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Lopes de Castro C, Fundowicz M, Roselló A, Jové J, Deantonio L, Aguiar A, Pisani C, Villà S, Boladeras A, Konstanty E, Kruszyna-Mochalska M, Milecki P, Jurado-Bruggeman D, Lencart J, Modolell I, Muñoz-Montplet C, Aliste L, Torras M, Puigdemont M, Carvalho L, Krengli M, Guedea F, Malicki J. PO-1174: Results of a multinational clinical audit for prostate cancer radiotherapy: the IROCA project. Radiother Oncol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(21)01192-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Notario L, Piulats J, Sala N, Ferrandiz U, González A, Etxániz O, Heras L, Buisan O, Del Carpio L, Álvarez A, Boladeras A, Roselló A, Barretina P, Fina C, Pardo J, Suárez J, Comet J, Garcia del Muro X, Esteve A, Font A. 667P Impact of pretreatment neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) on overall survival (OS) in patients (p) with metastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer (mCSPC) treated with docetaxel (D) plus androgen-deprivation therapy (ADT). Ann Oncol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2020.08.926] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Notario L, Piulats J, Sala N, Ferrándiz U, González A, Etxániz O, Villà S, Buisan O, Boladeras A, Heras L, Del Carpio L, Roselló A, Barretina P, Fina C, Pardo J, Suárez J, Comet J, Garcia del Muro X, Esteve A, Font A. 655P Prognostic significance of docetaxel (D) plus androgen-deprivation therapy (ADT) in patients (p) with metastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer (mCSPC) according to extent of disease: A study of real-world data. Ann Oncol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2020.08.914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
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Bosch-Barrera J, Priego N, Puigdemont M, Sais E, Quer N, Izquierdo A, Hernandez A, Cuyàs E, Carbó A, Teixidor E, Verdura S, Garcia D, Roselló A, Garriga V, Pedraza S, Brunet J, Calvo A, Menéndez J, Valiente M. P2.01-49 Targeting STAT3-Positive Reactive Astrocytes with Silibinin in the Therapeutic Landscape of Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer with Brain Metastases. J Thorac Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2019.08.1392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Bosch-Barrera J, Sais E, Izquierdo A, Hernández A, Roa D, Cuyas E, Pedraza S, Priego N, Ortuño P, Sánchez G, Cañete N, Roselló A, Soffietti R, Brunet J, Valiente M, Menendez J. Effect of silibinin nutraceutical supplementation in brain metastases of patients with advanced lung cancer. Ann Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdx366.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Munoz Montplet C, Agramunt Chaler S, Jurado Bruggeman D, Romera Martínez I, Oliva E, Fuentes R, Roselló A, Auñón C. EP-1429: Dosimetric impact of Acuros XB Dose Calculation Algorithm on lung SBRT treatments. Radiother Oncol 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(15)41421-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Mata-Essayag S, Colella MT, Roselló A, de Capriles CH, Landaeta ME, de Salazar CP, Magaldi S, Olaizola C, Calatroni MI, Garrido L. Histoplasmosis: a study of 158 cases in Venezuela, 2000-2005. Medicine (Baltimore) 2008; 87:193-202. [PMID: 18626302 DOI: 10.1097/md.0b013e31817fa2a8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Histoplasmosis, a granulomatous disease caused by Histoplasma capsulatum, is endemic in Venezuela. We conducted the current study to appraise retrospectively the demographic data, clinical features, diagnostic methods, and treatment of patients with histoplasmosis from January 2000 to December 2005. We reviewed the medical records of outpatient cases with a diagnosis of histoplasmosis and considered clinical samples processed at our laboratory. We collected demographic, epidemiologic, and clinical data from each case as available, including results of any mycologic examinations performed. Treatment and outcome data were available for some patients. We assessed 158 cases of histoplasmosis: 103 (65.2%) patients came from the Caracas metropolitan area; 53 were associated with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), 14 with tuberculosis, and 8 with paracoccidioidomycosis. Six pediatric patients were malnourished. Epidemiologic data suggested histoplasmosis in most cases. Patients received treatment with itraconazole and/or amphotericin B. Our results may reflect changes in the epidemiology occurring in Venezuela, perhaps due to environmental changes and the presence of AIDS. Several mycologic exams are necessary to ensure a proper diagnosis. More reliable data and statistics on this infection are necessary to monitor outbreaks closely and to establish if there is an epidemic pattern.
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- Sofía Mata-Essayag
- From Sección de Micología Médica "Dr. Dante Borelli" (SM-E, MTC, AR, CHdC, CPdS, SM), Instituto de Medicina Tropical; Cátedra de Microbiología (MEL), Escuela de Medicina Luis Razetti, Facultad de Medicina; Cátedra de Medicina Tropical (CO), Escuela de Medicina Luis Razetti; Servicio de Medicina II, Hospital Universitario de Caracas (MIC), Universidad Central de Venezuela (UCV), Caracas; and Complejo Hospitalario "José Ignacio Baldó" (LG), Caracas, Venezuela
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Roselló A, Torregrosa I, Solís MA, Muñoz J, Pascual B, García R, Puchades MJ, Miguel A. [Study of diastolic function in peritoneal dialysis patientes. Comparison between pulsed and Tissue Doppler]. Nefrologia 2007; 27:482-488. [PMID: 17944586] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is the main expression of uremic cardiomyopathy. Alteration of the diastolic function is frequently associated with LVH, indicating future cardiovascular events. Recent studies suggest that the Tissue Doppler (TID) of the mitral annulus obtains parameters of diastolic function that are not influenced by other factors, unlike what occurs with the pulsed Doppler (PD), and that the relationship between the velocity of the proto-diastolic waves of both techniques (E/E') would be the most important datum to diagnose a diastolic malfunction. The objective of this study is to verify LVH prevalence in a population of End Stage Renal Disease patients (ESRD) in peritoneal dialysis (CAPD), and to study diastolic function, comparing the results of both techniques (PD/TID), as well as the possible causes that determine the appearance of diastolic malfunction in these patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS We carried out a cross-section study with 42 patients in peritoneal dialysis. All patients had an ejection fraction of over 50% and had no clinical signs of heart failure, valvular heart disease or arrhytmia. A basic biochemistry, residual renal function, C-reactive protein and an ultrasonic study with M-mode doppler, pulsed doppler and tissue doppler of the mitral annulus, were performed in all patients. RESULTS 26.2% of the patients had a concentric LVH, 14.3% an asymmetric LVH and 23.8% a concentric growth. The PD showed an E/A ratio under 0.75 in 20 cases (which would indicate an alteration of ventricular relaxation), an E/A between 0.75 and 1.5 in 22 (normal or pseudonormal pattern) and none with an E/A over 1.5. On the other hand, the TID showed: 24 patients with an E/A < 0.75, 16 between 0.75 and 1.5, and 2 with an E/A > 1.5. The E/E' proportion was normal in 13 cases(< 8), intermediate in 12 (8-10), and greater than 10 in 17, expressing a clear diastolic malfunction. Twelve of the 17 with diastolic malfunction had a pseudo-normal pattern with the PD. A relationship was observed between the E/A and age and hs-CRP. A relationship was also found between RRF, ejection fraction and diastolic pressure (p = 0.03, r = 0.32 and p = 0.006, r = 0.29), while, in the multivariant study, the presence of LVH was the only variable with enough significance to influence the diastolic malfunction (odds ratio of 7.6). CONCLUSIONS Patients in CAPD have a high incidence of diastolic malfunction. LVH, present in a high percentage of patients, is one of the factors that favours its appearance. The non-invasive TID technique and the E/E' ratio have shown to be more sensitive than the PD in diagnosing a diastolic malfunction.
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- A Roselló
- Servicio de Cardiología, Hopsital Clínico Universitario de Valencia, Universidad de Valencia
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Hartung de Capriles C, Mata-Essayag S, Pérez C, Colella MT, Roselló A, Olaizola C, Abate SMT. Detection of Candida dubliniensis in Venezuela. Mycopathologia 2006; 160:227-34. [PMID: 16205971 DOI: 10.1007/s11046-005-6873-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2005] [Accepted: 05/03/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Over the past decades there has been a significant increase in fungal infections caused by Candida species, and continues to be common in immunocompromised individuals infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Although Candida albicans remains the fungal species most frequently isolated as an opportunistic oral pathogen, other non-albicans are often identified in this cohort of patients, including C. dubliniensis. This yeast is closely related to and shares many phenotypic characteristics with C. albicans. Colonies of these two species appear morphologically identical when not grown on special media. The shared phenotypic characteristics of C. dubliniensis and C. albicans suggest that many C. dubliniensis isolates may have been misidentified as C. albicans in the past. The present studies aim is to recover and identify C. dubliniensis, and presumptive clinical C. albicans, from the oral cavities of HIV-seropositive individuals, comparing conventional media to obtain a simple, low-cost and reliable identification system for C. dubliniensis. A total of 16 isolates (3,98%) had been obtained from 402 HIV infected individuals with recurrent oropharyngitis and were identified as C. dubliniensis. Out of these C. dubliniensis isolates 19% were resistant, with MICs above 64 microg/ml to fluconazole. This constitutes, to the authors knowledge the first recovery of this organism in Venezuela.
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Olaizola C, Pérez C, Mata-Essayag S, Hartung C, Collela MT, Magaldi S, Roselló A. Experience with thymol in chloroform solution for the treatment of paronychia. Mycopathologia 2005; 159:209-11. [PMID: 15770445 DOI: 10.1007/s11046-004-6270-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2004] [Accepted: 11/12/2004] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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- Carolina Olaizola
- Medical Mycology Department, Instituto de Medicina Tropical, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela
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Hartung de Capriles C, Mata-Essayag S, Azpiróz A, Ponente A, Magaldi S, Pérez C, Roselló A, Colella MT, Machuca J. Neonatal candidiasis in Venezuela: clinical and epidemiological aspects. Rev Latinoam Microbiol 2005; 47:11-20. [PMID: 17061542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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A prospective study of the clinical and epidemiological aspects of Candida spp. sepsis was performed to assess the frequency, etiology, and risk factors in the neonatology service of the Pediatrics Hospital "Dr. Elías Toro" (2002-2003). Forty four out of 128 neonatal intensive care patients, with clinical sepsis and suspected fungal etiology, were chosen randomly for this study. Infant blood, urine, gastrointestinal tract, oral and skin samples were cultured. Samples were also taken from health care worker hands and the environment. The antifungal susceptibility patterns of the isolates were evaluated. The prevalence of Candida spp. from the clinical samples was: C. albicans (72.06%), C. parapsilosis (13.24%), C. tropicalis (10.29 %), C. guilliermondii (2.94%), and C. glabrata (1.47%). Due to the similarity of the susceptibility pattern of some isolates from infants and health care workers, we speculate a horizontal nosocomial infection. Statistical analysis revealed the following significant risk factors associated with Candida spp. isolation: prolonged hospitalization (p < 0.05), missing prenatal birth control (p < 0.05), and parenteral nutrition (p < 0.05). Blood cultures were all negative for bacteria and only 2.90% were positive for Candida spp. All 44 neonates receiving empirical therapy with amphotericin B (0.5-1.0 mg/k/day) evolved satisfactorily.
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