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Christian Seitz
Treatment of Bladder Stones in Adults and Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis on Behalf of the European Association of Urology Urolithiasis Guideline Panel
Bladder stones (BS) constitute 5% of urinary stones. Currently, there is no systematic review of their treatment.To assess the efficacy (primary outcome: stone-free rate [SFR]) and morbidity of BS treatments.This systematic review was conducted in accordance with the European Association of Urology Guidelines Office. Database searches (1970-2019) were screened, abstracted, and assessed for risk of bias for comparative randomised controlled trials (RCTs) and nonrandomised studies (NRSs) with ≥10 patients per group. Quality of evidence (QoE) was assessed using the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) tool.A total of 2742 abstracts and 59 full-text article…
Adapter Chimeric Antigen Receptor (AdCAR)-Engineered NK-92 Cells for the Multiplex Targeting of Bone Metastases
Simple Summary Metastatic disease remains one of the biggest challenges for tumor therapy. The aim of our study was the preclinical evaluation of adapter chimeric antigen receptor (AdCAR)-engineered NK-92 cell efficacy as a possible treatment strategy for various types of bone metastatic cancers. We confirmed that AdCAR NK-92 cells successfully induces tumor cell lysis in bone metastasis cell lines derived from mammary, renal cell and colorectal carcinoma as well as melanoma in a specific and controllable manner, thus, establishing a potent cellular product with universal applicability and quick clinical translation potential for the treatment of solid tumors, including metastases. Abstract…
Rare Tumors in Children and Adolescents - the STEP Working Group's Evolution to a Prospective Registry.
Background Very rare tumors (VRT) in children and adolescents have such a low incidence that until recently, they have not been integrated into the clinical and scientific network of pediatric oncology. Data is very limited and consistent treatment strategies are missing. Thus, VRTs are classic orphan diseases. To counteract this problem, the Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Seltene Tumorerkrankungen in der Pädiatrie (STEP) was founded. Here we report on patient recruitment during the first 10 years. Patients Patients aged up to 18 years and not included in any other clinical trial or GPOH registry were included in this analysis. Methods Data was collected from 2008 to 2018 by means of a standardize…
Imaging modalities and treatment of paediatric upper tract urolithiasis: A systematic review and update on behalf of the EAU urolithiasis guidelines panel.
Prompt diagnosis and treatment of paediatric urolithiasis are required to avoid long term sequelae of renal damage.To systematically review the literature regarding the diagnostic imaging modalities and treatment approaches for paediatric urolithiasis.PubMed, Science Direct, Scopus and Web of Science were systematically searched from January 1980-January 2019. 76 full-text articles were included.Ultrasound and Kidney-Ureter-Bladder radiography are the baseline diagnostic examinations. Non-contrast Computed Tomography (CT) is the second line choice with high sensitivity (97-100%) and specificity (96-100%). Magnetic Resonance Urography accounts only for 2% of pediatric stone imaging studies. …