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Antibiotic treatment of infections caused by carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative bacilli: an international ESCMID cross-sectional survey among infecti…

2018

ESGAP, ESGBIS, ESGIE and the CRGNB treatment survey study group.

0301 basic medicineAcinetobacter baumanniiCarbapenemAntibioticsDrug ResistanceDrug resistanceTigecyclineAcinetobacter baumannii; Carbapenem; Carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative bacilli; Combination therapy; Enterobacteriaceae; Polymyxin; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; SurveyPolymyxin0302 clinical medicineSurveys and Questionnairespolycyclic compounds030212 general & internal medicineAcinetobacter baumannii; Carbapenem; Carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative bacilli; Combination therapy; Enterobacteriaceae; Polymyxin; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Survey; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Carbapenems; Cross Infection; Cross-Sectional Studies; Drug Resistance Bacterial; Gram-Negative Bacteria; Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections; Hospitals; Humans; Microbial Sensitivity Tests; Surveys and QuestionnairesSurveyCarbapenemAcinetobacter baumannii; Carbapenem; Carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative bacilli; Combination therapy; Enterobacteriaceae; Polymyxin; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Survey; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Carbapenems; Cross Infection; Cross-Sectional Studies; Drug Resistance Bacterial; Gram-Negative Bacteria; Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections; Hospitals; Humans; Microbial Sensitivity Tests; Surveys and Questionnaires; Microbiology (medical); Infectious DiseasesCross InfectionbiologyMicrobial Sensitivity TestCarbapenem-resistant Gram-negative bacilliBacterialantibiotic management carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative bacteriaGeneral MedicineHospitals3. Good healthAcinetobacter baumanniiAnti-Bacterial AgentsInfectious DiseasesPseudomonas aeruginosamedicine.drugHumanMicrobiology (medical)medicine.medical_specialtymedicine.drug_class030106 microbiologyMicrobial Sensitivity TestsFosfomycincarbapenem-resistant Gram-negative bacteria03 medical and health sciencesHospitalEnterobacteriaceaeInternal medicineAnti-Bacterial AgentDrug Resistance BacterialGram-Negative BacteriamedicineGram-Negative Bacterial InfectionHumansCombination therapyCross-Sectional Studiebusiness.industrybiochemical phenomena metabolism and nutritionbiology.organism_classificationbacterial infections and mycosesCross-Sectional StudiesCarbapenemsInfectious disease (medical specialty)Carbapenem-resistant gram-negative bacilli[SDV.SPEE]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Santé publique et épidémiologieantibiotic managementbusinessGram-Negative Bacterial InfectionsRifampicin
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Virotherapy in Germany—Recent Activities in Virus Engineering, Preclinical Development, and Clinical Studies

2021

Virotherapy research involves the development, exploration, and application of oncolytic viruses that combine direct killing of cancer cells by viral infection, replication, and spread (oncolysis) with indirect killing by induction of anti-tumor immune responses. Oncolytic viruses can also be engineered to genetically deliver therapeutic proteins for direct or indirect cancer cell killing. In this review—as part of the special edition on “State-of-the-Art Viral Vector Gene Therapy in Germany”—the German community of virotherapists provides an overview of their recent research activities that cover endeavors from screening and engineering viruses as oncolytic cancer therapeutics to their cli…

0301 basic medicinemedicine.medical_treatmentGenetic enhancementvirus targetingMedizinReviewcombination therapychemistry.chemical_compoundDDC 570 / Life sciencesClinical trials0302 clinical medicineKlinisches ExperimentGermanyNeoplasmsMedicineimmunotherapy ; therapeutic transgene ; combination therapy ; Virustherapie ; clinical trials ; virus engineering ; oncolytic virus ; research in Germany ; virus targeting ; virotherapyOncolytic VirotherapyClinical Trials as Topicvirus engineeringKombinationstherapieQR1-5023. Good healthOncolytic VirusesInfectious Diseases030220 oncology & carcinogenesisImmunotherapyvirotherapyGenetic Engineeringresearch in GermanyMicrobiologyVirusViral vector03 medical and health sciencesImmune systemddc:570VirologyAnimalsHumanstherapeutic transgeneVirotherapyoncolytic virusbusiness.industryImmunotherapyVirologyOncolytic virusImmuntherapie030104 developmental biologychemistryVacciniabusinessViruses
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Peginterferon alfa-2b plus ribavirin for naïve patients with genotype 1 chronic hepatitis C: a randomized controlled trial

2004

We assessed the effectiveness and safety of an induction dose of peginterferon alfa-2b (PEG-IFN) plus ribavirin for initial treatment of patients with genotype 1 chronic HCV infection in a randomized, controlled, multicenter trial.Three hundred and eleven naïve patients infected with genotype 1 and chronic hepatitis were randomly assigned to 48-week treatment with PEG-IFN once weekly (80-100 micrograms depending on body weight for 8 weeks, followed by 50 micrograms for the next 40 weeks), or standard interferon alfa-2b (IFN) 6 million units on alternate days, both in combination with ribavirin (1000-1200 mg/day).PEG-IFN plus ribavirin significantly increased sustained virological response (…

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Diagnosis and therapeutic management of primary headache in an emergency setting

2013

Introduction and aim: Much headachers are under or mis-diagnoses and data regarding the proportion of patients attending an emergency department (ED) because of headache are still few. We conducted a retrospective observational study in an ED with the following aims: (a) estimate the proportion of headache attending to an ED (b) to estimate and describe the therapeutic management of primary headache and (c) to assessment the exam most frequently requested. Materials and methods: We collected data regarding patients diagnosed with headache consecutively attending the ED of the University of Palermo between September 2011 and March 2012. The study was approved by the ethics committee. Results: Between the semester evaluated 25110 subjects were admitted to ED headache suffers were equal to 1.6 %. Of these 263 (63.1 %) were woman and 154 (36.9 %). Mean age was 44.2 (DS ± 18.4) years (p = 0.068).According to ED registry headache admission was as follow assigned: 76.5 % with a diagnosis of headache 22.8 % with a secondary headache 0.7 % with Trigeminal Autonomic Cephalgias (TACs). Among those with a primary headache about 36 % of patient did not received a pharmacological treatment. Monotherapy was prescribed less frequently than combination therapy (19.1 vs 44.5 %).In monotherapy the most frequent medication were NSAIDs (28.3 %) benzodiazepines (26.7 %) and dopamine antagonists (11.7 %). Among those with a primary headache a CT scan was performed in the 124 subjects and 111 (34.8 %) had a neurologist consultation. Discussion: Our data are in line with the one previously reported in literature. The most frequently medication in the Italian ED were NSAIDs benzodiazepines dopamine antagonists and steroids. Neverless our data unlikely can be compared to other study give a snapshot. We believe that much more can be done to improve treatment of primary headache in ED.Settore MED/26 - Neurologia
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Ras/Raf/MEK/ERK and PI3K/PTEN/Akt/mTOR inhibitors: Rationale and importance to inhibiting these pathways in human health

2011

William H. Chappell 1 , Linda S. Steelman 1,2 , Jacquelyn M. Long 2 , Ruth C. Kempf 2 , Stephen L. Abrams 1 , Richard A. Franklin 1 , Jorg Basecke 3 , Franca Stivala 4 , Marco Donia 4 , Paolo Fagone 4 , Graziella Malaponte 4 , Maria C. Mazzarino 4 , Ferdinando Nicoletti 4 , Massimo Libra 4 , Danijela Maksimovic-Ivanic 5 , Sanja Mijatovic 5 , Giuseppe Montalto 6 , Melchiorre Cervello 7 , Piotr Laidler 8 , Michele Milella 9 , Agostino Tafuri 10 , Antonio Bonati 11 , Camilla Evangelisti 12 , Lucio Cocco 12 , Alberto M. Martelli 12,13 , and James A. McCubrey 1 1 Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University 2 Department of Physics, Greenville, N…

MAPK/ERK pathwayAgingmedicine.medical_treatmentDrug ResistancerafPI3KTargeted therapycombination therapyPhosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases0302 clinical medicineTARGETED THERAPYCANCER STEM CELLSNeoplasmsCancer Stem CellsMedicineExtracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases0303 health sciencesCombination TherapybiologyTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesMTORHuman health Ras inhibitors MEK ERKTargeted TherapyDiscovery and development of mTOR inhibitors3. Good healthDRUG RESISTANCECell Transformation NeoplasticOncology030220 oncology & carcinogenesismTORraf KinasesPremature agingMAP Kinase Signaling SystemReviewsSenescence03 medical and health sciencesCell Line TumorHumansPTENProtein kinase BPI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway030304 developmental biologyMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Kinasesbusiness.industryAKTAktagingPTEN PhosphohydrolaseRafTransplantationSENESCENCEImmunologyras Proteinsbiology.proteinCancer researchaging; akt; cancer stem cells; combination therapy; drug resistance; mtor; pi3k; raf; senescence; targeted therapybusinessProto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt
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Real-life use of elbasvir/grazoprevir in adults and elderly patients: a prospective evaluation of comedications used in the PITER cohort.

2021

Background In patients treated for HCV infection, potential drug–drug interactions (DDIs) can occur among direct-acting antiviral drugs (DAAs) and comedications used. The real-life effectiveness and safety of elbasvir/grazoprevir (ELB/GZR) among co-medicated HCV patients was evaluated. Methods We prospectively evaluated consecutive patients from 15 clinical centres participating in PITER who were treated with ELB/GZR and had been followed for at least 12 weeks after treatment. Data were prospectively collected on the use of comedications (including discontinuation, dose modification and addition of drugs) and potential DDIs with DAAs. Results Of the 356 patients with at least 12-week post-t…

Male030312 virologycombination therapytreatment experienced patientsDrug Combinationchronic hepatitis C drug drug interactions virus genotype 1 treatment experienced patients pump inhibitor use combination therapy treatment naive liver fibrosisgrazoprevir elbasvir80 and overAge FactorPharmacology (medical)Drug InteractionsProspective StudiesChronicProspective cohort studyliver fibrosisAged 80 and over0303 health sciencesAge FactorsImidazolesMiddle AgedHepatitis CDrug CombinationsInfectious DiseasesTreatment OutcomeDrug InteractionGrazoprevirCohortdrug drug interactionsFemalepump inhibitor useHumanmedicine.drugmedicine.medical_specialtyElbasvirQuinoxalinetreatment naiveelbasvirAntiviral AgentsNO03 medical and health sciencesInternal medicineQuinoxalinesmedicinechronic hepatitis CElbasvir GrazoprevirHumansImidazoleAgedBenzofuransAntiviral AgentPharmacology...business.industrygrazoprevirCarbamazepineHepatitis C Chronicmedicine.diseaseComorbidityDiscontinuationBenzofuranAge Factors; Aged; Aged 80 and over; Antiviral Agents; Benzofurans; Drug Combinations; Drug Interactions; Female; Hepatitis C Chronic; Humans; Imidazoles; Male; Middle Aged; Prospective Studies; Quinoxalines; Treatment Outcomebusinessvirus genotype 1Antiviral therapy
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Combination Therapy with Oral Treprostinil for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension:A Double-Blind Placebo-controlled Clinical Trial

2020

Rationale: Oral treprostinil improves exercise capacity in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), but the effect on clinical outcomes was unknown.\ud \ud Objectives: To evaluate the effect of oral treprostinil compared with placebo on time to first adjudicated clinical worsening event in participants with PAH who recently began approved oral monotherapy.\ud \ud Methods: In this event-driven, double-blind study, we randomly allocated 690 participants (1:1 ratio) with PAH to receive placebo or oral treprostinil extended-release tablets three times daily. Eligible participants were using approved oral monotherapy for over 30 days before randomization and had a 6-minute-walk dista…

MaleAdministration OralOral treprostinilCritical Care and Intensive Care MedicinePulmonary arterial hypertension[SDV.MHEP.PSR]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Human health and pathology/Pulmonology and respiratory tractcombination therapyoralepoprostenol0302 clinical medicinepulmonary arterial hypertensionmiddle agedClinical endpointdouble-blind methodMESH: Double-Blind MethodFamilial Primary Pulmonary Hypertension030212 general & internal medicinehumansMESH: AgedMESH: Middle AgedEpoprostenol/analogs & derivativesadultHazard ratioMiddle Aged[SDV.SP]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Pharmaceutical sciencesantihypertensive agents3. Good healthagedfemaleMESH: Young Adultoral treprostinilMESH: Administration Oralyoung adultFemalePulmonary Arterial Hypertension/drug therapymedicine.drugAdultPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineMESH: Pulmonary Arterial Hypertensionmedicine.medical_specialtyRandomizationAdolescentclinical study; combination therapy; oral treprostinil; pulmonary arterial hypertension; sequential therapy; administration oral; adolescent; adult; aged; antihypertensive agents; double-blind method; epoprostenol; female; humans; male; middle aged; placebos; pulmonary arterial hypertension; young adultSequential therapyMESH: PlacebosMESH: EpoprostenolLower riskPlaceboadministrationClinical studyYoung Adult03 medical and health sciencesDouble-Blind Method[SDV.MHEP.CSC]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Human health and pathology/Cardiology and cardiovascular systemmaleInternal medicineplacebosmedicineHumansCombination therapyAdverse effectPlacebos/therapeutic useAgedMESH: AdolescentPulmonary Vascular DiseaseMESH: Antihypertensive AgentsMESH: Humanssequential therapybusiness.industryMESH: AdultOriginal Articlesclinical studyMESH: MaleClinical trial030228 respiratory systemadolescentAntihypertensive Agents/administration & dosagebusinessMESH: FemaleTreprostinil
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A novel CXCR4 antagonist counteracts paradoxical generation of cisplatin-induced pro-metastatic niches in lung cancer.

2021

Platinum-based chemotherapy remains widely used in advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) despite experimental evidence of its potential to induce long-term detrimental effects, including the promotion of pro-metastatic microenvironments. In this study, we investigated the interconnected pathways underlying the promotion of cisplatin-induced metastases. In tumor-free mice, cisplatin treatment resulted in an expansion in the bone marrow of CCR2+CXCR4+Ly6Chigh inflammatory monocytes (IMs) and an increase in lung levels of stromal SDF-1, the CXCR4 ligand. In experimental lung metastasis assays, cisplatin-induced IMs promoted the extravasation of tumor cells and the expansion of CD133+CXCR…

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Transarterial chemoembolization and sorafenib in patients with intermediate-stage hepatocellular carcinoma: time to enter routine clinical practice?

2015

According to the guidelines of the European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL), patients affected from hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) can be classified according to the Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) staging system. This classification system divides HCC patients in five stages (0, A, B, C and D) on the basis of a number of prognostic and treatment- related variables such as tumor status and liver function. A specific treat ment approach is then proposed for each of the above-mentioned stages. Transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) is recommended as first-line therapy in the treatment of patients with intermediate-stage (BCLC-B class) HCC [1]. The efficacy of this procedure…

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