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O'Brien O, Arumuham A, Mizuno Y, Baxter L, Lobo M, Parmar S, Jolles S, Howes OD. Immune response to vaccination in people with psychotic disorders relative to healthy controls: prospective study of SARS-CoV-2 vaccination. BJPsych Open 2024; 10:e49. [PMID: 38362901 PMCID: PMC10897702 DOI: 10.1192/bjo.2024.10] [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] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2023] [Revised: 12/11/2023] [Accepted: 01/18/2024] [Indexed: 02/17/2024] Open
Abstract
This prospective study examines the immune response to SARS-CoV-2 vaccination in patients with psychotic disorders compared with healthy volunteers. Participants were recruited naturalistically as part of the UK's COVID-19 vaccination programme. Prior to receiving their first COVID-19 vaccine, blood samples were provided by participants to examine anti-SARS-CoV-2 immunoglobulins (IgG) at baseline, followed by a repeat assay 1 month after receiving their first vaccine to assess vaccine response. The increase of IgG levels from baseline to 1 month post-vaccination was significantly lower in patients compared with controls, supporting evidence of impaired vaccine response in people with psychotic disorders. When excluding patients treated with clozapine from the analysis, this difference was no longer significant, suggesting that effects may be particularly marked in people taking clozapine.
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- Oisín O'Brien
- Department of Psychosis Studies, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, UK; South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK; and Institute of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, UK
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- Department of Psychosis Studies, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, UK; South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK; and Institute of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, UK
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- Department of Psychosis Studies, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, UK; South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK; and Department of Neuropsychiatry, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Immunodeficiency Centre for Wales, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK
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- Department of Psychosis Studies, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, UK; South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK; and Institute of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, UK
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Gasteiger C, Lobo M, Stanley R, Wong LS, Murdoch R, Dalbeth N. Rheumatology Patients' Experiences of a Mandatory Nationwide Transition to an Adalimumab Biosimilar. ACR Open Rheumatol 2024; 6:64-71. [PMID: 37994689 PMCID: PMC10867291 DOI: 10.1002/acr2.11634] [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] [Received: 07/28/2023] [Revised: 10/09/2023] [Accepted: 10/13/2023] [Indexed: 11/24/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE Transitions to biosimilars are common to reduce the cost burden of biologics. While brand changes can be daunting for patients, few studies have explored patients' experiences with the transitioning process. This study examined rheumatology patients' experiences with a mandatory nationwide brand change to an adalimumab biosimilar. METHODS People with rheumatic diseases involved in the adalimumab transition in Aotearoa New Zealand completed a nationwide online survey. Participants (n = 117, 48% with rheumatoid arthritis) reported their satisfaction with the biosimilar, logistics and supply, information and communication, and availability of support. They also reported what did and did not go well during the transition and provided recommendations for future transitions. RESULTS The mean [SD] satisfaction score with the transition was 6.2 [3.2] on a 0-10 scale, with 10 indicating high satisfaction. Participants were the least satisfied with the support and information from patient support organizations, and training for the device during the transition. Participants were most satisfied with the biosimilar supply, support from pharmacists, and how early they were informed before the transition occurred. After the transition, participants were less satisfied with the device quality, patient support program, biosimilar safety and efficacy, and the provision of alcohol wipes and sharps bins (p < 0.05 for all). Satisfaction with training for the biosimilar device (B = .25, p = .036) predicted overall satisfaction. Participants appreciated less injection pain and the ease of the biosimilar device. The lack of alcohol wipes and loss of the bio-originator support program were viewed negatively. CONCLUSION Future biosimilar transitions should ensure the availability of alcohol wipes, sharps bins, and a comparable patient support program. Patient support organizations could be involved in providing information to patients about the change.
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- Te Toka Tumai AucklandAucklandNew Zealand
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- University of Auckland and Te Toka Tumai AucklandAucklandNew Zealand
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Gasteiger C, Lobo M, Wong LS, Murdoch R, Dalbeth N. Health Care Providers' Experiences of a Mandatory Nationwide Transition to an Adalimumab Biosimilar. ACR Open Rheumatol 2023. [PMID: 37779361 DOI: 10.1002/acr2.11617] [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] [Received: 08/14/2023] [Revised: 09/11/2023] [Accepted: 09/11/2023] [Indexed: 10/03/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE Transitioning patients to biosimilars has become common to reduce costs and improve access. However, it is unclear how the transition process impacts health care providers at the frontline of the brand change. This study explores health care providers' experiences of a mandatory brand change to an adalimumab biosimilar. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted in Aotearoa New Zealand with 164 providers involved in the nationwide adalimumab brand change. Rheumatologists (n = 39), rheumatology nurses (n = 16), and pharmacists (n = 109) completed a survey that assessed their satisfaction with logistics and supply, information and education, support, and administrative workload and reported what did and did not go well during the transition. RESULTS The mean satisfaction score (0-10) with the transition was 5.7 (SD = 2.6). Providers were the least satisfied with training for the biosimilar device, information from government agencies, and administrative workload during the transition. Satisfaction with adalimumab safety, efficacy and device quality, and the availability of sharps bins, alcohol wipes, and patient support was lower following the transition. Satisfaction with administrative workload (B = 0.37, P < 0.001) and training for the device (B = 0.20, P = 0.020) predicted overall satisfaction. Providers reported that a poorly implemented initial authorization process, loss of a patient support program, and insufficient communication between providers complicated the transition. The citrate-free preservative and longer authorization duration after the transition were viewed positively. CONCLUSION Providers experienced an increased workload and reported less satisfaction with the biosimilar following the transition. Experiences may be improved by ensuring training for the device, a high-quality patient support program, and functioning authorization processes throughout the transition.
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- Te Toka Tumai Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- University of Auckland and Te Toka Tumai Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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Ray R, Das S, Lobo M, Birangal SR, Shenoy GG. A holistic molecular modelling approach to design novel indole-2-carboxamide derivatives as potential inhibitors of MmpL3. SAR QSAR Environ Res 2022; 33:551-581. [PMID: 35850557 DOI: 10.1080/1062936x.2022.2096691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2022] [Accepted: 06/28/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Tuberculosis is an infectious air-borne disease and one of the leading causes of death globally among all infectious diseases. There is an urgent need to develop antitubercular drugs that would be highly efficient and less toxic than the presently available marketed drugs. Mycobacterium membrane protein large 3 (MmpL3) is an emerging drug target in tuberculosis with various classes of molecules that have been known to inhibit it. In this study, a dataset of indole-2-carboxamides showing antitubercular activity by inhibiting MmpL3 was utilized. Initially, a chimera-based homology model was developed and docking was performed with the filtered dataset to analyse the interactions. Thereafter, molecular dynamics simulations were run with representative molecules to gain a better insight on the binding patterns. To attain a more quantitative correlation, an atom-based 3D QSAR model was developed which complemented the results from the previous models. A library of novel indole-2-carboxamides was then generated using core hopping-based ligand enumeration and upon screening on our workflow model it predicted three molecules as potent antitubercular compounds. This work not only helps to gain new insights on the interactions at the MmpL3 binding site but also provides novel indole-2-carboxamides having the potential to become antitubercular drugs in future.
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- R Ray
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India
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Salgado M, Molina R, Vázquez EB, Martínez E, Cillán E, Fullana T, Villa J, Lobo M, Masvidal M, Porta R, Campos B, Garicano F, Pampols M, Fernández I, Font C, Martínez P, Gutiérrez D, Horvath E, Costa A, Malheiro M, Arias D, for the CARTAGO study group. PO-54: Preliminary evaluation of venous thromboembolic risk in patients with colorectal cancer from the CARTAGO study. Thromb Res 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/s0049-3848(22)00244-4] [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: 10/18/2022]
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Masson W, Barbagelata L, Lobo M, Nogueira J. Ácido bempedoico en pacientes con diabetes tipo 2. Rev Clin Esp 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.rce.2021.11.003] [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: 11/26/2022]
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Masson W, Barbagelata L, Lobo M, Nogueira J. Bempedoic acid in patients with type 2 diabetes. Rev Clin Esp 2022; 222:251-253. [DOI: 10.1016/j.rceng.2021.11.003] [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] [Received: 11/01/2021] [Accepted: 11/10/2021] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Nami M, Thatcher R, Kashou N, Lopes D, Lobo M, Bolanos JF, Morris K, Sadri M, Bustos T, Sanchez GE, Mohd-Yusof A, Fiallos J, Dye J, Guo X, Peatfield N, Asiryan M, Mayuku-Dore A, Krakauskaite S, Soler EP, Cramer SC, Besio WG, Berenyi A, Tripathi M, Hagedorn D, Ingemanson M, Gombosev M, Liker M, Salimpour Y, Mortazavi M, Braverman E, Prichep LS, Chopra D, Eliashiv DS, Hariri R, Tiwari A, Green K, Cormier J, Hussain N, Tarhan N, Sipple D, Roy M, Yu JS, Filler A, Chen M, Wheeler C, Ashford JW, Blum K, Zelinsky D, Yamamoto V, Kateb B. A Proposed Brain-, Spine-, and Mental- Health Screening Methodology (NEUROSCREEN) for Healthcare Systems: Position of the Society for Brain Mapping and Therapeutics. J Alzheimers Dis 2022; 86:21-42. [PMID: 35034899 DOI: 10.3233/jad-215240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated neurological, mental health disorders, and neurocognitive issues. However, there is a lack of inexpensive and efficient brain evaluation and screening systems. As a result, a considerable fraction of patients with neurocognitive or psychobehavioral predicaments either do not get timely diagnosed or fail to receive personalized treatment plans. This is especially true in the elderly populations, wherein only 16% of seniors say they receive regular cognitive evaluations. Therefore, there is a great need for development of an optimized clinical brain screening workflow methodology like what is already in existence for prostate and breast exams. Such a methodology should be designed to facilitate objective early detection and cost-effective treatment of such disorders. In this paper we have reviewed the existing clinical protocols, recent technological advances and suggested reliable clinical workflows for brain screening. Such protocols range from questionnaires and smartphone apps to multi-modality brain mapping and advanced imaging where applicable. To that end, the Society for Brain Mapping and Therapeutics (SBMT) proposes the Brain, Spine and Mental Health Screening (NEUROSCREEN) as a multi-faceted approach. Beside other assessment tools, NEUROSCREEN employs smartphone guided cognitive assessments and quantitative electroencephalography (qEEG) as well as potential genetic testing for cognitive decline risk as inexpensive and effective screening tools to facilitate objective diagnosis, monitor disease progression, and guide personalized treatment interventions. Operationalizing NEUROSCREEN is expected to result in reduced healthcare costs and improving quality of life at national and later, global scales.
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- Mohammad Nami
- Society for Brain Mapping and Therapeutics (SBMT), Los Angeles, CA, USA.,Brain Mapping Foundation (BMF), Los Angeles, CA, USA.,Neuroscience Center, Instituto de Investigaciones Científicas y Servicios de Alta Tecnología (INDICASAT AIP), City of Knowledge, Panama.,Department of Neuroscience, School of Advanced Medical Sciences and Technologies, and Dana Brain Health Institute, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.,Inclusive Brain Health and BrainLabs International, Swiss Alternative Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Society for Brain Mapping and Therapeutics (SBMT), Los Angeles, CA, USA.,Applied Neuroscience, Inc., St Petersburg, FL, USA
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- Society for Brain Mapping and Therapeutics (SBMT), Los Angeles, CA, USA.,Brain Mapping Foundation (BMF), Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Society for Brain Mapping and Therapeutics (SBMT), Los Angeles, CA, USA.,Brain Mapping Foundation (BMF), Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Society for Brain Mapping and Therapeutics (SBMT), Los Angeles, CA, USA.,Brain Mapping Foundation (BMF), Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Society for Brain Mapping and Therapeutics (SBMT), Los Angeles, CA, USA.,Brain Mapping Foundation (BMF), Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Society for Brain Mapping and Therapeutics (SBMT), Los Angeles, CA, USA.,Brain Mapping Foundation (BMF), Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Society for Brain Mapping and Therapeutics (SBMT), Los Angeles, CA, USA.,Brain Mapping Foundation (BMF), Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Society for Brain Mapping and Therapeutics (SBMT), Los Angeles, CA, USA.,Brain Mapping Foundation (BMF), Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Society for Brain Mapping and Therapeutics (SBMT), Los Angeles, CA, USA.,Brain Mapping Foundation (BMF), Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Society for Brain Mapping and Therapeutics (SBMT), Los Angeles, CA, USA.,Brain Mapping Foundation (BMF), Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Society for Brain Mapping and Therapeutics (SBMT), Los Angeles, CA, USA.,Brain Mapping Foundation (BMF), Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Loma Linda University, CA, USA
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- Society for Brain Mapping and Therapeutics (SBMT), Los Angeles, CA, USA.,Brain Mapping Foundation (BMF), Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Society for Brain Mapping and Therapeutics (SBMT), Los Angeles, CA, USA.,Brain Mapping Foundation (BMF), Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Society for Brain Mapping and Therapeutics (SBMT), Los Angeles, CA, USA.,Brain Mapping Foundation (BMF), Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Society for Brain Mapping and Therapeutics (SBMT), Los Angeles, CA, USA.,Brain Mapping Foundation (BMF), Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, UCLA, and California Rehabilitation Institute, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Electrical Computer and Biomedical Engineering Department and Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Program, University of Rhode Island, RI, USA
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- The Neuroscience Institute, New York University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Neurology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Society for Brain Mapping and Therapeutics (SBMT), Los Angeles, CA, USA.,UCLA David Geffen, School of Medicine, Department of Neurology, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Society for Brain Mapping and Therapeutics (SBMT), Los Angeles, CA, USA.,Brain Mapping Foundation (BMF), Los Angeles, CA, USA.,Celularity Corporation, Warren, NJ, USA.,Weill Cornell School of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, New York, NY, USA.,Brain Technology and Innovation Park, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Departments of Neurology, Radiology & Neurosurgery - NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Society for Brain Mapping and Therapeutics (SBMT), Los Angeles, CA, USA.,Brain Mapping Foundation (BMF), Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Society for Brain Mapping and Therapeutics (SBMT), Los Angeles, CA, USA.,Brain Mapping Foundation (BMF), Los Angeles, CA, USA.,Lafayette Surgical Specialty Hospital, Lafayette, LA, USA
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- Society for Brain Mapping and Therapeutics (SBMT), Los Angeles, CA, USA.,Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Uskudar University, Turkey
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- Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Uskudar University, Turkey
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- Society for Brain Mapping and Therapeutics (SBMT), Los Angeles, CA, USA.,Brain Mapping Foundation (BMF), Los Angeles, CA, USA.,Midwest Spine and Brain Institute, Roseville, MN, USA
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- Society for Brain Mapping and Therapeutics (SBMT), Los Angeles, CA, USA.,Brain Mapping Foundation (BMF), Los Angeles, CA, USA.,Uniformed Services University Health Science (USUHS), Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Society for Brain Mapping and Therapeutics (SBMT), Los Angeles, CA, USA.,Institute for Nerve Medicine, Santa Monica, CA, USA.,Department of Neurosurgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Society for Brain Mapping and Therapeutics (SBMT), Los Angeles, CA, USA.,Department of Neurosurgery, City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, Duarte, CA, USA
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- Society for Brain Mapping and Therapeutics (SBMT), Los Angeles, CA, USA.,Brain Mapping Foundation (BMF), Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Division of Addiction Research, Center for Psychiatry, Medicine, and Primary Care, Western Health Sciences, Pomona, CA, USA
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- Society for Brain Mapping and Therapeutics (SBMT), Los Angeles, CA, USA.,Brain Mapping Foundation (BMF), Los Angeles, CA, USA.,USC Keck School of Medicine, The USC Caruso Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Los Angeles, CA, USA.,USC-Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Society for Brain Mapping and Therapeutics (SBMT), Los Angeles, CA, USA.,Brain Mapping Foundation (BMF), Los Angeles, CA, USA.,Loma Linda University, Department of Neurosurgery, Loma Linda, CA, USA.,National Center for NanoBioElectronic (NCNBE), Los Angeles, CA, USA.,Brain Technology and Innovation Park, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Redaelli S, Porffy L, Oloyede E, Dzahini O, Lewis G, Lobo M, Whiskey E, Shergill SS. Vortioxetine as adjunctive therapy in the treatment of schizophrenia. Ther Adv Psychopharmacol 2022; 12:20451253221110014. [PMID: 35833056 PMCID: PMC9272178 DOI: 10.1177/20451253221110014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2022] [Accepted: 06/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND The evidence for safe and effective interventions to treat the negative and cognitive symptoms of schizophrenia is lacking. OBJECTIVES Vortioxetine is a novel antidepressant that has been used as adjunctive therapy for the treatment of psychosis; however, its effectiveness in clinical practice is relatively unknown. In this study, we aimed to determine the potential clinical effectiveness and safety and tolerability of vortioxetine in psychosis. DESIGN This is a non-interventional, retrospective study on the add-on use of vortioxetine in a group of people with schizophrenia-spectrum disorders in a large UK NHS mental health trust. METHODS Clinical effectiveness of vortioxetine was retrospectively assessed through the Clinical Global Impression - Severity (CGI-S) scale at 3 months. Safety and tolerability were evaluated through treatment discontinuation rates at 3, 6, and 12 months, and clinical reasons were evaluated at the primary endpoint of 3 months. RESULTS Data were available for 40 subjects with a diagnosis of schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder-prescribed vortioxetine treatment; 30 (75%) remained on treatment at 3 months. At CGI-S assessment, 15 of the 35 evaluated subjects reported at least a 1-point improvement, from 5 at baseline to 4 after 3 months of treatment. Twenty-six (65%) remained on treatment at 1-year follow-up. The main reasons for those discontinuing treatment were inadequate response (10%) and manic switch (7.5%), while one subject refused treatment. Tolerability to treatment was good, and 36 subjects (90%) reported no adverse events specific to vortioxetine treatment. CONCLUSION Schizophrenia is a complex illness, and there is insufficient treatment response in many individuals. A significant proportion of whom may require adjunctive treatments depending on the nature of the residual symptoms. Vortioxetine could be a potentially safe and effective option in such people, but further controlled studies are required.
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- Sofia Redaelli
- Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
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- Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
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- Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
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- Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
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- Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
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- Pharmacy Department, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London SE5 8AZ, UK
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- Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
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Rison SCG, Dostal I, Ahmed Z, Raisi-Estabragh Z, Carvalho C, Lobo M, Patel R, Antoniou M, Boomla K, McManus RJ, Robson JP. Protocol design and preliminary evaluation of the REAL-Health Triple Aim, an open-cohort CVD-care optimisation initiative. Eur Heart J 2021. [PMCID: PMC8524644 DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab724.3170] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Abstract
Introduction
Effective treatment of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in primary care could be improved. We aim to assess the efficacy of a scalable treatment optimisation programme in unselected community populations in South East England, with the triple aim of improved blood pressure control in people with hypertension, increased high-intensity statin use in people with CVD and reduced gastrointestinal bleeding in patients on antithrombotic medication.
Method
This observational study comprises an open cohort of approximately 200,000 adults at high cardiovascular risk registered with general practitioners in five South East England Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs). An intervention programme is planned in four of these CCGs with a further non-intervention CCG acting as a control group. The intervention will consist of: clinical guidelines and educational outreach; virtual patient-reviews software; peer-performance “dashboards” and, where available, financial incentives.
The study will examine 3 primary outcomes: 1. Diagnosed hypertension with a blood pressure <140/90mmHg; 2. Diagnosed CVD on a high-intensity statin; 3. A cardiovascular indication for antithrombotic therapy with one or more factors for increased risk of gastrointestinal bleeding (e.g. age ≥65) on gastroprotection. A further 17 secondary outcomes related to these three aims will be assessed.
Analysis
We will use an interrupted time series analysis over 18 months, representing the pre-implementation, implementation and the post-implementation phases with comparison to the control CCG and applicable national Quality and Outcomes Framework and national prescribing statistics (e.g. OpenPrescribing). Secondary outcomes include an equity impact analysis with results stratified by age, gender, ethnic group and index of deprivation.
Preliminary data
We present preliminary data on Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) collected from 191 GP practices including [percentage achievement on 01/09/2019, on 01/09/2020]: 1. Patients with hypertension and most recent blood pressure ≤140/90mmHg [68.7%, 60.6%]. 2. Patients eligible for treatment with a high-intensity statin on such treatment [53.8%, 55.8%]. 3. Patients on antithrombotics with ≥1 risk factors for gastrointestinal bleeding on gastroprotection [59.0%, 60.1%]. We also present our virtual patient-review software tool and outcome visualisation dashboard.
Conclusion
The REAL-Health Triple Aim initiative is a large-scale primary care cardiovascular risk reduction initiative which was launched almost contemporaneously with the United Kingdom's first SARS-CoV-2 related lockdown. Preliminary data justify the need for the Triple Aim initiative and give us an insight on the impact of the pandemic on its implementation.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding sources: Other. Main funding source(s): Barts CharityBritish Heart Foundation
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- S C G Rison
- Queen Mary University of London, Clinical Effectiveness Group, London, United Kingdom
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- Queen Mary University of London, Clinical Effectiveness Group, London, United Kingdom
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- Queen Mary University of London, Clinical Effectiveness Group, London, United Kingdom
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- Queen Mary University of London, Clinical Effectiveness Group, London, United Kingdom
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- William Harvey Research Institute, London, United Kingdom
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- Barts Heart Centre, London, United Kingdom
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- Barts Heart Centre, London, United Kingdom
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- Queen Mary University of London, Clinical Effectiveness Group, London, United Kingdom
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- University of Oxford, Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Science, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Queen Mary University of London, Clinical Effectiveness Group, London, United Kingdom
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Gasteiger C, Groom KM, Lobo M, Scholz U, Dalbeth N, Petrie KJ. Is Three a Crowd? The Influence of Companions on a Patient's Decision to Transition to a Biosimilar. Ann Behav Med 2021; 56:512-522. [PMID: 34453530 DOI: 10.1093/abm/kaab082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Involving patients in treatment decisions is commonplace in healthcare, and patients are frequently accompanied by a companion (support person). Companions are often actively involved in medical consultations, yet their impact on decisions to change medications is unknown. PURPOSE This study examines the influence of companions on a patient's decision to transition from their bio-originator therapy to a biosimilar. METHODS A parallel, two-arm randomized controlled trial was conducted with 79 patients taking a bio-originator for rheumatic diseases who regularly attend clinic with a companion. Patients were randomized to receive an explanation about a hypothetical transition to a biosimilar alone or with their companion. Patients reported willingness to transition, risk perceptions, difficulty understanding, social support, and completed the Decisional Conflict Scale and Satisfaction with Decision Scale. RESULTS Companions did not influence decisions to transition to biosimilars or cognitive and affective risk perceptions. Accompanied patients reported more difficulty understanding the explanation (p = .006, Cohen's d = .64) but thought it was more important to receive information with companions (p = .023, Cohen's d = -.52). Companions did not impact decision satisfaction or decisional conflict. Receiving emotional, but not practical support, was associated with less decisional conflict in accompanied patients (p = .038, r 2 = 0.20). CONCLUSIONS The presence of companions does not seem to influence risk perceptions or decisions about transitioning to biosimilars. Companions, however, impact the patient's reporting of their ability to understand treatment explanations. Providers should check understanding in all patients but may need to provide additional time or educational resources to accompanied patients and companions. TRIAL REGISTRATION Australian New Zealand Clinical Trial Registry: ACTRN12619001435178.
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- Chiara Gasteiger
- Department of Psychological Medicine, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Liggins Institute, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.,National Women's Health, Auckland District Health Board, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Rheumatology, Auckland District Health Board, Auckland, New Zealand
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- University Research Priority Program "Dynamics of Healthy Aging," University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.,Department of Psychology - Applied Social and Health Psychology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Rheumatology, Auckland District Health Board, Auckland, New Zealand.,Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Psychological Medicine, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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Ramalho A, Castro P, Lobo M, Souza J, Santos P, Freitas A. Integrated quality assessment for diabetes care in Portuguese primary health care using prevention quality indicators. Prim Care Diabetes 2021; 15:507-512. [PMID: 33441264 DOI: 10.1016/j.pcd.2021.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2020] [Revised: 01/02/2021] [Accepted: 01/04/2021] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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AIMS This study evaluates the prevention quality indicators (PQI) for Diabetes Mellitus (DM) in Portugal using contemporary data and explores their variability according to Primary Health Care (PHC) quality indicators. METHODS We conducted a retrospective observational analysis of secondary data comprising Portuguese PHC indicators by health centres group (ACES) and the National Hospital Morbidity Database. We calculated and analysed age-sex-adjusted rates for each PQI. Worse-performing ACES were identified using the 2017 median PQI values as an assessment cut-off. A multivariate logistic analysis was carried to find variables associated with the likelihood of being a worse-performing ACES for the biennium. RESULTS The median values of the indicator PQI93 - Prevention Quality Diabetes Composite were 79 and 65.2 hospitalizations per 100 000 pop, in 2016 and 2017 respectively. Diabetes long term complications (PQI 03) accounted for most of the hospitalizations. The quality indicator in PHC with greater influence on PQI93 was the proportion of DM patients with <65 years with test results for HbA1c < = 6.5%. CONCLUSIONS This study shows that some PHC quality indicators are closely related to DM care, and so their monitoring is of high importance. Diabetes long term complications (PQI 03) demand greater attention from PHC professionals.
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- A Ramalho
- MEDCIDS - Department of Community Medicine, Information and Health Decision Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal; CINTESIS - Centre for Health Technology and Services Research, Porto, Portugal; ACHE - American College of Healthcare Executives, Chicago, IL, USA.
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- CINTESIS - Centre for Health Technology and Services Research, Porto, Portugal; USF Camélias, ACeS Gaia - Grande Porto VII (ARS Norte) - Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
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- MEDCIDS - Department of Community Medicine, Information and Health Decision Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal; CINTESIS - Centre for Health Technology and Services Research, Porto, Portugal
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- CINTESIS - Centre for Health Technology and Services Research, Porto, Portugal
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- MEDCIDS - Department of Community Medicine, Information and Health Decision Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal; CINTESIS - Centre for Health Technology and Services Research, Porto, Portugal
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- MEDCIDS - Department of Community Medicine, Information and Health Decision Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal; CINTESIS - Centre for Health Technology and Services Research, Porto, Portugal
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Howes OD, Whitehurst T, Shatalina E, Townsend L, Onwordi EC, Mak TLA, Arumuham A, O’Brien O, Lobo M, Vano L, Zahid U, Butler E, Osugo M. The clinical significance of duration of untreated psychosis: an umbrella review and random-effects meta-analysis. World Psychiatry 2021; 20:75-95. [PMID: 33432766 PMCID: PMC7801839 DOI: 10.1002/wps.20822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.0] [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] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The idea that a longer duration of untreated psychosis (DUP) leads to poorer outcomes has contributed to extensive changes in mental health ser-vices worldwide and has attracted considerable research interest over the past 30 years. However, the strength of the evidence underlying this notion is unclear. To address this issue, we conducted an umbrella review of available meta-analyses and performed a random-effects meta-analysis of primary studies. MEDLINE, Web of Science, PsycINFO and EMBASE were searched from inception to September 3, 2020 to identify relevant meta-analyses of studies including patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders, first-episode psychosis, or affective and non-affective psychosis. Thirteen meta-analyses were included, corresponding to 129 individual studies with a total sample size of 25,657 patients. We detected potential violations of statistical assumptions in some of these meta-analyses. We therefore conducted a new random-effects meta-analysis of primary studies. The association between DUP and each outcome was graded according to a standardized classification into convincing, highly suggestive, suggestive, weak, or non-significant. At first presentation, there was suggestive evidence for a relationship between longer DUP and more severe negative symptoms (beta=-0.07, p=3.6×10-5 ) and higher chance of previous self-harm (odds ratio, OR=1.89, p=1.1×10-5 ). At follow-up, there was highly suggestive evidence for a relationship between longer DUP and more severe positive symptoms (beta=-0.16, p=4.5×10-8 ), more severe negative symptoms (beta=-0.11, p=3.5×10-10 ) and lower chance of remission (OR=2.16, p=3.0×10-10 ), and suggestive evidence for a relationship between longer DUP and poorer overall functioning (beta=-0.11, p=2.2×10-6 ) and more severe global psychopathology (beta=-0.16, p=4.7×10-6 ). Results were unchanged when analysis was restricted to prospective studies. These effect sizes are clinically meaningful, with a DUP of four weeks predicting >20% more severe symptoms at follow-up relative to a DUP of one week. We conclude that DUP is an important prognostic factor at first presentation and predicts clinically relevant outcomes over the course of illness. We discuss conceptual issues in DUP research and methodological limitations of current evidence, and provide recommendations for future research.
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- Oliver D. Howes
- Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and NeuroscienceKing’s College LondonLondonUK,MRC London Institute of Medical SciencesHammersmith HospitalLondonUK,Institute of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of MedicineImperial College LondonLondonUK,South London and Maudsley Foundation NHS TrustMaudsley HospitalLondonUK
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- MRC London Institute of Medical SciencesHammersmith HospitalLondonUK,Institute of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of MedicineImperial College LondonLondonUK
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- MRC London Institute of Medical SciencesHammersmith HospitalLondonUK,Institute of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of MedicineImperial College LondonLondonUK
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- MRC London Institute of Medical SciencesHammersmith HospitalLondonUK,Institute of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of MedicineImperial College LondonLondonUK
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- Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and NeuroscienceKing’s College LondonLondonUK,MRC London Institute of Medical SciencesHammersmith HospitalLondonUK,Institute of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of MedicineImperial College LondonLondonUK,South London and Maudsley Foundation NHS TrustMaudsley HospitalLondonUK
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- Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and NeuroscienceKing’s College LondonLondonUK,MRC London Institute of Medical SciencesHammersmith HospitalLondonUK,Institute of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of MedicineImperial College LondonLondonUK,South London and Maudsley Foundation NHS TrustMaudsley HospitalLondonUK
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- Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and NeuroscienceKing’s College LondonLondonUK
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- Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and NeuroscienceKing’s College LondonLondonUK
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- Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and NeuroscienceKing’s College LondonLondonUK
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- Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and NeuroscienceKing’s College LondonLondonUK
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- Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and NeuroscienceKing’s College LondonLondonUK,South London and Maudsley Foundation NHS TrustMaudsley HospitalLondonUK
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- Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and NeuroscienceKing’s College LondonLondonUK,MRC London Institute of Medical SciencesHammersmith HospitalLondonUK,Institute of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of MedicineImperial College LondonLondonUK
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Weber J, Del Vecchio M, Mandalá M, Gogas H, Arance A, Dalle S, Cowey C, Schenker M, Grob JJ, Chiarion-Sileni V, Márquez-Rodas I, Butler M, Maio M, Middleton M, Del La Cruz-Merino L, Lobo M, De Pril V, Larkin J, Ascierto P. Nivolumab (NIVO) vs ipilimumab (IPI) en traitement adjuvant du mélanome de stade III/IV opéré : résultats de survie sans récidive (SSR) et de survie globale (SG) à 4 ans de l’essai CheckMate 238. Ann Dermatol Venereol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annder.2020.09.016] [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: 11/26/2022]
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Pinto A, Santos JV, Lobo M, Viana J, Souza J, Ramalho A, Pereira A, Freitas A. Primary care organizational model mix and avoidable hospitalization: an ecological study in Portugal. Eur J Public Health 2020. [DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckaa165.460] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background
In Portugal, there are different organizational models in primary health care (PHC), mainly regarding the payment scheme. USF-B is the only type with financial incentives to the professional (pay-for-performance). Our goal was to assess the relationship between groups of primary healthcare centres (ACES) with higher proportion of patients within USF-B model and the rate of avoidable hospitalizations, as proxy of primary care quality.
Methods
We conducted a cross-sectional study considering the 55 ACES from mainland Portugal, in 2017. We used data from public hospitalizations to calculate the prevention quality indicator (avoidable hospitalizations) adjusted for age and sex, using direct standardization. The main independent variable was the proportion of patients in one ACES registered in the USF-B model. Unemployment rate, proportion of patients with family doctor and presence of Local Health Unit (different organization model) within ACES were also considered. The association was assessed by means of a linear regression model.
Results
Age-sex adjusted PQI value varied between 490 and 1715 hospitalizations per 100,000 inhabitants across ACES. We observed a significant effect of the proportion of patients within USF-B in the crude PQI rate (p = 0.001). However, using the age-sex adjusted PQI, there was not a statistical significant association (p = 0.504). This last model was also adjusted for confounding variables and the association remains non-significant (p = 0.865).
Conclusions
Our findings suggest that, when adjusting for age and sex, there is no evidence that ACES with more patients enrolled in a pay-for-performance model is associated with higher quality of PHC (using avoidable hospitalizations as proxy). Further studies addressing individual data should be performed.
This work was financed by FEDER funds through the COMPETE 2020 - POCI, and by Portuguese funds through FCT in the framework of the project POCI-01-0145-FEDER-030766 “1st.IndiQare”.
Key messages
Adjusting PQI to sex and age seems to influence its value more than the type of organizational model of primary health care. Groups of primary healthcare centres with more units under the pay-for-performance scheme was not associated with different rate of avoidable hospitalizations.
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- A Pinto
- MEDCIDS, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
- CINTESIS - Center for Health Technology and Services Research, Porto, Portugal
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- MEDCIDS, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
- CINTESIS - Center for Health Technology and Services Research, Porto, Portugal
- Public Health Unit, ACES Grande Porto VIII - Espinho/Gaia, ARS Norte, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
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- MEDCIDS, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
- CINTESIS - Center for Health Technology and Services Research, Porto, Portugal
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- MEDCIDS, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
- CINTESIS - Center for Health Technology and Services Research, Porto, Portugal
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- MEDCIDS, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
- CINTESIS - Center for Health Technology and Services Research, Porto, Portugal
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- MEDCIDS, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
- CINTESIS - Center for Health Technology and Services Research, Porto, Portugal
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- CINTESIS - Center for Health Technology and Services Research, Porto, Portugal
- Family Health Unit Prelada, ACES Porto Ocidental, ARS Norte, Porto, Portugal
- PHC - Contractualization Department, Northern Regional Administration of Health, ARS Norte, Porto, Portugal
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- MEDCIDS, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
- CINTESIS - Center for Health Technology and Services Research, Porto, Portugal
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Weber J, Del Vecchio M, Mandala M, Gogas H, Fernandez AA, Dalle S, Cowey C, Schenker M, Grob JJ, Sileni VC, Márquez-Rodas I, Butler M, Maio M, Middleton M, Merino LDLC, Lobo M, de Pril V, Larkin J, Ascierto P. 1076O Adjuvant nivolumab (NIVO) vs ipilimumab (IPI) in resected stage III/IV melanoma: 4-y recurrence-free and overall survival (OS) results from CheckMate 238. Ann Oncol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2020.08.1200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Gasteiger C, Jones ASK, Kleinstäuber M, Lobo M, Horne R, Dalbeth N, Petrie KJ. Effects of Message Framing on Patients' Perceptions and Willingness to Change to a Biosimilar in a Hypothetical Drug Switch. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 2020; 72:1323-1330. [PMID: 31233269 DOI: 10.1002/acr.24012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2019] [Accepted: 06/18/2019] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Patients often hold negative perceptions toward biosimilars that can create barriers to their uptake. Physicians also report uncertainty in how best to explain biosimilars. The aim of this study was to measure the effect of differently framed explanations on patients' perceptions of and willingness to change to a biosimilar in a hypothetical drug switch. METHODS Ninety-six patients with rheumatic diseases taking an originator biologic were randomized to receive 1 of 4 biosimilar explanations: positive framing with and without an analogy, and negative framing with and without an analogy. Willingness to switch to a biosimilar, perceptions about biosimilars, and the effectiveness of the explanation were measured after the information delivery. RESULTS Positive framing led to more participants being willing to switch (67%) than negative framing (46%). Framing significantly predicted willingness to switch to a biosimilar, with participants in the positive framing group being 2.36 times more willing to switch (P = 0.041). The positive framing group also reported significantly greater perceived efficacy of biosimilars (P = 0.046) and thought the explanation was more convincing (P = 0.030). The analogy did not enhance willingness to switch or increase understanding (P > 0.05). CONCLUSION Positive framing can improve perceptions of and willingness to switch to a biosimilar in patients currently taking biologic treatments.
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- University of Auckland, Auckland, and University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Auckland District Health Board, Auckland, New Zealand
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- University College London, London, UK
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- Auckland District Health Board and University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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Gasteiger C, Lobo M, Dalbeth N, Petrie KJ. Patients' beliefs and behaviours are associated with perceptions of safety and concerns in a hypothetical biosimilar switch. Rheumatol Int 2020; 41:163-171. [PMID: 32300866 DOI: 10.1007/s00296-020-04576-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [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: 02/11/2020] [Accepted: 04/02/2020] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Although patient acceptance is important for biosimilar adoption and reducing healthcare costs, many patients perceive biosimilars to be unsafe and have concerns about switching. Studies show that patients' characteristics influence negative perceptions toward generic drugs, but little research has explored biosimilar acceptance. This study examines which demographic and psychological characteristics are associated with patients' safety perceptions and concerns about switching to biosimilars. Ninety-six patients taking bio-originators for rheumatic conditions (65% for rheumatoid arthritis) completed the Brief Illness Perceptions Questionnaire, Beliefs about Medicines Questionnaire and Perceived Sensitivity to Medicines Scale. Demographic factors, information seeking, concerns about switching and safety perceptions were also assessed. Pearson's correlations and hierarchical linear regressions were conducted to explore whether patient characteristics are associated with perceptions of biosimilars. Negative safety perceptions were associated with being female, short-term bio-originator use, illness beliefs, seeking health information online, high perceived sensitivity to medicines and negative beliefs about medicines. Only being female (β = 0.24, P = 0.02) was independently associated. More concerns about switching were associated with being female, illness beliefs, high perceived sensitivity to medicines, information-seeking behaviours and preferring innovator drugs. Seeking health information online (β = 0.20, P = 0.04), preferring innovator drugs (β = 0.29, P = 0.004) and stronger emotional responses (β = 0.26, P = 0.01) were independently associated. Perceived bio-originator effectiveness was inversely associated with preferring biosimilars (rs= - 0.33, P < 0.001). Patients who have stronger emotional responses to their condition, are females, seek health information online and prefer innovator drugs that have more negative perceptions about biosimilars. Experiences with bio-originators influence attitudes towards switching.
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- Chiara Gasteiger
- Department of Psychological Medicine, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, 1142, New Zealand.
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- Department of Rheumatology, Auckland District Health Board, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Rheumatology, Auckland District Health Board, Auckland, New Zealand
- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Psychological Medicine, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, 1142, New Zealand
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Ndii MZ, Berkanis FR, Tambaru D, Lobo M, Ariyanto, Djahi BS. Optimal control strategy for the effects of hard water consumption on kidney-related diseases. BMC Res Notes 2020; 13:201. [PMID: 32252815 PMCID: PMC7137219 DOI: 10.1186/s13104-020-05043-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2020] [Accepted: 03/25/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES : We study the optimal control strategy for the effects of hard water consumption on kidney-related diseases. The mathematical model has been formulated and studied to gain insights on the optimal control strategy on the effects of hard-water consumption on kidney-related diseases. The positivity and boundedness of the solutions are determined. A global sensitivity analysis has been performed and the numerical solutions have been carried out. RESULTS : A global sensitivity analysis shows that the control on water is an important parameter. This can reduce the proportion of individuals with kidney-dysfunction and hence reduces the proportion of individuals with kidney-related diseases. Furthermore, the numerical solutions show that with the optimal control, the proportion of individuals with kidney-related diseases can be minimised.
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- Meksianis Z Ndii
- Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Sciences and Engineering, University of Nusa Cendana, Kupang-NTT, Indonesia.
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- Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Sciences and Engineering, University of Nusa Cendana, Kupang-NTT, Indonesia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences and Engineering, University of Nusa Cendana, Kupang-NTT, Indonesia
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- Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Sciences and Engineering, University of Nusa Cendana, Kupang-NTT, Indonesia
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- Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Sciences and Engineering, University of Nusa Cendana, Kupang-NTT, Indonesia
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- Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Sciences and Engineering, University of Nusa Cendana, Kupang-NTT, Indonesia
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Coelho A, Nogueira C, Lobo M, Gouveia R, Campos J, Augusto R, Coelho N, Semião A, Ribeiro J, Canedo A. Impact of Post-EVAR Graft Limb Kinking in EVAR Limb Occlusion: Aetiology, Early Diagnosis, and Management. J Vasc Surg 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2019.10.019] [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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Grob JJ, Weber J, Del Vecchio M, Mandala M, Gogas H, Arance A, Dalle S, Lance Cowey C, Schenker M, Chiarion Sileni V, Marquez-Rodas I, Butler M, Maio M, Middleton M, Tang H, Saci A, de Pril V, Lobo M, Larkin J, Ascierto P. Nivolumab (NIVO) versus ipilimumab (IPI) dans le traitement adjuvant du mélanome réséqué de stade III/IV: résultats d’efficacité à 3 ans et analyse de biomarqueurs issus de l’essai de phase 3 CheckMate 238. Ann Dermatol Venereol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annder.2019.09.108] [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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Santos JV, Viana J, Souza J, Lobo M, Ramalho A, Gonçalves-Pinho M, Freitas A. Time trends of primary care quality across Portuguese regions: using prevention quality indicators. Eur J Public Health 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckz186.383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Background
Primary care quality is one of the main dimensions of primary care performance and can be evaluated by several methods, e.g. studying hospitalizations for conditions that could be treated, or less severe, if appropriately managed in primary care. Accordingly, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) developed prevention quality indicators (PQIs). In this study, we aimed to compare PQIs and their time trends across Portuguese regions.
Methods
We performed a retrospective study, using all adult public hospital discharges in mainland Portugal, between 2011 and 2015. PQI rates for the overall (PQI 90) and composite indicators (i.e. 91 - acute, 92 - chronic, 93 - diabetes) were computed using AHRQ specifications. These rates were compared between the 5 Portuguese NUTS 2 regions of residence.
Results
From the total of 407,792 hospital discharges in mainland Portugal (2011-2015) 11.9% comprised the selected PQIs, the majority related the acute composite PQI, followed by the chronic composite PQI. The hospitalization rate of the overall PQI increased from 999.5 hospitalizations (2011) to 1231,0 hospitalizations/100,000 inhabitants (2015), with an increase in all NUTS 2 regions. In 2015, while Algarve and North had the lowest PQI rates, Centro and Alentejo showed the highest ones.
Conclusions
Between 2011 and 2015, there was an increasing trend of overall and composite PQI rates. Also, important differences between Portuguese regions were found that must be further studied.
The authors thank the support given by the Project ’POCI-01-0145-FEDER-030766’ (1st.IndiQare - Quality indicators in primary health care: validation and implementation of quality indicators as an assessment and comparison tool), funded by Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT) and co-funded by Fundo de Desenvolvimento Regional (FEDER) through Operacional Competitividade e Internacionalização (COMPETE 2020).
Key messages
Between 2011 and 2015, overall prevention quality indicator rate increased in Portugal. There are great differences between Portuguese NUTS 2 regions regarding prevention quality indicators.
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- J V Santos
- MEDCIDS – Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
- CINTESIS – Center for Health Technology and Services Research, Porto, Portugal
- Public Health Unit, ACES Grande Porto VIII Espinho-Gaia, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
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- MEDCIDS – Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
- CINTESIS – Center for Health Technology and Services Research, Porto, Portugal
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- MEDCIDS – Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
- CINTESIS – Center for Health Technology and Services Research, Porto, Portugal
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- MEDCIDS – Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
- CINTESIS – Center for Health Technology and Services Research, Porto, Portugal
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- MEDCIDS – Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
- CINTESIS – Center for Health Technology and Services Research, Porto, Portugal
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- MEDCIDS – Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
- CINTESIS – Center for Health Technology and Services Research, Porto, Portugal
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- MEDCIDS – Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
- CINTESIS – Center for Health Technology and Services Research, Porto, Portugal
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Weber J, Del Vecchio M, Mandala M, Gogas H, Arance A, Dalle S, Cowey C, Schenker M, Grob J, Chiarion-Sileni V, Marquez-Rodas I, Butler M, Maio M, Middleton M, Tang T, Saci A, De Pril V, Lobo M, Larkin J, Ascierto P. Adjuvant nivolumab (NIVO) versus ipilimumab (IPI) in resected stage III/IV melanoma: 3-year efficacy and biomarker results from the phase III CheckMate 238 trial. Ann Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdz255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [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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Weber J, Kurt M, Edmondson-Jones M, Amadi A, Lobo M, Moshyk A, Kotapati S, Mohr P. Mixture-cure modeling for resected stage III/IV melanoma in the phase III CheckMate 238 trial. Ann Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdz255.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Martinez Milla J, Galan-Arriola C, Perez-Camargo D, Lobo M, Salinas B, Gonzalez D, Carnero M, Cobiella J, Mateo-Castro J, Vilchez JP, Cusso L, Lopez GJ, Fuster V, Desco M, Ibanez B. P5999Heart failure rescue by high fat diet in a porcine model of hibernated myocardium. Eur Heart J 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz746.0720] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background
Extensive coronary artery disease without revascularization options results in ischemic hibernated myocardium and ultimately heart failure (HF). A metabolic reprogramming of the heart characterized by a shift from fatty acids (FFA) to glucose as the preferential metabolic substrate is frequent in HF and hibernated myocardium. Previous studies in mouse models of HF have shown that high fat diet (HFD) is able to reverse the metabolic reprogramming of the heart and improve cardiac function. Here we used a translational large animal model of ischemic HF evaluated by state-of-the-art imaging modalities
Methods
IHM was generated in Yucatan minipigs (N=50) by progressive stenosis of the proximal left anterior descending (LAD) after surgical insertion of a casein ameroid around the artery. Pigs underwent a serial multimodality imaging study including magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), multi-tracer PET/CT (18FDG & 14(R,S)-[18F]Fluoro-6-thia-heptadecanoic acid (18F-FTHA) 19F-palmitate in-house synthetized), and invasive coronary angiography (ICA). Once hibernated myocardium with metabolic switch was documented (complete occlusion of LAD, LVEF<50% on MRI, viable myocardium with dobutamine/MRI- evaluated contractile reserve, and metabolic substrate utilization shift towards glucose on PET/CT), animals were randomized to HFD or regular diet for 3 months
Results
The first part of the study was dedicated to establish the model in 42 pigs. Pigs were followed-up for 170±24 days with monthly ICA, MRI and PET/CT. Severe LAD stenosis was documented in all pigs 3–4 weeks after surgery. Mortality during follow-up was 57% (n=24) (15 peri-procedure, 2 between day 1 and 7, seven between day 7 and 45). Among those surviving beyond the sixth week, 90% (16/18) developed hibernated myocardium (mean LVEF 36±10%, absence of transmural delayed enhancement, contractile reserve and metabolic switch on PET/CT).
In the second part of the study, 5 long-term survivors were allocated to receive HFD (20% extra lard), while 3 pigs served as controls. Mean LVEF before HFD initiation was 35±8%, and 36±5% in controls. Three months HFD was associated with a LVEF improvement in all treated animals (mean LVEF at the end of follow-up was 45±9%). Control animals on regular diet did not show any change in LVEF (35±5% at the end of follow-up)
Conclusions
We present a large animal model of HF due hibernated myocardium by placing an ameroid around the LAD. Mortality of this model is high (approx. 55%) but long-term survivors resemble all features seen in patients: LAD progressive stenosis with final occlusion but viable myocardium, LVEF deterioration and metabolic switch
Feeding pigs with HFD to force cardiac reutilization of FFA, results in a consistent and large LVEF improvement in all animals
Cardiac metabolic switch might be implicated in the pathogenesis of systolic dysfunction in hibernated myocardium and is a potential target for nutritional approaches
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- J Martinez Milla
- National Centre for Cardiovascular Research (CNIC), Madrid, Spain
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- National Centre for Cardiovascular Research (CNIC), Madrid, Spain
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- National Centre for Cardiovascular Research (CNIC), Madrid, Spain
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- University Hospital Gregorio Maranon, Madrid, Spain
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- Hospital Clinico Universitario, Salamanca, Spain
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- Hospital Clinic San Carlos, Madrid, Spain
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- Hospital Clinic San Carlos, Madrid, Spain
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- National Centre for Cardiovascular Research (CNIC), Madrid, Spain
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- National Centre for Cardiovascular Research (CNIC), Madrid, Spain
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- University Hospital Gregorio Maranon, Madrid, Spain
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- National Centre for Cardiovascular Research (CNIC), Madrid, Spain
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- National Centre for Cardiovascular Research (CNIC), Madrid, Spain
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- University Hospital Gregorio Maranon, Madrid, Spain
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- National Centre for Cardiovascular Research (CNIC), Madrid, Spain
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Masson W, Epstein T, Huerín M, Lobo M, Molinero G, Siniawski D. Association between non-HDL-C/HDL-C ratio and carotid atherosclerosis in postmenopausal middle-aged women. Climacteric 2019; 22:518-522. [PMID: 31287342 DOI: 10.1080/13697137.2019.1631787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Background: A novel lipid relation, the non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (non-HDL-C/HDL-C) ratio gathers information on all atherogenic and antiatherogenic particles on a single date. The relationship between this lipid marker and the presence of carotid atherosclerotic plaque (CAP) in postmenopausal women is unknown. Methods: Postmenopausal women in primary prevention up to 70 years of age were recruited. Association between the non-HDL-C/HDL-C ratio and presence of CAP, assessed by ultrasonography, was analyzed. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis was performed. Results: A total of 440 females with a mean age of 58.1 ± 5.3 years were recruited. The mean non-HDL-C/HDL ratio was 3.1 ± 1.2 and 28.2% of woman had CAP. A positive relationship was seen between quintiles of the non-HDL-C/HDL-C ratio and prevalence of CAP (p < 0.001). Regardless of other risk factors, women with higher non-HDL-C/HDL-C ratios had a greater chance of having CAP (odds ratio 1.30, 95% confidence interval: 1.07-1.58, p = 0.009). In the ROC curve analysis, the area under the curve of the non-HDL-C/HDL ratio for detecting CAP was 0.703 (95% confidence interval: 0.640-0.765) and the optimal cut-off point was 3.0 (Youden index 0.395). Conclusion: The present study suggests that the non-HDL-C/HDL-C ratio might be a strong marker for predicting the risk of CAP in postmenopausal women.
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- Council of Epidemiology and Cardiovascular Prevention, Argentine Society of Cardiology, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires , Buenos Aires , Argentina
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- Council of Epidemiology and Cardiovascular Prevention, Argentine Society of Cardiology, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires , Buenos Aires , Argentina
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- Council of Epidemiology and Cardiovascular Prevention, Argentine Society of Cardiology, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires , Buenos Aires , Argentina
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- Council of Epidemiology and Cardiovascular Prevention, Argentine Society of Cardiology, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires , Buenos Aires , Argentina
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- Council of Epidemiology and Cardiovascular Prevention, Argentine Society of Cardiology, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires , Buenos Aires , Argentina
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- Council of Epidemiology and Cardiovascular Prevention, Argentine Society of Cardiology, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires , Buenos Aires , Argentina
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Bezerra MJB, Arruda-Alencar JM, Martins JAM, Viana AGA, Viana Neto AM, Rêgo JPA, Oliveira RV, Lobo M, Moreira ACO, Moreira RA, Moura AA. Major seminal plasma proteome of rabbits and associations with sperm quality. Theriogenology 2019; 128:156-166. [PMID: 30772659 DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2019.01.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [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: 09/24/2018] [Revised: 01/05/2019] [Accepted: 01/13/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The present study was conducted to describe the major seminal plasma proteome of rabbits and potential associations between seminal proteins and semen criteria. Semen samples were collected from 18 New Zealand adult rabbits, and seminal plasma proteins were analyzed by 2-D SDS-PAGE and tandem mass spectrometry. Sperm motility, vigor, concentration, morphology and membrane sperm viability were evaluated. Rabbits ejaculated 364 ± 70 million sperm/ml, with 81 ± 6.1% motile cells, 3.8 ± 0.2 vigor and 66.7 ± 2.5% sperm with normal morphology. Based on the viability and acrosome integrity assay, there were 65.8 ± 2.5% live sperm with intact acrosome and most spermatozoa had both intact acrosome and functional membrane. On average, 2-D gels of rabbit seminal plasma had 232 ± 69.5 spots, as determined by PDQuest software (Bio Rad, USA). Mass spectrometry allowed the identification of 137 different proteins. The most abundant proteins in rabbit seminal plasma were hemoglobin subunit zeta-like, annexins, lipocalin, FAM115 protein and albumin. The intensity of the spots associated with these five proteins represented 71.5% of the intensity of all spots detected in the master gel. Multiple regression models were estimated using sperm traits as dependent variables and seminal plasma proteins as independent ones. Also, sperm motility had positive association with beta-nerve growth factor and cysteine-rich secretory protein 1-like and a negative one with galectin-1. The percentage of rabbit sperm with intact membrane was related to seminal plasma protein FAM115 complex and tropomyosin. Then, the population of morphologically normal sperm in rabbit semen was positively linked to carcinoembryonic antigen-related cell adhesion molecule 6-like and down regulated by seminal plasma isocitrate dehydrogenase. Based on another regression model, the variation in the percentage of live sperm with intact acrosome was partially explained by the amount of leukocyte elastase inhibitor and the peptidyl-prolyl cis-trans isomerase A in the rabbit seminal fluid. The current study reports the identification of 137 proteins of rabbit seminal plasma. Major proteins of seminal secretion relate primarily to prevention of damages caused by lipid peroxide radicals and oxidative stress, membrane functionality, transport of lipids to the sperm membrane and temperature regulation. Moreover, finding seminal plasma proteins as indicators of semen parameters will improve assisted reproductive technologies.
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- M J B Bezerra
- Department of Animal Science, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
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- Department of Animal Science, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
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- Department of Animal Science, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
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- Department of Animal Science, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
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- Department of Animal Science, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
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- Department of Animal Science, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
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- Department of Animal Science, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
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- School of Pharmacy, University of Fortaleza, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
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- School of Pharmacy, University of Fortaleza, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
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- School of Pharmacy, University of Fortaleza, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
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- Department of Animal Science, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil.
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Masson W, Lobo M, Huerín M, Molinero G, Lobo L, Nogueira JP. Plasma proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 inhibitors and cataract risk: A systematic review and meta-analysis. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2018; 94:75-80. [PMID: 30502968 DOI: 10.1016/j.oftal.2018.11.003] [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: 04/27/2018] [Revised: 10/27/2018] [Accepted: 11/05/2018] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND The marked decrease in LDL-C levels produced by the inhibitors of the plasma proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (iPCSK9) could be associated with an increased risk of cataracts. METHODS A meta-analysis was performed that included randomised clinical trials controlled with iPCSK9, alone, or in combination with other lipid-lowering drugs, which reported new cases of cataracts, by searching PubMed/Medline, databases of EMBASE and Cochrane Clinical Trials. A fixed-effect model was used, and a meta-regression was carried out evaluating the relationship between intra-treatment LDL-C and the risk of developing cataracts. RESULTS Five eligible studies of iPCSK9 including 83,492 patients were taken into account for the analysis, and 531 new cases of cataracts in iPCSK9 group vs. 532 in placebo group were diagnosed. The iPCSK9 therapy was not associated with an increased risk of cataracts [OR: 0.96, 95% CI: 0.85-1.08; P=.86, I2: 0%]. Likewise, no significant association was found between on-treatment LDL-C levels, differences between study arms, and new cases of cataracts. CONCLUSION In this analysis, the use of iPCSK9 was not associated with an increased risk of cataracts.
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- W Masson
- Consejo de Epidemiología y Prevención Cardiovascular, Sociedad Argentina de Cardiología, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Sociedad Argentina de Lípidos, Córdoba, Argentina.
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- Consejo de Epidemiología y Prevención Cardiovascular, Sociedad Argentina de Cardiología, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Sociedad Argentina de Lípidos, Córdoba, Argentina
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- Consejo de Epidemiología y Prevención Cardiovascular, Sociedad Argentina de Cardiología, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Consejo de Epidemiología y Prevención Cardiovascular, Sociedad Argentina de Cardiología, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Consejo de Epidemiología y Prevención Cardiovascular, Sociedad Argentina de Cardiología, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Sociedad Argentina de Lípidos, Córdoba, Argentina; Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Nacional de Formosa, Formosa, Argentina
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Almendro-Delia M, Núñez-Gil IJ, Lobo M, Andrés M, Vedia O, Sionis A, Martin-García A, Cruz Aguilera M, Pereyra E, Martín de Miguel I, Linares Vicente JA, Corbí-Pascual M, Bosch X, Fabregat Andrés O, Sánchez Grande Flecha A, Pérez-Castellanos A, Pais JL, De Mora Martín M, Escudier Villa JM, Martín Asenjo R, Guillen Marzo M, Rueda Sobella F, Aceña Á, García Acuña JM, García-Rubira JC, Figueras J, Barrabes J, Andrés M, Núñez Gil I, Mejía H, Vedia O, Feltes G, Worner F, Bascompte Claret R, Pereyra E, Jiménez Candil J, García Sánchez M, Martín García A, Martín García A, Bodi V, Bonanad C, Bastante T, Cruz Aguilera M, Palazuelos J, Sancho Carmona D, López Pais J, Alonso J, Almendro Delia M, Lobo M, Rodríguez de Leiras S, García Rubira J, Corbí-Pascual M, Córdoba Soriano J, De Mora Martín M, Pérez B, Martín Asensio R, Rueda Sobella F, Santos Pardo I, Manzano Nieto M, Escudier Villa J, Fabregat Andrés O, Ridocci-Soriano F, Parias Ángel M, Gaebelt H, Aceña A, Martin Reyes R, Bergua C, Sanz Puértolas P, Echeverria Lucotti I, Vidal Pérez R, Sionis A, Duran Cambra A, Tómas Ortiz J, Bosch Genover X, Guillen Marzo M, Bardají R, García Acuña J, Sánchez Grande Flecha A, García González M, García de la Villa Redondo G, Pérez Castellanos A, Piqueras-Flores J, Ruíz Valdepeas Herrero L, Linares Vicente J, Ruiz Arroyo J, García J, Giner Caro J, Martínez Selles M, Martín de Miguel I. Short- and Long-Term Prognostic Relevance of Cardiogenic Shock in Takotsubo Syndrome. JACC: Heart Failure 2018; 6:928-936. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2018.05.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2018] [Revised: 05/04/2018] [Accepted: 05/17/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Garcia M, Calles A, Lobo M, Álvarez Álvarez R. P1.15-03 Clinical Characteristics of Long-Term Survivors With Nivolumab in Pretreated Advanced NSCLC from Real-World Data (RWD). J Thorac Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2018.08.935] [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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Masson W, Lobo M, Siniawski D, Huerín M, Molinero G, Valéro R, Nogueira JP. Therapy with cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) inhibitors and diabetes risk. Diabetes Metab 2018. [PMID: 29523487 DOI: 10.1016/j.diabet.2018.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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BACKGROUND Cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) inhibitors are a class of drugs that targets the CETP enzyme to significantly increase serum high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) and decrease low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels. As HDL-C has potential antidiabetic properties, and the beneficial effects of CETP drugs on glucose homoeostasis have not been sufficiently studied, the aims of this study were: (1) to evaluate the effect of CETP inhibitors on the incidence of diabetes; and (2) to assess the association between CETP inhibitor-induced changes in HDL-C levels and incidence of diabetes. METHODS A meta-analysis was performed of randomized controlled clinical trials of CETP inhibitor therapy, either alone or combined with other lipid-lowering drugs, reporting data from new cases of diabetes with a minimum of 6 months of follow-up, after searching the PubMed/MEDLINE, Embase and Cochrane Controlled Trials databases. A fixed-effects meta-regression model was then applied. RESULTS Four eligible trials of CETP inhibitors, involving a total of 73,479 patients, were considered for the analyses, including 960 newly diagnosed cases of diabetes in the CTEP inhibitor group vs 1086 in the placebo group. CETP inhibitor therapy was associated with a significant 12% reduction in incidence of diabetes (OR: 0.88, 95% CI: 0.81-0.96; P=0.005). Assessment of the relationship between on-treatment HDL-C and the effect of CETP inhibitors showed a statistically non-significant trend (Z=-1.13, P=0.26). CONCLUSION CETP inhibitors reduced the incidence of diabetes. The improvement in glucose metabolism may have been related, at least in part, to the increase in HDL-C concentration.
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- W Masson
- Council of Epidemiology and Cardiovascular Prevention, Argentine Society of Cardiology, Azcuenaga 980, C1115AAD Buenos Aires, Argentina; Argentine Society of Lipids, Ambrosio Olmos 820, X5000JGQ Córdoba, Argentina.
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- Council of Epidemiology and Cardiovascular Prevention, Argentine Society of Cardiology, Azcuenaga 980, C1115AAD Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Council of Epidemiology and Cardiovascular Prevention, Argentine Society of Cardiology, Azcuenaga 980, C1115AAD Buenos Aires, Argentina; Argentine Society of Lipids, Ambrosio Olmos 820, X5000JGQ Córdoba, Argentina
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- Council of Epidemiology and Cardiovascular Prevention, Argentine Society of Cardiology, Azcuenaga 980, C1115AAD Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Council of Epidemiology and Cardiovascular Prevention, Argentine Society of Cardiology, Azcuenaga 980, C1115AAD Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Aix-Marseille University, UMR 1062 INSERM, 1260 INRA, C2VN, NORT, Marseille, France; Department of Nutrition, Metabolic Diseases, Endocrinology, CHU La Conception, APHM, Marseille, France
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- Argentine Society of Lipids, Ambrosio Olmos 820, X5000JGQ Córdoba, Argentina; Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Nacional de Formosa, Av. Gutnisky 3200, Formosa P3600AZS, Argentina
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Jerez Y, Lopez-Tarruella S, Marquez-Rodas I, Perez S, Ocaña A, Echavarria I, Lobo M, Gallego I, Torres G, Ortega L, Garcia G, Palomero I, Gonzalez Del Val R, Massarrah T, Esteban M, Del Monte-Millan M, Martin M. Abstract P4-20-01: Implications of financial modeling in breast cancer clinical research from 1990 to 2010. Cancer Res 2017. [DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.sabcs16-p4-20-01] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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SUMMARY: Over the past two decades significant progress has been made in breast cancer treatment resulting in a substantial improvement in patients' outcome. But we have to think about who promotes all this research and the consequences of the type of fundingThis project aims to evaluate the implication of finance in clinical research and the variance according to the type of funding.
OBJETIVES: To evaluate the financial evolvement of breast cancer clinical trials in the past two decades, regarding the phase of development design of the studies, the collaboration between Academy (Acad) and Industry (Ind), the sample size, the study results and the statistical analyses conducted.
METHODS: A systematic review was performed using MEDLINE to identify breast cancer randomized clinical trials published between January1990 and December2010. Studies that involved chemotherapy, endocrine and/or targeted therapies, wherethe primary endpoint was considered adequate to support a drug approval in oncology according to the FDA and EMA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration and European Medicines Agency, respectively), were included.
RESULTS:Data were evaluated 2,211 and 472 met selection criteria comprised in the methodology During the first decade the Acad was the main breast cancer research promoter being replaced by the Inv. throughout the second decade (p <0.0001). Thirty nine percent of the studies evaluated were phase III (39% Acad, 61% Ind), 15% were phase II (30% Acad, 70% Ind) and the remaining 47% were not classified by authors (65% Acad 35% Ind). As for the primary endpoint, 25% of the phase III trials evaluated progression free survival, 15% overall response rate, 1% time to progression and only 5% examined overall survival. Sixty five percent of the trials were national (60% Acad 40% Ind) and 35% international (25% Acad 75% Ind). Single-center studies accounted for 11% of the trial (65% Acad 35% Ind). Most of the national trials were developed by the US. Fifty four percent of the studies were conducted by research groups (67% supported by Ind. and 33% Acad.). The Ind sponsored 26% of the studies in the first decade and 50% during the second. The median number of patients enrolled by research groups was 892 in contrast with 409 included by other organizations. The primary endpoint was achieved in 19% of the Acad trials and 21% of the Ind trials. Only 53% of the studies declared intention to treat based analysis in their statistical workout.
RESULTS ACADEMY(%)INDUSTRY (%)PPROMOTION OF THE STUDY1990-2000121(26)68(14)0,0001 2001-2010105(22)178(38)0,0001STUDY DESIGNUNICENTRIC TRIALS34(7)18(4)0,007 MULTICENTRIC TRIALS191(40)228(48) NATIONAL TRIALS183(39)122(26)0,0001 INTERNATIONAL TRIALS42(9)124(26) COOPERATIVE GROUP95(20)160(34) NOT COOPERATIVE GROUP130(28)86(18) STATISTICAL ANALYSISINTENT OF TREAT86(18)163(35) NOT DECLARATED140(30)83(18)
CONCLUSIONS:There is a significant tendency towards the promotion of research by the pharmaceutical industries during the last two decades, leading a change in the clinical trials design and the endpoints.
Citation Format: Jerez Y, Lopez-Tarruella S, Marquez-Rodas I, Perez S, Ocaña A, Echavarria I, Lobo M, Gallego I, Torres G, Ortega L, Garcia G, Palomero I, Gonzalez Del Val R, Massarrah T, Esteban M, Del Monte-Millan M, Martin M. Implications of financial modeling in breast cancer clinical research from 1990 to 2010 [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 2016 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium; 2016 Dec 6-10; San Antonio, TX. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2017;77(4 Suppl):Abstract nr P4-20-01.
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- Y Jerez
- Hospital Gregorio Marañon, Madrid, Spain; Yale University, Albacete University Hospital, New Haven, Albacete
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- Hospital Gregorio Marañon, Madrid, Spain; Yale University, Albacete University Hospital, New Haven, Albacete
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- Hospital Gregorio Marañon, Madrid, Spain; Yale University, Albacete University Hospital, New Haven, Albacete
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- Hospital Gregorio Marañon, Madrid, Spain; Yale University, Albacete University Hospital, New Haven, Albacete
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- Hospital Gregorio Marañon, Madrid, Spain; Yale University, Albacete University Hospital, New Haven, Albacete
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- Hospital Gregorio Marañon, Madrid, Spain; Yale University, Albacete University Hospital, New Haven, Albacete
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- Hospital Gregorio Marañon, Madrid, Spain; Yale University, Albacete University Hospital, New Haven, Albacete
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- Hospital Gregorio Marañon, Madrid, Spain; Yale University, Albacete University Hospital, New Haven, Albacete
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- Hospital Gregorio Marañon, Madrid, Spain; Yale University, Albacete University Hospital, New Haven, Albacete
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- Hospital Gregorio Marañon, Madrid, Spain; Yale University, Albacete University Hospital, New Haven, Albacete
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- Hospital Gregorio Marañon, Madrid, Spain; Yale University, Albacete University Hospital, New Haven, Albacete
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- Hospital Gregorio Marañon, Madrid, Spain; Yale University, Albacete University Hospital, New Haven, Albacete
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- Hospital Gregorio Marañon, Madrid, Spain; Yale University, Albacete University Hospital, New Haven, Albacete
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- Hospital Gregorio Marañon, Madrid, Spain; Yale University, Albacete University Hospital, New Haven, Albacete
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- Hospital Gregorio Marañon, Madrid, Spain; Yale University, Albacete University Hospital, New Haven, Albacete
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- Hospital Gregorio Marañon, Madrid, Spain; Yale University, Albacete University Hospital, New Haven, Albacete
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- Hospital Gregorio Marañon, Madrid, Spain; Yale University, Albacete University Hospital, New Haven, Albacete
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Márquez-Rodas I, Lobo M, Flores-Sanchez C, Sanz M, Luque S, Lizarraga S, González-Asanza C, Pajares JA, Peligros MI, Bueno O, Mata C, Lopez C, López-Tarruella S, Jerez Y, Muñoz-Martin A, Blanco M, Die-Trill M, Justel JP, Solera J, Martin M. Five Years of Multidisciplinary Care in Hereditary Cancer: Our Experience in a Spanish University Hospital. Oncology 2016; 92:68-74. [PMID: 27855387 DOI: 10.1159/000452280] [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] [Received: 07/24/2016] [Accepted: 10/06/2016] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To analyse the evolution of a multidisciplinary heredofamilial cancer unit (HFCU) in a university hospital. METHODS This was a retrospective analysis of the activity of our HFCU in its first 5 years of existence. RESULTS Between July 2010 and July 2015, 1,518 patients from 1,318 families attended our HFCU. Genetic testing was offered to 862 patients. Of those, 833 (96.6%) accepted testing, with available results for 636 (76.4%). Pathogenic mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2 were found in 175 patients. Lynch syndrome and adenomatous polyposis were the most frequent syndromes diagnosed (151/175, 86.3%) among 17 different syndromes studied. Of the 404 patients without a previous genetic diagnosis in the family, 62 (15.3%) were found to have mutations in disease-causing genes. Prophylactic surgery and follow-up (33.7%) or follow-up only (66.3%) was proposed for mutation carriers according to international guidelines and patients' preferences. CONCLUSION We have a high mutation detection rate, genetic test acceptance, and compliance with risk reduction strategies. However, there is room for improvement, especially in genetic testing timing, considering that an increase in the indications for genetic testing is expected.
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- I Márquez-Rodas
- Servicio de Oncología Médica, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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Coelho A, Lobo M, Martins V, Gouveia R, Sousa P, Campos J, Augusto R, Coelho N, Canedo A. Serratia liquefaciens Infection of a Previously Excluded Popliteal Artery Aneurysm. EJVES Short Rep 2016; 34:1-4. [PMID: 28856323 PMCID: PMC5576160 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvssr.2016.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2016] [Revised: 09/17/2016] [Accepted: 10/16/2016] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Introduction Popliteal artery aneurysms (PAAs) are rare in the general population, but they account for nearly 70% of peripheral arterial aneurysms. There are several possible surgical approaches including exclusion of the aneurysm and bypass grafting, or endoaneurysmorrhaphy and interposition of a prosthetic conduit. The outcomes following the first approach are favorable, but persistent blood flow in the aneurysm sac has been documented in up to one third of patients in the early post-operative setting. Complications from incompletely excluded aneurysms include aneurysm enlargement, local compression symptoms, and sac rupture. Notably infection of a previously excluded and bypassed PAA is rare. This is the third reported case of PAA infection after exclusion and bypass grafting and the first due to Serratia liquefaciens. Methods Relevant medical data were collected from the hospital database. Results This case report describes a 54 year old male patient, diagnosed with acute limb ischaemia due to a thrombosed PAA, submitted to emergency surgery with exclusion and venous bypass. A below the knee amputation was necessary 3 months later. Patient follow-up was lost until 7 years following surgical repair, when he was diagnosed with aneurysm sac infection with skin fistulisation. He had recently been diagnosed with alcoholic hepatic cirrhosis Child–Pugh Class B. The patient was successfully treated by aneurysm resection, soft tissue debridement and systemic antibiotics. Conclusion PAA infection is a rare complication after exclusion and bypass procedures but should be considered in any patient with evidence of local or systemic infection. When a PAA infection is diagnosed, aneurysmectomy, local debridement, and intravenous antibiotic therapy are recommended. The “gold standard” method of PAA repair remains controversial. PAA excision or endoaneurysmorrhaphy avoids complications from incompletely excluded aneurysms, but is associated with a high risk of neurological damage. Popliteal artery aneurysms (PAAs) are the most common cause of non-traumatic leg amputation. Potential complications from PAA exclusion are aneurysm enlargement, local compression symptoms, sac rupture, and infection. Infection of a previously excluded and bypassed popliteal artery aneurysm is exceedingly rare. This is the third case of excluded aneurysm infection, and the first by the Serrate genus.
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- Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia e Espinho, Porto, Portugal
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- Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia e Espinho, Porto, Portugal
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- Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia e Espinho, Porto, Portugal
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- Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia e Espinho, Porto, Portugal
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- Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia e Espinho, Porto, Portugal
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- Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia e Espinho, Porto, Portugal
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- Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia e Espinho, Porto, Portugal
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- Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia e Espinho, Porto, Portugal
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- Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia e Espinho, Porto, Portugal
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Lobo M, Lopez-Tarruella S, Luque S, Lizarraga S, Rincon P, Hernandez A, Mendizabal E, Bueno O, Cebollero M, Perez Ramirez S, Jerez Y, Palomero Plaza M, Gonzalez del Val R, Garcia G, Echavarria Diaz-Guardamino I, Calin A, Blanco J, Flores Sanchez C, Martin M, Marquez-Rodas I. Evaluation of breast cancer patients with genetic risk: Before and after a multidisciplinary heredofamiliar cancer unit implementation. Ann Oncol 2016. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdw385.13] [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: 11/13/2022] Open
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Da Ponte G, Lobo M, Neves T, Paiva A. Psycho-Oncology in Portugal: It is Different from the Rest of the World? Eur Psychiatry 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2016.01.1830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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IntroductionPsycho-Oncology (PO) is a specific psychiatric approach to cancer patients. The main psychiatric disorders observed are delirium and adjustment disorders (AD) and the most frequent treatments used are pharmacologic and psychotherapeutic.With regard to the type of cancer, the most frequent in Portugal are breast, digestive and prostate.ObjectiveAnalyze the activity of PO in a district general hospital in Portugal.AimsDemonstrate that the main core in PO is similar in the world.MethodsProspective longitudinal study, during one year.ResultsThe sample had 130 patients (369 evaluations), mainly male, with the mean age of 64.22 years. The most frequent psychiatric diagnoses were delirium (56 cases; 43%) and AD (44; 34%) and the main interventions used were pharmacologic and psycho-education. The most common frequent cancers were digestive (54; 42%), urologic (16; 12%) and breast (15; 11%). This high frequency of urologic cancer was interpreted as a consequence of the sample and its geographic location, but it was also a reflection of the large number of requests made by this specialty. The majority of cancers had an advanced stage (84% vs 16%) that can be explained by the sample but also by health culture in Portugal, which is reflected in the inpatient services: Oncology (51; 39%) and Palliative Care (25; 19%).ConclusionsThe type of psychiatric disorders and treatments offered in PO is preserved around the world. The authors propose to do more studies, namely if the relation with others specialties affects psychiatric treatment of the patient.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.
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Masson W, Huerín M, Lobo M, Siniawski D. Riesgo cardiovascular a lo largo de la vida en pacientes con bajo riesgo en el corto plazo. Asociación con la ateromatosis carotídea. Rev Clin Esp 2015; 215:417-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.rce.2015.02.018] [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] [Received: 01/15/2015] [Accepted: 02/15/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Lobo M, Fernandes J, Amaral M, Zaccolo M, Farinha C. WS06.1 Stabilization of CFTR at the membrane by EPAC1 activation occurs through interaction with NHERF-1. J Cyst Fibros 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/s1569-1993(15)30033-3] [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: 11/26/2022]
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Lobo M, Dolan E, Stanton A, Sabotka P. PP.LB01.14. J Hypertens 2015. [DOI: 10.1097/01.hjh.0000468136.04466.8f] [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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Antoniou S, Hamedi N, Lidder S, Saxena M, Brier T, Robinson P, Kapil V, Lobo M. CP-081 Management of uncontrolled blood pressure in patients with multiple drug intolerance referred to a specialist hypertension clinic: Abstract CP-081 Table 1. Eur J Hosp Pharm 2015. [DOI: 10.1136/ejhpharm-2015-000639.77] [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] Open
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A 70-year-old male rural worker was referred to our clinic with widespread grey pigmentation of the skin and nails. The condition had been asymptomatic for its entire duration (5 years). He reported past intranasal application of 10% Silver Vitellinate. A skin biopsy was performed and histology corroborated the clinical diagnosis of Argyria. This case represents a currently rare dermatological curiosity. Although silver colloids and salts have been withdrawn and/or banned by some drug surveillance agencies, they continue to be freely sold and unregulated as food supplements and as ingredients in alternative medicines, thereby risking the emergence of new cases of silver poisoning.
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- Dermatology Service of the Santo Antonio dos Capuchos Hospital – Central Lisbon Hospital Center (E.P.E) – Lisbon, Portugal.
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Aaberg-Jessen C, Fogh L, Halle B, Jensen V, Brunner N, Kristensen BW, Abe T, Momii Y, Watanabe J, Morisaki I, Natsume A, Wakabayashi T, Fujiki M, Aldaz B, Fabius AWM, Silber J, Harinath G, Chan TA, Huse JT, Anai S, Hide T, Nakamura H, Makino K, Yano S, Kuratsu JI, Balyasnikova IV, Prasol MS, Kanoija DK, Aboody KS, Lesniak MS, Barone T, Burkhart C, Purmal A, Gudkov A, Gurova K, Plunkett R, Barton K, Misuraca K, Cordero F, Dobrikova E, Min H, Gromeier M, Kirsch D, Becher O, Pont LB, Kloezeman J, van den Bent M, Kanaar R, Kremer A, Swagemakers S, French P, Dirven C, Lamfers M, Leenstra S, Pont LB, Balvers R, Kloezeman J, Kleijn A, Lawler S, Leenstra S, Dirven C, Lamfers M, Gong X, Andres A, Hanson J, Delashaw J, Bota D, Chen CC, Yao NW, Chuang WJ, Chang C, Chen PY, Huang CY, Wei KC, Cheng Y, Dai Q, Morshed R, Han Y, Auffinger B, Wainwright D, Zhang L, Tobias A, Rincon E, Thaci B, Ahmed A, He C, Lesniak M, Choi YA, Pandya H, Gibo DM, Fokt I, Priebe W, Debinski W, Chornenkyy Y, Agnihotri S, Buczkowicz P, Rakopoulos P, Morrison A, Barszczyk M, Becher O, Hawkins C, Chung S, Decollogne S, Luk P, Shen H, Ha W, Day B, Stringer B, Hogg P, Dilda P, McDonald K, Moore S, Hayden-Gephart M, Bergen J, Su Y, Rayburn H, Edwards M, Scott M, Cochran J, Das A, Varma AK, Wallace GC, Dixon-Mah YN, Vandergrift WA, Giglio P, Ray SK, Patel SJ, Banik NL, Dasgupta T, Olow A, Yang X, Mueller S, Prados M, James CD, Haas-Kogan D, Dave ND, Desai PB, Gudelsky GA, Chow LML, LaSance K, Qi X, Driscoll J, Driscoll J, Ebsworth K, Walters MJ, Ertl LS, Wang Y, Berahovic RD, McMahon J, Powers JP, Jaen JC, Schall TJ, Eroglu Z, Portnow J, Sacramento A, Garcia E, Raubitschek A, Synold T, Esaki S, Rabkin S, Martuza R, Wakimoto H, Ferluga S, Tome CL, Debinski W, Forde HE, Netland IA, Sleire L, Skeie B, Enger PO, Goplen D, Giladi M, Tichon A, Schneiderman R, Porat Y, Munster M, Dishon M, Weinberg U, Kirson E, Wasserman Y, Palti Y, Giladi M, Porat Y, Schneiderman R, Munster M, Weinberg U, Kirson E, Palti Y, Gramatzki D, Staudinger M, Frei K, Peipp M, Weller M, Grasso C, Liu L, Becher O, Berlow N, Davis L, Fouladi M, Gajjar A, Hawkins C, Huang E, Hulleman E, Hutt M, Keller C, Li XN, Meltzer P, Quezado M, Quist M, Raabe E, Spellman P, Truffaux N, van Vurden D, Wang N, Warren K, Pal R, Grill J, Monje M, Green AL, Ramkissoon S, McCauley D, Jones K, Perry JA, Ramkissoon L, Maire C, Shacham S, Ligon KL, Kung AL, Zielinska-Chomej K, Grozman V, Tu J, Viktorsson K, Lewensohn R, Gupta S, Mladek A, Bakken K, Carlson B, Boakye-Agyeman F, Kizilbash S, Schroeder M, Reid J, Sarkaria J, Hadaczek P, Ozawa T, Soroceanu L, Yoshida Y, Matlaf L, Singer E, Fiallos E, James CD, Cobbs CS, Hashizume R, Tom M, Ihara Y, Ozawa T, Santos R, Torre JDL, Lepe E, Waldman T, Prados M, James D, Hashizume R, Ihara Y, Huang X, Yu-Jen L, Tom M, Mueller S, Gupta N, Solomon D, Waldman T, Zhang Z, James D, Hayashi T, Adachi K, Nagahisa S, Hasegawa M, Hirose Y, Gephart MH, Moore S, Bergen J, Su YS, Rayburn H, Scott M, Cochran J, Hingtgen S, Kasmieh R, Nesterenko I, Figueiredo JL, Dash R, Sarkar D, Fisher P, Shah K, Horne E, Diaz P, Stella N, Huang C, Yang H, Wei K, Huang T, Hlavaty J, Ostertag D, Espinoza FL, Martin B, Petznek H, Rodriguez-Aguirre M, Ibanez C, Kasahara N, Gunzburg W, Gruber H, Pertschuk D, Jolly D, Robbins J, Hurwitz B, Yoo JY, Bolyard C, Yu JG, Wojton J, Zhang J, Bailey Z, Eaves D, Cripe T, Old M, Kaur B, Serwer L, Yoshida Y, Le Moan N, Santos R, Ng S, Butowski N, Krtolica A, Ozawa T, Cary SPL, James CD, Johns T, Greenall S, Donoghue J, Adams T, Karpel-Massler G, Westhoff MA, Kast RE, Dwucet A, Wirtz CR, Debatin KM, Halatsch ME, Karpel-Massler G, Kast RE, Westhoff MA, Merkur N, Dwucet A, Wirtz CR, Debatin KM, Halatsch ME, Kievit F, Stephen Z, Wang K, Kolstoe D, Silber J, Ellenbogen R, Zhang M, Kitange G, Schroeder M, Sarkaria J, Kleijn A, Haefner E, Leenstra S, Dirven C, Lamfers M, Knubel K, Pernu BM, Sufit A, Pierce AM, Nelson SK, Keating AK, Jensen SS, Kristensen BW, Lachowicz J, Demeule M, Regina A, Tripathy S, Curry JC, Nguyen T, Castaigne JP, Le Moan N, Serwer L, Yoshida Y, Ng S, Davis T, Santos R, Davis A, Tanaka K, Keating T, Getz J, Kapp GT, Romero JM, Ozawa T, James CD, Krtolica A, Cary SPL, Lee S, Ramisetti S, Slagle-Webb B, Sharma A, Connor J, Lee WS, Maire C, Kluk M, Aster JC, Ligon K, Sun S, Lee D, Ho ASW, Pu JKS, Zhang ZQ, Lee NP, Day PJR, Leung GKK, Liu Z, Liu X, Madhankumar AB, Miller P, Webb B, Connor JR, Yang QX, Lobo M, Green S, Schabel M, Gillespie Y, Woltjer R, Pike M, Lu YJ, Torre JDL, Waldman T, Prados M, Ozawa T, James D, Luchman HA, Stechishin O, Nguyen S, Cairncross JG, Weiss S, Lun X, Wells JC, Hao X, Zhang J, Grinshtein N, Kaplan D, Luchman A, Weiss S, Cairncross JG, Senger D, Robbins S, Madhankumar A, Slagle-Webb B, Rizk E, Payne R, Park A, Pang M, Harbaugh K, Connor J, Wilisch-Neumann A, Pachow D, Kirches E, Mawrin C, McDonell S, Liang J, Piao Y, Nguyen N, Yung A, Verhaak R, Sulman E, Stephan C, Lang F, de Groot J, Mizobuchi Y, Okazaki T, Kageji T, Kuwayama K, Kitazato KT, Mure H, Hara K, Morigaki R, Matsuzaki K, Nakajima K, Nagahiro S, Kumala S, Heravi M, Devic S, Muanza T, Nelson SK, Knubel KH, Pernu BM, Pierce AM, Keating AK, Neuwelt A, Nguyen T, Wu YJ, Donson A, Vibhakar R, Venkatamaran S, Amani V, Neuwelt E, Rapkin L, Foreman N, Ibrahim F, New P, Cui K, Zhao H, Chow D, Stephen W, Nozue-Okada K, Nagane M, McDonald KL, Ogawa D, Chiocca E, Godlewski J, Ozawa T, Yoshida Y, Santos R, James D, Pang M, Liu X, Madhankumar AB, Slagle-Webb B, Patel A, Miller P, Connor J, Pasupuleti N, Gorin F, Valenzuela A, Leon L, Carraway K, Ramachandran C, Nair S, Quirrin KW, Khatib Z, Escalon E, Melnick S, Phillips A, Boghaert E, Vaidya K, Ansell P, Shalinsky D, Zhang Y, Voorbach M, Mudd S, Holen K, Humerickhouse R, Reilly E, Huang T, Parab S, Diago O, Espinoza FL, Martin B, Ibanez C, Kasahara N, Gruber H, Pertschuk D, Jolly D, Robbins J, Ryken T, Agarwal S, Al-Keilani M, Alqudah M, Sibenaller Z, Assemolt M, Sai K, Li WY, Li WP, Chen ZP, Saito R, Sonoda Y, Kanamori M, Yamashita Y, Kumabe T, Tominaga T, Sarkar G, Curran G, Jenkins R, Scharnweber R, Kato Y, Lin J, Everson R, Soto H, Kruse C, Kasahara N, Liau L, Prins R, Semenkow S, Chu Q, Eberhart C, Sengupta R, Marassa J, Piwnica-Worms D, Rubin J, Serwer L, Kapp GT, Le Moan N, Yoshida Y, Romero JM, Ng S, Davis A, Ozawa T, Krtolica A, James CD, Cary SPL, Shai R, Pismenyuk T, Moshe I, Fisher T, Freedman S, Simon A, Amariglio N, Rechavi G, Toren A, Yalon M, Shen H, Decollogne S, Dilda P, Chung S, Luk P, Hogg P, McDonald K, Shimazu Y, Kurozumi K, Ichikawa T, Fujii K, Onishi M, Ishida J, Oka T, Watanabe M, Nasu Y, Kumon H, Date I, Sirianni RW, McCall RL, Spoor J, van der Kaaij M, Kloezeman J, Geurtjens M, Dirven C, Lamfers M, Leenstra S, Stephen Z, Veiseh O, Kievit F, Fang C, Leung M, Ellenbogen R, Silber J, Zhang M, Strohbehn G, Atsina KK, Patel T, Piepmeier J, Zhou J, Saltzman WM, Takahashi M, Valdes G, Inagaki A, Kamijima S, Hiraoka K, Micewicz E, McBride WH, Iwamoto KS, Gruber HE, Robbins JM, Jolly DJ, Kasahara N, Warren K, McCully C, Bacher J, Thomas T, Murphy R, Steffen-Smith E, McAllister R, Pastakia D, Widemann B, Wei K, Yang H, Huang C, Chen P, Hua M, Liu H, Woolf EC, Abdelwahab MG, Fenton KE, Liu Q, Turner G, Preul MC, Scheck AC, Yoshida Y, Ozawa T, Butowski N, Shen W, Brown D, Pedersen H, James D, Zhang J, Hariono S, Yao TW, Sidhu A, Hashizume R, James CD, Weiss WA, Nicolaides TP, Olusanya T. EXPERIMENTAL THERAPEUTICS AND PHARMACOLOGY. Neuro Oncol 2013; 15:iii37-iii61. [PMCID: PMC3823891 DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/not176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/21/2023] Open
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Bueno EA, Oliveira MB, Andrade RV, Lobo M, Petrofeza S. Effect of different carbon sources on proteases secreted by the fungal pathogen Sclerotinia sclerotiorum during Phaseolus vulgaris infection. Genet Mol Res 2012; 11:2171-81. [PMID: 22782635 DOI: 10.4238/2012.june.25.3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Sclerotinia sclerotiorum (Sclerotiniaceae) is a plant pathogenic fungus that causes white mold disease in vegetable crops, including the common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris). Proteases produced by fungi are normally an important part of the pathogenic process in the host. We examined the effect of different carbon sources--pectin, glucose, and cell wall of P. vulgaris on the production of proteases in cultures of S. sclerotiorum. These proteases were also assayed in infected P. vulgaris plants. Enzyme activity was increased with all carbon sources, but the highest levels were found when pectin was added. Based on real-time quantitative reverse transcription-PCR analyses, protease induction in S. sclerotiorum was found to occur at the level of gene transcription. The finding of increased expression of acid phosphatase 1 and aspartyl protease in vivo in infected P. vulgaris plants supports the role of these enzymes in the invasion process of S. sclerotiorum.
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- Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia, GO, Brasil
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Rome K, Survepalli DG, Lobo M, Dalbeth N, McQueen F, McNair PJ. Evaluating intratester reliability of manual masking of plantar pressure measurements associated with chronic gout. J Am Podiatr Med Assoc 2012; 101:424-9. [PMID: 21957274 DOI: 10.7547/1010424] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND Plantar pressure measurements are commonly used to evaluate foot function in chronic musculoskeletal conditions. However, manually identifying anatomical landmarks is a source of measurement error and can produce unreliable data. The aim of this study was to evaluate intratester reliability associated with manual masking of plantar pressure measurements in patients with gout. METHODS Twenty-five patients with chronic gout (mean disease duration, 22 years) were recruited from rheumatology outpatient clinics. Patients were excluded if they were experiencing an acute gout flare at the time of assessment, had lower-limb amputation, or had diabetes mellitus. Manual masking of peak plantar pressures and pressure-time integrals under ten regions of the foot were undertaken on two occasions on the same day using an in-shoe pressure measurement system. Test-retest reliability was assessed by using intraclass correlation coefficients, SEM, 95% limits of agreement, and minimal detectable change. RESULTS Mean peak pressure intraclass correlation coefficients ranged from 0.92 to 0.97, with SEM of 8% to 14%. The 95% limits of agreement ranged from-150.3 to 133.5 kPa, and the minimal detectable change ranged from 30.8 to 80.6 kPa. For pressure-time integrals, intraclass correlation coefficients were 0.86 to 0.94, and SEM were 5% to 29%, with the greater errors observed under the toes. The 95% limits of agreement ranged from -48.5 to 48.8 kPa/sec, and the minimal detectable change ranged from 6.8 to 21.0 kPa/sec. CONCLUSIONS These findings provide clinicians with information confirming the errors associated with manual masking of plantar pressure measurements in patients with gout.
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- School of Podiatry, AUT University, Auckland, New Zealand.
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DaPonte G, Lobo M, Fernandes S, VilaNova V, Paiva A. P-745 - Excited delirium: a clinical case. Eur Psychiatry 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/s0924-9338(12)74912-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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022] Open
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DaPonte G, Lobo M, Fernandes S, VilaNova V, Paiva A. P-744 - “Organic” mania in latter life. Eur Psychiatry 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/s0924-9338(12)74911-8] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022] Open
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DaPonte G, Lobo M, Fernandes S, VilaNova V, Paiva A. P-1020 - Delirium in old age. Eur Psychiatry 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/s0924-9338(12)75187-8] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Yang W, Lobo M, Dunlap N, Read P, Benedict S, Sheng K, Larner J. SU-E-T-790: The Effect of Pulmonary Emphysema on Lung SBRT Dosimetry. Med Phys 2011. [DOI: 10.1118/1.3612754] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Yang W, Sheng K, Oh J, Lobo M, Crandley E, Wilson D, Benedict S, Larner J, Read P. SU-E-J-36: Accuracy of MRI/CT Registration for Spinal SBRT Target Definition. Med Phys 2011. [DOI: 10.1118/1.3611804] [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: 11/07/2022] Open
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IntroductionKnowing the impact that religious beliefs can have on the etiology, diagnosis and course of psychiatric disorders will help psychiatrists better understand their patients, assessing when the religious or spiritual beliefs are used to cope with mental illness and when they may be exacerbating this disease.ObjectivesAlert to the importance of religion in clinical practice.MethodsRelevant literature review.ResultsSeveral studies have demonstrated the influence of spirituality on physical, mental and health. In 1988, the World Health Organization (WHO) has given rise to the interest in further investigations in this area, with the inclusion of a spiritual aspect of the multidimensional concept of health. The spiritual well-being can be considered a protective factor for psychiatric disorders.Although it is not possible to determine with accuracy, the mechanisms of interaction of spirituality on health, especially mental health, several studies suggest that exercise can influence the spiritual activities, psychodynamically, through positive emotions. Furthermore, these emotions may be important for mental health in terms of possible psychophysiological and psychoneuroimmunological mechanisms.Anthropological sources suggest that beliefs in demons, black magic and evil spirits as cause of mental illness and distress are common. They may be less prevalent in western countries but even in Europe it's possible to see patients thought that their condition have been caused by evil and occult possession.ConclusionsClinicians should understand the negative and positive roles that religion plays in those with mental disorders and use this in clinical practice.
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