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Slovis B, Randolph F, Aini M, White J, Halicks H, Kairys J. 329 Patient Characteristics Associated With Use of Emergency Department Self-Check-In Kiosks. Ann Emerg Med 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2021.09.343] [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]
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Sagel SD, Khan U, Jain R, Graff G, Daines CL, Dunitz JM, Borowitz D, Orenstein DM, Abdulhamid I, Noe J, Clancy JP, Slovis B, Rock MJ, McCoy KS, Strausbaugh S, Livingston FR, Papas KA, Shaffer ML. Effects of an Antioxidant-enriched Multivitamin in Cystic Fibrosis. A Randomized, Controlled, Multicenter Clinical Trial. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2018; 198:639-647. [PMID: 29688760 PMCID: PMC6118015 DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201801-0105oc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [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: 01/16/2018] [Accepted: 04/23/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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RATIONALE Cystic fibrosis (CF) is characterized by dietary antioxidant deficiencies, which may contribute to an oxidant-antioxidant imbalance and oxidative stress. OBJECTIVES Evaluate the effects of an oral antioxidant-enriched multivitamin supplement on antioxidant concentrations, markers of inflammation and oxidative stress, and clinical outcomes. METHODS In this investigator-initiated, multicenter, randomized, double-blind, controlled trial, 73 pancreatic-insufficient subjects with CF 10 years of age and older with an FEV1 between 40% and 100% predicted were randomized to 16 weeks of an antioxidant-enriched multivitamin or control multivitamin without antioxidant enrichment. Endpoints included systemic antioxidant concentrations, markers of inflammation and oxidative stress, clinical outcomes (pulmonary exacerbations, anthropometric measures, pulmonary function), safety, and tolerability. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS Change in sputum myeloperoxidase concentration over 16 weeks, the primary efficacy endpoint, was not significantly different between the treated and control groups. Systemic antioxidant (β-carotene, coenzyme Q10, γ-tocopherol, and lutein) concentrations significantly increased in the antioxidant-treated group (P < 0.001 for each), whereas circulating calprotectin and myeloperoxidase decreased in the treated group compared with the control group at Week 4. The treated group had a lower risk of first pulmonary exacerbation requiring antibiotics than the control group (adjusted hazard ratio, 0.50; P = 0.04). Lung function and growth endpoints did not differ between groups. Adverse events and tolerability were similar between groups. CONCLUSIONS Antioxidant supplementation was safe and well tolerated, resulting in increased systemic antioxidant concentrations and modest reductions in systemic inflammation after 4 weeks. Antioxidant treatment was also associated with a lower risk of first pulmonary exacerbation. Clinical trial registered with www.clinicaltrials.gov (NCT01859390).
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- Scott D. Sagel
- Department of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital Colorado, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado
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- Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Therapeutics Development Network Coordinating Center, Seattle Children’s Research Institute, Seattle, Washington
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- Department of Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
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- Department of Pediatrics, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
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- Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Department of Pediatrics, Jacobs School of Medicine, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York
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- Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, Michigan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin
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- Department of Pediatrics, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, Ohio
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- Department of Medicine, Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio
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Morgan WJ, VanDevanter DR, Pasta DJ, Foreman AJ, Wagener JS, Konstan MW, Liou T, McColley S, McMullen A, Quittner A, Regelmann W, Ren C, Rosenfeld M, Sawicki G, Schechter M, VanDevanter D, Wagener J, Woo M, Brasfield D, Lyrene R, Sindel L, Roberts D, Carroll J, Warren R, Nassri L, Anderson P, Brown M, Silverthorn A, Radford P, Gong G, Legris G, Greene G, Sudhakar R, Platzker A, Nickerson B, Hardy K, Harwood I, Shay G, Quick B, Lieberthal A, Moss R, Landon C, Fanous Y, Lieberman J, Spiritus E, Chipps B, McDonald R, Pian M, Cropp G, Lewis N, Nielson D, Shapiro B, Wagener J, Accurso F, Saavedra M, Daigle K, Hen J, Palazzo R, Dodds K, Pad-man R, Goodill J, Winnie G, Davies L, Kriseman T, Sallent J, Chiaro J, Kubiet M, Goldfinger S, Schwartzman M, Diaz C, Maupin K, Riff E, Geller D, Livingston F, Mavunda K, Birriel J, Faverio L, Rosenberg D, Schaeffer D, Sherman J, Wagner M, Light M, Schnapf B, Montgomery G, Kirchner K, Weatherly M, Caplan D, Guill M, Hudson V, Akhter J, Davison D, Boas S, McColley S, Chung Y, Latner R, Aljadeff G, Chan Y, Kraut J, Stone A, Still JL, Sharma G, Eagleton L, Hopkins P, Chatrath U, Lester L, Kim YJ, Anthony V, Eigan H, Howenstine M, James P, Gergesha E, Harris J, Plant R, Zivkovich V, Collins A, Nassif E, Ahrens R, Doornbos D, Kanarek J, Leff R, Shaw P, Demoss E, Riva M, Sullivan L, Anstead M, Kanga J, Eid N, Morton R, Hilman B, Jones K, Davis S, Harder R, Lever T, Cairns AM, Caldwell E, Zuckerman J, Mogayzel P, Rosenstein B, McQuestion J, Perry D, Rosenberg S, Gerstle R, Colin A, Wohl ME, Lapey A, Yee W, O'Sullivan B, Zwerdling R, Abdulhamid I, O'Hagan A, Schuen J, Kurlandsky L, Honicky R, Homnick D, Marks J, Pichurko B, Maxvold N, Nasr S, Simon R, Tsai W, Kissner D, McNamara J, Henry N, Marker S, Pryor M, Regelmann W, Walker L, Woodward J, Mizell L, Miller S, Rosenbluth D, Black P, McCubbin M, Cohen A, Ferkol T, Mallory G, Rejent A, Rubin B, Graff G, Konig P, Colombo J, Murphy P, Boyle W, Parker W, Patton C, Zanni R, Atlas A, Turcios N, Laraya-Cuasay L, Bisberg D, Aguila H, Allen S, James D, Perkett E, Thompson M, Budhecha S, Diaz R, Rosen J, Kaslovsky R, Percciacante R, Borowitz D, Cronin J, McMahon C, Quittell L, Giusti R, Cohen R, DeCelie-Germana J, Gorvoy J, Patel K, Kattan M, Dozor A, DiMango E, Berdella M, Anbar R, Ianuzzi D, Sexton J, Tayag-Kier C, McBride J, Ren C, Voter K, Dimaio M, Georgitis J, Majure JM, Martinez M, McIntosh C, Leigh M, Schechter M, Black H, Hughes J, Kantak A, Wilmott R, Omlor G, Stone R, McCoy K, Acton J, Doershuk C, Konstan M, Fink R, Steffan M, Vauthy P, Joseph P, Reyes S, Kramer J, Royall J, Eisenberg J, Wall M, Fiel S, Scanlin T, Phadke S, Winnie G, Weinberg J, Sexauer W, Wolf S, Holsclaw D, Klein D, Warren S, Kinsey R, Perez C, Ganeshanathan M, Shinnick J, Panitch H, Varlotta L, Robinson C, Santana JR, Passero MA, Gwinn J, Baker R, Bowman M, Flume P, Brown D, Marville R, Wallace J, Parry R, Ellenburg D, Rogers J, Mohon R, Ledbetter J, Hanissian A, Schoumacher R, Campbell P, Harris C, Slovis B, Stokes D, Hale K, Katz M, Seilheimer D, Sockrider M, Frank A, Daniel J, Cunningham J, Browning I, Bray J, Dove A, Mandujano F, Tremper L, Morse M, Willey-Courand D, Copenhaver S, Pohl J, McWilliams B, Martine-Logvinoff M, Wallace M, Klein R, Amaro R, Couch L, Brown M, Prestidge C, Inscore S, Lipton A, Chatfield B, Liou T, Marshall B, Lahiri T, Swartz D, Whittaker L, Karlson K, Ropoll I, Rubio T, Schmidt J, Thomas D, Osborn J, Froh D, Gaston B, Elliott G, Gibson R, Ramsey B, McCarthy M, Larson L, Ricker D, Robbins M, Aitken M, Emerson J, Aronoff S, Moffett K, Biller J, Splaingard M, Sullivan B, Pritchard P, Adair S, Holzwarth P, Dopico G, Meyer K, Green C, Rock M. Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 Second Variability Helps Identify Patients with Cystic Fibrosis at Risk of Greater Loss of Lung Function. J Pediatr 2016; 169:116-21.e2. [PMID: 26388208 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2015.08.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2014] [Revised: 07/15/2015] [Accepted: 08/20/2015] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate several alternative measures of forced expiratory volume in 1 second percent predicted (FEV1 %pred) variability as potential predictors of future FEV1 %pred decline in patients with cystic fibrosis. STUDY DESIGN We included 13,827 patients age ≥6 years from the Epidemiologic Study of Cystic Fibrosis 1994-2002 with ≥4 FEV1 %pred measurements spanning ≥366 days in both a 2-year baseline period and a 2-year follow-up period. We predicted change from best baseline FEV1 %pred to best follow-up FEV1 %pred and change from baseline to best in the second follow-up year by using multivariable regression stratified by 4 lung-disease stages. We assessed 5 measures of variability (some as deviations from the best and some as deviations from the trend line) both alone and after controlling for demographic and clinical factors and for the slope and level of FEV1 %pred. RESULTS All 5 measures of FEV1 %pred variability were predictive, but the strongest predictor was median deviation from the best FEV1 %pred in the baseline period. The contribution to explanatory power (R(2)) was substantial and exceeded the total contribution of all other factors excluding the FEV1 %pred rate of decline. Adding the other variability measures provided minimal additional value. CONCLUSIONS Median deviation from the best FEV1 %pred is a simple metric that markedly improves prediction of FEV1 %pred decline even after the inclusion of demographic and clinical characteristics and the FEV1 %pred rate of decline. The routine calculation of this variability measure could allow clinicians to better identify patients at risk and therefore in need of increased intervention.
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- Wayne J Morgan
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.
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- Department of Pediatrics, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO
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- Department of Pediatrics, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH
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- Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA
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Brown RF, Willey-Courand DB, George C, McMullen A, Dunitz J, Slovis B, Perkett E. Non-physician providers as clinical providers in cystic fibrosis: survey of U.S. programs. Pediatr Pulmonol 2013; 48:398-404. [PMID: 22715133 PMCID: PMC3449052 DOI: 10.1002/ppul.22597] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2011] [Accepted: 04/04/2012] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND METHODS Non-physician providers (NPPs) including nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs) are important members of CF care teams, but limited data exist about the extent NPPs are involved in CF care. A subcommittee was established by the CF Foundation to gather information about current involvement of NPPs. Surveys were sent to adult, pediatric and affiliate CF program directors (PDs) and NPPs working in US CF programs. RESULTS Responses were received from 108 PDs (49% pediatric, 34% adult, 17% affiliate). Overall, 53% of the 108 programs had NPPs and 70% had or planned to hire NPPs. Reasons for NPP use included ideal clinical role (75%), expansion of services (72%), and physician shortage (40%). The survey collected 73 responses from NPPs (96% NPs, 4% PAs) who worked in pediatric (49%), adult (29%), affiliate (3%), or multiple programs (19%). Training occurred on the job in 88% and from prior CF experience in 21%. NPPs provided coverage in outpatient clinics (82%), inpatient care (64%), and weekend and/or night call (22%). In addition to clinical roles, NPPs are involved in education (95%), research (81%), and leadership (55%). The major obstacle reported by PDs and NPPs was billing with only 12% of programs reporting NPP salaries covered by billing revenue alone. Salary support included hospital support (67%), billing (39%), center grant (35%), and other grant/contract (25%). NPPs bill for outpatient and inpatient care in 65% and 28% of programs, respectively. CONCLUSIONS NPPs are working with physicians in many centers and have the potential to help meet the increasing clinical workforce demands. Further evaluation of financial issues is indicated to continue the support of NPP jobs in CF. Roles and expectations need to be clearly defined. Initial and ongoing training standards and opportunities should be explored.
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- Rebekah F Brown
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee 37232-9500, USA.
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Check JH, Burgos S, Slovis B, Wilson C. Embryo apoptosis may be a significant contributing factor in addition to aneuploidy inhibiting live deliveries once a woman reaches age 45. CLIN EXP OBSTET GYN 2013; 40:22-23. [PMID: 23724497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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PURPOSE To determine the relative role of aneuploidy vs embryo apoptosis as the etiologic factor of poor pregnancy rates with advancing age. MATERIALS AND METHODS A retrospective review of chemical vs clinical vs live delivery pregnancy rates in women aged 40-42, 43-45, and > or = 45 years is reported. The data were further stratified according to oocyte reserve based on day 3 serum follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) < or = 11 mIU/ml vs >12 mIU/ml. RESULTS For women aged 40-42 years there were no differences in live delivery pregnancy rates in women with normal vs decreased egg reserve (DOR). There were no differences in live delivery pregnancy rates in women aged 40-42 years vs 43-44 years with normal oocyte reserve; however despite no differences in clinical pregnancy rates in women aged 43-44 years with normal vs DOR, the live delivery pregnancy rates were markedly lower in the group with DOR. In contrast, there were very low chemical pregnancy rates in women aged > or = 45 years. CONCLUSIONS As seen in younger women, there does not appear to be any increased risk of meiosis errors in women aged 40-42 years with DOR compared to women of the same age with normal reserve. Low pregnancy rates in women aged 43-44 years with DOR is related to meiosis errors. In contrast the very low chemical pregnancy rates found in women aged > or = 45 years despite embryo transfer (ET) suggest embryo apoptosis is mostly responsible for poor pregnancy rates in this very advanced reproductive age group.
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- J H Check
- Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility, Camden, New Jersey, USA.
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Check JH, Slovis B. Choosing the right stimulation protocol for in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer in poor, normal, and hyper-responders. CLIN EXP OBSTET GYN 2011; 38:313-317. [PMID: 22268260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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PURPOSE To describe the advantages of low-dose stimulation for poor responders, the pros and cons of low dose vs high dose stimulation for normal responders and multiple strategies for hyper-responders especially to reduce the risk of the ovarian hyperstimulation protocol. METHODS Various strategies are described for these three types of responders. RESULTS Poor responders do best with mild stimulation protocols. Conventional stimulation protocols for normal responders have the advantage of providing embryos for future embryo transfers assuming the IVF center has a good cryopreservation program. Mild stimulation protocols save money for normal responders. There are many strategies for hyper-responders to prevent ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome including mild stimulation, high LH/FSH ratio for stimulation combination, GnRH agonist instead of hCG and using clomiphene citrate or aromatase inhibitors. CONCLUSIONS It is important to choose the right protocol for a given patient. An infertile couple can often help in making the decision.
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Moran A, Brunzell C, Cohen RC, Katz M, Marshall BC, Onady G, Robinson KA, Sabadosa KA, Stecenko A, Slovis B. Clinical care guidelines for cystic fibrosis-related diabetes: a position statement of the American Diabetes Association and a clinical practice guideline of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, endorsed by the Pediatric Endocrine Society. Diabetes Care 2010; 33:2697-708. [PMID: 21115772 PMCID: PMC2992215 DOI: 10.2337/dc10-1768] [Citation(s) in RCA: 434] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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- Antoinette Moran
- Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
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Moran A, Becker D, Casella SJ, Gottlieb PA, Kirkman MS, Marshall BC, Slovis B. Epidemiology, pathophysiology, and prognostic implications of cystic fibrosis-related diabetes: a technical review. Diabetes Care 2010; 33:2677-83. [PMID: 21115770 PMCID: PMC2992212 DOI: 10.2337/dc10-1279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 182] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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- Antoinette Moran
- University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
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Moran A, Pekow P, Grover P, Zorn M, Slovis B, Pilewski J, Tullis E, Liou TG, Allen H. Insulin therapy to improve BMI in cystic fibrosis-related diabetes without fasting hyperglycemia: results of the cystic fibrosis related diabetes therapy trial. Diabetes Care 2009; 32:1783-8. [PMID: 19592632 PMCID: PMC2752940 DOI: 10.2337/dc09-0585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 164] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Cystic fibrosis-related diabetes (CFRD) without fasting hyperglycemia (CFRD FH-) is not associated with microvascular or macrovascular complications, leading to controversy about the need for treatment. The Cystic Fibrosis Related Diabetes Therapy (CFRDT) Trial sought to determine whether diabetes therapy improves BMI in these patients. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS A three-arm multicenter randomized trial compared 1 year of therapy with premeal insulin aspart, repaglinide, or oral placebo in subjects with cystic fibrosis who had abnormal glucose tolerance. RESULTS One hundred adult patients were enrolled. Eighty-one completed the study, including 61 with CFRD FH- and 20 with severly impaired glucose tolerance (IGT). During the year before therapy, BMI declined in all groups. Among the group with CFRD FH-, insulin-treated patients lost 0.30 +/- 0.21 BMI units the year before therapy. After 1 year of insulin therapy, this pattern reversed, and they gained 0.39 +/- 21 BMI units (P = 0.02). No significant change in the rate of BMI decline was seen in placebo-treated patients (P = 0.45). Repaglinide-treated patients had an initial significant BMI gain (0.53 +/- 0.19 BMI units, P = 0.01), but this effect was not sustained. After 6 months of therapy they lost weight so that by 12 months there was no difference in the rate of BMI change during the study year compared with the year before (P = 0.33). Among patients with IGT, neither insulin nor repaglinide affected the rate of BMI decline. No significant differences were seen in the rate of lung function decline or the number of hospitalizations in any group. CONCLUSIONS Insulin therapy safely reversed chronic weight loss in patients with CFRD FH-.
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Keedy V, Wang W, Schiller J, Chada S, Slovis B, Coffee K, Worrell J, Thet LA, Johnson DH, Carbone DP. Phase I study of adenovirus p53 administered by bronchoalveolar lavage in patients with bronchioloalveolar cell lung carcinoma: ECOG 6597. J Clin Oncol 2008; 26:4166-71. [PMID: 18757331 DOI: 10.1200/jco.2007.15.6927] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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PURPOSE This pilot phase I trial evaluated the safety and maximum-tolerated dose of p53 gene transfer using an adenovirus vector (Ad-p53) delivered via bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) to patients with bronchioloalveolar lung carcinoma (BAC). PATIENTS AND METHODS Patients were initially administered two treatments of Ad-p53 to a single involved lobe, beginning at 2 x 10(9) viral particles (vp) per dose and escalated to a maximum of 2 x 10(12) vp. If a clinical benefit was seen and the treatment was well tolerated, additional doses could be administered to additional lobes. RESULTS Twenty-five patients were treated at doses between 2 x 10(9) and 2 x 10(12) vp. At 2 x 10(12) vp, one patient experienced grade 4 pulmonary toxicity, and one patient died 25 days after his second cycle; therefore, a cohort of 10 patients was treated at the recommended phase II dose of 5 x 10(11) vp, with no grade 4 toxicity observed. The most frequent toxicities included low-grade fever, hypoxia, and dyspnea. Of the 23 assessable patients, 16 had stable disease as their best response. Subjective improvement in breathing was noted in eight patients. Limited distribution of vector was observed, with transient detection in patient sputum for 1 to 2 days after administration. CONCLUSION Ad-p53 can be administered safely by BAL at 5 x 10(11) vp with repeated dosing. Stabilization of disease and symptomatic improvement may warrant further studies of Ad-p53 or other adenoviruses administered by BAL in patients with BAC.
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- Vicki Keedy
- Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
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Choy H, DeVore RF, Hande KR, Porter LL, Rosenblatt PA, Slovis B, Laporte K, Shyr Y, Johnson DH. Phase I trial of outpatient weekly docetaxel, carboplatin and concurrent thoracic radiation therapy for stage III unresectable non-small-cell lung cancer: a Vanderbilt cancer center affiliate network (VCCAN) trial. Lung Cancer 2001; 34:441-9. [PMID: 11714542 DOI: 10.1016/s0169-5002(01)00279-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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PURPOSE Docetaxel, an active agent for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), has demonstrated activity as a radiosensitizer in numerous pre-clinical studies. We conducted a phase I trial to determine the maximum-tolerated dose (MTD) and dose-limiting toxicities (DLT) of weekly Docetaxel, Carboplatin with concurrent thoracic radiation therapy (TRT) in patients with unresectable stage III NSCLC. PATIENTS AND METHODS In this phase I clinical trial, Docetaxel was administered weekly as a 1-h intravenous infusion for 6 weeks with a starting dose of 20 mg/m(2). Docetaxel doses were escalated by 10 mg/m(2) increments in successive cohorts of three patients. DLT was defined as grade >or=3 nonhematologic and hematologic toxicity according to RTOG toxicity criteria. Once the DLT of Docetaxel alone was reached, weekly Carboplatin (AUC 2) was added at a DLT-2 dose of Docetaxel (two dose levels below that of dose limiting toxicity). Docetaxel doses were again escalated at 10 mg/m(2) increments in successive cohorts of three new patients to define further DLT and MTD of Docetaxel/Carboplatin with TRT. TRT was administered to the primary tumor and regional lymph nodes (40 Gy) followed by a boost to the tumor (20 Gy). RESULTS Fifteen patients were entered onto this study with Docetaxel alone through three dose escalations (from 20 to 40 mg/m(2) weekly). The DLT of weekly Docetaxel/TRT was esophagitis and the MTD was 30 mg/m(2) per week for 6 weeks. Nine more patients were added with the Docetaxel/Carboplatin/TRT regimen. The DLT of weekly Docetaxel/Carboplatin with TRT was esophagitis and the MTD of Docetaxel was 20 mg/m(2) per week with weekly Carboplatin (AUC 2). There were 2 complete responses and 13 partial responses in 25 evaluable patients (RR 60%). CONCLUSIONS This combination regimen has activity with manageable toxicity in patients with stage III NSCLC. A phase II study is planned to define activity.
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- Vanderbilt University Medical School, Nashville, TN, USA.
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Carbone D, Adak S, Schiller J, Kubba S, Slovis B, Coffee K, Worrell J, Thet L, Krozely P, Johnson D. Objective responses from adenovirus p53 administered by bronchoalveolar lavage in patients with bronchioalveolar cell lung carcinoma (BAC). Lung Cancer 2000. [DOI: 10.1016/s0169-5002(00)80339-6] [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]
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Choy H, DeVore RF, Hande KR, Porter LL, Rosenblatt PA, Slovis B, Laporte K, Shyr Y, Johnson DH. A Phase I Trial of Outpatient Weekly Docetaxel and Concurrent Radiation Therapy for Stage III Unresectable Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer: A Vanderbuilt Cancer Center Affiliate Network (VCCAN) Trial. Clin Lung Cancer 2000; 1 Suppl 1:S27-31. [PMID: 14725740 DOI: 10.3816/clc.2000.s.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
Abstract
Docetaxel has demonstrated activity as a radiosensitizer in numerous preclinical studies, probably due to its role as a cell cycle synchronizer for the G2/M radiosensitive phase of the cell cycle. We conducted a phase I trial to determine the maximum-tolerated dose (MTD) and dose-limiting toxicities (DLT) of docetaxel with concurrent thoracic radiation therapy (TRT) to patients with unresectable stage III non small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Fifteen patients were entered into this study. Docetaxel was administered as a 1-hour intravenous (I.V.) infusion, repeated every week for 6 weeks with starting dose of 20 mg/m2. Doses were escalated in 10 mg/m2 increments in successive cohorts of three new patients, if tolerated. Unacceptable toxicity was defined as grade = 3 nonhematologic or hematologic toxicity according to Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) toxicity criteria. TRT was administered to the primary tumor and regional lymph nodes (40 Gy) followed by a boost to the tumor (20 Gy). At the first dose level (20 mg/m2/week), one patient developed grade 4 hyperglycemia and accrual was expanded to five patients. At the second level (30 mg/m2/week), two out of six patients developed grade 3 esophagitis. At the third level (40 mg/m2/week), two out of four patients developed grade 3 esophagitis and one patient developed grade 3 pulmonary toxicity. The weekly docetaxel MTD with concurrent radiation therapy (RT) was found to be 30 mg/m2. The DLT was esophagitis and pulmonary toxicity. Other toxicities encountered included skin reaction, nausea and vomiting, as well as diarrhea. Additionally, there were no treatment-related mortalities or late-occurring toxicities. Esophagitis was the principal DLT of concurrent weekly docetaxel and thoracic radiation in the outpatient setting. The MTD of concurrent weekly docetaxel with TRT is 30 mg/m2 weekly for 6 weeks. This study is still open to accrual with weekly docetaxel and TRT in locally advanced NSCLC patients.
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- H Choy
- Vanderbilt University Medical School, Nashville, TN, Vanderbilt Cancer Center, Nashville, TN 37232-5671, USA.
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Loyd JE, Slovis B, Phillips JA, Butler MG, Foroud TM, Conneally PM, Newman JH. The presence of genetic anticipation suggests that the molecular basis of familial primary pulmonary hypertension may be trinucleotide repeat expansion. Chest 1997; 111:82S-83S. [PMID: 9184540 PMCID: PMC6767907 DOI: 10.1378/chest.111.6_supplement.82s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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- J E Loyd
- Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tenn 37232-2650, USA
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Nichols WC, Koller DL, Slovis B, Foroud T, Terry VH, Arnold ND, Siemieniak DR, Wheeler L, Phillips JA, Newman JH, Conneally PM, Ginsburg D, Loyd JE. Localization of the gene for familial primary pulmonary hypertension to chromosome 2q31-32. Nat Genet 1997; 15:277-80. [PMID: 9054941 DOI: 10.1038/ng0397-277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 200] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
Abstract
Primary pulmonary hypertension (PPH), an often fatal disease, is characterized by elevated pulmonary artery pressures in the absence of a secondary cause. Endovascular occlusion in the smallest pulmonary arteries occurs by proliferation of cells and matrix, with thrombus and vasospasm. Diagnosis is often delayed because the initial symptoms of fatigue and dyspnea on exertion are nonspecific and definitive diagnosis requires invasive procedures. The average life expectancy after diagnosis is two to three years with death usually due to progressive right heart failure. The aetiology of the disease is unknown. Although most cases appear to be sporadic, approximately 6% of cases recorded in the NIH Primary Pulmonary Hypertension Registry are inherited in an autosomal dominant manner with reduced penetrance. Following a genome-wide search using a set of highly polymorphic short tandem repeat (STR) markers and 19 affected individuals from six families, initial evidence for linkage was obtained with two chromosome 2q markers. We subsequently genotyped patients and all available family members for 19 additional markers spanning approximately 40 centiMorgans (cM) on the long arm of chromosome 2. We obtained a maximum two-point lod score of 6.97 at theta = 0 with the marker D2S389; multipoint linkage analysis yielded a maximum lod score of 7.86 with the marker D2S311. Haplotype analysis established a minimum candidate interval of approximately 25 cM.
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- W C Nichols
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor 48109, USA
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Richardson J, Slovis B, Miller G, Dummer S. Development of pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis in a renal transplant recipient. Transplantation 1995; 59:1056-7. [PMID: 7709444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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- J Richardson
- Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee 37232, USA
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Little is known of the outcome of pregnancy in women denied abortions in the United States. To address this question, we studied the pregnancy outcomes in 316 low-income women who were denied second-trimester abortion at a large, metropolitan teaching hospital in the Southeast between August, 1978, and July, 1979. Follow-up information was available on 82%. One in five women denied an abortion managed to obtain one elsewhere. Earlier gestational age at the initial abortion request, higher education level, and higher income were the best predictors of whether a woman subsequently obtained an abortion. For the women who continued their pregnancies, neither the rate of serious maternal complications nor the neonatal death rate was increased when compared with that of the rest of the hospital's population.
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