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Staffurth J, Sivell S, Ahmedzai S, Andreyev J, Farnell D, Green J, Sanders D, Ferguson C, Pickett S, Smith L, Cohen D, O'Shea R, Campbell S, Taylor S, Nelson A. The Impact of Specialized Gastroenterology Services for Late Pelvic Radiation Disease: Results from the Prospective Multicenter EAGLE Study. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2018.06.068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Smith L, Carder P, Thomas K, Kaskie B, Taylor S, Harrel L. DEMENTIA-SPECIFIC STAFF TRAINING: VARIATION AND TRENDS IN U.S. ASSISTED LIVING STATE POLICIES. Innov Aging 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igy031.3426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Beach J, Aita S, Francia A, Lamay D, Taylor S, Harrell M, Holcombe J, Elliott E, Calamia M, Hill B. B - 49Comparison of Computerized Versus Oral Administration of the Digit Span Task. Arch Clin Neuropsychol 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/arclin/acy061.125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Morgan R, Jayson G, Banerjee S, Clamp A, Lyon A, Ryder W, Hutson R, Mescallado N, Orbegoso Aguilar C, Taylor S, Tugwood J, Hall M, Dive C, Rustin G. A phase Ib and randomised phase II trial of pazopanib with or without fosbretabulin in advanced recurrent ovarian cancer. Ann Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdy285.164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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King M, Kerr A, Dixon S, Taylor S, Smith A, Merriman C, Mitchell J, Hunter V. MA17.11 Multi-Centred, Prospective, Audit to Identify Readmission Causes and Complications Within 30 of Primary Lung Cancer Surgery. J Thorac Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2018.08.464] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Griffin R, Psarelli EE, Cox TF, Khedr M, Milan AM, Davison AS, Hughes AT, Usher JL, Taylor S, Loftus N, Daroszewska A, West E, Jones A, Briggs M, Fisher M, McCormick M, Judd S, Vinjamuri S, Sireau N, Dillon JP, Devine JM, Hughes G, Harrold J, Barton GJ, Jarvis JC, Gallagher JA, Ranganath LR. Data on items of AKUSSI in Alkaptonuria collected over three years from the United Kingdom National Alkaptonuria Centre and the impact of nitisinone. Data Brief 2018; 20:1620-1628. [PMID: 30263914 PMCID: PMC6157456 DOI: 10.1016/j.dib.2018.09.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2018] [Revised: 09/02/2018] [Accepted: 09/07/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Alkaptonuria is a rare genetic disorder characterized by a high level of circulating (and urine) homogentisic acid (HGA), which contributes to ochronosis when it is deposited in connective tissue as a pigmented polymer. In an observational study carried out by National AKU Centre (NAC) in Liverpool, a total of thirty-nine AKU patients attended yearly visits in varying numbers. At each visit a mixture of clinical, joint and spinal assessments were carried out and the results calculated to yield an AKUSSI (Alkaptonuria Severity Score Index), see "Nitisinone arrests ochronosis and decreases rate of progression of Alkaptonuria: evaluation of the effect of nitisinone in the United Kingdom National Alkaptonuria Centre" (Ranganath at el., 2018). The aim of this data article is to produce visual representation of the change in the components of AKUSSI over 3 years, through radar charts. The metabolic effect of nitisinone is shown through box plots.
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Aita S, Taylor S, Beach J, Roye S, Calamia M, Hill B. C - 60The Convergent and Discriminant Validity of the Cognitive Healthy Questionnaire in a Healthy College Sample. Arch Clin Neuropsychol 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/arclin/acy061.213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Myers M, Holcombe J, Overstreet T, Taylor S, Epker J, Espenan M, Hill B. C - 23Pain Catastrophizing and Its Relation to Psychological Distress and Cognitive Performance in a Chronic Pain Sample. Arch Clin Neuropsychol 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/arclin/acy061.176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Harrell M, Fadoir N, Beach J, Taylor S, Aita S. B - 52The Effects of Personality on Measures of Executive Functioning. Arch Clin Neuropsychol 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/arclin/acy061.128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Lalani N, Parkhurst M, Taylor S, Miles J. Determinants of insulin requirements in non-diabetic and diabetic patients receiving parenteral nutrition. Clin Nutr 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clnu.2018.06.1621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Taylor S, Aita S, Beach J, Holcombe J, Myers M, Boettcher A, Epker J, Hill B. C - 55Base Rates of Failed Performance Validity Tests in a Chronic Pain Sample. Arch Clin Neuropsychol 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/arclin/acy061.208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Ranganath LR, Khedr M, Milan AM, Davison AS, Hughes AT, Usher JL, Taylor S, Loftus N, Daroszewska A, West E, Jones A, Briggs M, Fisher M, McCormick M, Judd S, Vinjamuri S, Griffin R, Psarelli EE, Cox TF, Sireau N, Dillon JP, Devine JM, Hughes G, Harrold J, Barton GJ, Jarvis JC, Gallagher JA. Nitisinone arrests ochronosis and decreases rate of progression of Alkaptonuria: Evaluation of the effect of nitisinone in the United Kingdom National Alkaptonuria Centre. Mol Genet Metab 2018; 125:127-134. [PMID: 30055994 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymgme.2018.07.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2018] [Revised: 07/19/2018] [Accepted: 07/19/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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QUESTION Does Nitisinone prevent the clinical progression of the Alkaptonuria? FINDINGS In this observational study on 39 patients, 2 mg of daily nitisinone inhibited ochronosis and significantly slowed the progression of AKU over a three-year period. MEANING Nitisinone is a beneficial therapy in Alkaptonuria. BACKGROUND Nitisinone decreases homogentisic acid (HGA), but has not been shown to modify progression of Alkaptonuria (AKU). METHODS Thirty-nine AKU patients attended the National AKU Centre (NAC) in Liverpool for assessments and treatment. Nitisinone was commenced at V1 or baseline. Thirty nine, 34 and 22 AKU patients completed 1, 2 and 3 years of monitoring respectively (V2, V3 and V4) in the VAR group. Seventeen patients also attended a pre-baseline visit (V0) in the VAR group. Within the 39 patients, a subgroup of the same ten patients attended V0, V1, V2, V3 and V4 visits constituting the SAME Group. Severity of AKU was assessed by calculation of the AKU Severity Score Index (AKUSSI) allowing comparison between the pre-nitisinone and the nitisinone treatment phases. RESULTS The ALL (sum of clinical, joint and spine AKUSSI features) AKUSSI rate of change of scores/patient/month, in the SAME group, was significantly lower at two (0.32 ± 0.19) and three (0.15 ± 0.13) years post-nitisinone when compared to pre-nitisinone (0.65 ± 0.15) (p < .01 for both comparisons). Similarly, the ALL AKUSSI rate of change of scores/patient/month, in the VAR group, was significantly lower at one (0.16 ± 0.08) and three (0.19 ± 0.06) years post-nitisinone when compared to pre-nitisinone (0.59 ± 0.13) (p < .01 for both comparisons). Combined ear and ocular ochronosis rate of change of scores/patient/month was significantly lower at one, two and three year's post-nitisinone in both VAR and SAME groups compared with pre-nitisinone (p < .05). CONCLUSION This is the first indication that a 2 mg dose of nitisinone slows down the clinical progression of AKU. Combined ocular and ear ochronosis progression was arrested by nitisinone.
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Balata H, Blandin Knight S, Barber P, Colligan D, Crosbie EJ, Duerden R, Elton P, Evison M, Greaves M, Howells J, Irion K, Karunaratne D, Kirwan M, Macnab A, Mellor S, Miller C, Newton T, Novasio J, Sawyer R, Sharman A, Slevin K, Smith E, Taylor B, Taylor S, Tonge J, Walsham A, Waplington S, Whittaker J, Booton R, Crosbie PAJ. Targeted lung cancer screening selects individuals at high risk of cardiovascular disease. Lung Cancer 2018; 124:148-153. [PMID: 30268454 DOI: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2018.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2018] [Revised: 08/03/2018] [Accepted: 08/06/2018] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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BACKGROUND Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in populations eligible for lung cancer screening. The aim of this study was to determine whether a brief CV risk assessment, delivered as part of a targeted community-based lung cancer screening programme, was effective in identifying individuals at high risk who might benefit from primary prevention. METHODS The Manchester Lung Screening Pilot consisted of annual low dose CT (LDCT) over 2 screening rounds, targeted at individuals in deprived areas at high risk of lung cancer (age 55-74 and 6-year risk ≥1.51%, using PLCOM2012 risk model). All participants of the second screening round were eligible to take part in the study. Ten-year CV risk was estimated using QRISK2 in participants without CVD and compared to age (±5 years) and sex matched Health Survey for England (HSE) controls; high risk was defined as QRISK2 score ≥10%. Coronary artery calcification (CAC) was assessed on LDCT scans and compared to QRISK2 score. RESULTS Seventy-seven percent (n=920/1,194) of screening attendees were included in the analysis; mean age 65.6 ± 5.4 and 50.4% female. QRISK2 and lung cancer risk (PLCOM2012) scores were correlated (r = 0.26, p < 0.001). Median QRISK2 score was 21.1% (IQR 14.9-29.6) in those without established CVD (77.6%, n = 714/920), double that of HSE controls (10.3%, IQR 6.6-16.2; n = 714) (p < 0.001). QRISK2 score was significantly higher in those with CAC (p < 0.001). Screening attendees were 10-fold more likely to be classified high risk (OR 10.2 [95% CI 7.3-14.0]). One third (33.7%, n = 310/920) of all study participants were high risk but not receiving statin therapy for primary CVD prevention. DISCUSSION Opportunistic CVD risk assessment within a targeted lung cancer screening programme is feasible and is likely to identify a very large number of individuals suitable for primary prevention.
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Fleming D, Musser F, Reisig D, Greene J, Taylor S, Parajulee M, Lorenz G, Catchot A, Gore J, Kerns D, Stewart S, Boykin D, Caprio M, Little N. Effects of transgenic Bacillus thuringiensis cotton on insecticide use, heliothine counts, plant damage, and cotton yield: A meta-analysis, 1996-2015. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0200131. [PMID: 30024919 PMCID: PMC6053876 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0200131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2018] [Accepted: 06/20/2018] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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The primary management tactic for lepidopteran pests of cotton in the United
States of America (USA) is the use of transgenic cotton that produces
Bacillus thuringiensis Berliner (Bt)
toxins. The primary target pests of this technology are Helicoverpa
zea (Boddie) and Heliothis virescens (F.) in the
eastern and central Cotton Belt of the USA. Concerns over the evolution of
resistance in H. zea to Bt
toxins and scrutiny of the necessity of Bt crops has escalated.
We reviewed published and unpublished data from field trials of
Bt cotton in the eastern and central Cotton Belt of the USA
through 2015 to evaluate the effectiveness of Bt cotton
(Bollgard, Bollgard II, WideStrike, WideStrike 3, and TwinLink).
Bt cotton reduced insecticide usage, reduced heliothine
pest numbers and damage, and provided a yield benefit, but Bollgard II and
WideStrike efficacy declined in the Midsouth over the period evaluated. In the
Southeastern region, heliothine damage remained constant through 2015, but yield
benefits declined from 2010 until 2015. Resistance of H.
zea to several Bt toxins is the most
plausible explanation for the observed changes in Bt cotton
efficacy. The introduction of new Bt toxins such as found in
Widestrike 3 and Twinlink may preserve the benefits of Bt
crops. However, while both Widestrike 3 and Twinlink had less damage than
Widestrike, damage levels of both were similar to Bollgard II.
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Pesant M, Das A, Taylor S, Mir A, Mann I, Yasuyama N, Bostick M, Dunne J, Farmer A. PO-391 High-throughput single-cell T-cell receptor profiling by SMART technology. ESMO Open 2018. [DOI: 10.1136/esmoopen-2018-eacr25.903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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Hackett J, Bekker H, Bennett MI, Carder P, Gallagher J, Henry C, Kite S, Taylor S, Velikova G, Ziegler L. Developing a complex intervention to support timely engagement with palliative care for patients with advanced cancer in primary and secondary care in the UK: a study protocol. BMJ Open 2018; 8:e022835. [PMID: 29764891 PMCID: PMC5961581 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-022835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION For patients with advanced cancer, timely access to palliative care can improve quality of life and enable patients to participate in decisions about their end-of-life care. However, in a UK population of 2500 patients who died from cancer, one-third did not receive specialist palliative care, and of those who did, the duration of involvement was too short to maximise the benefits. Initiating a conversation about palliative care is challenging for some health professionals and patients often have unmet information needs and misconceptions about palliative care. We will work closely with patients and health professionals to develop a patient decision aid and health professional training module designed to facilitate a timely and informed conversation about palliative care. METHODS AND ANALYSIS This study is being conducted over 24 months from November 2017 to October 2019 and follows the UK Medical Research Council framework for developing complex interventions and the International Patient Decision Aids Guideline. The Ottawa Decision Support Framework underpins the study. The Supporting Timely Engagement with Palliative care (STEP) intervention will be developed though an iterative process informed by interviews and focus groups with patients with advanced cancer, oncologists, general practitioners and palliative care doctors. An expert panel will also review each iteration. The expert panel will consist of a patient representative with experience of palliative care, health professionals who are involved in advanced cancer care decision-making, a medical education expert and the National Council for Palliative Care director of transformation. The feasibility and acceptability of the decision aid and doctor training will be tested in oncology and general practice settings. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION Ethical approval for the study has been granted by the Office for Research Ethics Committees Northern Ireland (ORECNI), approval reference 17/NI/0249. Dissemination and knowledge transfer will be conducted via publications, national bodies and networks, and patient and family groups.
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Wang H, Kennedy GG, Reay-Jones FPF, Reisig DD, Toews MD, Roberts PM, Herbert DA, Taylor S, Jacobson AL, Greene JK. Molecular Identification of Thrips Species Infesting Cotton in the Southeastern United States. JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY 2018; 111:892-898. [PMID: 29506223 DOI: 10.1093/jee/toy036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2017] [Accepted: 01/22/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Traditional identification of thrips species based on morphology is difficult, laborious, and especially challenging for immature thrips. To support monitoring and management efforts of thrips as consistent and widespread pests of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.), a probe-based quantitative PCR (qPCR) assay with crude DNA extraction was developed to allow efficient and specific identification of the primary species of thrips infesting cotton. The assay was applied to identify over 5,000 specimens of thrips (including 3,366 immatures) collected on cotton seedlings from Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia in 2016. One half of all adult samples were examined by morphological identification, which provided a statistically equivalent species composition as the qPCR method. Frankliniella fusca (Hinds) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) was the dominant species across all the locations (76.8-94.3% of adults and 81.6-98.0% of immatures), followed by Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) in Georgia, North Carolina, and Virginia (4.6-19% of adults and 1.7-17.3% of immatures) or Frankliniella tritici (Fitch) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) in South Carolina (10.8% of adults and 7.8% of immatures). Thrips tabaci (Lindeman) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) and Neohydatothrips variabilis (Beach) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) were occasionally found among adults but were rarely present among immature thrips. These five species of thrips represented 98.2-100% of samples collected across the Southeast. The qPCR assay was demonstrated to be a valuable tool for large-scale monitoring of species composition of thrips at different life stages in cotton. The tool will contribute to a better understanding of thrips population structure in cotton and could assist with development and application of improved management strategies.
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Farr M, Lindower J, Taylor S, Jorde U, Chen L, Gass A, Truby L, DeLair S, Pinney S. Increase in DCD Donation in the United States May Adversely Impact DBD Heart Transplantation: Retrospective Analysis of a Limited UNOS Dataset. J Heart Lung Transplant 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2018.01.108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Taylor S, Krupke C. Measuring rootworm refuge function: Diabrotica virgifera virgifera emergence and mating in seed blend and strip refuges for Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) maize. PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE 2018; 74:2195-2203. [PMID: 29603860 DOI: 10.1002/ps.4927] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2017] [Revised: 03/13/2018] [Accepted: 03/16/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Current insect resistance management plans rely on refuges of plants without Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) toxins to provide a gene pool of unexposed insects. Insects from refuges must mate with insects from Bt maize to slow resistance evolution. We used stable isotope labeling to observe Diabrotica virgifera virgifera emergence, dispersal, physical characteristics, and mating in Bt and refuge maize planted in different refuge configurations. Our objective was to assess how refuge type facilitates mating between insects from Bt and refuge plants. RESULTS Mating between D. v. virgifera beetles from different plant types was more likely in seed blends compared with strip refuges. Adult D. v. virgifera from refuge plants emerged before those from Bt plants. In strip refuges, D. v. virgifera from refuge plants did not disperse far from refuge boundaries. Larval host plant type did not affect adult size. Larger males and females were more likely to mate. Low proportions of D. v. virgifera from refuge plants were found in 5% seed blend refuges. CONCLUSION Seed blend refuges can help to facilitate gene flow between D. v. virgifera beetles from Bt and refuge maize, but current approaches do not meaningfully contribute to delaying resistance because numbers of refuge beetles produced are insufficient. © 2018 Society of Chemical Industry.
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Allsop MJ, Wright-Hughes A, Black K, Hartley S, Fletcher M, Ziegler LE, Bewick BM, Meads D, Hughes ND, Closs SJ, Hulme C, Taylor S, Flemming K, Hackett J, O'Dwyer JL, Brown JM, Bennett MI. Improving the management of pain from advanced cancer in the community: study protocol for a pragmatic multicentre randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open 2018; 8:e021965. [PMID: 29572400 PMCID: PMC5879575 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-021965] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION For patients with advanced cancer, research shows that pain is frequent, burdensome and undertreated. Evidence-based approaches to support cancer pain management have been developed but have not been implemented within the context of the UK National Health Service. This protocol is for a pragmatic multicentre randomised controlled trial (RCT) to assess feasibility, acceptability, effectiveness and cost-effectiveness for a multicomponent intervention for pain management in patients with advanced cancer. METHODS AND ANALYSIS This trial will assess the feasibility of implementation and uptake of evidence-based interventions, developed and piloted as part of the Improving the Management of Pain from Advanced Cancer in the Community Programme grant, into routine clinical practice and determine whether there are potential differences with respect to patient-rated pain, patient pain knowledge and experience, healthcare use, quality of life and cost-effectiveness. 160 patients will receive either the intervention (usual care plus supported self-management) delivered within the oncology clinic and palliative care services by locally assigned community palliative care nurses, consisting of a self-management educational intervention and eHealth intervention for routine pain assessment and monitoring; or usual care. The primary outcomes are to assess implementation and uptake of the interventions, and differences in terms of pain severity. Secondary outcomes include pain interference, participant pain knowledge and experience, and cost-effectiveness. Outcome assessment will be blinded and patient-reported outcome measures collected via post at 6 and 12 weeks following randomisation. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION This RCT has the potential to significantly influence National Health Service delivery to community-based patients with pain from advanced cancer. We aim to provide definitive evidence of whether two simple interventions delivered by community palliative care nurse in palliative care that support-self-management are clinically effective and cost-effective additions to standard community palliative care. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER ISRCTN18281271; Pre-results.
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Hine C, Wood VA, Taylor S, Charny M. Do Community Hospitals Reduce the Use of District General Hospital Inpatient beds? J R Soc Med 2018; 89:681-7. [PMID: 9014878 PMCID: PMC1296030 DOI: 10.1177/014107689608901207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Community hospitals have been supported by the general public and by professionals as one means of increasing choice between local, low technology, care and high technology care at the district general hospital. However, there is no information on the impact of community hospitals on district general hospital use subsequent to NHS and community care reforms. Examination of routinely gathered activity data in the Bath Health District revealed that availability of community hospital beds was associated with reduced use of central inpatient services in the city of Bath. The reduction was most apparent for medical and geriatric beds. Decrease in the use of surgical beds was small. However, total inpatient bed use (including central and community hospital beds) was higher in the population with access to community hospital beds. We conclude that community hospitals offer one option for accessible health care and, as such, merit systematic evaluation of costs and benefits. This study presents some evidence that savings could be achieved through improved efficiency.
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Stephensen D, Classey S, Harbidge H, Patel V, Taylor S, Wells A. Physiotherapist inter-rater reliability of the Haemophilia Early Arthropathy Detection with Ultrasound protocol. Haemophilia 2018; 24:471-476. [DOI: 10.1111/hae.13440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/20/2018] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Giannoukos S, Agapiou A, Taylor S. Advances in chemical sensing technologies for VOCs in breath for security/threat assessment, illicit drug detection, and human trafficking activity. J Breath Res 2018; 12:027106. [DOI: 10.1088/1752-7163/aa95dd] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Goncalves MD, Taylor S, Halpenny DF, Schwitzer E, Gandelman S, Jackson J, Lukose A, Plodkowski AJ, Tan KS, Dunphy M, Jones LW, Downey RJ. Imaging skeletal muscle volume, density, and FDG uptake before and after induction therapy for non-small cell lung cancer. Clin Radiol 2018; 73:505.e1-505.e8. [PMID: 29317048 DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2017.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2017] [Accepted: 12/06/2017] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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AIM To assess whether changes in body composition could be assessed serially using conventional thoracic computed tomography (CT) and positron-emission tomography (PET)/CT imaging in patients receiving induction chemotherapy for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). MATERIALS AND METHODS CT-based skeletal muscle volume and density were measured retrospectively from thoracic and lumbar segment CT images from 88 patients with newly diagnosed and untreated NSCLC before and after induction chemotherapy. Skeletal muscle 2-[18F]-fluoro-2-deoxy-d-glucose (FDG) uptake was measured from PET/CT images from a subset of patients (n=42). Comparisons of each metric before and after induction chemotherapy were conducted using the non-parametric Wilcoxon signed-rank test for paired data. The association between clinical factors and percentage change in muscle volume was examined using univariate linear regression models, with adjustment for baseline muscle volume. RESULTS Following induction chemotherapy, thoracic (-3.3%, p=0.0005) and lumbar (-2.6%, p=0.0101) skeletal muscle volume were reduced (adiposity remained unchanged). The proportion of skeletal muscle with a density <0 HU increased (7.9%, p<0.0001), reflecting a decrease in skeletal muscle density and skeletal muscle FDG uptake increased (10.4-31%, p<0.05). No imaging biomarkers were correlated with overall survival. CONCLUSION Changes in body composition can be measured from routine thoracic imaging. During chemotherapy skeletal muscle volume and metabolism are altered; however, there was no impact on survival in this retrospective series, and further validation in prospective, well-controlled studies are required.
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Pearson S, Williamson AJK, Blance R, Somervaille TCP, Taylor S, Azadbakht N, Whetton AD, Pierce A. Proteomic analysis of JAK2V617F-induced changes identifies potential new combinatorial therapeutic approaches. Leukemia 2017; 31:2717-2725. [PMID: 28533538 PMCID: PMC5729335 DOI: 10.1038/leu.2017.143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2017] [Revised: 04/06/2017] [Accepted: 04/25/2017] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
Abstract
In excess of 90% of patients with polycythaemia vera (PV) express a mutated form of Janus kinase 2 (JAK2), JAK2V617F. Such aberrant proteins offer great potential for the treatment of these diseases; however, inhibitors to JAK2 have had limited success in the clinic in terms of curing the disease. To understand the effects of this oncogene in haematopoietic cells with the aim of improving treatment strategies, we undertook a systematic evaluation of the effects of JAK2V617F expression using proteomics. The effects of JAK2V617F on over 5000 proteins and 2000 nuclear phosphopeptide sites were relatively quantified using either SILAC or eight-channel iTRAQ mass spectrometry. Pathway analysis of the proteins identified as changing indicated disruption to the p53 and MYC signalling pathways. These changes were confirmed using orthogonal approaches. The insight gained from this proteomic analysis led to the formation of hypothesis-driven analysis on inhibitor-mediated effects on primary cells from patients with a JAK2V617F mutation. Simultaneous inhibition of MYC and upregulation of p53 led to the preferential extinction of JAK2V617F-positive CD34+ cells, illustrating a potential therapeutic benefit from combined targeting of p53 and MYC.
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