Cytoreductive surgery (CRS) and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) have been used in adults with ovarian carcinoma proving overall survival benefit in randomized trials, but measured in months. Diffuse peritoneal disease from pediatric type ovarian tumors is rare. We applied CRS and HIPEC...
The approval was based on phase II results from the single-arm ELIANA trial. At a median follow-up of 13.1 months, tisagenlecleucel induced an ORR of 81% in children and young adults with relapsed/refractory B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia ALL.3 In an analysis of 75 infused...
Thyroid eye disease (TED) is the most common and disfiguring orbital disease in adults. This difficult condition is characterized by autoimmune-mediated inflammation of the orbital soft tissues, extraocular muscles, and eyelids. The majority of patients with TED have autoimmune hyperthyroidism (Graves d...
Dry eye disease (DED) and allergic conjunctivitis are two separate but overlapping conditions. Ocular allergy can cause exacerbation of DED, which can increase inflammation, hyperosmolarity, and tear film instability, which in turn exacerbates ocular allergy. Inflammation is both the cause and effect ...
disease progression. Adolescents and young adults are known to be at increased risk of progression because the body’s tissue is more elastic in youth and a level of crosslinking occurs naturally with aging.4It is important to recognize that patients of any age can experience disease progression...
In addition, the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) is headed by the CDC director. For that reason, the ATSDR budget is often shown within CDC. Following the conventions of the FY2017 HHS Budget in Brief, ATSDR's budget request is included in the CDC totals shown in...
Obesity is seen as a preventable disease; it could be a topic for legislative consideration. Published recommendations to Figure 2. Military Recruits by U.S. Region address U.S. obesity include improved quality of and access to food in schools, programs that address exercise and ...
IN THISISSUE Glaucoma | Sep 2016 The Future Is NowThe era of 24-hour IOP monitoring is upon us.Kaweh Mansouri, MD, MPHAs a medical subspecialty, glaucoma is unique in several ways. One of the less flattering particularities of the field is our inability to characterize the disease’s ...
Cytoreductive surgery (CRS) and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) have been used in adults with ovarian carcinoma proving overall survival benefit in randomized trials, but measured in months. Diffuse peritoneal disease from pediatric type ovarian tumors is rare. We applied CRS and HIPEC...
aureus abundance in the sinonasal microbiome. Considering the pathogenic role of S. aureus in the refractory CRS population, azithromycin may constitute an additional therapeutic option to help control this disease.doi:10.1002/alr.22653John Wiley & Sons, LtdInternational Forum of Allergy & Rhinology...