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Rokhman MR, Arifin B, Broggi B, Verhaar AF, Zulkarnain Z, Satibi S, Perwitasari DA, Boersma C, Cao Q, Postma MJ, van der Schans J. Impaired health-related quality of life due to elevated risk of developing diabetes: A cross-sectional study in Indonesia. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0295934. [PMID: 38117810 PMCID: PMC10732360 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0295934] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2023] [Accepted: 12/04/2023] [Indexed: 12/22/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND This study investigated the association between elevated risk of developing diabetes and impaired health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in the Indonesian population. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted on 1,336 Indonesians from the general population who had no previous diagnosis of diabetes. Utility score to represent HRQoL was measured using the EuroQol 5-dimension, while the risk for developing diabetes was determined using the Finnish Diabetes Risk Score (FINDRISC) instrument. All participants underwent a blood glucose test after fasting for 8 hours. The association between FINDRISC score and HRQoL adjusted for covariates was analysed using multivariate Tobit regression models. Minimal clinically important differences were used to facilitate interpretation of minimal changes in utility score that could be observed. RESULTS The median (interquartile range) of the overall FINDRISC score was 6 (7), while the mean (95% confidence intervals) of the EQ-5D utility score was 0.93 (0.93-0.94). Once adjusted for clinical parameters and socio-demographic characteristics, participants with a higher FINDRISC score showed a significantly lower HRQoL. No significant association was detected between fasting blood glucose level categories and HRQoL. A difference of 4-5 points in the FINDRISC score was considered to reflect meaningful change in HRQoL in clinical practice. CONCLUSION An elevated risk of developing diabetes is associated with a lower HRQoL. Therefore, attention should be paid not only to patients who have already been diagnosed with diabetes, but also to members of the general population who demonstrate an elevated risk of developing diabetes. This approach will assist in preventing the onset of diabetes and any further deterioration of HRQoL in this segment of the Indonesian population.
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- M. Rifqi Rokhman
- Department of Health Sciences, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
- Institute of Science in Healthy Ageing & HealthcaRE (SHARE), University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
- Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
- Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitas Hasanuddin, Makassar, Indonesia
- Disease Prevention and Control Division, Banggai Laut Regency Health, Population Control and Family Planning Service, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia
- Unit of Pharmaco Therapy, Epidemiology and Economics (PTE2), Department of Pharmacy, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, Indonesia
- Thyroid Center, Zainoel Abidin Hospital, Banda Aceh, Indonesia
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
- Faculty of Management Sciences, Open University, Heerlen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
- Institute of Science in Healthy Ageing & HealthcaRE (SHARE), University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
- Unit of Pharmaco Therapy, Epidemiology and Economics (PTE2), Department of Pharmacy, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
- Department of Pharmacology and Therapy, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia
- Department of Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Faculty of Economics & Business, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
- Center of Excellence for Pharmaceutical Care Innovation, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung, Indonesia
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
- Department of Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Faculty of Economics & Business, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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Ieni A, Barresi V, Giuffrè G, Caruso RA, Lanzafame S, Villari L, Salomone E, Roz E, Cabibi D, Franco V, Certo G, Labate A, Nagar C, Magliolo E, Broggi B, Fazzari C, Italia F, Tuccari G. HER2 status in advanced gastric carcinoma: A retrospective multicentric analysis from Sicily. Oncol Lett 2013; 6:1591-1594. [PMID: 24260051 PMCID: PMC3833944 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2013.1611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2013] [Accepted: 10/02/2013] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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According to the ToGA trial, HER2 has been shown to be predictive for the success of treatment with trastuzumab in advanced gastric cancer (AGC). A number of studies have analyzed HER-2/neu overexpression in gastric carcinoma and identified the rate of HER2 positivity to be markedly varied. To date, the prevalence of HER2 overexpression in Sicilian people with AGC is unknown. Therefore, in the present study, a retrospective immunohistochemical analysis of HER2 was performed in a cohort of 304 AGC samples that were obtained from the archives of 10 Sicilian anatomopathological diagnostic units in order to verify the positive rate of HER2-positive cases. Furthermore, the characteristics of histotype, grade, stage and Ki-67 expression were also analyzed. HER2 overexpression was encountered in 17.43% of all the gastric adenocarcinomas, which was consistent with the results that have been reported elsewhere in the literature. A progressive increase in HER2 overexpression was observed, from the poorly cohesive histotype to the tubular adenocarcinomas and gastric hepatoid adenocarcinomas. HER2 overexpression was significantly associated with a high grade, advanced stage and high Ki-67 labeling index. Further investigations performed jointly by pathologists and oncologists within the geographical area of the present study should confirm that the association of trastuzumab with chemotherapy results in an improvement of survival in patients with AGC.
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- A Ieni
- Department of Human Pathology, University of Messina, Messina, Italy ; Pathological Anatomy Unit, ASP 5 Messina, Messina, Italy
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Tibiletti MG, Sessa F, Bernasconi B, Cerutti R, Broggi B, Furlan D, Acquati F, Bianchi M, Russo A, Capella C, Taramelli R. A large 6q deletion is a common cytogenetic alteration in fibroadenomas, pre-malignant lesions, and carcinomas of the breast. Clin Cancer Res 2000; 6:1422-31. [PMID: 10778973] [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: 02/16/2023]
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To assess whether early breast lesions are the precursors of invasive carcinomas, three classes of breast lesions, namely benign tumors (including fibroadenomas), putative premalignant lesions (including cases of atypical hyperplasia), and invasive carcinomas, were compared at the cytogenetic and molecular cytogenetic levels. Genetic relatedness was clearly demonstrated by the sharing of several anomalies, among which 6q deletions outnumbered all of the other alterations detected. Indeed, deletions of the long arm of chromosome 6, most likely occurring in epithelial cells, were present in 83.9% of benign breast tumors, 64% of putative premalignant lesions, and 77.4% of analyzable carcinomas. Furthermore, the interval between 6q24 and qter appeared to be the common region of deletion in all three classes of breast lesions, whereas the minimal common region of deletion was 6q27-qter. Interestingly, the latter region was reported previously to be deleted in benign ovarian tumors and recently found to harbor a gene (SEN6) that is important for SV40-mediated immortalization of human cells.
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MESH Headings
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Breast/chemistry
- Breast/metabolism
- Breast/pathology
- Breast Neoplasms/genetics
- Breast Neoplasms/metabolism
- Breast Neoplasms/pathology
- Carcinoma in Situ/genetics
- Carcinoma in Situ/metabolism
- Carcinoma in Situ/pathology
- Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast/genetics
- Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast/metabolism
- Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast/pathology
- Chromosome Deletion
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 6/genetics
- Cytogenetic Analysis
- Female
- Fibroadenoma/genetics
- Fibroadenoma/metabolism
- Fibroadenoma/pathology
- Humans
- Immunohistochemistry
- In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence
- Karyotyping
- Ki-67 Antigen/analysis
- Middle Aged
- Mitotic Index
- Precancerous Conditions/genetics
- Precancerous Conditions/metabolism
- Precancerous Conditions/pathology
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- M G Tibiletti
- Department of Pathology, Ospedale di Circolo, Varese, Italy
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Lanzafame S, Magro G, Broggi B. Minimal breast cancer: analysis of proliferative activity using a monoclonal antibody to proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) and its relationship to histological grade and prognosis. Pathologica 1994; 86:150-6. [PMID: 7936757] [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: 01/27/2023] Open
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Sixty-five cases of invasive breast cancer < or = 1 cm. in largest diameter (pT1a-b) were studied retrospectively using immunohistochemical staining with PC10, a monoclonal antibody to proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA). The percentage of PC10 positive tumor cells was closely related to histological grading. No association was found between PC10 score and nodal status. ER-ICA was performed on 42 cases and showed no correlation with PC10 staining. The clinical behaviour of these tumors was excellent, with 5-year survival rates overall of 96% (90% disease free survival), and apparently unrelated to histological type and grade, nodal involvement and hormonal receptor status. The prognostic value of PCNA labeling rates remains nuclear in breast cancer of minimal size as well as in larger ones.
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- S Lanzafame
- Istituto di Anatomia ed Istologia Patologica, Università di Catania
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Lanzafame S, Broggi B. [Extramammary Paget's disease. Immunocytochemical study and histogenetic considerations]. Pathologica 1989; 81:661-9. [PMID: 2561406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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We report a case of extramammary Paget's disease arising in the anogenital region in association with an underlying sweat gland microcarcinoma. Paget's cells were investigated with monoclonal anti-EMA and anti-cytokeratin antigen and with mono- and polyclonal anti-CEA antigen. Positive immunostaining was observed in Paget's cells and in the underlining tumor, whereas keratinocytes and melanocytes did not stain. CEA was also detected in cells and secretions of normal apocrine glands. The immunohistochemical use of polyclonal anti-keratin and anti-S-100 protein antigen is helpful in differentiating Paget's disease from other morphologically similar skin lesions, such as Bowen's disease and superficial spreading melanoma in situ.
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