for these samples was 5000 copies/ml. A sequence could be obtained in both directions for most of the samples.
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- J Snoeck
- Rega Institute for Medical Research, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Minderbroedersstraat 10, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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