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Alipour P, Azizi Z, Raparelli V, Norris C, Kautzky-Willer A, Kublickiene K, Herrero MT, El Emam K, Vollenweider P, Preisig M, Clair C, Pilote L. ROLE OF SEX AND GENDER IN DEVELOPMENT OF METABOLIC SYNDROME: A PROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDY. Can J Cardiol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2022.08.046] [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: 11/17/2022] Open
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Smigorowsky M, Tsuyuki R, Norris C. THE EFFECT OF NURSE PRACTITIONER-LED CARE IN TERTIARY CARE ON HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE IN ADULT PATIENTS WITH ATRIAL FIBRILLATION- RESULTS OF A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL. Can J Cardiol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2022.08.097] [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: 11/02/2022] Open
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Azizi Z, Gisinger T, Alipour P, Harreiter J, Raparelli V, Kublickiene K, Trinidad Herrero M, Norris C, El Emam K, Pilote L, Kautzky-Willer A. ROLE OF SEX AND GENDER IN ACCESS TO CARE AND CARDIOVASCULAR COMPLICATIONS OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DIABETES MELLITUS. Can J Cardiol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2021.07.171] [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: 10/20/2022] Open
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Raffals LE, Saha S, Bewtra M, Norris C, Dobes A, Heller C, O’Charoen S, Fehlmann T, Sweeney S, Weaver A, Bishu S, Cross R, Dassopoulos T, Fischer M, Yarur A, Hudesman D, Parakkal D, Duerr R, Caldera F, Korzenik J, Pekow J, Wells K, Bohm M, Perera L, Kaur M, Ciorba M, Snapper S, Scoville EA, Dalal S, Wong U, Lewis JD. The Development and Initial Findings of A Study of a Prospective Adult Research Cohort with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (SPARC IBD). Inflamm Bowel Dis 2021; 28:192-199. [PMID: 34436563 PMCID: PMC9013198 DOI: 10.1093/ibd/izab071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [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: 01/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Clinical and molecular subcategories of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are needed to discover mechanisms of disease and predictors of response and disease relapse. We aimed to develop a study of a prospective adult research cohort with IBD (SPARC IBD) including longitudinal clinical and patient-reported data and biosamples. METHODS We established a cohort of adults with IBD from a geographically diverse sample of patients across the United States with standardized data and biosample collection methods and sample processing techniques. At enrollment and at time of lower endoscopy, patient-reported outcomes (PRO), clinical data, and endoscopy scoring indices are captured. Patient-reported outcomes are collected quarterly. The quality of clinical data entry after the first year of the study was assessed. RESULTS Through January 2020, 3029 patients were enrolled in SPARC, of whom 66.1% have Crohn's disease (CD), 32.2% have ulcerative colitis (UC), and 1.7% have IBD-unclassified. Among patients enrolled, 990 underwent colonoscopy. Remission rates were 63.9% in the CD group and 80.6% in the UC group. In the quality study of the cohort, there was 96% agreement on year of diagnosis and 97% agreement on IBD subtype. There was 91% overall agreement describing UC extent as left-sided vs extensive or pancolitis. The overall agreement for CD behavior was 83%. CONCLUSION The SPARC IBD is an ongoing large prospective cohort with longitudinal standardized collection of clinical data, biosamples, and PROs representing a unique resource aimed to drive discovery of clinical and molecular markers that will meet the needs of precision medicine in IBD.
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- Laura E Raffals
- Address correspondence to: Laura E. Raffals, MD, MS, Mayo Clinic, 200 First St. SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA. E-mail:
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- University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation, New York, New York, USA
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- Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation, New York, New York, USA
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- Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation, New York, New York, USA
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- Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation, New York, New York, USA
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- Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation, New York, New York, USA
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- University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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- New York University Langone Health, New York, New York, USA
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- Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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- University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Baylor Scott and White Health and Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas, TX, USA
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- Advocate Aurora Healthcare, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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- Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Boston Children’s Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Kemp K, Norris C, Quan H, Santana M. Women discharged from inpatient cardiology units report a worse experience: results from four years of survey data. Can J Cardiol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2020.02.063] [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] Open
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Azizi Z, Bender U, Tadiri C, Norris C, Raparelli V, El Emam K, Pilote L. SEX AND GENDER FACTORS AND THE CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH OF CANADIANS. Can J Cardiol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2020.07.058] [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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Feldsine PT, Green ST, Lienau AH, Stephens J, Jucker MT, Kerr DE, Bark D, Belousov YS, Benish B, Brillhart DE, Camacho A, Deans A, Douangmala A, Forgey; R, Grant M, Gringer G, Hunsucker JC, Hyunh P, Johnson K, Lockhart LD, Luebbert B, Metcalf M, Moser R, Norris C, Oostra K, Pickett JL, Potter L, Roa N, Solano S, Tuncan E, Vrana D, Wilson J. Evaluation of the Assurance GDS™ for E. coli O157:H7 Method and Assurance GDS for Shigatoxin Genes Method in Selected Foods: Collaborative Study. J AOAC Int 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/jaoac/88.5.1334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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A multilaboratory collaborative study was conducted to compare the Assurance GDS™ for E. coli O157:H7 method and the reference culture methods for the detection of E. coli O157:H7 in orange juice, raw ground beef, and fresh lettuce. A separate companion assay, the Assurance GDS for Shigatoxin Genes method was also evaluated with the same test portions. Fifteen laboratories participated in the study. A Chi square analysis of each of the 3 food types at the high, low, and uninoculated control levels was performed. For all foods, the Assurance GDS for E. coli O157:H7 method and the Assurance GDS for Shigatoxin Genes method were equivalent to or better than the reference methods.
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- BioControl Systems, Inc., 12822 SE 32nd St, Bellevue, WA 98005
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- BioControl Systems, Inc., 12822 SE 32nd St, Bellevue, WA 98005
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- BioControl Systems, Inc., 12822 SE 32nd St, Bellevue, WA 98005
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- BioControl Systems, Inc., 12822 SE 32nd St, Bellevue, WA 98005
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- BioControl Systems, Inc., 12822 SE 32nd St, Bellevue, WA 98005
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Perri MD, Singhal S, Hegadoren K, Norris C, Mackey J, Paterson I, Pituskin E. Abstract P6-13-08: A novel comparative analysis approach to personalize chemotherapy dose in early breast cancer. Cancer Res 2018. [DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.sabcs17-p6-13-08] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Background: Worldwide, body surface area [BSA] is used to calculate chemotherapy dose. The BSA formula was originally developed in 1916, derived from height and weight, with no consideration of other patient characteristics. Most chemotherapy agents have a narrow therapeutic index and are distributed in lean body mass [LBM], leading to under- or over-dosing and deleterious effects to major organs when body composition is not considered. To date, while experts worldwide acknowledge the limitations and risks of BSA dosing, no practical approach to personalizing chemotherapy dose has been developed. Ideally, body composition would be assessed by tests already routinely performed, avoiding unnecessary radiation exposure, clinic visits, discomfort to the patient, and cost. The majority of patients undergo cardiac imaging prior to chemotherapy. We hypothesized that clinical parameters routinely performed prior to chemotherapy could predict LBM in early breast cancer patients.
Method: Early stage breast cancer patients (n = 45) enrolled in the Multidisciplinary Team Intervention in Cardio-Oncology (TITAN) study underwent pre-treatment cardiac MRI, body composition (iDEXA) and laboratory (complete blood cell count and chemistry). Cardiac MRI and iDEXA are considered 'gold standard' imaging modalities, the accuracy of which allow for significantly reduced sample size.
Our modeling approach, which is novel in this area, aimed to select the best combination of parameters with the most predictive ability of total lean mass (iDEXA). The parameters included in study are: cardiac MRI metrics (LV mass, cardiac output), and laboratory parameters associated with major organ function (albumin, creatinine, bilirubin). All parameters were tested using univariate, multivariate and subset selection approach. Akaike's Information Criterion (AIC) was used to measure model quality, with lower AIC values indicating closer prediction.
Results: The univariate analysis of each parameter independently showed LV mass is most predictive with AIC 857.8, while combination of all parameter in multivariate fashion show improvement in prediction with AIC 851. The subset selection approach shows, Adjusted R2 with 4 parameters had AIC 849.14, Schwartz's information criterion (BIC) with 2 parameters had AIC 849.66 and Mallows' C Selection (Cp) model with 3 parameters had the least AIC 848.71 value (P < 0.001).
Conclusion: Our comparative analysis showed that the Cp model with 3 parameters (LV mass, cardiac output and bilirubin) has high prediction ability of LBM. This model will form the basis of a personalized formula for chemotherapy dose calculation. We expect this work to result in optimal cancer-specific outcomes while reducing short and long-term toxicities associated with necessary chemotherapy.
Citation Format: Perri MD, Singhal S, Hegadoren K, Norris C, Mackey J, Paterson I, Pituskin E. A novel comparative analysis approach to personalize chemotherapy dose in early breast cancer [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 2017 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium; 2017 Dec 5-9; San Antonio, TX. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2018;78(4 Suppl):Abstract nr P6-13-08.
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- MD Perri
- University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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Senaratne J, Norris C, McClure R, Nagendran J, Butler C, Meyer S, Anderson T, Van Diepen S. 2200Adherence to cardiac surgical waitlist guidelines is a poor predictor of cardiac surgery waitlist mortality. Eur Heart J 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehx502.2200] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Kurich T, Lasiuk G, Norris C. SYMPTOM PRESENTATION IN SOUTH ASIANS WITH ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROMES: A LOOK AT THE LITERATURE. Can J Cardiol 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2015.07.652] [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: 10/22/2022] Open
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Adams LY, Koop P, Quan H, Norris C. A population-based comparison of the use of acute healthcare services by older adults with and without mental illness diagnoses. J Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs 2015; 22:39-46. [PMID: 25430792 DOI: 10.1111/jpm.12169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [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: 06/22/2014] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Older adults with mental illness (MI) are a highly vulnerable population and need to be provided healthcare services in a timely and thorough way. Compared with older adults without MI, older adults with MI spend a great deal of time being hospitalized and hence costing millions of dollars because the care they need is often overlooked and/or not provided. While they end up spending too much time in hospital, in the emergency department and getting readmitted to hospital because of their MI, this could have been prevented or lessened if an adequate assessment and treatment regime was done by clinicians who were well informed on the topic of older adults' mental health. Older adults with MI are also more likely to leave hospital for long-term care settings, to die and to have more sickness compared with older adults who do not have MI. Further, they are also more likely to be admitted to hospital on an urgent, unplanned basis. How older adults with MI use acute hospitals is important for psychiatric nurses to know and understand, as they can help to provide the care needed so they do not have to be in hospital for long periods of time. Psychiatric nurses can share much support and information on making sure older adults with MI are accurately care for when needed. To explore and compare predictors of hospital length of stay (LOS), acute LOS (ALOS), emergency room (ER) wait times, rate of readmission (ROR) and costs of inpatient hospital care for older adults with and without mental illness (MI) diagnoses in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador (NL). This descriptive-comparative study used aggregate population level data of 12,283 people aged 65 years and older admitted to an acute care hospital in the province of NL. A total of 8.3% of hospitalized older adults had MI diagnoses. Older adults with MI diagnoses had a significantly longer LOS, ALOS, ROR, ER wait time and costs compared with older adults without MI diagnoses, after controlling for medical co-morbidities. Key variables such as patient demographics, admission indicators, discharge indicators and other medical co-morbidities had differential impacts on observed service use. While only a small percentage of hospitalized older adults had MI diagnoses, the use and cost of acute hospitalizations was significantly greater than that of older adults without MI diagnoses.
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- L Y Adams
- MacEwan University, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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Sharma R, Norris C, Gyenes G, Wilson L, Bainey K. IMPACT OF CARDIAC REHABILITATION ON SOUTH ASIANS: Results FROM THE ALBERTA PROVINCIAL PROJECT FOR OUTCOMES ASSESSMENT IN CORONARY HEART DISEASE (APPROACH) REGISTRY. Can J Cardiol 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2014.07.153] [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: 10/24/2022] Open
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Pelletier R, Humphries K, Khan N, Eisenberg M, Cox J, Norris C, Pilote L. GENDER, SEX, AND OUTCOMES IN PATIENTS WITH PREMATURE ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME. Can J Cardiol 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2014.07.252] [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: 10/24/2022] Open
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Mokhtarani M, Diaz GA, Rhead W, Berry SA, Lichter-Konecki U, Feigenbaum A, Schulze A, Longo N, Bartley J, Berquist W, Gallagher R, Smith W, McCandless SE, Harding C, Rockey DC, Vierling JM, Mantry P, Ghabril M, Brown RS, Dickinson K, Moors T, Norris C, Coakley D, Milikien DA, Nagamani SC, Lemons C, Lee B, Scharschmidt BF. Elevated phenylacetic acid levels do not correlate with adverse events in patients with urea cycle disorders or hepatic encephalopathy and can be predicted based on the plasma PAA to PAGN ratio. Mol Genet Metab 2013; 110:446-53. [PMID: 24144944 PMCID: PMC4108288 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymgme.2013.09.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2013] [Accepted: 09/29/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Phenylacetic acid (PAA) is the active moiety in sodium phenylbutyrate (NaPBA) and glycerol phenylbutyrate (GPB, HPN-100). Both are approved for treatment of urea cycle disorders (UCDs) - rare genetic disorders characterized by hyperammonemia. PAA is conjugated with glutamine in the liver to form phenylacetyleglutamine (PAGN), which is excreted in urine. PAA plasma levels ≥ 500 μg/dL have been reported to be associated with reversible neurological adverse events (AEs) in cancer patients receiving PAA intravenously. Therefore, we have investigated the relationship between PAA levels and neurological AEs in patients treated with these PAA pro-drugs as well as approaches to identifying patients most likely to experience high PAA levels. METHODS The relationship between nervous system AEs, PAA levels and the ratio of plasma PAA to PAGN were examined in 4683 blood samples taken serially from: [1] healthy adults [2], UCD patients of ≥ 2 months of age, and [3] patients with cirrhosis and hepatic encephalopathy (HE). The plasma ratio of PAA to PAGN was analyzed with respect to its utility in identifying patients at risk of high PAA values. RESULTS Only 0.2% (11) of 4683 samples exceeded 500 μg/ml. There was no relationship between neurological AEs and PAA levels in UCD or HE patients, but transient AEs including headache and nausea that correlated with PAA levels were observed in healthy adults. Irrespective of population, a curvilinear relationship was observed between PAA levels and the plasma PAA:PAGN ratio, and a ratio>2.5 (both in μg/mL) in a random blood draw identified patients at risk for PAA levels>500 μg/ml. CONCLUSIONS The presence of a relationship between PAA levels and reversible AEs in healthy adults but not in UCD or HE patients may reflect intrinsic differences among the populations and/or metabolic adaptation with continued dosing. The plasma PAA:PAGN ratio is a functional measure of the rate of PAA metabolism and represents a useful dosing biomarker.
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- M Mokhtarani
- Hyperion Therapeutics, 601 Gateway Blvd., Suite 200, South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA.
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Shavadia J, Graham M, Norris C, Macarthur R, Bainey K. Symptomatic Graft Failure and Impact on Clinical Outcomes After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgery: Results From the Alberta Provincial Project for Outcome Assessment in Coronary Heart Disease (Approach) Registry. Can J Cardiol 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2013.07.205] [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: 10/26/2022] Open
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Wang W, Bagshaw S, Norris C, Zibdawi R, Zibdawi M, MacArthur R. Early and Mid-Term Outcomes in Octogenarians Undergoing Cardiac Surgery: In Comparison to Younger Patients With Age Stratification. Can J Cardiol 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2013.07.692] [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: 11/25/2022] Open
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Leung Yinko S, Pelletier R, Norris C, Karp I, Bacon S, Behlouli H, Pilote L. Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients With Premature Acute Coronary Syndrome: Does Biological Sex Really Matter? Can J Cardiol 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2013.07.459] [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: 10/26/2022] Open
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Khan N, Avgil M, Norris C, Pelletier R, Bacon S, Thanassoulis G, Daskalopoulou S, Behlouli H, Karp I, Pilote L. Sex Differences in Prodromal Symptoms and Health Seeking Behaviors for Acute Coronary Syndrome. Can J Cardiol 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2013.07.491] [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: 11/27/2022] Open
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Sands MB, Norris C, Varndel W, Caplan G. ADVANCE CARE PLANNING WHO, WHEN AND WHERE. WHAT IS THE EVIDANCE TO SUPPORT THE CALL TO PLAN EARLY. BMJ Support Palliat Care 2013. [DOI: 10.1136/bmjspcare-2013-000491.81] [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: 11/04/2022]
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Luu J, Martin B, Galbraith D, Norris C, Southern D, Howarth A, Friedrich M, Knudtson M. 706 The Correlation Between Left Ventricular Function as Assessed Through Coronary Angiogram and Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging: A Pilot Study. Can J Cardiol 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2012.07.639] [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: 11/15/2022] Open
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Martin B, Norris C, SoUthern D, Quan H, Ali I, Bainey K. 095 The Association Between South Asian Ethnicity and Long-Term Survival Among Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting. Can J Cardiol 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2012.07.104] [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: 11/15/2022] Open
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Al Shouli S, Nijjar Y, Mullen J, Norris C, Graham M, Meyer S. 092 Are the Euroscore and STS predictive risk scores valid in octogenarians undergoing isolated CABG? Can J Cardiol 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2011.07.256] [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] Open
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THE FOLLOWING CONCLUSIONS MAY BE DRAWN, BASED UPON THE RESULT OF OUR RESEARCHES: 1. Organisms of the pneumococcus or streptococcus group are present in the lungs of practically all cases, whether normal or showing a variety of lesions; strictly speaking, they were found by us in forty out of forty-two cases, or in 95% of our series. 2. The pneumococci and the streptococci were obtained in practically similar percentages-that is, in 50 % of the cases. 3. Pneumococci were not obtained more frequently in the small series of patients exposed for some time to hospital atmosphere; our tables show the contrary to obtain. The number of cases examined were, however, insufficient, and the findings may thus be accidental, and hence of no value. 4. Test micro-organisms, namely, small portions-half a drachm or less-of B. prodigiosus, introduced into the human mouth after death, were conveyed to and recovered from the lungs by culture in a little over half of the cases in which this experiment was tried. The test micro-organisms are, we believe, conveyed to the lungs with the fluid which collects in mouths of persons after death, and which in many cases collects just before death. The numerous manipulations entailed in the removal of the body from the wards to the morgue greatly facilitate the entrance of any fluid from the pharynx and buccal cavity into the lungs. It follows logically, from the results obtained in this experiment, that the cultural findings after death are no guide to the bacterial contents of the lungs during life, and that any deductions made from such findings are unreliable and deceptive. Granted that our explanation be correct, there is every reason to believe that any of the micro-organisms present in the mouths and pharynx and in many cases in the stomach contents may enter the lungs and, if the conditions be suitable, increase in numbers, during the time between death and the examination of the lungs. There exists, perhaps, more frequently than has hitherto been suspected, a series of diplococci, intermediate between the typical pneumococci and streptococci. The diplococci of this type have been found in forty (40) per cent. of our cases. The differential diagnosis of these atypical diplococci from the pneumococci and streptococci is a difficult one, depending, as it does, upon general cultural characteristics. No single character, such as the presence of capsules or the fermentation of inulin, virulence, etc., has been found to be a certain criterion. The few agglutinative reactions we have made seem to show that these intermediate diplococci, those of Groups II, III, and IV, have no or only slight agglutinative affinities to the typical pneumococcus. Further tests must, however, be made with the various methods at our disposal before this statement can be accepted as final. These diplococci are of interest from the fact that they have been found in the blood during life, and in the pial exudate of cases of meningitis, endocarditis, etc. 6. Our studies have thrown no light whatever upon the conditions which determine the onset of lobar pneumonia in apparently healthy persons. Moreover, we have been unable to draw conclusions as to the presence of pneumococci in the lungs during life, or as to the channels by which they gain access thereto.
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- C Norris
- Laboratories of Bellevue and Allied Hospitals, New York City
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- Department of Pathology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York City
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- Physiological and the Pathological Departments of Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons
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The epidemics we have observed, were due to the presence and growth in the frogs of Bacillus hydrophilus fuscus. This was proved by recovering the bacillus in pure culture from the body fluids of frogs sick or dead of the disease, and the inoculation of healthy frogs with an emulsion of the pure culture, and by obtaining the same clinical picture and pathological findings as in the original diseased frogs; and, finally, by recovering the bacillus in pure culture from frogs inoculated and sick or dying as a result of the inoculation. The disease is widely distributed throughout North America and Europe, and in this country and Canada is known as "red-leg." It has been observed by us chiefly in the warm weather of September and October. The disease is characterized by congestion of the ventral surfaces of the body, with more or less ulceration in, and hæmorrhage beneath, the skin, bloating due to serous exudation into the lymph sacs, gradual failure to respond to stimuli, which symptoms are followed by coma and death, the last being occasionally preceded by tetanic seizures. After death hæmorrhages into the muscles and degenerative changes in the muscles, spleen, liver, and, to a slight degree, in the intestinal tract, are found. The blood shows an advanced degree of anæmia and leucocytosis. Predisposing causes of the disease are lesions of the skin, which seem to be the usual portal of entry of the infection, and lowered resistance from heat and from anæmia. By a series of controlled experiments with inoculated frogs we have shown that, while temperatures a little above freezing have no harmful effect upon the frogs, they completely control all manifestations of the disease in inoculated or diseased frogs, if the frogs are left in the cold for a period as long as seven days; and, further, that even short periods in the cold chamber will bring about a delay of the fatal results in diseased or inoculated frogs. The anæmia so often found in apparently healthy frogs seems in many cases to be due to the presence in the lungs of the frog of a parasite, the Distomum cylindraceum, which, occurring in sufficiently large numbers in an individual frog, is capable of materially diminishing the available supply of red corpuscles. Severe laking of the blood, the presence of numerous isolated red-cell nuclei, and great diminution in the number, or almost total absence of the red cells in the diseased frogs, are in proportion to the severity of the infection and due to bacterial action. The presence of the hæmatozoan parasite, the Drepanidium, does not play any part as a predisposing or exciting cause of the disease. The ascarid Rhabdomena nigrovenosum, although frequently present as a parasite in the lungs of the frogs, plays no part in causing or promoting the disease.
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- Laboratories of Physiology and Pathology at the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University
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Norris C, Murray J, Hegadoren K. 193 Poster can Sex Differences in HRQOL Outcomes be Attributed to Gender Roles. Eur J Cardiovasc Nurs 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/s1474-5151(10)60152-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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- University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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Khani-Hanjani A, Lien D, Mullen J, Meyer S, Weinkauf J, Campbell P, Jackson K, LaBranche K, Norris C, Oreopolus A. 416: The Preoperative Levels of Panel Reactive Antibody Is Associated with Poor Outcome of Lung Transplant. J Heart Lung Transplant 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2009.11.431] [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: 10/19/2022] Open
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Allainguillaume J, Harwood T, Ford CS, Cuccato G, Norris C, Allender CJ, Welters R, King GJ, Wilkinson MJ. Rapeseed cytoplasm gives advantage in wild relatives and complicates genetically modified crop biocontainment. New Phytol 2009; 183:1201-1211. [PMID: 19496946 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2009.02877.x] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Biocontainment methods for genetically modified crops closest to commercial reality (chloroplast transformation, male sterility) would be compromised (in absolute terms) by seed-mediated gene flow leading to chloroplast capture. Even in these circumstances, however, it can be argued that biocontainment still represses transgene movement, with the efficacy depending on the relative frequency of seed- and pollen-mediated gene flow. In this study, we screened for crop-specific chloroplast markers from rapeseed (Brassica napus) amongst sympatric and allopatric populations of wild B. oleracea in natural cliff-top populations and B. rapa in riverside and weedy populations. We found only modest crop chloroplast presence in wild B. oleracea and in weedy B. rapa, but a surprisingly high incidence in sympatric (but not in allopatric) riverside B. rapa populations. Chloroplast inheritance models indicate that elevated crop chloroplast acquisition is best explained if crop cytoplasm confers selective advantage in riverside B. rapa populations. Our results therefore imply that chloroplast transformation may slow transgene recruitment in two settings, but actually accelerate transgene spread in a third. This finding suggests that the appropriateness of chloroplast transformation for biocontainment policy depends on both context and geographical location.
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- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Reading, Reading, Berkshire RG6 6AS, UK
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- Centre for Environmental Policy, Imperial College London, London SL5 7PY, UK
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- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Reading, Reading, Berkshire RG6 6AS, UK
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- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Reading, Reading, Berkshire RG6 6AS, UK
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- National Institute of Agricultural Botany (NIAB), Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB3 0LE, UK
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- Warwick HRI, Wellesbourne, Warwickshire CV35 9EF, UK
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- Natural Environment Research Council, Swindon, Berkshire SN2 1EU, UK
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- Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, Hertfordshire AL5 2JQ, UK
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- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Reading, Reading, Berkshire RG6 6AS, UK
- Present address: Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, Edward Llwyd Building, Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth SY23 3DA, UK
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Norris C, Hegadoren K. FMMP7 The Importance of Using a Sex-Based Analysis when Screening for Anxiety and Depression in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease. Eur J Cardiovasc Nurs 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/s1474-5151(09)60026-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Norris C. Status of the Diamond Light Source. Acta Crystallogr A 2007. [DOI: 10.1107/s0108767307098194] [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: 11/11/2022] Open
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Caglar HB, Allen AM, Burke E, Posner M, Haddad R, Norris C, Annino D, Wirth L, Tishler R. Swallowing function after intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) and chemotherapy for head and neck cancer. J Clin Oncol 2007. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2007.25.18_suppl.6046] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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6046 Background: To evaluate the swallowing function of patients treated with intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) + chemotherapy (CT) for HNSCC. Methods: Patients completing RT between 9/04 and 8/06 at the DFCI/BWH were evaluated with IRB approval. All patients had formal swallowing evaluation following the completion of therapy; patients with swallowing difficulty underwent video swallow and both stricture and aspiration were scored. Variables examined for correlation with swallowing pathology were: age, race, gender, smoking and alcohol history, primary site, LVI, PNI, RT intention (primary, postop) and use of induction CT. All variables were analyzed via two-sided t-test. Results: 96 patients were evaluated. Median follow-up 10 mos. 75% of the pts were given definitive RT and 25% received postop RT. 72% stage IV, 24% stage III. Primary sites: oropharynx-43, hypopharynx/larynx-17, oral cavity-13, nasopharynx-11, maxillary sinus-2 and unknown primary-10 pts. All pts received once daily IMRT. 9 pts received RT alone, 28 pts received sequential induction and concurrent (CT) and 59 pts received concurrent CT. 31 pts (32%) had some aspiration after therapy; 36 pts (37%) had evidence of a stricture following RT. All but 5 patients had percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy placed prophylactically RT. Smoking history was the only significant factor found on univariate analysis to correlate with stricture (p=0.05) but not aspiration. Induction CT was not a significant factor in causing aspiration or stricture. 22 of the strictures (71%) resolved after dilation. RT doses to swallowing structures are under evaluation and will be presented. Conclusions: Aspiration and stricture are common side effects after radical treatment with IMRT and CT for HNSCC. Smoking has a significant negative impact on functional outcome. No significant financial relationships to disclose.
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- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA
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- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA
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- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA
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- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA
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- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA
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- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA
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- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA
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Slemann D, Norris C. 91 POSTER Impact of tumor VEGF expression level on the in situ efficacy of the VEGFR2 associated tyrosine kinase inhibitor ZD6474. EJC Suppl 2006. [DOI: 10.1016/s1359-6349(06)70097-0] [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: 10/23/2022] Open
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- M. K. Gardiner
- b Department of Physics , Portsmouth Polytechnic , Park Building, King Henry 1 Street, Portsmouth , PO1 2DZ , England
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- c Shell Research Ltd., Thornton Research Centre , Chester , England
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- a Department of Physics , University of Leicester , Leicester , LEI 7RH , England
- b Electro-Optical Division, Mullard Ltd. , Southampton , England
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- a Department of Physics , University of Leicester , Leicester , LEI 7RH , England
- c R.S.R.E. , Baldock, Hertfordshire , England
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- a Department of Physics , University of Leicester , Leicester , LEI 7RH , England
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Haddad R, Posner M, Wirth L, Sonis S, Goguen L, Norris C, Sullivan C, Weeks L, Costello R, Tishler R. Concomitant Chemoradiation Using Weekly Carboplatin/Paclitaxel With or Without Daily Subcutaneous Amifostine in the Treatment of Locally Advanced Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2005. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2005.07.623] [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: 11/28/2022]
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Haddad RI, Tishler R, Wirth L, Norris C, Goguen L, Sullivan C, O’Donnell L, Li Y, Posner MR. Rate of complete pathological responses (pCR) to docetaxel/cisplatin/5-fluorouracil (TPF) induction chemotherapy in patients with newly diagnosed, locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN). J Clin Oncol 2005. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2005.23.16_suppl.5511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [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: 11/20/2022] Open
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- R. I. Haddad
- Dana-Farber Cancer Inst, Boston, MA; Brigham & Women’s Hosp, Boston, MA; Dept of Biostatistics and Computational Biology, Boston, MA
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- Dana-Farber Cancer Inst, Boston, MA; Brigham & Women’s Hosp, Boston, MA; Dept of Biostatistics and Computational Biology, Boston, MA
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- Dana-Farber Cancer Inst, Boston, MA; Brigham & Women’s Hosp, Boston, MA; Dept of Biostatistics and Computational Biology, Boston, MA
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- Dana-Farber Cancer Inst, Boston, MA; Brigham & Women’s Hosp, Boston, MA; Dept of Biostatistics and Computational Biology, Boston, MA
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- Dana-Farber Cancer Inst, Boston, MA; Brigham & Women’s Hosp, Boston, MA; Dept of Biostatistics and Computational Biology, Boston, MA
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- Dana-Farber Cancer Inst, Boston, MA; Brigham & Women’s Hosp, Boston, MA; Dept of Biostatistics and Computational Biology, Boston, MA
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- Dana-Farber Cancer Inst, Boston, MA; Brigham & Women’s Hosp, Boston, MA; Dept of Biostatistics and Computational Biology, Boston, MA
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- Dana-Farber Cancer Inst, Boston, MA; Brigham & Women’s Hosp, Boston, MA; Dept of Biostatistics and Computational Biology, Boston, MA
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- Dana-Farber Cancer Inst, Boston, MA; Brigham & Women’s Hosp, Boston, MA; Dept of Biostatistics and Computational Biology, Boston, MA
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Norris C, Nordmeyer FR. Reduction of pentaamminecobalt(III) complexes of pyridinecarboxylic acids by remote attack of vanadium(II). Inorg Chem 2002. [DOI: 10.1021/ic50100a028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Greer S, Alvarez M, Mas M, Wozniak C, Arnold D, Knapinska A, Norris C, Burk R, Aller A, Dauphinée M. Five-chlorodeoxycytidine, a tumor-selective enzyme-driven radiosensitizer, effectively controls five advanced human tumors in nude mice. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2001; 51:791-806. [PMID: 11697326 DOI: 10.1016/s0360-3016(01)01706-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [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] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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PURPOSE The study's goals were as follows: (1) to extend our past findings with rodent tumors to human tumors in nude mice, (2) to determine if the drug protocol could be simplified so that only CldC and one modulator, tetrahydrouridine (H4U), would be sufficient to obtain efficacy, (3) to determine the levels of deoxycytidine kinase and dCMP deaminase in human tumors, compared to adjacent normal tissue, and (4) to determine the effect of CldC on normal tissue radiation damage to the cervical spinal cord of nude mice. METHODS AND MATERIALS The five human tumors used were as follows: prostate tumors, PC-3 and H-1579; glioblastoma, SF-295; breast tumor, GI-101; and lung tumor, H-165. The duration of treatment was 3-5 weeks, with drugs administered on Days 1-4 and radiation on Days 3-5 of each week. The biomodulators of CldC were N-(Phosphonacetyl)-L-aspartate (PALA), an inhibitor of aspartyl transcarbamoylase, 5-fluorodeoxycytidine (FdC), resulting in tumor-directed inhibition of thymidylate synthetase, and H4U, an inhibitor of cytidine deaminase. The total dose of focused irradiation of the tumors was usually 45 Gy in 12 fractions. RESULTS Marked radiosensitization was obtained with CldC and the three modulators. The average days in tumor regrowth delay for X-ray compared to drugs plus X-ray, respectively, were: PC-3 prostate, 42-97; H-1579 prostate, 29-115; glioblastoma, 5-51; breast, 50-80; lung, 32-123. Comparative studies with PC-3 and H-1579 using CldC coadministered with H4U, showed that both PALA and FdC are dispensable, and the protocol can be simplified with equal and possibly heightened efficacy. For example, PC-3 with X-ray and (1) no drugs, (2) CldC plus the three modulators, (3) a high dose of CldC, and (4) escalating doses of CldC resulted in 0/10, 3/9, 5/10, and 6/9 cures, respectively. The tumor regrowth delay data followed a similar pattern. After treating mice only 11/2 weeks with CldC + H4U, 92% of the PC-3 tumor cells were found to possess CldU in their DNA. The great majority of head-and-neck tumors from patient material had markedly higher levels of dC kinase and dCMP deaminase than found in adjacent normal tissue. Physiologic and histologic studies showed that CldC + H4U combined with X-ray, focused on the cervical spinal cord, did not result in damage to that tissue. CONCLUSIONS 5-CldC coadministered with only H4U is an effective radiosensitizer of human tumors. Ninety-two percent of PC-3 tumor cells have been shown to take up ClUra derived from CldC in their DNA after only 11/2 weeks and 2 weeks of bolus i.p. injections. Enzymatic alterations that make tumors successful have been exploited for a therapeutic advantage. The great electronegativity, coupled with the relatively small Van der Waal radius of the Cl atom, may result in CldC's possessing the dual advantageous properties of FdC on one hand and BrdU and IdU on the other hand. These advantages include autoenhancing the incorporation of CldUTP into DNA by not only overrunning but also inhibiting the formation of competing TTP pools in tumors. A clinical trial is about to begin, with head-and-neck tumors as a first target of CldC radiosensitization.
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Miami School of Medicine, FL 33101, USA
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Dzavik V, Ghali WA, Norris C, Mitchell LB, Koshal A, Saunders LD, Galbraith PD, Hui W, Faris P, Knudtson ML. Long-term survival in 11,661 patients with multivessel coronary artery disease in the era of stenting: a report from the Alberta Provincial Project for Outcome Assessment in Coronary Heart Disease (APPROACH) Investigators. Am Heart J 2001; 142:119-126. [PMID: 11431667 DOI: 10.1067/mhj.2001.116072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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BACKGROUND Studies of survival of patients with multivessel coronary artery disease (MVD) in the prestent era suggested that outcomes after coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG) are similar to those after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in subsets of coronary severity. The purpose of this study of the Alberta Provincial Project for Outcome Assessment in Coronary Heart Disease (APPROACH) was to examine the association between treatment and survival up to 5 years in patients with MVD enrolled from 1995 through 1998. METHODS AND RESULTS Data on patient characteristics were obtained at the time of the initial coronary angiography. Survival was determined through data linkage to the provincial Bureau of Vital Statistics. Risk-adjusted hazard ratios were calculated to compare different treatments. In the 11,661 patients with MVD, CABG was the initial therapy in 3782, PCI in 3540, and medical therapy in 4339. Cumulative 5-year survival was 91.4% with CABG, 91.9% with PCI, and 82.9% with medical therapy (P <.001). Hazard ratios were CABG: medical 0.53 (95% confidence interval [CI] 0.46-0.71), PCI: medical 0.65 (95% CI 0.56-0.74), and CABG: PCI 0.81 (95% CI 0.68-0.96). Analysis across coronary severity groups revealed a benefit of CABG compared with PCI only in the group with severe left main CAD: 0.30 (95% CI 0.17-0.54). CONCLUSIONS In a multicenter clinical setting, MVD patients treated with revascularization have significantly higher 5-year survival rate than do those treated medically. Risk-adjusted comparison reveals PCI treatment to be associated with long-term survival similar to treatment with CABG in all coronary severity subgroups except the group with severe left main coronary artery disease. Patient selection factors are likely to be contributing to these findings.
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- University of Alberta Hospital, and the Royal Alexandra Hospital, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
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This paper examines selected issues arising from two studies in mainstream education of two minority groupings of children in Scotland-those with serious medical conditions and refugee children-completed in 1997 and 1999, respectively. It draws on first-person accounts of children, parents and teachers and focuses on school-based peer relationships, including friendships. Many of the described peer experiences were unhappy or mixed, only a minority were positive. The paper relates the research and its findings to current social and educational policy contexts and to theories on peer relationships, friendship and rejection. It challenges the problematizing of groups or individuals with minority experiences and school staff's acceptance of inevitable difficulty in these children's peer relationships. It hypothesizes that ways of developing all children's peer relationships need to be addressed in schools if the well-being of children who may be socially vulnerable is to be improved.
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- Moray House Institute of Education, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
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Howells M, Norris C, Williams GP. Synchrotron spectroscopy: a normal incidence monochromator and an approach to order sorting problems. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2001. [DOI: 10.1088/0022-3735/10/3/020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Hamilton VM, Norris C, Bunin N, Goldwein JW, Bunin GR, Lange B, Meadows AT. Cyclophosphamide-based, seven-drug hybrid and low-dose involved field radiation for the treatment of childhood and adolescent Hodgkin disease. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 2001; 23:84-8. [PMID: 11216711 DOI: 10.1097/00043426-200102000-00003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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PURPOSE The outlook for children and adolescents with Hodgkin disease (HD) is excellent with combined modality therapy. However, the long-term toxicities of multiagent therapy and radiation therapy remain of concern for these patients with curable disease. In an attempt to reduce long-term toxicities while preserving excellent cure rates, we developed a combined-modality protocol using a modified seven-drug hybrid and low-dose (2,000 cGy) involved field radiation therapy (RT). The hybrid used cumulative doses of alkylating agents and anthracyclines that were lower than those used in previous four-drug regimens and substituted a less leukemogenic agent, cyclophosphamide, for nitrogen mustard. PATIENTS AND METHODS From 1991 through 1994 a cyclophosphamide, vincristine, procarbazine, and prednisone/adriamycin, bleomycin, and vinblastine hybrid was used to treat 29 patients with HD. Median age was 12 years (range 6-16 yrs). Patients who were postpubertal with early stage disease as determined by surgical staging were excluded. Treatment consisted of four cycles of therapy for stages I and IIA, six cycles for stages IIB and III, and eight cycles for stage IV. Twenty-two patients also received low-dose RT to areas of bulky disease. RESULTS Twenty-eight patients (97%) had a complete response to chemotherapy. Five patients experienced relapse; two died from disease 27 and 29 months after initial diagnosis; three received additional therapy and are alive with no evidence of disease. Follow-up for all other patients is a median of 56 months (range 24-78 mos) from cessation of therapy and all have remained disease-free. At 5 years follow-up, actuarial disease-free survival is 82%, and the overall survival is 93%. There have been no clinically significant cardiac or pulmonary toxicities and no secondary malignancies. CONCLUSIONS This therapy has resulted in 5-year overall survival and disease-free survival rates similar to regimens using higher doses of alkylating agents, anthracyclines, and radiation. Longer follow-up will be necessary to fully evaluate disease-free survival, organ damage, and quality of life.
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- Division of Oncology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
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