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Montague E, Roques T, Spencer K, Burnett A, Lourenco J, Thorp N. How Long Does Contouring Really Take? Results of the Royal College of Radiologists Contouring Surveys. Clin Oncol (R Coll Radiol) 2024; 36:335-342. [PMID: 38519383 DOI: 10.1016/j.clon.2024.03.005] [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: 02/15/2024] [Accepted: 03/07/2024] [Indexed: 03/24/2024]
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AIMS The success and safety of modern radiotherapy relies on accurate contouring. Understanding the time taken to complete radiotherapy contours is critical to informing workforce planning and, in the context of a workforce shortfall, advocating for investment in technology and multi-professional skills mix. We aimed to quantify the time taken to delineate target volumes for radical radiotherapy. MATERIALS AND METHODS The Royal College of Radiologists circulated two electronic surveys via email to all clinical oncology consultants in the UK. The individual case survey requested anonymous data regarding the next five patients contoured for radical radiotherapy. The second survey collected data on respondents' usual practice in radiotherapy contouring. RESULTS The median time to contour one radiotherapy case was 85 minutes (IQR = 50-131 minutes). Marked variability between and within tumour sites was evident: paediatric cancers took the most time (median = 210 minutes, IQR = 87.5 minutes), followed by head and neck and gynaecological cancers (median = 120 minutes, IQR = 71 and 72.5 minutes respectively). Breast cancer contouring required the least time (median = 43 minutes, IQR = 60 minutes). Radiotherapy technique, inclusion of nodes and 4D CT planning were associated with longer contouring times. A non-medical professional was involved in contouring in 65% of cases, but clinical oncology consultants were involved in target volume delineation in 90% of cases, and OARs in 74%. Peer review took place in 46% of cases with 56% of consultants reporting no time for peer review in their job plan. CONCLUSION Contouring for radical radiotherapy is complex and time-consuming, and despite increasing involvement of non-medical professionals, clinical oncology consultants remain the primary practitioners. Peer review practice is variable and time is often a limiting factor. Many factors influence the time required for contouring, and departments should take these factors and the need for peer-review into account when developing job plans.
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- E Montague
- Royal College of Radiologists, 63 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, UK; Leeds Cancer Centre, St James's University Hospital, Beckett Street, Leeds, UK
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- Royal College of Radiologists, 63 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, UK; Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals Foundation Trust, Colney Ln, Norwich, UK
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- Leeds Cancer Centre, St James's University Hospital, Beckett Street, Leeds, UK; Leeds Institute of Health Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Royal College of Radiologists, 63 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, UK; Weston Park Hospital, Whitham Road, Sheffield, UK
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- Royal College of Radiologists, 63 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, UK
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- Royal College of Radiologists, 63 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, UK; The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Wilmslow Road, Manchester, UK.
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Price G, Peek N, Eleftheriou I, Spencer K, Paley L, Hogenboom J, van Soest J, Dekker A, van Herk M, Faivre-Finn C. An Overview of Real-World Data Infrastructure for Cancer Research. Clin Oncol (R Coll Radiol) 2024:S0936-6555(24)00108-0. [PMID: 38631976 DOI: 10.1016/j.clon.2024.03.011] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2023] [Revised: 02/27/2024] [Accepted: 03/13/2024] [Indexed: 04/19/2024]
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AIMS There is increasing interest in the opportunities offered by Real World Data (RWD) to provide evidence where clinical trial data does not exist, but access to appropriate data sources is frequently cited as a barrier to RWD research. This paper discusses current RWD resources and how they can be accessed for cancer research. MATERIALS AND METHODS There has been significant progress on facilitating RWD access in the last few years across a range of scales, from local hospital research databases, through regional care records and national repositories, to the impact of federated learning approaches on internationally collaborative studies. We use a series of case studies, principally from the UK, to illustrate how RWD can be accessed for research and healthcare improvement at each of these scales. RESULTS For each example we discuss infrastructure and governance requirements with the aim of encouraging further work in this space that will help to fill evidence gaps in oncology. CONCLUSION There are challenges, but real-world data research across a range of scales is already a reality. Taking advantage of the current generation of data sources requires researchers to carefully define their research question and the scale at which it would be best addressed.
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- G Price
- Division of Cancer Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK; The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK.
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- Division of Informatics, Imaging and Data Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK; The Healthcare Improvement Studies Institute (THIS Institute), University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Division of Informatics, Imaging and Data Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Leeds Institute of Health Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK; Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, UK; National Disease Registration Service, NHS England, UK
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- National Disease Registration Service, NHS England, UK
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- Department of Radiation Oncology (Maastro), GROW-School for Oncology and Reproduction, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiation Oncology (Maastro), GROW-School for Oncology and Reproduction, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, The Netherlands; Brightlands Institute for Smart Society (BISS), Faculty of Science and Engineering, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiation Oncology (Maastro), GROW-School for Oncology and Reproduction, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Division of Cancer Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK; The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK
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- Division of Cancer Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK; The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK
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Shamsesfandabadi P, Ponnapalli S, Spencer K, Patel A, Yin Y, Abel S, Beriwal S, Wegner RE, Patel AK, Horne ZD. CT vs. MRI: Which is More Accurate in Grading Rectal Wall Infiltration after Hydrogel Spacer Placement for Prostate Cancer Patients? Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2023; 117:e436-e437. [PMID: 37785418 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2023.06.1608] [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: 10/04/2023]
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PURPOSE/OBJECTIVE(S) The purpose of this study was to evaluate the incidence and severity of rectal wall infiltration (RWI) in prostate cancer patients after rectal hydrogel spacer implantation, a commonly used procedure to minimize rectal radiation exposure during prostate radiotherapy. The study aimed to determine correlation of RWI using computed tomography (CT) scans and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans in order to determine the optimal post-placement imaging modality. MATERIALS/METHODS This retrospective study was conducted on 370 patients diagnosed with localized prostate cancer who underwent rectal hydrogel spacer placement from 2020 to 2022. CT scans were performed on all patients, with a smaller subset also undergoing MRI scans. The images were independently evaluated by three radiation oncologists to grade RWI levels using a standardized scoring system based on CT and MRI images after hydrogel placement. The levels were categorized as 0 (no RWI), 1 (focal RWI), 2 (moderate RWI), and 3 (significant RWI). RESULTS Any grade of RWI was identified in 79.8% of men with the majority (41%) being RWI grade 1. The median time for CT scans was 9 days after hydrogel spacer placement and 14.5 days for MRI scans. For the subset of patients with both CT and MRI scans after spacer (mostly SpaceOAR Vue), RWI was detected in 58.33% of patients based on CT and 61.11% of patients based on MRI. Table 1 shows the mean percentage of patients with each score of RWI for each imaging modality. MRI was more likely to lead to a designation of RWI of any grade compared to CT and more often led to detection of RWI grades 2-3. CONCLUSION Our findings demonstrate that the incidence and severity of RWI may be higher than previously reported in clinical trials and that MRI may be a more sensitive imaging modality. Caution is needed in the utilization of rectal spacer gels given the potential for complications with misplacement prior to radiation therapy. Further study is warranted to determine the potential impact of low-grade RWI on the safety of subsequent treatment.
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- P Shamsesfandabadi
- Allegheny Health Network Cancer Institute, Department of Radiation Oncology, Pittsburgh, PA
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- Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
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- Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
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- Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
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- Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, PA
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- Allegheny Health Network Cancer Institute, Department of Radiation Oncology, Pittsburgh, PA
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- Allegheny Health Network Cancer Institute, Department of Radiation Oncology, Pittsburgh, PA
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- Allegheny Health Network Cancer Institute, Department of Radiation Oncology, Pittsburgh, PA
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- Allegheny Health Network Cancer Institute, Department of Radiation Oncology, Pittsburgh, PA
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- Allegheny Health Network Cancer Institute, Department of Radiation Oncology, Pittsburgh, PA
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Eijwoudt S, Andrews T, McErlain-Naylor SA, Stewart T, Spencer K. Internal and external workload in national and international netball competition. J Sports Sci 2023; 41:1573-1579. [PMID: 38078436 DOI: 10.1080/02640414.2023.2283661] [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: 05/31/2022] [Accepted: 11/08/2023] [Indexed: 12/18/2023]
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Differences in workload exist between netball playing positions and competition levels, but no research has compared workloads experienced by the same elite players during national and international competitions. This study collected internal (heart rate) and external (PlayerLoad·min-1) workload data per match quarter from 44 players during a national competition and 12 players during an international competition. Nine players played in both competitions. Linear mixed models compared percentage of match quarter in each heart rate zone and PlayerLoad·min-1 between competitions for each playing position. Workloads against low- and high-ranked international opponents were also compared. Internal workloads were greater in national compared to international competition for GD and WD positions. PlayerLoad·min-1 was significantly higher by 8-13% in the national competition for positions WD and C, and by 5-8% in the international competition for GD and GA. Positional differences may indicate a role of the team's tactical style of play. Workloads were generally greater against higher- rather than lower-ranked international opponents. These results indicate that tactical factors in combination with playing position and opposition characteristics should be considered when preparing physically for matches.
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- S Eijwoudt
- Faculty of Human Movement Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- School of Sport and Recreation, Sport Performance Research Institute New Zealand, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand
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- School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK
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- School of Sport and Recreation, Sport Performance Research Institute New Zealand, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand
- Human Potential Centre, School of Sport and Recreation, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand
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- School of Sport and Recreation, Sport Performance Research Institute New Zealand, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand
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Defourny N, Mackenzie P, Spencer K. Health Services Research in Brachytherapy: Current Understanding and Future Challenges. Clin Oncol (R Coll Radiol) 2023; 35:548-555. [PMID: 36941146 DOI: 10.1016/j.clon.2023.03.001] [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: 10/13/2022] [Revised: 01/20/2023] [Accepted: 03/01/2023] [Indexed: 03/09/2023]
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Brachytherapy is an integral component of cancer care. Widespread concerns have been expressed though about the need for greater brachytherapy availability across many jurisdictions. Yet, health services research in brachytherapy has lagged behind that in external beam radiotherapy. Optimal brachytherapy utilisation, to help inform expected demand, have not been defined beyond the New South Wales region in Australia, with few studies having reported observed brachytherapy utilisation. There is also a relative lack of robust cost and cost-effectiveness studies, making investment decisions in brachytherapy even more uncertain and challenging to justify, despite its key role in cancer control. As the range of indications for brachytherapy expands, providing organ/function preservation for a wider range of diagnoses, there is an urgent need to redress this balance. By outlining the work undertaken in this area to date, we highlight its importance and explore where further study is required.
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- N Defourny
- Division of Cancer Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester Cancer Research Centre, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, UK.
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- Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists (RANZCR), The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia; Collaboration for Cancer Outcomes Research and Evaluation (CCORE), Ingham Institute, Sydney, Australia; St Andrew's Hospital, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
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- University of Leeds Faculty of Medicine and Health, Academic Unit of Health Economics, Leeds Institute of Health Sciences, Leeds, UK
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Coleman E, Radix AE, Bouman WP, Brown GR, de Vries ALC, Deutsch MB, Ettner R, Fraser L, Goodman M, Green J, Hancock AB, Johnson TW, Karasic DH, Knudson GA, Leibowitz SF, Meyer-Bahlburg HFL, Monstrey SJ, Motmans J, Nahata L, Nieder TO, Reisner SL, Richards C, Schechter LS, Tangpricha V, Tishelman AC, Van Trotsenburg MAA, Winter S, Ducheny K, Adams NJ, Adrián TM, Allen LR, Azul D, Bagga H, Başar K, Bathory DS, Belinky JJ, Berg DR, Berli JU, Bluebond-Langner RO, Bouman MB, Bowers ML, Brassard PJ, Byrne J, Capitán L, Cargill CJ, Carswell JM, Chang SC, Chelvakumar G, Corneil T, Dalke KB, De Cuypere G, de Vries E, Den Heijer M, Devor AH, Dhejne C, D'Marco A, Edmiston EK, Edwards-Leeper L, Ehrbar R, Ehrensaft D, Eisfeld J, Elaut E, Erickson-Schroth L, Feldman JL, Fisher AD, Garcia MM, Gijs L, Green SE, Hall BP, Hardy TLD, Irwig MS, Jacobs LA, Janssen AC, Johnson K, Klink DT, Kreukels BPC, Kuper LE, Kvach EJ, Malouf MA, Massey R, Mazur T, McLachlan C, Morrison SD, Mosser SW, Neira PM, Nygren U, Oates JM, Obedin-Maliver J, Pagkalos G, Patton J, Phanuphak N, Rachlin K, Reed T, Rider GN, Ristori J, Robbins-Cherry S, Roberts SA, Rodriguez-Wallberg KA, Rosenthal SM, Sabir K, Safer JD, Scheim AI, Seal LJ, Sehoole TJ, Spencer K, St Amand C, Steensma TD, Strang JF, Taylor GB, Tilleman K, T'Sjoen GG, Vala LN, Van Mello NM, Veale JF, Vencill JA, Vincent B, Wesp LM, West MA, Arcelus J. Standards of Care for the Health of Transgender and Gender Diverse People, Version 8. Int J Transgend Health 2022; 23:S1-S259. [PMID: 36238954 PMCID: PMC9553112 DOI: 10.1080/26895269.2022.2100644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 455] [Impact Index Per Article: 227.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Background: Transgender healthcare is a rapidly evolving interdisciplinary field. In the last decade, there has been an unprecedented increase in the number and visibility of transgender and gender diverse (TGD) people seeking support and gender-affirming medical treatment in parallel with a significant rise in the scientific literature in this area. The World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) is an international, multidisciplinary, professional association whose mission is to promote evidence-based care, education, research, public policy, and respect in transgender health. One of the main functions of WPATH is to promote the highest standards of health care for TGD people through the Standards of Care (SOC). The SOC was initially developed in 1979 and the last version (SOC-7) was published in 2012. In view of the increasing scientific evidence, WPATH commissioned a new version of the Standards of Care, the SOC-8. Aim: The overall goal of SOC-8 is to provide health care professionals (HCPs) with clinical guidance to assist TGD people in accessing safe and effective pathways to achieving lasting personal comfort with their gendered selves with the aim of optimizing their overall physical health, psychological well-being, and self-fulfillment. Methods: The SOC-8 is based on the best available science and expert professional consensus in transgender health. International professionals and stakeholders were selected to serve on the SOC-8 committee. Recommendation statements were developed based on data derived from independent systematic literature reviews, where available, background reviews and expert opinions. Grading of recommendations was based on the available evidence supporting interventions, a discussion of risks and harms, as well as the feasibility and acceptability within different contexts and country settings. Results: A total of 18 chapters were developed as part of the SOC-8. They contain recommendations for health care professionals who provide care and treatment for TGD people. Each of the recommendations is followed by explanatory text with relevant references. General areas related to transgender health are covered in the chapters Terminology, Global Applicability, Population Estimates, and Education. The chapters developed for the diverse population of TGD people include Assessment of Adults, Adolescents, Children, Nonbinary, Eunuchs, and Intersex Individuals, and people living in Institutional Environments. Finally, the chapters related to gender-affirming treatment are Hormone Therapy, Surgery and Postoperative Care, Voice and Communication, Primary Care, Reproductive Health, Sexual Health, and Mental Health. Conclusions: The SOC-8 guidelines are intended to be flexible to meet the diverse health care needs of TGD people globally. While adaptable, they offer standards for promoting optimal health care and guidance for the treatment of people experiencing gender incongruence. As in all previous versions of the SOC, the criteria set forth in this document for gender-affirming medical interventions are clinical guidelines; individual health care professionals and programs may modify these in consultation with the TGD person.
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- E Coleman
- Institute for Sexual and Gender Health, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Callen-Lorde Community Health Center, New York, NY, USA
- Department of Medicine, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health, Nottingham, UK
- School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- James H. Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, USA
- James H. Quillen VAMC, Johnson City, TN, USA
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Amsterdam UMC Location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Center of Expertise on Gender Dysphoria, Amsterdam UMC Location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Family & Community Medicine, University of California-San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
- UCSF Gender Affirming Health Program, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- New Health Foundation Worldwide, Evanston, IL, USA
- Weiss Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Independent Practice, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Emory University Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Independent Scholar, Vancouver, WA, USA
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- The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA
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- Department of Anthropology, California State University, Chico, CA, USA
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- University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Independent Practice at dankarasic.com
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- University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
- Vancouver Coastal Health, Vancouver, Canada
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- Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY, USA
- Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Transgender Infopunt, Ghent University Hospital, Gent, Belgium
- Centre for Research on Culture and Gender, Ghent University, Gent, Belgium
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- Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, USA
- Endocrinology and Center for Biobehavioral Health, The Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA
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- University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Interdisciplinary Transgender Health Care Center Hamburg, Institute for Sex Research, Sexual Medicine and Forensic Psychiatry, Hamburg, Germany
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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- Regents University London, UK
- Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism & Lipids, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
- Atlanta VA Medical Center, Decatur, GA, USA
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- Boston College, Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Chestnut Hill, MA, USA
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- Bureau GenderPRO, Vienna, Austria
- University Hospital Lilienfeld-St. Pölten, St. Pölten, Austria
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- School of Population Health, Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia
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- Howard Brown Health, Chicago, IL, USA
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- University of Toronto, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, Toronto, Canada
- Transgender Professional Association for Transgender Health (TPATH)
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- Asamblea Nacional de Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela
- Diverlex Diversidad e Igualdad a Través de la Ley, Caracas, Venezuela
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- University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV, USA
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- La Trobe Rural Health School, La Trobe University, Bendigo, Australia
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- Monash Health Gender Clinic, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Psychiatry, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Independent Practice at Bathory International PLLC, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
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- Durand Hospital, Guemes Clinic and Urological Center, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- National Center for Gender Spectrum Health, Institute for Sexual and Gender Health, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA
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- NYU Langone Health, New York, NY, USA
- Hansjörg Wyss Department of Plastic Surgery, New York, NY, USA
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- Center of Expertise on Gender Dysphoria, Amsterdam UMC Location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Plastic Surgery, Amsterdam UMC Location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, , Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
- Mills-Peninsula Medical Center, Burlingame, CA, USA
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- GrS Montreal, Complexe CMC, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Université de Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- University of Waikato/Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato, Hamilton/Kirikiriroa, New Zealand/Aotearoa
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- The Facialteam Group, Marbella International Hospital, Marbella, Spain
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Boston's Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Independent Practice, Oakland, CA, USA
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- Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA
- The Ohio State University, College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, USA
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- School of Population & Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Penn State Health, PA, USA
- Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA
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- Center for Sexology and Gender, Ghent University Hospital, Gent, Belgium
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- Nelson Mandela University, Gqeberha, South Africa
- University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Center of Expertise on Gender Dysphoria, Amsterdam UMC Location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Endocrinology, Amsterdam UMC Location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, , Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada
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- ANOVA, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
- Department of Medicine Huddinge, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- UCTRANS-United Caribbean Trans Network, Nassau, The Bahamas
- D M A R C O Organization, Nassau, The Bahamas
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- University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Pacific University, Hillsboro, OR, USA
- Independent Practice, Beaverton, OR, USA
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- Whitman Walker Health, Washington, DC, USA
- Independent Practice, Maryland, USA
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- University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Transvisie, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Center for Sexology and Gender, Ghent University Hospital, Gent, Belgium
- Department of Clinical Experimental and Health Psychology, Ghent University, Gent, Belgium
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- The Jed Foundation, New York, NY, USA
- Hetrick-Martin Institute, New York, NY, USA
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- Institute for Sexual and Gender Health, Institute for Sexual and Gender Health, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Andrology, Women Endocrinology and Gender Incongruence, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Urology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Departments of Urology and Anatomy, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Institute of Family and Sexuality Studies, Department of Neurosciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
- Duke Adult Gender Medicine Clinic, Durham, NC, USA
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- Alberta Health Services, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- MacEwan University, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
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- Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
- Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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- RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia
- University of Brighton, Brighton, UK
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Ghent University Hospital, Gent, Belgium
- Division of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, ZNA Queen Paola Children's Hospital, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Center of Expertise on Gender Dysphoria, Amsterdam UMC Location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Medical Psychology, Amsterdam UMC Location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, , Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Psychiatry, Southwestern Medical Center, University of Texas, Dallas, TX, USA
- Department of Endocrinology, Children's Health, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Denver Health, Denver, CO, USA
- University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Malouf Counseling and Consulting, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- WPATH Global Education Institute
- Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA
- John R. Oishei Children's Hospital, Buffalo, NY, USA
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- Professional Association for Transgender Health, South Africa
- Gender DynamiX, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Division of Plastic Surgery, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA, USA
- Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Gender Confirmation Center, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Saint Francis Memorial Hospital, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Johns Hopkins Center for Transgender Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
- Johns Hopkins Medicine Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Health Equity, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Division of Speech and Language Pathology, Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Speech and Language Pathology, Medical Unit, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia
- Melbourne Voice Analysis Centre, East Melbourne, Australia
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- Stanford University School of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Palo Alto, CA, USA
- Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Independent PracticeThessaloniki, Greece
- Military Community Mental Health Center, 424 General Military Training Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Talkspace, New York, NY, USA
- CytiPsychological LLC, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Institute of HIV Research and Innovation, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Independent Practice, New York, NY, USA
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- Gender Identity Research and Education Society, Leatherhead, UK
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- National Center for Gender Spectrum Health, Institute for Sexual and Gender Health, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Andrology, Women Endocrinology and Gender Incongruence, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Division of Endocrinology, Boston's Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Reproductive Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
- Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, UCSF, San Francisco, CA, USA
- UCSF Child and Adolescent Gender Center
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- FtM Phoenix Group, Krasnodar Krai, Russia
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- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
- Mount Sinai Center for Transgender Medicine and Surgery, New York, NY, USA
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- Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Dornsife School of Public Health, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, Ontario, Canada
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- Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
- St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- National Center for Gender Spectrum Health, Institute for Sexual and Gender Health, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA
- Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Center of Expertise on Gender Dysphoria, Amsterdam UMC Location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Medical Psychology, Amsterdam UMC Location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, , Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Children's National Hospital, Washington, DC, USA
- George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, USA
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- Atrium Health Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, Charlotte, NC, USA
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- Department for Reproductive Medicine, Ghent University Hospital, Gent, Belgium
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- Center for Sexology and Gender, Ghent University Hospital, Gent, Belgium
- Department of Endocrinology, Ghent University Hospital, Gent, Belgium
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- Independent Practice, Campbell, CA, USA
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- Center of Expertise on Gender Dysphoria, Amsterdam UMC Location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Amsterdam UMC Location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- School of Psychology, University of Waikato/Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato, Hamilton/Kirikiriroa, New Zealand/Aotearoa
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- Department of Psychiatry & Psychology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
- Division of General Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Trans Learning Partnership at https://spectra-london.org.uk/trans-learning-partnership, UK
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- College of Nursing, University of Wisconsin MilwaukeeMilwaukee, WI, USA
- Health Connections Inc., Glendale, WI, USA
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- North Memorial Health Hospital, Robbinsdale, MN, USA
- University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
- Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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Neal J, Lim F, Aix S, Viteri S, Santoro A, Spencer K, Fang B, Khrizman P, Kim J, Subbiah V, Sudhagoni R, Samaraweera L, Andrianova L, Felip E. EP08.02-081 Cabozantinib Plus Atezolizumab in First or Second-Line Advanced NSCLC and Previously-Treated EGFR Mutant Advanced NSCLC. J Thorac Oncol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2022.07.763] [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]
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Jones CM, Walls G, Spencer K. Growing Evidence for a Need for a Greater Emphasis on Oncology Teaching in Medical School Curricula. Clin Oncol (R Coll Radiol) 2022; 34:e446. [PMID: 35780006 DOI: 10.1016/j.clon.2022.06.005] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2022] [Accepted: 06/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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- C M Jones
- Department of Oncology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK; Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK
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- Patrick G Johnston Centre for Cancer Research, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK; Cancer Centre, Belfast City Hospital, Belfast Health & Social Care Trust, Belfast, UK
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- Radiotherapy Research Group, Faculty of Medicine & Health, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK; Leeds Cancer Centre, The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, UK
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Palmeri M, Mehnert J, Silk A, Jabbour S, Ganesan S, Popli P, Riedlinger G, Stephenson R, de Meritens A, Leiser A, Mayer T, Chan N, Spencer K, Girda E, Malhotra J, Chan T, Subbiah V, Groisberg R. Real-world application of tumor mutational burden-high (TMB-high) and microsatellite instability (MSI) confirms their utility as immunotherapy biomarkers. ESMO Open 2022; 7:100336. [PMID: 34953399 PMCID: PMC8717431 DOI: 10.1016/j.esmoop.2021.100336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 41.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2021] [Revised: 09/30/2021] [Accepted: 11/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Introduction Microsatellite instability (MSI) testing and tumor mutational burden (TMB) are genomic biomarkers used to identify patients who are likely to benefit from immune checkpoint inhibitors. Pembrolizumab was recently approved by the Food and Drug Administration for use in TMB-high (TMB-H) tumors, regardless of histology, based on KEYNOTE-158. The primary objective of this retrospective study was real-world applicability and use of immunotherapy in TMB/MSI-high patients to lend credence to and refine this biomarker. Methods Charts of patients with advanced solid tumors who had MSI/TMB status determined by next generation sequencing (NGS) (FoundationOne CDx) were reviewed. Demographics, diagnosis, treatment history, and overall response rate (ORR) were abstracted. Progression-free survival (PFS) was determined from Kaplan–Meier curves. PFS1 (chemotherapy PFS) and PFS2 (immunotherapy PFS) were determined for patients who received immunotherapy after progressing on chemotherapy. The median PFS2/PFS1 ratio was recorded. Results MSI-high or TMB-H [≥20 mutations per megabase (mut/MB)] was detected in 157 adults with a total of 27 distinct tumor histologies. Median turnaround time for NGS was 73 days. ORR for most recent chemotherapy was 34.4%. ORR for immunotherapy was 55.9%. Median PFS for patients who received chemotherapy versus immunotherapy was 6.75 months (95% confidence interval, 3.9-10.9 months) and 24.2 months (95% confidence interval, 9.6 months to not reached), respectively (P = 0.042). Median PFS2/PFS1 ratio was 4.7 in favor of immunotherapy. Conclusion This real-world study reinforces the use of TMB as a predictive biomarker. Barriers exist to the timely implementation of NGS-based biomarkers and more data are needed to raise awareness about the clinical utility of TMB. Clinicians should consider treating TMB-H patients with immunotherapy regardless of their histology. This retrospective study examined the real-world use of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) in TMB/MSI-high patients with a diverse set of cancer types. TMB is an emerging tumor-agnostic biomarker for response to treatment with ICIs that may expand personalized cancer care. ICIs remain underutilized as a first-line therapy for TMB/MSI-H patients without specific histologic approval for ICIs. The PFS2 to PFS1 ratio was 4.7, favoring immunotherapy over chemotherapy even as a second-line therapy. Our study reinforces the real-world evidence that TMB is a valid surrogate marker for MSI and can predict response to ICIs.
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Mamidanna S, Neibart S, Chundury A, Sayan M, Alexander H, August D, Berim L, Boland P, Grandhi M, Gulhati P, Gupta K, Hochster H, Kennedy T, Langan R, Minacapelli C, Spencer K, Nosher J, Jabbour S. Survival Outcomes of Patients With Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma Secondary to Viral vs. Non-Viral Etiologies Treated with Definitive Radiotherapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2021.07.398] [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: 12/01/2022]
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Mamidanna S, Neibart S, Chundury A, Sayan M, Alexander H, August D, Berim L, Boland P, Grandhi M, Gulhati P, Gupta K, Hochster H, Kennedy T, Langan R, Minacapelli C, Spencer K, Nosher J, Jabbour S. Comparing Acute Toxicities of Patients With Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treated With Definitive Proton vs. Photon-Based Radiotherapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2021.07.399] [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]
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Neibart S, Mamidanna S, Chundury A, Sayan M, Alexander H, August D, Berim L, Boland P, Grandhi M, Gulhati P, Kennedy T, Langan R, Spencer K, Jabbour S. Predictors of Undergoing Surgical Resection after Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy for Borderline Resectable and Resectable Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2021.07.413] [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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Curtin G, McCarthy S, Cooney C, Spencer K, Thompson M. 948 Feasibility Study of a Drive-Through Influenza Vaccination Clinic for Patients-At-Risk & Their Contacts. Br J Surg 2021. [PMCID: PMC8524481 DOI: 10.1093/bjs/znab259.758] [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] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Background There are 3-5 million cases of severe influenza-like illness globally each year, and up to 650,000 related deaths. This high prevalence rate proves to be a heavy burden on the healthcare system with >3,000 hospitalisations and >150 ICU admissions annually. Immunisation is gold-standard for the prevention of influenza outbreaks. The HSE Influenza Immunisation Strategy allocates vaccines to be administered in primary care to patients at-risk and their contacts. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this has become a logistical challenge. We aimed to design and test a drive-through influenza vaccine clinic at a large GP practice in Cork. Method We designed and implemented an online booking system for at-risk patients and their contacts. 1-minute drive-through time slots were available to book for up to 6 people per vehicle. The primary measurement was the number of patients vaccinated with a secondary measurement of time spent vaccinating these patients. Results The pilot clinic occurred on 10/10/2020 with over 600 patients-at-risk & their contacts receiving the influenza vaccination over a time period of 10 hours. The capacity of this clinic was limited by the supply of vaccines. We estimate that 1,800 people could be vaccinated over the same time period with adequate vaccine supply. Conclusions A drive-through influenza vaccination clinic can be efficiently run using an online booking system and serves as a safe, efficient, and convenient way for patients-at-risk & their contacts to receive vaccinations. This system can be rolled out efficiently each winter for influenza vaccination and could be expanded to deliver mass vaccination for SARS-CoV-2.
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- G Curtin
- University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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- Ballycotton Medical Centre, Cork, Ireland
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- Imokilly Medical Centre, Cork, Ireland
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- Imokilly Medical Centre, Cork, Ireland
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Defourny N, Spencer K, Tunstall D, Cosgrove V, Kirkby K, Henry A, Lievens Y, Hall P. OC-0058 Impact of increased hypofractionation on treatment cost. Radiother Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(21)06752-9] [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]
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Stone PC, Kalpakidou A, Todd C, Griffiths J, Keeley V, Spencer K, Buckle P, Finlay D, Vickerstaff V, Omar RZ. The Prognosis in Palliative care Study II (PiPS2): A prospective observational validation study of a prognostic tool with an embedded qualitative evaluation. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0249297. [PMID: 33909630 PMCID: PMC8081241 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0249297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2020] [Accepted: 03/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Background Prognosis in Palliative care Study (PiPS) models predict survival probabilities in advanced cancer. PiPS-A (clinical observations only) and PiPS-B (additionally requiring blood results) consist of 14- and 56-day models (PiPS-A14; PiPS-A56; PiPS-B14; PiPS-B56) to create survival risk categories: days, weeks, months. The primary aim was to compare PIPS-B risk categories against agreed multi-professional estimates of survival (AMPES) and to validate PiPS-A and PiPS-B. Secondary aims were to assess acceptability of PiPS to patients, caregivers and health professionals (HPs). Methods and findings A national, multi-centre, prospective, observational, cohort study with nested qualitative sub-study using interviews with patients, caregivers and HPs. Validation study participants were adults with incurable cancer; with or without capacity; recently referred to community, hospital and hospice palliative care services across England and Wales. Sub-study participants were patients, caregivers and HPs. 1833 participants were recruited. PiPS-B risk categories were as accurate as AMPES [PiPS-B accuracy (910/1484; 61%); AMPES (914/1484; 61%); p = 0.851]. PiPS-B14 discrimination (C-statistic 0.837) and PiPS-B56 (0.810) were excellent. PiPS-B14 predictions were too high in the 57–74% risk group (Calibration-in-the-large [CiL] -0.202; Calibration slope [CS] 0.840). PiPS-B56 was well-calibrated (CiL 0.152; CS 0.914). PiPS-A risk categories were less accurate than AMPES (p<0.001). PiPS-A14 (C-statistic 0.825; CiL -0.037; CS 0.981) and PiPS-A56 (C-statistic 0.776; CiL 0.109; CS 0.946) had excellent or reasonably good discrimination and calibration. Interviewed patients (n = 29) and caregivers (n = 20) wanted prognostic information and considered that PiPS may aid communication. HPs (n = 32) found PiPS user-friendly and considered risk categories potentially helpful for decision-making. The need for a blood test for PiPS-B was considered a limitation. Conclusions PiPS-B risk categories are as accurate as AMPES made by experienced doctors and nurses. PiPS-A categories are less accurate. Patients, carers and HPs regard PiPS as potentially helpful in clinical practice. Study registration ISRCTN13688211.
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- P. C. Stone
- Marie Curie Palliative Care Research Department, Division of Psychiatry, University College London (UCL), London, United Kingdom
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- Marie Curie Palliative Care Research Department, Division of Psychiatry, University College London (UCL), London, United Kingdom
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- School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
- Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, United Kingdom
- Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
- Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Palliative Medicine Department, University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust, Derby, United Kingdom
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- School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
- Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Marie Curie Palliative Care Research Department, Division of Psychiatry, University College London (UCL), London, United Kingdom
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- Marie Curie Palliative Care Research Department, Division of Psychiatry, University College London (UCL), London, United Kingdom
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- Marie Curie Palliative Care Research Department, Division of Psychiatry, University College London (UCL), London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Statistical Science, University College London (UCL), London, United Kingdom
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Stone P, Vickerstaff V, Kalpakidou A, Todd C, Griffiths J, Keeley V, Spencer K, Buckle P, Finlay D, Omar RZ. Prognostic tools or clinical predictions: Which are better in palliative care? PLoS One 2021; 16:e0249763. [PMID: 33909658 PMCID: PMC8081205 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0249763] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2020] [Accepted: 03/25/2021] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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PURPOSE The Palliative Prognostic (PaP) score; Palliative Prognostic Index (PPI); Feliu Prognostic Nomogram (FPN) and Palliative Performance Scale (PPS) have all been proposed as prognostic tools for palliative cancer care. However, clinical judgement remains the principal way by which palliative care professionals determine prognoses and it is important that the performance of prognostic tools is compared against clinical predictions of survival (CPS). METHODS This was a multi-centre, cohort validation study of prognostic tools. Study participants were adults with advanced cancer receiving palliative care, with or without capacity to consent. Key prognostic data were collected at baseline, shortly after referral to palliative care services. CPS were obtained independently from a doctor and a nurse. RESULTS Prognostic data were collected on 1833 participants. All prognostic tools showed acceptable discrimination and calibration, but none showed superiority to CPS. Both PaP and CPS were equally able to accurately categorise patients according to their risk of dying within 30 days. There was no difference in performance between CPS and FPN at stratifying patients according to their risk of dying at 15, 30 or 60 days. PPI was significantly (p<0.001) worse than CPS at predicting which patients would survive for 3 or 6 weeks. PPS and CPS were both able to discriminate palliative care patients into multiple iso-prognostic groups. CONCLUSIONS Although four commonly used prognostic algorithms for palliative care generally showed good discrimination and calibration, none of them demonstrated superiority to CPS. Prognostic tools which are less accurate than CPS are of no clinical use. However, prognostic tools which perform similarly to CPS may have other advantages to recommend them for use in clinical practice (e.g. being more objective, more reproducible, acting as a second opinion or as an educational tool). Future studies should therefore assess the impact of prognostic tools on clinical practice and decision-making.
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- P. Stone
- Division of Psychiatry, Marie Curie Palliative Care Research Department, University College London (UCL), London, United Kingdom
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- Division of Psychiatry, Marie Curie Palliative Care Research Department, University College London (UCL), London, United Kingdom
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- Division of Psychiatry, Marie Curie Palliative Care Research Department, University College London (UCL), London, United Kingdom
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- Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, School of Health Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
- Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, United Kingdom
- Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, School of Health Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
- Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Palliative Medicine Department, University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust, Derby, United Kingdom
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- Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, School of Health Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
- Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Division of Psychiatry, Marie Curie Palliative Care Research Department, University College London (UCL), London, United Kingdom
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- Division of Psychiatry, Marie Curie Palliative Care Research Department, University College London (UCL), London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Statistical Science, University College London (UCL), London, United Kingdom
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Spencer K, Hall P, Henry A, Velikova G, Whalley S, Birch R, Le Calvez K, Williams M, Morris E. PH-0522: Fractionation and early mortality in palliative radiotherapy across the English NHS. Radiother Oncol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(21)00544-2] [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]
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Barton M, Batumalai V, Spencer K. Health Economic and Health Service Issues of Palliative Radiotherapy. Clin Oncol (R Coll Radiol) 2020; 32:775-780. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clon.2020.06.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [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] [Received: 04/15/2020] [Revised: 05/19/2020] [Accepted: 06/18/2020] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Spencer K, Bojke C, Henry A, Velikova G, Morris E, Van der Linden Y, Van den Hout W, Hall P. OC-0079: Can SABR for painful bone metastases ever be cost-effective in the NHS? Radiother Oncol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(21)00105-5] [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]
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Jones CM, Spencer K. Nurturing a Research-active Clinical Oncology Workforce: A Trainee Perspective. Clin Oncol (R Coll Radiol) 2020; 33:e39-e43. [PMID: 32636144 DOI: 10.1016/j.clon.2020.06.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2020] [Accepted: 06/16/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- C M Jones
- Radiotherapy Research Group, Faculty of Medicine & Health, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK; Leeds Cancer Centre, The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, UK; School of Molecular & Cellular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.
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- Radiotherapy Research Group, Faculty of Medicine & Health, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK; Leeds Cancer Centre, The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, UK; Leeds Institute of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine & Health, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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Luzin V, Spiridonov P, Spencer K, Gnaupel-Herold T. Neutron Diffraction Study of Macrostress and Microstress in Al-Al 2O 3-Based Corrosion Protection Coating Obtained by Cold Spray (Dynamic Metallization). J Therm Spray Technol 2020; 29:10.1007/s11666-020-01077-8. [PMID: 37720693 PMCID: PMC10502611 DOI: 10.1007/s11666-020-01077-8] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2019] [Revised: 06/21/2020] [Indexed: 09/19/2023]
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Protective coatings based on an Al-Al2O3 metal matrix composite (MMC) were sprayed using dynamic metallization (DM), a low-pressure cold spray variant. A series of samples approximately 1 mm in thickness were sprayed using different spray process parameters (temperature, velocity) and different feedstock powder compositions (Al, Zn, Al2O3). This resulted in MMCs of different phase compositions and slightly different physical conditions of coating formation. The through-thickness residual stresses that accumulate in coatings during the spray process were studied using neutron diffraction in all phases comprising the MMCs. The overall residual stress in the coating (macrostress) was compressive, which is in good agreement with the data on residual stress observed in other cold spray coatings, accumulating as a result of the peening process. However, due to the slightly elevated spray temperature characteristic of DM in comparison with other cold spray variants, thermal stresses are also present and play an equally important role in the accumulation of residual stress in each phase. Because of the multi-phase composition and thermal mismatch between the metal and ceramic components of the MMC, inter-phase microstresses also accumulate. A micro-mechanical explanation of the observed tensile microstress in Al/Zn versus compressive stress in Al2O3 is proposed.
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- V. Luzin
- Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, Lucas Heights, NSW 2232, Australia
- School of Engineering, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia
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- BHP Billiton, BMA Coal, 71 Eagle St, Brisbane, QLD 4000, Australia
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Ahmed A, Williams DJ, Cheed V, Middleton LJ, Ahmad S, Wang K, Vince AT, Hewett P, Spencer K, Khan KS, Daniels JP. Pravastatin for early-onset pre-eclampsia: a randomised, blinded, placebo-controlled trial. BJOG 2019; 127:478-488. [PMID: 31715077 PMCID: PMC7063986 DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.16013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.4] [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] [Accepted: 11/04/2019] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Objective Women with pre‐eclampsia have elevated circulating levels of soluble fms‐like tyrosine kinase‐1 (sFlt‐1). Statins can reduce sFlt‐1 from cultured cells and improve pregnancy outcome in animals with a pre‐eclampsia‐like syndrome. We investigated the effect of pravastatin on plasma sFlt‐1 levels during pre‐eclampsia. Design Blinded (clinician and participant), proof of principle, placebo‐controlled trial. Setting Fifteen UK maternity units. Population We used a minimisation algorithm to assign 62 women with early‐onset pre‐eclampsia (24+0–31+6 weeks of gestation) to receive pravastatin 40 mg daily (n = 30) or matched placebo (n = 32), from randomisation to childbirth. Primary outcome Difference in mean plasma sFlt‐1 levels over the first 3 days following randomisation. Results The difference in the mean maternal plasma sFlt‐1 levels over the first 3 days after randomisation between the pravastatin (n = 27) and placebo (n = 29) groups was 292 pg/ml (95% CI −1175 to 592; P = 0.5), and over days 1–14 was 48 pg/ml (95% CI −1009 to 913; P = 0.9). Women who received pravastatin had a similar length of pregnancy following randomisation compared with those who received placebo (hazard ratio 0.84; 95% CI 0.50–1.40; P = 0.6). The median time from randomisation to childbirth was 9 days (interquartile range [IQR] 5–14 days) for the pravastatin group and 7 days (IQR 4–11 days) for the placebo group. There were three perinatal deaths in the placebo‐treated group and no deaths or serious adverse events attributable to pravastatin. Conclusions We found no evidence that pravastatin lowered maternal plasma sFlt‐1 levels once early‐onset pre‐eclampsia had developed. Pravastatin appears to have no adverse perinatal effects. Tweetable abstract Pravastatin does not improve maternal plasma sFlt‐1 or placental growth factor levels following a diagnosis of early preterm pre‐eclampsia #clinicaltrial finds. Pravastatin does not improve maternal plasma sFlt‐1 or placental growth factor levels following a diagnosis of early preterm pre‐eclampsia #clinicaltrial finds.
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- Aston Medical Research Institute, Aston Medical School, Aston University, Birmingham, UK.,King Fahad Centre for Medical Research, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- UCL EGA Institute for Women's Health, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Birmingham Clinical Trials Unit, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Birmingham Clinical Trials Unit, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Aston Medical Research Institute, Aston Medical School, Aston University, Birmingham, UK
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- Aston Medical Research Institute, Aston Medical School, Aston University, Birmingham, UK
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- Birmingham Clinical Trials Unit, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Barking, Havering & Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust, Romford, UK
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- Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- Nottingham Clinical Trials Unit, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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Kim R, Chaves J, Kavan P, Fakih M, Kortmansky J, Spencer K, Wong L, Tehfe M, Li J, Lee M, Mayo C, Marinello P, Chiorean E. Pembrolizumab (pembro) plus mFOLFOX or FOLFIRI in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC): KEYNOTE-651 cohorts B and D. Ann Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdz246.085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [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: 11/12/2022] Open
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Jones CM, Spencer K, Hitchen C, Pelly T, Wood B, Hatfield P, Crellin A, Sebag-Montefiore D, Goody R, Crosby T, Radhakrishna G. Hypofractionated Radiotherapy in Oesophageal Cancer for Patients Unfit for Systemic Therapy: A Retrospective Single-Centre Analysis. Clin Oncol (R Coll Radiol) 2019; 31:356-364. [PMID: 30737068 DOI: 10.1016/j.clon.2019.01.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2018] [Revised: 11/24/2018] [Accepted: 12/06/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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AIMS Chemoradiotherapy (CRT) is established as a superior treatment option to definitive radiotherapy in the non-surgical management of oesophageal cancer. For patients precluded from CRT through choice or comorbidity there is little evidence to guide delivery of single-modality radiotherapy. In this study we outline outcomes for patients unfit for CRT who received a hypofractionated radiotherapy (HRT) regimen. MATERIALS AND METHODS A retrospective UK single-centre analysis of 61 consecutive patients with lower- or middle-third adenocarcinoma (OAC; 61%) or squamous cell carcinoma of the oesophagus managed using HRT with radical intent between April 2009 and 2014. Treatment consisted of 50 Gy in 16 fractions (n = 49, 80.3%) or 50-52.5 Gy in 20 fractions (n = 12, 19.7%). Outcomes were referenced against a contemporaneous comparator cohort of 80 (54% OAC) consecutive patients managed with conventionally fractionated CRT within the same centre. RESULTS Three-year and median overall survival were, respectively, 56.9% and 29 months with HRT compared with 55.5% and 26 months for CRT; adjusted hazard ratio 0.79 (95% confidence interval 0.48-1.28). Grade 3 and 4 toxicity rates were low at 16.4% (n = 10) for those receiving HRT and 40.2% (n = 32) for the CRT group. In patients with OAC, CRT delivered superior overall survival (hazard ratio 0.46; 95% confidence interval 0.25-0.85) and progression-free survival (hazard ratio 0.45; 95% confidence interval 0.23-0.88) when compared with HRT. CONCLUSIONS The HRT regimen described here was safe and tolerable in patients unable to receive CRT, and delivered promising survival outcomes. The use of HRT for the treatment of oesophageal cancer, both alone and as a sequential or concurrent treatment with chemotherapy, requires further study. New precision radiotherapy technologies may provide additional scope for improving outcomes in oesophageal cancer using HRT-based approaches and should be evaluated.
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- C M Jones
- Radiotherapy Research Group, Leeds Cancer Centre, The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, UK; School of Molecular & Cellular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK; Leeds Institute of Medical Research at St James's, Faculty of Medicine & Health, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Radiotherapy Research Group, Leeds Cancer Centre, The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, UK; Leeds Institute of Medical Research at St James's, Faculty of Medicine & Health, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK; Leeds Institute of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine & Health, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine & Health, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine & Health, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine & Health, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Radiotherapy Research Group, Leeds Cancer Centre, The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, UK
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- Radiotherapy Research Group, Leeds Cancer Centre, The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, UK
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- Radiotherapy Research Group, Leeds Cancer Centre, The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, UK; Leeds Institute of Medical Research at St James's, Faculty of Medicine & Health, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Radiotherapy Research Group, Leeds Cancer Centre, The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, UK
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- Velindre Cancer Centre, Velindre Hospital, Cardiff, UK
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- Radiotherapy Research Group, Leeds Cancer Centre, The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, UK.
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Ellenger K, Flatley M, Spencer K, Clarke K, Franks K, Jain P. P2.04-21 Real World Experience of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors In NSCLC: Our First 10 Months Experience at Leeds Cancer Centre, UK. J Thorac Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2018.08.1245] [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: 10/28/2022]
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Spencer K, Kennedy M, Lummis K, Ellames D, Snee M, Brunelli A, Franks K, Callister M. PV-0476: Equivalent cancer-specific survival following surgical resection or SABR for stage I lung cancer. Radiother Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(18)30786-2] [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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Spencer K, Van den Hout W, Henry A, Morris E, Velikova G, Hall P, Tubeuf S, Van der Linden Y. PO-0847: Pain response and quality of life with survival post palliative radiotherapy for bone metastases. Radiother Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(18)31157-5] [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: 10/14/2022]
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Adam A, Spencer K. A near-fatal case of emphysematous pyelonephritis: Embracing the new management ‘gold standard’ – Saving the life while saving the kidney! African Journal of Urology 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.afju.2016.08.003] [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: 11/29/2022] Open
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Kennedy MPT, Lummis KL, Spencer K, Franks K, Snee M, Callister MEJ. S64 Rates and sites of recurrence following radical treatment of stage I lung cancer. Thorax 2016. [DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2016-209333.70] [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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Spencer K, Whatman C, Reid D. MOVEMENT COMPETENCY AND ASSOCIATION WITH GAME PERFORMANCE IN SECONDARY SCHOOL NETBALL PLAYERS. Br J Sports Med 2016. [DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2016-096952.9] [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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Kaufman H, Spencer K, Mehnert J, Silk A, Wang J, Zloza A, Kane M, Moore D, Grose M, Shafren D. Phase Ib study of intratumoral oncolytic coxsackievirus A21 (CVA21) and pembrolizumab in subjects with advanced melanoma. Ann Oncol 2016. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdw379.51] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [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: 11/12/2022] Open
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Doyle JL, Kuhn K, Byerly B, Colletti L, Fulwyler J, Garduno K, Keller R, Lujan E, Martinez A, Myers S, Porterfield D, Spencer K, Stanley F, Townsend L, Thomas M, Walker L, Xu N, Tandon L. Nuclear forensic analysis of a non-traditional actinide sample. Talanta 2016; 159:200-207. [PMID: 27474299 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2016.06.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2016] [Revised: 06/13/2016] [Accepted: 06/14/2016] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Nuclear forensic publications, performance tests, and research and development efforts typically target the bulk global inventory of intentionally safeguarded materials, such as plutonium (Pu) and uranium (U). Other materials, such as neptunium (Np), pose a nuclear security risk as well. Trafficking leading to recovery of an interdicted Np sample is a realistic concern especially for materials originating in countries that reprocesses fuel. Using complementary forensic methods, potential signatures for an unknown Np oxide sample were investigated. Measurement results were assessed against published Np processes to present hypotheses as to the original intended use, method of production, and origin for this Np oxide.
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- Jamie L Doyle
- Los Alamos National Laboratory, P.O. Box 1663, Los Alamos, NM 87545, United States.
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, P.O. Box 1663, Los Alamos, NM 87545, United States
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, P.O. Box 1663, Los Alamos, NM 87545, United States
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, P.O. Box 1663, Los Alamos, NM 87545, United States
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, P.O. Box 1663, Los Alamos, NM 87545, United States
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, P.O. Box 1663, Los Alamos, NM 87545, United States
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, P.O. Box 1663, Los Alamos, NM 87545, United States
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, P.O. Box 1663, Los Alamos, NM 87545, United States
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, P.O. Box 1663, Los Alamos, NM 87545, United States
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, P.O. Box 1663, Los Alamos, NM 87545, United States
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, P.O. Box 1663, Los Alamos, NM 87545, United States
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, P.O. Box 1663, Los Alamos, NM 87545, United States
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, P.O. Box 1663, Los Alamos, NM 87545, United States
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, P.O. Box 1663, Los Alamos, NM 87545, United States
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, P.O. Box 1663, Los Alamos, NM 87545, United States
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, P.O. Box 1663, Los Alamos, NM 87545, United States
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, P.O. Box 1663, Los Alamos, NM 87545, United States
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, P.O. Box 1663, Los Alamos, NM 87545, United States
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- K Spencer
- Endocrine Unit, Clinical Biochemistry Department, Oldchurch Hospital, Romford, Essex, UK
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- Chemical Pathology Department, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Cosham, Portsmouth, UK
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- Clinical Chemistry Department, Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro, Cornwall, UK
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- Protein Reference Unit, Northern General Hospital, Sheffield, UK
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Morris EJA, Finan PJ, Spencer K, Geh I, Crellin A, Quirke P, Thomas JD, Lawton S, Adams R, Sebag-Montefiore D. Wide Variation in the Use of Radiotherapy in the Management of Surgically Treated Rectal Cancer Across the English National Health Service. Clin Oncol (R Coll Radiol) 2016; 28:522-531. [PMID: 26936609 PMCID: PMC4944647 DOI: 10.1016/j.clon.2016.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2015] [Revised: 01/12/2016] [Accepted: 02/04/2016] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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AIMS Radiotherapy is an important treatment modality in the multidisciplinary management of rectal cancer. It is delivered both in the neoadjuvant setting and postoperatively, but, although it reduces local recurrence, it does not influence overall survival and increases the risk of long-term complications. This has led to a variety of international practice patterns. These variations can have a significant effect on commissioning, but also future clinical research. This study explores its use within the large English National Health Service (NHS). MATERIALS AND METHODS Information on all individuals diagnosed with a surgically treated rectal cancer between April 2009 and December 2010 were extracted from the Radiotherapy Dataset linked to the National Cancer Data Repository. Individuals were grouped into those receiving no radiotherapy, short-course radiotherapy with immediate surgery (SCRT-I), short-course radiotherapy with delayed surgery (SCRT-D), long-course chemoradiotherapy (LCCRT), other radiotherapy (ORT) and postoperative radiotherapy (PORT). Patterns of use were then investigated. RESULTS The study consisted of 9201 individuals; 4585 (49.3%) received some form of radiotherapy. SCRT-I was used in 12.1%, SCRT-D in 1.2%, LCCRT in 29.5%, ORT in 4.7% and PORT in 2.3%. Radiotherapy was used more commonly in men and in those receiving an abdominoperineal excision and less commonly in the elderly and those with comorbidity. Significant and substantial variations were also seen in its use across all the multidisciplinary teams managing this disease. CONCLUSION Despite the same evidence base, wide variation exists in both the use of and type of radiotherapy delivered in the management of rectal cancer across the English NHS. Prospective population-based collection of local recurrence and patient-reported early and late toxicity information is required to further improve patient selection for preoperative radiotherapy.
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- E J A Morris
- Cancer Epidemiology Group, Leeds Institute of Cancer & Pathology, University of Leeds, St James's University Hospital, Leeds, UK.
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- John Goligher Colorectal Unit, St James's University Hospital, Leeds, UK; National Cancer Intelligence Network, London, UK
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- Cancer Epidemiology Group, Leeds Institute of Cancer & Pathology, University of Leeds, St James's University Hospital, Leeds, UK; Non-Surgical Oncology, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, St James's University Hospital, Leeds, UK
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- University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Queen Elizabeth Medical Centre, Birmingham, UK
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- Non-Surgical Oncology, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, St James's University Hospital, Leeds, UK
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- Section of Pathology and Tumour Biology, Leeds Institute of Cancer & Pathology, University of Leeds, St James's University Hospital, Leeds, UK
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- National Cancer Registration Service, Northern and Yorkshire Office, St James's Institute of Oncology, St James's University Hospital, Leeds, UK; Knowledge and Intelligence Team (Northern and Yorkshire), St James's Institute of Oncology, St James's University Hospital, Leeds, UK
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- Knowledge and Intelligence Team (Northern and Yorkshire), St James's Institute of Oncology, St James's University Hospital, Leeds, UK
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- Cardiff University School of Medicine, Velindre Hospital, Cardiff, UK
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- Section of Clinical Oncology, Leeds Institute of Cancer & Pathology, University of Leeds, St James's University Hospital, Leeds, UK
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Adam A, Spencer K, Moon S, Jacub I. Smartphone, Smart Surgeon, what about a 'Smart Logbook'? S AFR J SURG 2016; 54:36-42. [PMID: 28240502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Mobile phone applications (Apps) have become a vital assistant to medical personnel in today's technologically advanced era. The utility of Apps with case logbook capabilities has not yet been explored. OBJECTIVE To assess and evaluate all currently available surgical and procedural case logbook Apps. METHOD A comprehensive search was conducted in April 2015 on the Android Play Store, iTunes (Apple App Store, iOS), and BlackBerry World for surgical and/or procedural logbooks. The search terms'surgical logbook', 'logbook', 'procedure logbook' and 'surgical log' were used. Apps which could not be utilized as a surgical/procedural logbook were excluded. Each App was individually assessed and rated using preset criteria, by the unit consultant, registrars, and medical officer. RESULTS In total, 2 740 Apps were assessed. After applying our exclusion criteria, only 16 Apps were relevant, and 11 suitable for critical review. Data sizes ranged from 510Kb to 12.2Mb. Costing of the Apps ranged from ZAR 0.00 to ZAR 105.32. The overall study scores revealed the following top five rated Apps: Surgical Logbook by Surgilog; Surgeon Logbook Pro; Surgery Notebook, Surgical Logbook, and Universal Logbook. CONCLUSION The current mobile Apps available are efficient in replacing traditional case logbooks. The use of the 'Smart Logbook' may become common practice in the life of the modern-day surgeon.
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- A Adam
- Department of Urology, Helen Joseph Hospital
- Department of Paediatric Urology, Rahima Moosa Mother & Child (Coronation) Hospital
- Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Department of Urology, Helen Joseph Hospital
- Department of Paediatric Urology, Rahima Moosa Mother & Child (Coronation) Hospital
- Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Developer, MIP Holdings (Pty) Ltd
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- Developer, MIP Holdings (Pty) Ltd
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Murray P, Spencer K, Dickinson P, Snee M, Jain P, Clarke K, Franks K. EP-1254: Updated outcomes for patients treated with SABR for lung cancer at the Leeds Cancer Centre. Radiother Oncol 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(16)32504-x] [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: 10/21/2022]
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Kennedy M, Lummis K, Spencer K, Snee M, Franks K, Callister M. 119 Treatment outcomes in stage I lung cancer. Lung Cancer 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/s0169-5002(16)30136-2] [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]
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Varga Z, Mayer K, Bonamici CE, Hubert A, Hutcheon I, Kinman W, Kristo M, Pointurier F, Spencer K, Stanley F, Steiner R, Tandon L, Williams R. Validation of reference materials for uranium radiochronometry in the frame of nuclear forensic investigations. Appl Radiat Isot 2015; 102:81-86. [PMID: 26043276 DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2015.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2014] [Revised: 05/08/2015] [Accepted: 05/11/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The results of a joint effort by expert nuclear forensic laboratories in the area of age dating of uranium, i.e. the elapsed time since the last chemical purification of the material are presented and discussed. Completely separated uranium materials of known production date were distributed among the laboratories, and the samples were dated according to routine laboratory procedures by the measurement of the (230)Th/(234)U ratio. The measurement results were in good agreement with the known production date showing that the concept for preparing uranium age dating reference material based on complete separation is valid. Detailed knowledge of the laboratory procedures used for uranium age dating allows the identification of possible improvements in the current protocols and the development of improved practice in the future. The availability of age dating reference materials as well as the evolvement of the age dating best-practice protocol will increase the relevance and applicability of age dating as part of the tool-kit available for nuclear forensic investigations.
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- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), Institute for Transuranium Elements (ITU), Postfach 2340, 76125 Karlsruhe, Germany.
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- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), Institute for Transuranium Elements (ITU), Postfach 2340, 76125 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, P.O. Box 1663, Los Alamos, NM 8745, USA
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- CEA, DAM, DIF, F91297 Arpajon, France
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 7000 East Avenue, Livermore, CA 94550, USA
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, P.O. Box 1663, Los Alamos, NM 8745, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 7000 East Avenue, Livermore, CA 94550, USA
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, P.O. Box 1663, Los Alamos, NM 8745, USA
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, P.O. Box 1663, Los Alamos, NM 8745, USA
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, P.O. Box 1663, Los Alamos, NM 8745, USA
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, P.O. Box 1663, Los Alamos, NM 8745, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 7000 East Avenue, Livermore, CA 94550, USA
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Spencer K, Morris E, Dugdale E, Sebag-Montefiore D, Turner R, Hall G, Crellin A. 30 day mortality in palliative radiotherapy – a population based audit. Clin Oncol (R Coll Radiol) 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clon.2015.04.028] [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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Williams C, Hambridge K, Petchey M, Martin JA, Spencer K. Undetectable pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A in antenatal serum Down's syndrome screening: a case of assay interference. Ann Clin Biochem 2015; 52:615-9. [PMID: 25995284 DOI: 10.1177/0004563215590450] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/05/2015] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Serum pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A (PAPP-A) is measured in Down's syndrome screening, routinely offered to women in pregnancy. We present the case of an undetectable pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A concentration on the PerkinElmer AutoDELFIA system where immunoassay interference was suspected. Investigations performed, including dilution and recovery studies and antibody-blocking tube incubations, all yielded serum pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A concentrations of <25 mU/L. Pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A was also undetectable on two alternative pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A assays. An experimental manual Delfia procedure suggested the site of interference was between the secondary antibody and the pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A molecule. This case of negative interference in the PerkinElmer pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A assay produced a falsely high Down's syndrome risk that might have led to an unnecessary invasive procedure with the potential for fetal loss. This highlights the need for Down's syndrome screening laboratories to be vigilant to immunoassay interference due to the significant impact of the results on patient decision outcome.
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Royal Bolton Hospital, Bolton, UK
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Royal Bolton Hospital, Bolton, UK
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- Pathology Department, University Hospital Coventry, Clifford Coventry, UK
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Royal Bolton Hospital, Bolton, UK
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- Clinical Biochemistry Department, King George Hospital, Goodmayes, Essex, UK
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Thompson O, Otigbah C, Nnochiri A, Sumithran E, Spencer K. First trimester maternal serum biochemical markers of aneuploidy in pregnancies with abnormally invasive placentation. BJOG 2015; 122:1370-6. [DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.13298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/14/2014] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- O Thompson
- Fetal Medicine Unit; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology; Queens Hospital; Romford UK
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- Fetal Medicine Unit; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology; Queens Hospital; Romford UK
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- Fetal Medicine Unit; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology; Queens Hospital; Romford UK
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- Department of Pathology; Queens Hospital; Romford UK
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- Prenatal Research Unit; Department of Clinical Biochemistry; King George Hospital; Goodmayes UK
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Baliga S, Crandley E, Lomas H, Richardson K, Spencer K, Bennion N, El Aldo Mikdachi H, Irvin W, Kersh C. Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy in Recurrent, Persistent, or Oligometastatic Gynecological Tumors. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2014.05.1550] [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]
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Murray P, Spencer K, Siang Choong E, Jain P, Turner R, Snee M, Franks K, Clarke K. 174 Hypofractionated high dose palliative thoracic radiotherapy in non-small cell lung cancer: 36 Gy in 6 fractions (6F) alternate days over 2 weeks – a safe and efficient regimen. Lung Cancer 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/s0169-5002(14)70175-8] [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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Ramasamy S, Musunuru H, Sangha V, Flatley M, Spencer K, Turner R, Stuart R, Clarke K, Needham A, Lilley J, Snee M, Franks K. 171 Lung stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR) for medically inoperable peripheral Stage I NSCLC at the St. James's Institute of Oncology. Lung Cancer 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/s0169-5002(14)70172-2] [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: 10/25/2022]
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Potthoff P, Gargani L, Agoston G, Moreo A, Pingitore A, Lombardi M, Varga A, Sicari R, Picano E, Hu K, Liu D, Niemann M, Herrmann S, Cikes M, Gaudron P, Knop S, Ertl G, Bijnens B, Weidemann F, Orii M, Hirata K, Yamano T, Tanimoto T, Ino Y, Yamaguchi T, Kubo T, Imanishi T, Akasaka T, Addetia K, Patel A, Spencer K, Mor-Avi V, Lang R, Yu WC, Liao J, Chang F, Niu D. Oral Abstract session * The importance of cardiac imaging in systemic diseases: 12/12/2013, 08:30-10:00 * Location: Bursa. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging 2013. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jet218] [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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Anwar M, Lupo J, Molinaro A, Clarke J, Butowski N, Prados M, Chang S, HaasKogan D, Nelson S, Ashman J, Drazkowski J, Zimmerman R, Lidner T, Giannini C, Porter A, Patel N, Atean I, Shin N, Toltz A, Laude C, Freeman C, Seuntjens J, Roberge D, Back M, Kastelan M, Guo L, Wheeler H, Beauchesne P, Faure G, Noel G, Schmitt T, Martin L, Jadaud E, Carnin C, Bowers J, Bennion N, Lomas H, Spencer K, Richardson M, McAllister W, Sheehan J, Schlesinger D, Kersh R, Brower J, Gans S, Hartsell W, Goldman S, Chang JHC, Mohammed N, Siddiqui M, Gondi V, Christensen E, Klawikowski S, Garg A, McAleer M, Rhines L, Yang J, Brown P, Chang E, Settle S, Ghia A, Edson M, Fuller GN, Allen P, Li J, Garsa A, Badiyan S, Simpson J, Dowling J, Rich K, Chicoine M, Leuthardt E, Kim A, Robinson C, Gill B, Peskorski D, Lalonde R, Huq MS, Flickinger J, Graff A, Clerkin P, Smith H, Isaak R, Dinh J, Grosshans D, Allen P, de Groot J, McGovern S, McAleer M, Gilbert M, Brown P, Mahajan A, Gupta T, Mohanty S, Kannan S, Jalali R, Hardie J, Laack N, Kizilbash S, Buckner J, Giannini C, Uhm J, Parney I, Jenkins R, Decker P, Voss J, Hiramatsu R, Kawabata S, Furuse M, Niyatake SI, Kuroiwa T, Suzuki M, Ono K, Hobbs C, Vallow L, Peterson J, Jaeckle K, Heckman M, Bhupendra R, Horowitz D, Wuu CS, Feng W, Drassinower D, Lasala A, Lassman A, Wang T, Indelicato D, Rotondo R, Bradley J, Sandler E, Aldana P, Mendenhall N, Marcus R, Kabarriti R, Mourad WF, Mejia DM, Glanzman J, Patel S, Young R, Bernstein M, Hong L, Fox J, LaSala P, Kalnicki S, Garg M, Khatua S, Hou P, Wolff J, Hamilton J, Zaky W, Mahajan A, Ketonen L, Kim SH, Lee SR, Ji, Oh Y, Krishna U, Shah N, Pathak R, Gupta T, Lila A, Menon P, Goel A, Jalali R, Lall R, Lall R, Smith T, Schumacher A, McCaslin A, Kalapurakal J, Chandler J, Magnuson W, Robins HI, Mohindra P, Howard S, Mahajan A, Manfredi D, Rogers CL, Palmer M, Hillebrandt E, Bilton S, Robinson G, Velasco K, Mehta M, McGregor J, Grecula J, Ammirati M, Pelloski C, Lu L, Gupta N, Bell S, Moller S, Law I, Rosenschold PMA, Costa J, Poulsen HS, Engelholm SA, Morrison A, Cuglievan B, Khatib Z, Mourad WF, Kabarriti R, Young R, Santiago T, Blakaj DM, Welch M, Graber J, Patel S, Hong LX, Patel A, Tandon A, Bernstein MB, Shourbaji RA, Glanzman J, Kinon MD, Fox JL, Lasala P, Kalnicki S, Garg MK, Nicholas S, Salvatori R, Lim M, Redmond K, Quinones A, Gallia G, Rigamonti D, Kleinberg L, Patel S, Mourad W, Young R, Kabarriti R, Santiago T, Glanzman J, Bernstein M, Patel A, Yaparpalvi R, Hong L, Fox J, LaSala P, Kalnicki S, Garg M, Redmond K, Mian O, Degaonkar M, Sair H, Terezakis S, Kleinberg L, McNutt T, Wharam M, Mahone M, Horska A, Rezvi U, Melian E, Surucu M, Mescioglu I, Prabhu V, Clark J, Anderson D, Robbins J, Yechieli R, Ryu S, Ruge MI, Suchorska B, Hamisch C, Mahnkopf K, Lehrke R, Treuer H, Sturm V, Voges J, Sahgal A, Al-Omair A, Masucci L, Masson-Cote L, Atenafu E, Letourneau D, Yu E, Rampersaud R, Lewis S, Yee A, Thibault I, Fehlings M, Shi W, Palmer J, Li J, Kenyon L, Glass J, Kim L, Werner-wasik M, Andrews D, Susheela S, Revannasiddaiah S, Muzumder S, Mallarajapatna G, Basavalingaiah A, Gupta M, Kallur K, Hassan M, Bilimagga R, Tamura K, Aoyagi M, Ando N, Ogishima T, Yamamoto M, Ohno K, Maehara T, Xu Z, Vance ML, Schlesinger D, Sheehan J, Young R, Blakaj D, Kinon MD, Mourad W, LaSala PA, Hong L, Kalnicki S, Garg M, Young R, Mourad W, Patel S, Fox J, LaSala PA, Hong L, Graber JJ, Santiago T, Kalnicki S, Garg M, Zimmerman AL, Vogelbaum MA, Barnett GH, Murphy ES, Suh JH, Angelov L, Reddy CA, Chao ST. RADIATION THERAPY. Neuro Oncol 2013; 15:iii178-iii188. [PMCID: PMC3823902 DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/not187] [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: 09/23/2023] Open
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Grabka M, Wita K, Bochenek T, Paraniak-Gieszczyk B, Elzbieciak M, Teixeira R, Moreira N, Soares F, Ribeiro N, Martins R, Elvas L, Providencia L, Duchateau N, Piella G, Doltra A, Silva E, Frangi A, Brugada J, Mont L, Sitges M, De Craene M, Cho E, Choi K, Kwon B, Kim D, Jang S, Park C, Jung H, Jeon H, Youn H, Kim J, Duchateau N, Bijnens B, Doltra A, Gabrielli L, Fernandez-Armenta J, Silva E, Rigol M, Solanes N, Barcelo A, Sitges M, Forsha D, Risum N, Samad Z, Smith P, Rajagopal S, Kropf A, Barker P, Kisslo J, Lindqvist P, Henein M, Soderberg S, Tossavainen E, Gonzalez M, Henein M, Forsha D, Risum N, Smith P, Samad Z, Barker P, Kisslo J, Sidorenko I, Ostrovski U, Shumovech V, Udina O, Freed B, Tsang W, Bhave N, Yamat M, Dill K, Spencer K, Mor-Avi V, Patel A, Gomberg-Maitland M, Lang R. Imaging in dysynchrony and ventricular function: Techniques. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging 2012. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jes267] [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: 11/12/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES To investigate the levels of tumour markers CA 19-9 and CA 15-3 in the first trimester maternal serum of euploid control and trisomy 21 pregnancies. METHODS Maternal serum marker levels of 69 trisomy 21 and 388 euploid controls were quantified by the Kryptor analyser, and levels were compared between the two groups after analysis for confounding factors. Monte Carlo simulation was carried out to determine the effect of adding potential markers to the combined test. RESULTS Neither marker was affected by gestational age; however, CA 19-9 required correction for maternal weight. CA 19-9 was significantly increased in trisomy 21 pregnancies (0.98 MoM in euploid, 1.16 MoM in trisomy 21, p = 0.024). Levels of CA 15-3 were not found to differ significantly (1.03 MoM in euploid, 1.09 in trisomy 21, p = 0.130). Detection rates were unaffected by addition of CA 19-9 to the combined test. CONCLUSION Although a small significant increase in CA 19-9 levels was found in trisomy 21 group, it is unlikely to be of any use as part of a trisomy 21 screening tool.
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- Prenatal Screening Unit, Department of Clinical Biochemistry, King George Hospital, Barley Lane, Goodmayes, Essex, UK
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Adams J, Jordan S, Spencer K, Belanger J, Cheng D, Shock T, Karcher J. Energy expenditure in US automotive technicians and occupation-specific cardiac rehabilitation. Occup Med (Lond) 2012; 63:103-8. [PMID: 23144121 DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqs192] [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: 11/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The standard exercise protocol for patients in a traditional cardiac rehabilitation (rehab) programme may not be adequate for preparing manual workers for a safe return to work, as these activities bear little resemblance to the physical movements and force exertion required in most industrial jobs. AIMS To measure the energy expenditure as metabolic equivalents (METs) required for automotive technicians, to compare this MET level with that normally attained in traditional cardiac rehab programmes and to suggest cardiac rehab exercises for automotive technicians based on specificity of training. METHODS Automotive technicians who volunteered to participate had their MET levels measured while they performed a defined series of work tasks in the service department of an automobile dealership. Their daily walking distance was also determined. RESULTS Thirty-six of 95 eligible subjects participated; a response rate of 38%. Mean peak MET level was 7.1, less than the 8 METs target training goal often used in traditional cardiac rehab programmes. However, patients' outcome MET levels in cardiac rehab are usually measured by a treadmill stress test, whereas the subjects reached 7.1 METs while performing work tasks. The subjects walked an average of 5 km during a normal workday. CONCLUSIONS Because MET level measurements are work specific, automotive technicians in a cardiac rehab programme should strive to reach and maintain a level of >7 METs while performing specific training exercises that mimic the work tasks they must do throughout the day. They can also benefit from traditional endurance training such as treadmill walking.
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- Cardiac Rehabilitation, Baylor Jack and Jane Hamilton Heart and Vascular Hospital, Dallas, TX 75246, USA.
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