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Prognostic significance of K-Ras mutation rate in metastatic colorectal cancer patients

2015

// Bruno Vincenzi 1 , Chiara Cremolini 2 , Andrea Sartore-Bianchi 3 , Antonio Russo 4 , Francesco Mannavola 5 , Giuseppe Perrone 6 , Francesco Pantano 1 , Fotios Loupakis 2 , Daniele Rossini 2 , Elena Ongaro 7 , Erica Bonazzina 3 , Emanuela Dell’Aquila 1 , Marco Imperatori 1 , Alice Zoccoli 1 , Giuseppe Bronte 4 , Giovanna De Maglio 7 , Gabriella Fontanini 8 , Clara Natoli 9 , Alfredo Falcone 2 , Daniele Santini 1 , Andrea Onetti-Muda 6 , Salvatore Siena 3 , Giuseppe Tonini 1 and Giuseppe Aprile 7 1 Department of Medical Oncology, Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome, Rome, Italy 2 Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana, Istituto Toscano Tumori, Pisa, Italy 3 Niguarda Cancer Center, Osped…

MalePathologyColorectal cancerSettore MED/06 - Oncologia MedicaColorectal NeoplasmRetrospective StudieAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsTumor Cells Culturededucation.field_of_studyUnivariate analysisBevacizumab; Colorectal cancer; K-Ras; Mutation rate; Prognosis; OncologyLiver NeoplasmsMiddle AgedPrognosisBevacizumabSurvival RateOncologyLiver NeoplasmCohortFemaleK-Ras; mutation rate; colorectal cancer; bevacizumab; prognosisColorectal NeoplasmsK-RasResearch Papermedicine.drugHumanmedicine.medical_specialtyBevacizumabPrognosiMutation ratePopulationBevacizumab; Colorectal cancer; K-Ras; Mutation rate; Prognosis; Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols; Colorectal Neoplasms; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Liver Neoplasms; Male; Middle Aged; Mutation; Neoplasm Staging; Prognosis; Proto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras); Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction; Retrospective Studies; Survival Rate; Tumor Cells Cultured; OncologyReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionFollow-Up StudieProto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras)Internal medicinemedicineHumanseducationSurvival rateRetrospective StudiesNeoplasm StagingAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocolbusiness.industryCancerRetrospective cohort studymedicine.diseaseColorectal cancerK-RaMutationbusinessFollow-Up Studies
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Flow-cytometric DNA analysis of intracranial tumors in children.

2004

The objective of this study was to investigate flow-cytometric DNA values of pediatric intracranial tumors, and to establish DNA analysis as a potential prognostic parameter. Twenty-nine brain tumor specimens from 26 pediatric patients were cryo-preserved within a 3-year period. The DNA content was measured by flow cytometry. Six of the tumor specimens had aneuploid DNA patterns. The median of the proliferation index was lower in the survivor group compared with the non-survivor group (36.4% and 47.5%, respectively). Ten of the 26 patients are still alive, eight were lost to follow up, and eight died. Flow-cytometric DNA analysis may be a helpful tool for examining brain tumors in children.…

MalePathologymedicine.medical_specialtyProliferation indexAdolescentBrain tumorAneuploidyBiologyPathology and Forensic MedicineFlow cytometrychemistry.chemical_compoundmedicineHumansLost to follow-upChildSurvival rateCell Proliferationmedicine.diagnostic_testBrain NeoplasmsInfantDNA PatternsCell BiologyDNA Neoplasmmedicine.diseaseAneuploidyFlow CytometryPrognosisSurvival RatechemistryChild PreschoolFemaleDNAPathology, research and practice
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Clinical features and follow-up in patients with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome

2014

Objective To investigate the clinical manifestations at diagnosis and during follow-up in patients with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome to better define the natural history of the disease. Study design A retrospective and prospective multicenter study was conducted with 228 patients in the context of the Italian Network for Primary Immunodeficiencies. Clinical diagnosis was confirmed by cytogenetic or molecular analysis. Results The cohort consisted of 112 males and 116 females; median age at diagnosis was 4 months (range 0 to 36 years 10 months). The diagnosis was made before 2 years of age in 71% of patients, predominantly related to the presence of heart anomalies and neonatal hypocalcemia. In…

MalePediatrics22q11.2 deletionDelayed DiagnosisTime FactorsChromosomes Human Pair 22Developmental Disabilitiesdigeorge syndromeSex FactorSeverity of Illness IndexRetrospective StudieDiGeorge syndromeEarly DiagnosiAge FactorProspective StudiesNeonatal hypocalcemiaProspective cohort studyChildmedicine.diagnostic_testDelayed Diagnosi22q11.2 deletion; Primary immune disordersAge Factorsdel 22qMIMAbnormalities Multiple; Adolescent; Adult; Age Factors; Child; Child Preschool; Chromosomes Human Pair 22; Delayed Diagnosis; Developmental Disabilities; DiGeorge Syndrome; Early Diagnosis; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Genetic Testing; Humans; Infant; Infant Newborn; Male; Monitoring Physiologic; Prospective Studies; Retrospective Studies; Risk Assessment; Severity of Illness Index; Sex Factors; Time Factors; Young Adult; Disease ProgressionChild PreschoolCohortDisease ProgressionPrimary immune disordersFemaleAbnormalitiesMultipleAbnormalities Multiple; Adolescent; Adult; Age Factors; Child; Child Preschool; Chromosomes Human Pair 22; Delayed Diagnosis; Developmental Disabilities; DiGeorge Syndrome; Early Diagnosis; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Genetic Testing; Humans; Infant; Infant Newborn; Male; Monitoring Physiologic; Prospective Studies; Retrospective Studies; Risk Assessment; Severity of Illness Index; Sex Factors; Time Factors; Young Adult; Disease Progression; Pediatrics Perinatology and Child HealthHumanAdultmedicine.medical_specialtyTime FactorAdolescentMonitoringDevelopmental DisabilitieItalian Association of Pediatric Haematology and OncologyContext (language use)Risk AssessmentChromosomesFollow-Up StudieYoung AdultSex FactorsSeverity of illnessmedicineDiGeorge SyndromeHumansAbnormalities MultipleGenetic Testing22q11DS; 22q11.2 deletion syndrome; AIEOP; Italian Association of Pediatric Haematology and Oncology; MIM; Mendelian Inheritance in Man22q11DSPreschoolPhysiologicdigeorge syndrome; del 22qGenetic testingMonitoring PhysiologicRetrospective StudiesSettore MED/38 - Pediatria Generale e Specialisticabusiness.industryMendelian Inheritance in ManInfant NewbornInfantRetrospective cohort studymedicine.diseaseNewbornAIEOPProspective StudieEarly Diagnosis22q11.2 deletion syndromePediatrics Perinatology and Child HealthPair 22businessFollow-Up Studies
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Neonatal ten-year retrospective study on neural tube defects in a second level University Hospital

2020

Abstract Background Aim of this retrospective study was to describe clinical characteristics, diagnostic work-up, management and follow-up of newborns with neural tube defects (NTDs), admitted to the Mother and Child Department of the University Hospital of Palermo, in a ten years period. Methods The medical records of 7 newborns (5 males and 2 females) admitted, over a 10-year period from January 2010 to March 2020, to our Department on the first day of life were reviewed. Analyzed data were related to familiar and/or maternal risk factors (consanguinity, maternal preexisting and/or gestational diseases, exposure to teratogen/infectious agents, lack of preconception folic acid supplement),…

MalePediatricsmedicine.medical_specialtyBirth weightNTDsPrenatal diagnosisHospitals University03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineRisk FactorsEpidemiologyHumansMedicineNeural Tube Defects030212 general & internal medicineSpina bifidaRetrospective StudiesClinical managementbusiness.industrySpina bifidaResearchPreventionMedical recordlcsh:RJ1-570Infant NewbornGestational agelcsh:PediatricsRetrospective cohort studyNewbornmedicine.diseaseNeurodevelopmental follow-upTreatment OutcomeItalyGestationFemalebusiness030217 neurology & neurosurgeryItalian Journal of Pediatrics
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Recombinant erythropoietin vs. blood transfusion care in infants with hereditary spherocytosis: a retrospective cohort study of A.I.E.O.P. patients (…

2017

MalePediatricsmedicine.medical_specialtyBlood transfusionReticulocytesAnemiamedicine.medical_treatmentSpherocytosisSpherocytosisMEDLINEErythrocyte Count; Erythropoietin; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Hemoglobins; Humans; Infant; Infant Newborn; Italy; Male; Recombinant Proteins; Reticulocytes; Retrospective Studies; Spherocytosis Hereditary; Blood Transfusion; HematologyHereditary spherocytosis03 medical and health sciencesHemoglobins0302 clinical medicinemedicineHumansBlood TransfusionRecombinant erythropoietinErythropoietinErythrocyte Count; Erythropoietin; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Hemoglobins; Humans; Infant; Infant Newborn; Italy; Male; Recombinant Proteins; Reticulocytes; Retrospective Studies; Spherocytosis Hereditary; Blood TransfusionRetrospective Studiesbusiness.industryInfantRetrospective cohort studyHematologymedicine.diseaseNewbornRecombinant ProteinsSurgeryHereditaryItalyErythropoietin030220 oncology & carcinogenesisErythrocyte Count030211 gastroenterology & hepatologyFemalebusinessmedicine.drugFollow-Up Studies
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Paracetamol and antibiotics in childhood and subsequent development of wheezing/asthma: association or causation?

2011

Background Several studies found an association between early administration of paracetamol and antibiotics and development of wheezing. This could be due to confounding: wheeze and asthmatic symptoms in early childhood are difficult to distinguish from respiratory tract infections that are widely treated with these drugs; in case of persistence of symptoms up to school age, this could explain the observed relationship. Methods We investigated the association between paracetamol and antibiotics use in the first year of life and wheezing phenotypes, i.e. wheezing starting in different time periods (early, persistent and late-onset) in the SIDRIA-2 study, a cross-sectional survey of 16,933 ch…

MalePediatricsmedicine.medical_specialtyLogistic ModelAdolescentEpidemiologyCross-sectional studyRisk AssessmentFollow-Up StudieAge Distributionbias; causality; children; confounding factors; phenotypes; wheezingSurveys and QuestionnairesWheezeAnti-Bacterial AgentOdds RatiomedicineHumansAge of OnsetSex DistributionChildAcetaminophenRespiratory SoundsAsthmaCross-Sectional StudieRespiratory tract infectionsQuestionnairebusiness.industryIncidenceIncidence (epidemiology)Infant NewbornInfantGeneral MedicineOdds ratiomedicine.diseaseAsthmaConfidence intervalAnti-Bacterial AgentsCross-Sectional StudiesLogistic ModelsRespiratory Sounds; Odds Ratio; Questionnaires; Age of Onset; Humans; Infant Newborn; Asthma; Child; Italy; Risk Assessment; Age Distribution; Infant; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Cross-Sectional Studies; Logistic Models; Incidence; Follow-Up Studies; Adolescent; Sex Distribution; Male; Acetaminophen; FemaleItalyFemaleRespiratory Soundmedicine.symptomAge of onsetbusinessHumanFollow-Up StudiesInternational Journal of Epidemiology
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Comparing Long-Acting Antipsychotic Discontinuation Rates Under Ordinary Clinical Circumstances: A Survival Analysis from an Observational, Pragmatic…

2021

Background Recent guidelines suggested a wider use of long-acting injectable antipsychotics (LAI) than previously, but naturalistic data on the consequences of LAI use in terms of discontinuation rates and associated factors are still sparse, making it hard for clinicians to be informed on plausible treatment courses. Objective Our objective was to assess, under real-world clinical circumstances, LAI discontinuation rates over a period of 12 months after a first prescription, reasons for discontinuation, and associated factors. Methods The STAR Network ‘Depot Study’ was a naturalistic, multicentre, observational prospective study that enrolled subjects initiating a LAI without restrictions …

MalePediatricsrespectively)0302 clinical medicineDelayed-Action PreparationBrief Psychiatric Rating ScalePharmacology (medical)he STAR Network ‘Depot Study’ prospectively followed 394 subjects initiating treatment with long-acting injections (LAIs) of antipsychotics under naturalistic conditions for 12 months. LAI discontinuation was frequent in everyday clinical practice in ItalyOriginal Research ArticleProspective StudiesProspective cohort studytreatmentMental DisordersHazard ratiowhereas more than half of participants initiating risperidone LAI and olanzapine LAI discontinued during the 12 months of follow-up (51.4 and 62.5%Psychiatric Status Rating ScaleMiddle Agedside efectsPsychiatry and Mental healthItalyMental DisorderFemalehe STAR Network ‘Depot Study’ prospectively followed 394 subjects initiating treatment with long-acting injections (LAIs) of antipsychotics under naturalistic conditions for 12 months. LAI discontinuation was frequent in everyday clinical practice in Italy occurring in almost 40% of the entire sample; side efects participant refusal to continue LAIs and LAIs no longer being required were the most frequently reported reasons for discontinuation. Paliperidone LAI and aripiprazole LAI were the least discontinued medications (33.9 and 35.4% respectively) whereas more than half of participants initiating risperidone LAI and olanzapine LAI discontinued during the 12 months of follow-up (51.4 and 62.5% respectively). In multivariate analysis being prescribed olanzapine LAI and poor medication adherence at baseline were signifcantly associated with higher discontinuation risk.HumanAntipsychotic Agentsmedicine.drugPsychopathologyAdultmedicine.medical_specialtyDiscontinuationFollow-Up StudieMedication Adherence03 medical and health sciencesmedicineHumansPaliperidoneAdverse effectSettore MED/25 - Psichiatriadiscontinuation ratesPsychiatric Status Rating Scalesrespectively). In multivariate analysisbusiness.industryLong-Acting Antipsychoticlong-acting injectable antipsychoticsSurvival AnalysisConfidence intervalparticipant refusal to continue LAIs and LAIs no longer being required were the most frequently reported reasons for discontinuation. Paliperidone LAI and aripiprazole LAI were the least discontinued medications (33.9 and 35.4%030227 psychiatryDiscontinuationProspective StudieAntipsychotic Agentoccurring in almost 40% of the entire sampleDelayed-Action PreparationsNeurology (clinical)business030217 neurology & neurosurgerybeing prescribed olanzapine LAI and poor medication adherence at baseline were signifcantly associated with higher discontinuation riskFollow-Up Studies
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Definition of fibromyalgia severity: findings from a cross-sectional survey of 2339 Italian patients

2021

Abstract Objective To establish optimal cut-off values for the scores of the revised Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQR), the modified Fibromialgia Assessment Scale (FAS 2019mod), and the Polysymptomatic Distress Scale (PDS) in order to distinguish five levels of FM disease severity. Methods Consecutive FM patients were evaluated with the three clinimetric indices, and each patient was required to answer the anchor question: ‘In general, would you say your health is 1 = very good, 2 = good, 3 = fair, 4 = poor, or 5 = very poor?’—which represented the external criterion. Cut-off points were established through the interquartile reconciliation approach. Results The study sample consisted…

MalePercentileSettore MED/16 - REUMATOLOGIAFibromyalgiaCross-sectional studyseverityDiseaseSeverity of Illness IndexEconomica0302 clinical medicinemodifiedInterquartile rangeRetrospective StudieFibromyalgiaSurveys and QuestionnairesSurveys and QuestionnairePharmacology (medical)030212 general & internal medicinecut-off pointsPain MeasurementFibromyalgia Assessment Status; cut-off points; fibromyalgia; modified; polysymptomatic distress scale; revised Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire; severity; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Fibromyalgia; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Incidence; Italy; Male; Middle Aged; Pain Measurement; Prognosis; Retrospective Studies; Severity of Illness Index; Surveys and Questionnaires; Quality of LifeIncidencerevised Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnairecut-off points; fibromyalgia; Fibromyalgia Assessment Status; modified; polysymptomatic distress scale; revised Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire; severityMiddle AgedPrognosisDistressItalyFemalefibromyalgiaFibromyalgia Assessment StatusHumanmedicine.medical_specialtyPrognosiRevised Fibromyalgia Impact QuestionnaireFollow-Up Studie03 medical and health sciencesRheumatologyInternal medicineSeverity of illnesscut-off pointmedicineHumansRetrospective Studies030203 arthritis & rheumatologyCross-Sectional Studiebusiness.industrymedicine.diseaseFibromyalgia Assessment StatuCross-Sectional StudiesFibromyalgia; severity; cut-off points; revised Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire; modified; Fibromyalgia Assessment Status; polysymptomatic distress scalepolysymptomatic distress scalefibromyalgia assessment status; cut-off points; fibromyalgia; modified; polysymptomatic distress scale; revised fibromyalgia impact questionnaire; severityQuality of LifebusinessFollow-Up Studies
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Sonographic appearances of the postoperative testis

2015

Purpose: To describe the sonographic findings observed in the testis in patients who have undergone testicle-sparing surgery and surgical biopsies. Methods: We reviewed the color Doppler sonographic findings from 14 patients after testicular interventions: 2 open biopsy procedures for infertility and 12 testicle-sparing surgical procedures (1 for spontaneous intratesticular hemorrhage and 11 for small tumors). Ten patients had benign tumors; one had a malignancy. Three patients were symptomatic; all others were studied as follow-up. Results: Hypoechoic and hypovascular lesions at site of surgery were seen in 10 of the 11 patients after tumorectomy; no changes were observed in one patient. T…

MaleRadiology Nuclear Medicine and ImagingTesticle-sparing surgeryFollow-Up StudieTesticular NeoplasmsRetrospective StudieNuclear Medicine and ImagingTestisHumansTesticular NeoplasmFollow-up; Postoperative changes; Testicle-sparing surgery; Testicular biopsy; Ultrasonography; Radiology Nuclear Medicine and ImagingTesticular biopsyFollow-up; Postoperative changes; Testicle-sparing surgery; Testicular biopsy; Ultrasonography; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Infertility; Male; Neoplasm Recurrence Local; Retrospective Studies; Testicular Neoplasms; Testis; Ultrasonography; Radiology Nuclear Medicine and ImagingRetrospective StudiesUltrasonographyFollow-upNeoplasm RecurrenceTestiLocalInfertilityPostoperative changeNeoplasm Recurrence LocalRadiologyPostoperative changesHumanFollow-Up Studies
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Cardiovascular Efficacy and Safety of Bococizumab in High-Risk Patients

2017

Item does not contain fulltext BACKGROUND: Bococizumab is a humanized monoclonal antibody that inhibits proprotein convertase subtilisin-kexin type 9 (PCSK9) and reduces levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol. We sought to evaluate the efficacy of bococizumab in patients at high cardiovascular risk. METHODS: In two parallel, multinational trials with different entry criteria for LDL cholesterol levels, we randomly assigned the 27,438 patients in the combined trials to receive bococizumab (at a dose of 150 mg) subcutaneously every 2 weeks or placebo. The primary end point was nonfatal myocardial infarction, nonfatal stroke, hospitalization for unstable angina requiring urgent re…

MaleSTATIN THERAPYAnticholesteremic Agents/adverse effectsAntibodieVascular damage Radboud Institute for Health Sciences [Radboudumc 16]Injections Subcutaneous/adverse effects030204 cardiovascular system & hematologyBococizumablaw.inventionPCSK90302 clinical medicineRandomized controlled triallawRisk FactorsGENETIC-VARIANTSCardiovascular DiseaseMonoclonalAnticholesteremic Agent030212 general & internal medicineMyocardial infarctionTreatment FailureHumanizedProprotein Convertase 9/antagonists & inhibitorsMedicine(all)Antibodies; Antibodies Monoclonal Humanized; Anticholesteremic Agents; Cardiovascular Diseases; Cholesterol LDL; Double-Blind Method; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Hypercholesterolemia; Injections Subcutaneous; Lipids; Male; Middle Aged; Proprotein Convertase 9; Risk Factors; Treatment Failure; Medicine (all)Anticholesteremic AgentsMedicine (all)PCSK9 InhibitorsAntibodies; antibodies monoclonal humanized; anticholesteremic agents; cardiovascular diseases; cholesterol LDL; double-blind method; female; follow-up studies; humans; hypercholesterolemia; injections subcutaneous; lipids; male; middle aged; proprotein convertase 9; risk factors; treatment failure; medicine (all)Vascular damage Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences [Radboudumc 16]General MedicineLipidMiddle AgedLipids3. Good healthLDL/bloodMulticenter StudyCholesterolTRIALSCholesterol LDL/bloodCardiovascular DiseasesAntibodies Monoclonal Humanized/adverse effectsanticholesteremic agentsRandomized Controlled Trialsubcutaneouslipids (amino acids peptides and proteins)FemaleProprotein Convertase 9Cardiovascular Diseases/prevention & controlREDUCING LIPIDSHumanmedicine.medical_specialtyanimal structuresInjections SubcutaneousHypercholesterolemiaHypercholesterolemia/drug therapyPlaceboAntibodies Monoclonal HumanizedInjections SubcutaneouAntibodiesLDLInjectionsFollow-Up StudielipidsEVENTS03 medical and health sciencesantibodies monoclonal humanizedDouble-Blind MethodInternal medicinemedicineJournal ArticleHumansComparative StudyMETAANALYSISAlirocumabbusiness.industryUnstable anginaLipids/bloodPCSK9Risk FactorfungiAntibodies/bloodCholesterol LDLta3121medicine.diseaseSurgerycardiovascular diseasesEvolocumabREDUCTIONHumanized/adverse effectsSubcutaneous/adverse effectsbusiness[SDV.MHEP]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Human health and pathologyFollow-Up Studies
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