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Valencia J, Vázquez L, Lazarus JV, Cuevas G, Torres-Macho J, Domingorena J, Castrillo M, Ryan P. On-site testing and treatment of sexually transmitted infections among female sex workers using molecular point-of-care testing integrated into harm reduction services in Madrid, Spain. Int J Drug Policy 2024; 123:104281. [PMID: 38056222 DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2023.104281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2023] [Revised: 11/29/2023] [Accepted: 11/30/2023] [Indexed: 12/08/2023]
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INTRODUCTION This study aimed to evaluate the feasibility of molecular point-of-care testing for STIs, the prevalence of STIs and associated factors, and testing and treatment uptake among street-based female sex workers (FSWs) attending a mobile harm reduction unit in Madrid, Spain. METHODS This was a prospective, longitudinal study. From August 15th to December 6th, 2022, participants were screened for Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, and Trichomonas vaginalis using molecular testing (Xpert) on self-collected urine samples at a mobile harm reduction unit. Additionally, rapid tests were used to screen participants for HIV, hepatitis C virus (HCV), and syphilis. On-site same-day results and treatment for those infected were offered. RESULTS Among 77 FSWs included the median age was 40 (range, 33-48), 64 % were homeless, and 84 % reported drug use in the past six months. Four participants self-reported having HIV, of whom all were on antiretroviral therapy, and 14 (18 %) had HCV antibodies, including three with current infection. The prevalence of at least one STI was 66 %. When categorized by type of STI, the prevalences were as follows: 15 % for CT, 15 % for NG, 51 % for TV, and 21 % for syphilis. Notably, the prevalence of STIs was higher among FSW with recent drug use, with no cases of CT or NG detected among FSWs who did not recently use drugs. In adjusted analysis, drug use was associated an increased odds of having an STI (adjusted odds ratio, 10.47; 95 % CI: 1.67-65.42). All participants consented to screening, and all but one received on-site result-based linkage to treatment. CONCLUSIONS This study demonstrates the feasibility, high STI prevalence, and high linkage to testing and treatment following point-of-care molecular testing among street-based FSWs who have recently used drugs in Madrid, Spain.
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- J Valencia
- Infanta Leonor Hospital, Madrid, Spain; Harm Reduction Unit "SMASD", Addictions and Mental Health Office, Madrid, Spain; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Spain.
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- Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy (CUNY SPH), New York, NY, USA
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- Infanta Leonor Hospital, Madrid, Spain
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- Harm Reduction Unit "SMASD", Addictions and Mental Health Office, Madrid, Spain
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- Harm Reduction Unit "SMASD", Addictions and Mental Health Office, Madrid, Spain
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- Infanta Leonor Hospital, Madrid, Spain; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Spain
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Marzinke MA, Hanscom B, Wang Z, Safren SA, Psaros C, Donnell D, Richardson PA, Sullivan P, Eshleman SH, Jennings A, Feliciano KG, Jalil E, Coutinho C, Cardozo N, Maia B, Khan T, Singh Y, Middelkoop K, Franks J, Valencia J, Sanchez N, Lucas J, Rooney JF, Rinehart AR, Ford S, Adeyeye A, Cohen MS, McCauley M, Landovitz RJ, Grinsztejn B. Efficacy, safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics of long-acting injectable cabotegravir for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis in transgender women: a secondary analysis of the HPTN 083 trial. Lancet HIV 2023; 10:e703-e712. [PMID: 37783219 PMCID: PMC10842527 DOI: 10.1016/s2352-3018(23)00200-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2023] [Revised: 07/19/2023] [Accepted: 08/04/2023] [Indexed: 10/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND The HIV Prevention Trials Network (HPTN) 083 trial showed that long-acting injectable cabotegravir was more effective than tenofovir disoproxil fumarate plus emtricitabine in preventing HIV in cisgender men and transgender women who have sex with men. We aimed to characterise the cohort of transgender women included in HPTN 083. METHODS HPTN 083 is an ongoing, phase 2b/3, randomised, multicentre, double-blind, double-dummy clinical trial done at 43 sites in seven countries (Argentina, Brazil, Peru, the USA, South Africa, Thailand, and Viet Nam). HIV-negative participants were randomly assigned (1:1) to receive injectable cabotegravir or tenofovir disoproxil fumarate plus emtricitabine. The study design and primary outcomes of the blinded phase of HPTN 083 have already been reported. An enrolment minimum of 10% transgender women was set for the trial. Here we characterise the cohort of transgender women enrolled from Dec 6, 2016, to May 14, 2020, when the study was unblinded. We report sociodemographic characteristics, use of gender affirming hormone therapy, and behavioural assessments of the transgender women participants. Laboratory testing and safety evaluations are also reported. The trial is registered at ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT02720094. FINDINGS HPTN 083 enrolled 570 transgender women (304 tenofovir disoproxil fumarate plus emtricitabine; 266 injectable cabotegravir). Transgender women were primarily from Asia (225 [39%]) and Latin America (205 [36%]); 330 (58%) reported using gender affirming hormone therapy. Intimate partner violence was common (270 [47%] reported emotional abuse and 172 [30%] reported physical abuse) and 323 (57%) reported a history of childhood sexual abuse. 159 (28%) transgender women disagreed that they were at risk for HIV, and 142 (25%) screened positive for depressive symptoms. During study follow-up, incidence of syphilis was 16·25% (95% CI 13·28-19·69), rectal gonorrhoea was 11·66% (9·14-14·66), and chlamydia was 20·61% (17·20-24·49). Frequency of adverse events was similar between the treatment groups. Nine seroconversions occurred among transgender women during the blinded phase of the study (seven in the tenofovir disoproxil fumarate plus emtricitabine group and two in the injectable cabotegravir group); overall incidence was 1·19 per 100 person-years (95% CI 0·54-2·25): 1·80 per 100 person-years (0·73-3·72) in the tenofovir disoproxil fumarate plus emtricitabine group and 0·54 per 100 person-years (0·07-1·95) in the injectable cabotegravir group (hazard ratio 0·34 [95% CI 0·08-1·56]). Cabotegravir concentrations did not differ by gender affirming hormone therapy use. INTERPRETATION HIV prevention strategies for transgender women cannot be addressed separately from social and structural vulnerabilities. Transgender women were well represented in HPTN 083 and should continue to be prioritised in HIV prevention studies. Our results suggest that injectable cabotegravir is a safe and effective pre-exposure prophylaxis option for transgender women. FUNDING National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and ViiV Healthcare.
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- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Instituto Nacional de Infectologia Evandro Chagas, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (INI-Fiocruz), Manguinhos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Instituto Nacional de Infectologia Evandro Chagas, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (INI-Fiocruz), Manguinhos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Desmond Tutu HIV Centre, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine and Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Desmond Tutu HIV Centre, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine and Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Center for Clinical AIDS Research and Education, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Instituto Nacional de Infectologia Evandro Chagas, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (INI-Fiocruz), Manguinhos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Gascon MA, Aguilella V, Martinez T, Antinolfi L, Valencia J, Ramírez JM. Local full-thickness excision for sessile adenoma and cT1-2 rectal cancer: long-term oncological outcome. Langenbecks Arch Surg 2022; 407:2431-2439. [PMID: 35732844 PMCID: PMC9467953 DOI: 10.1007/s00423-022-02593-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2022] [Accepted: 06/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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PURPOSE We analyzed all patients who underwent local transanal surgery at our institution to determine oncological outcomes and perioperative risk. METHODS In 1997, we developed a prospective protocol for rectal tumors: transanal local full-thickness excision was considered curative in patients with benign adenoma and early cancers. In this analysis, 404 patients were included. To analyze survival, only those patients exposed to the risk of dying for at least 5 years were considered for the study. RESULTS The final pathological analysis revealed that 262 (64.8%) patients had benign lesions, whereas 142 had malignant lesions. Postoperative complications were recorded in 12.6%. At the median time of 21 months, 14% of the adenomas and 12% of cancers had recurred, half of which were surgically resected. The overall 5-year survival rate was 94%. CONCLUSION With similar outcomes and significantly lower morbidity, we found local surgery to be an adequate alternative to radical surgery in selected cases of early rectal cancer.
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- Maria A Gascon
- Department of Surgery, "Lozano Blesa" University Hospital, San Juan Bosco 15, 50009, Saragossa, Spain
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- Department of Surgery, "Lozano Blesa" University Hospital, San Juan Bosco 15, 50009, Saragossa, Spain
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- Department of Microbiology, Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Zaragoza, Domingo Miral s/n 50009-Saragossa, Spain
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- Department of Surgery, "Lozano Blesa" University Hospital, San Juan Bosco 15, 50009, Saragossa, Spain
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- Department of Radiotherapy, "Lozano Blesa" University Hospital, San Juan Bosco 15, 50009, Saragossa, Spain
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- Department of Surgery, "Lozano Blesa" University Hospital, San Juan Bosco 15, 50009, Saragossa, Spain.
- Aragon Health Research Institute, San Juan Bosco 13, 50009, Saragossa, Spain.
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Avihingsanon A, Hughes MD, Salata R, Godfrey C, McCarthy C, Mugyenyi P, Hogg E, Gross R, Cardoso SW, Bukuru A, Makanga M, Badal‐aesen S, Mave V, Ndege BW, Fontain SN, Samaneka W, Secours R, Van Schalkwyk M, Mngqibisa R, Mohapi L, Valencia J, Sugandhavesa P, Montalban E, Munyanga C, Chagomerana M, Santos BR, Kumarasamy N, Kanyama C, Schooley RT, Mellors JW, Wallis CL, Collier AC, Grinsztejn B. Third‐line antiretroviral therapy, including raltegravir (RAL), darunavir (DRV/r) and/or etravirine (ETR), is well tolerated and achieves durable virologic suppression over 144 weeks in resource‐limited settings: ACTG A5288 strategy trial. J Int AIDS Soc 2022; 25:e25905. [PMID: 36039892 PMCID: PMC9332128 DOI: 10.1002/jia2.25905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2021] [Accepted: 03/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Introduction ACTG A5288 was a strategy trial conducted in diverse populations from multiple continents of people living with HIV (PLWH) failing second‐line protease inhibitor (PI)‐based antiretroviral therapy (ART) from 10 low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs). Participants resistant to lopinavir (LPV) and/or multiple nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitors started on third‐line regimens that included raltegravir (RAL), darunavir/ritonavir (DRV/r) and/or etravirine (ETR) according to their resistance profiles. At 48 weeks, 87% of these participants achieved HIV‐1 RNA ≤200 copies/ml. We report here long‐term outcomes over 144 weeks. Methods Study participants were enrolled from 2013 to 2015, prior to the availability of dolutegravir in LMICs. “Extended Follow‐up” of the study started after the last participant enrolled had reached 48 weeks and included participants still on antiretroviral (ARV) regimens containing RAL, DRV/r and/or ETR at that time. RAL, DRV/r and ETR were provided for an additional 96 weeks (giving total follow‐up of ≥144 weeks), with HIV‐1 RNA measured at 48 and 96 weeks and CD4 count at 96 weeks after entry into Extended Follow‐up. Proportion of participants with HIV‐1 RNA ≤200 copies/ml was estimated every 24 weeks, using imputation if necessary to handle the different measurement schedule in Extended Follow‐up; mean CD4 count changes were estimated using loess regression. Results and Discussion Of 257 participants (38% females), at study entry, median CD4 count was 179 cells/mm3, and HIV‐1 RNA was 4.6 log10 copies/ml. Median follow‐up was 168 weeks (IQR: 156–204); 15 (6%) participants were lost to follow‐up and 9 (4%) died. 27/246 (11%), 26/246 (11%) and 13/92 (14%) of participants who started RAL, DRV/r and ETR, respectively, discontinued these drugs; only three due to adverse events. 87%, 86%, 83% and 80% of the participants had HIV‐1 RNA ≤200 copies/ml at weeks 48, 96, 144 and 168 (95% CI at week 168: 74–85%), respectively. Mean increase from study entry in CD4 count at week 168 was 265 cells/mm3 (95% CI 247–283). Conclusions Third‐line regimens comprising of RAL, DRV/r and/or ETR were very well tolerated and had high rates of durable virologic suppression among PLWH in LMICs who were failing on second‐line PI‐based ART prior to the availability of dolutegravir.
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- Anchalee Avihingsanon
- HIV‐NAT, Thai Red Cross AIDS Research Centre and Centre of Excellence in Tuberculosis Faculty of Medicine Chulalongkorn University Bangkok Thailand
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- Center for Biostatistics in AIDS Research in the Department of Biostatistics Harvard T H Chan School of Public Health Boston Massachusetts USA
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- Division of AIDS National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Disease National Institutes of Health Bethesda Maryland USA
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- Center for Biostatistics in AIDS Research in the Department of Biostatistics Harvard T H Chan School of Public Health Boston Massachusetts USA
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- Social & Scientific Systems Inc. a DLH Holdings Company Silver Spring Maryland USA
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- Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia Pennsylvania USA
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- Instituto Nacional de Infectologia Evandro Chagas Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz Rio de Janeiro Brazil
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- Kenya Medical Research Institute/Center of Disease Control Kisumu Kenya
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- Clinical HIV Research Unit Helen Joseph Hospital University of Witwatersrand Johannesburg South Africa
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- BJ Medical College Clinical Research Site Pune India
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- University of Zimbabwe Clinical Trials Research Centre Harare Zimbabwe
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- Les Centres GHESKIO Clinical Research Site Port‐au‐Prince Haiti
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- Family Centre for Research with Ubuntu (FAMCRU) Stellenbosch University Cape Town South Africa
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- Durban International Clinical Research Site, King Edward Hospital, Enhancing Care Foundation Durban South Africa
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- Soweto AIDS Clinical Trials Group Clinical Research Site, Perinatal HIV Research Unit University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg South Africa
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- University of North Carolina Project, Kamazu Central Hospital Lilongwe Malawi
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- University of North Carolina Project, Kamazu Central Hospital Lilongwe Malawi
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- Division of Infectious Diseases University of California San Diego California USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases Department of Medicine University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Pittsburgh Pennsylvania USA
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- BARC‐South Africa and Lancet Laboratories Johannesburg South Africa
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- University of Washington School of Medicine University of Washington Seattle Washington USA
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- Instituto Nacional de Infectologia Evandro Chagas Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz Rio de Janeiro Brazil
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Takuva S, Karuna ST, Juraska M, Rudnicki E, Edupuganti S, Anderson M, Grecca RDL, Gaudinski MR, Sehurutshi A, Orrell C, Naidoo L, Valencia J, Villela LM, Walsh SR, Andrew P, Karg C, Randhawa A, Hural J, Gomez Lorenzo MM, Burns DN, Ledgerwood J, Mascola JR, Cohen M, Corey L, Mngadi K, Mgodi NM. Infusion Reactions After Receiving the Broadly Neutralizing Antibody VRC01 or Placebo to Reduce HIV-1 Acquisition: Results From the Phase 2b Antibody-Mediated Prevention Randomized Trials. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2022; 89:405-413. [PMID: 34923559 PMCID: PMC9555144 DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000002892] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2021] [Accepted: 10/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND The antibody-mediated prevention (AMP) studies (HVTN 703/HPTN 081 and HVTN 704/HPTN 085) are harmonized phase 2b trials to assess HIV prevention efficacy and safety of intravenous infusion of anti-gp120 broadly neutralizing antibody VRC01. Antibodies for other indications can elicit infusion-related reactions (IRRs), often requiring premedication and limiting their application. We report on AMP study IRRs. METHODS From 2016 to 2018, 2699 HIV-uninfected, at-risk men and transgender adults in the Americas and Switzerland (704/085) and 1924 at-risk heterosexual women in sub-Saharan Africa (703/081) were randomized 1:1:1 to VRC01 10 mg/kg, 30 mg/kg, or placebo. Participants received infusions every 8 weeks (n = 10/participant) over 72 weeks, with 104 weeks of follow-up. Safety assessments were conducted before and after infusion and at noninfusion visits. A total of 40,674 infusions were administered. RESULTS Forty-seven participants (1.7%) experienced 49 IRRs in 704/085; 93 (4.8%) experienced 111 IRRs in 703/081 (P < 0.001). IRRs occurred more frequently in VRC01 than placebo recipients in 703/081 (P < 0.001). IRRs were associated with atopic history (P = 0.046) and with younger age (P = 0.023) in 703/081. Four clinical phenotypes of IRRs were observed: urticaria, dyspnea, dyspnea with rash, and "other." Urticaria was most prevalent, occurring in 25 (0.9%) participants in 704/085 and 41 (2.1%) participants in 703/081. Most IRRs occurred with the initial infusion and incidence diminished through the last infusion. All reactions were managed successfully without sequelae. CONCLUSIONS IRRs in the AMP studies were uncommon, typically mild or moderate, successfully managed at the research clinic, and resolved without sequelae. Analysis is ongoing to explore potential IRR mechanisms.
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- Simbarashe Takuva
- Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA
- Perinatal HIV Research Unit, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
- School of Health Systems and Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
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- Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA
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- Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA
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- Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA
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- Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
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- Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA
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- Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA
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- Vaccine Research Center, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
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- Botswana Harvard AIDS Institute, Gaborone, Botswana, South Africa
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- Department of Medicine, Desmond Tutu HIV Center, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Instituto Nacional de Infectologia Evandro Chagas, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (INI-Fiocruz), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA
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- Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA
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- Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA
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- Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA
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- Division of AIDS, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
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- Division of AIDS, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
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- Vaccine Research Center, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
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- Vaccine Research Center, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
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- Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
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- Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA
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- University of Zimbabwe Clinical Trials Research Center, Harare, Zimbabwe
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Cyrus E, Sanchez J, Madhivanan P, Lama JR, Bazo AC, Valencia J, Leon SR, Villaran M, Vagenas P, Sciaudone M, Vu D, Coudray MS, Atice FL. Prevalence of Intimate Partner Violence, Substance Use Disorders and Depression among Incarcerated Women in Lima, Perú. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2021; 18:ijerph182111134. [PMID: 34769653 PMCID: PMC8583326 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph182111134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2021] [Revised: 10/14/2021] [Accepted: 10/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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Background: Globally, there is evidence supporting the co-occurrence of intimate partner violence (IPV), substance use disorders (SUD) and mental health disorders among women in prisons, however, there is limited research investigating these domains in the Andean region where rates of female incarceration have increased. The study objective was to explore the prevalence of IPV, SUD and depression among incarcerated women in a Peruvian prison and explore associations among these variables and related correlates. Methods: 249 incarcerated women responded to a questionnaire about IPV, substance use, depression, and sexual behavior, and were screened for HIV/sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Univariate analysis and logistic regression were used to estimate relative risk and the influence of substance use and depression on IPV rates. Results: Twelve months prior to incarceration, of the women with sexual partners pre-incarceration (n = 212), 69.3% experienced threats of violence, 61.4% experienced ≥1 acts of physical violence, and 28.3% reported ≥1 act of sexual aggression. Pre-incarceration, 68.1% of drug-using women had a SUD, and 61.7% of those who consumed alcohol reported hazardous/harmful drinking. There were 20 (8.0%) HIV/STD cases; and 67.5% of the women reported depressive symptoms. Compared to women with no experiences of physical violence, a greater proportion of women who experienced least l violent act had depressive symptoms and engaged in sex work pre-incarceration. Depression was associated with physical violence (adjusted relative risk = 1.35, 95% confidence interval: 1.14–1.58). Recommendations: The findings provide evidence of a syndemic of IPV, substance abuse and depression among incarcerated women in a Peruvian prison. To help guide policy makers, further research is needed to determine if this is indicative of trends for other at-risk women in the region, and viable options to treat these women during incarceration to prevent recidivism and other long-term negative sequalae.
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- Elena Cyrus
- Department of Population Health Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Central Florida (UCF), Orlando, FL 32827, USA; (D.V.); (M.S.C.)
- School of Public Health, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520, USA;
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- Centro de Investigaciones Tecnológicas, Biomédicas y Medioambientales, Callao 07006, Peru;
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- Department of Health Promotion Sciences, Mel & Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85724, USA;
- Public Health Research Institute of India, Mysore 560020, Karnataka, India
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- Asociación Civil Impacta Salud y Educación, Lima 15603, Peru; (J.R.L.); (J.V.); (M.V.)
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- International Degrees Department, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas, Lima 15023, Peru;
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- Asociación Civil Impacta Salud y Educación, Lima 15603, Peru; (J.R.L.); (J.V.); (M.V.)
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- Office of Research and Technology Transfer, Universidad Privada San Juan Bautista, Chorrillos 15067, Peru;
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- Asociación Civil Impacta Salud y Educación, Lima 15603, Peru; (J.R.L.); (J.V.); (M.V.)
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- Berkeley Research Development Office, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94704, USA;
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA;
- Tulane School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
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- Department of Population Health Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Central Florida (UCF), Orlando, FL 32827, USA; (D.V.); (M.S.C.)
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- Department of Population Health Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Central Florida (UCF), Orlando, FL 32827, USA; (D.V.); (M.S.C.)
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Kallas EG, Grunenberg NA, Yu C, Manso B, Pantaleo G, Casapia M, Baden LR, Valencia J, Sobieszczyk M, Van Tieu H, Allen M, Hural J, Graham BS, Kublin J, Gilbert PB, Corey L, Goepfert PA, McElrath MJ, Johnson RP, Huang Y, Frahm N. Antigenic competition in CD4 + T cell responses in a randomized, multicenter, double-blind clinical HIV vaccine trial. Sci Transl Med 2020; 11:11/519/eaaw1673. [PMID: 31748227 DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aaw1673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2018] [Accepted: 10/04/2019] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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T cell responses have been implicated in reduced risk of HIV acquisition in uninfected persons and control of viral replication in HIV-infected individuals. HIV Gag-specific T cells have been predominantly associated with post-infection control, whereas Env antigens are the target for protective antibodies; therefore, inclusion of both antigens is common in HIV vaccine design. However, inclusion of multiple antigens may provoke antigenic competition, reducing the potential effectiveness of the vaccine. HVTN 084 was a randomized, multicenter, double-blind phase 1 trial to investigate whether adding Env to a Gag/Pol vaccine decreases the magnitude or breadth of Gag/Pol-specific T cell responses. Fifty volunteers each received one intramuscular injection of 1 × 1010 particle units (PU) of rAd5 Gag/Pol and EnvA/B/C (3:1:1:1 mixture) or 5 × 109 PU of rAd5 Gag/Pol. CD4+ T cell responses to Gag/Pol measured 4 weeks after vaccination by cytokine expression were significantly higher in the group vaccinated without Env, whereas CD8+ T cell responses did not differ significantly between the two groups. Mapping of individual epitopes revealed greater breadth of the Gag/Pol-specific T cell response in the absence of Env compared to Env coimmunization. Addition of an Env component to a Gag/Pol vaccine led to reduced Gag/Pol CD4+ T cell response rate and magnitude as well as reduced epitope breadth, confirming the presence of antigenic competition. Therefore, T cell-based vaccine strategies should aim at choosing a minimalist set of antigens to reduce interference of individual vaccine components with the induction of the maximally achievable immune response.
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- Esper G Kallas
- Division of Clinical Immunology and Allergy, University of São Paulo, São Paulo 05508, Brazil
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- Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA 98109, USA
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- Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA 98109, USA
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- Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA 98109, USA
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- Division of Immunology and Allergy, Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV), 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Asociación Civil Impacta Salud Y Educación, Lima 15063, Peru
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY 10025, USA
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- Laboratory of Infectious Disease Prevention, New York Blood Center, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Division of AIDS, National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA 98109, USA
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- Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA 98109, USA
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- Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA 98109, USA
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- Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA 98109, USA
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- Division of Infectious Disease and Department of Surgery, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
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- Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA 98109, USA.,Department of Global Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.,Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.,Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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- Yerkes National Primate Research Center, School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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- Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA 98109, USA
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- Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA 98109, USA. .,Department of Global Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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Zanni MV, Currier JS, Kantor A, Smeaton L, Rivard C, Taron J, Burdo TH, Badal-Faesen S, Lalloo UG, Pinto JA, Samaneka W, Valencia J, Klingman K, Allston-Smith B, Cooper-Arnold K, Desvigne-Nickens P, Lu MT, Fitch KV, Hoffman U, Grinspoon SK, Douglas PS, Looby SE. Correlates and Timing of Reproductive Aging Transitions in a Global Cohort of Midlife Women With Human Immunodeficiency Virus: Insights From the REPRIEVE Trial. J Infect Dis 2020; 222:S20-S30. [PMID: 32645159 PMCID: PMC7347076 DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiaa214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Reproductive aging may contribute to cardiometabolic comorbid conditions. We integrated data on gynecologic history with levels of an ovarian reserve marker (anti-müllerian hormone [AMH)] to interrogate reproductive aging patterns and associated factors among a subset of cisgender women with human immunodeficiency virus (WWH) enrolled in the REPRIEVE trial. METHODS A total of 1449 WWH were classified as premenopausal (n = 482) (menses within 12 months; AMH level ≥20 pg/mL; group 1), premenopausal with reduced ovarian reserve (n = 224) (menses within 12 months; AMH <20 pg/mL; group 2), or postmenopausal (n = 743) (no menses within12 months; AMH <20 pg/mL; group 3). Proportional odds models, adjusted for chronologic age, were used to investigate associations of cardiometabolic and demographic parameters with reproductive aging milestones (AMH <20 pg/mL or >12 months of amenorrhea). Excluding WWH with surgical menopause, age at final menstrual period was summarized for postmenopausal WWH (group 3) and estimated among all WWH (groups 1-3) using an accelerated failure-time model. RESULTS Cardiometabolic and demographic parameters associated with advanced reproductive age (controlling for chronologic age) included waist circumference (>88 vs ≤88 cm) (odds ratio [OR], 1.38; 95% confidence interval, 1.06-1.80; P = .02), hemoglobin (≥12 vs <12 g/dL) (2.32; 1.71-3.14; P < .01), and region of residence (sub-Saharan Africa [1.50; 1.07-2.11; P = .02] and Latin America and the Caribbean [1.59; 1.08-2.33; P = .02], as compared with World Health Organization Global Burden of Disease high-income regions). The median age (Q1, Q3) at the final menstrual period was 48 (45, 51) years when described among postmenopausal WWH, and either 49 (46, 52) or 50 (47, 53) years when estimated among all WWH, depending on censoring strategy. CONCLUSIONS Among WWH in the REPRIEVE trial, more advanced reproductive age is associated with metabolic dysregulation and region of residence. Additional research on age at menopause among WWH is needed. CLINICAL TRIALS REGISTRATION NCT0234429.
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- Markella V Zanni
- Metabolism Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Center for Biostatistics in AIDS Research, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Center for Biostatistics in AIDS Research, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Metabolism Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Cardiovascular Imaging Research Center, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, Temple University Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Clinical HIV Research Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Durban University of Technology, Enhancing Care Foundation and Busamed Gateway Private Hospital, Kwa Zulu-Natal, South Africa
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- Federal University of Minas Gerais School of Medicine, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Clinical Trials Research Centre, University of Zimbabwe College of Health Sciences, Harare, Zimbabwe
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- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Cardiovascular Imaging Research Center, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Metabolism Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Cardiovascular Imaging Research Center, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Metabolism Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Metabolism Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Yvonne L. Munn Center for Nursing Research, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Mecho A, Francescangeli M, Ercilla G, Fanelli E, Estrada F, Valencia J, Sobrino I, Danovaro R, Company JB, Aguzzi J. Deep-sea litter in the Gulf of Cadiz (Northeastern Atlantic, Spain). Mar Pollut Bull 2020; 153:110969. [PMID: 32056861 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.110969] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2019] [Revised: 02/06/2020] [Accepted: 02/07/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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This study describes the distribution and composition of litter from the Gulf of Cadiz (Northeastern Atlantic, Spain), a region of confluence between the Atlantic and Mediterranean, with intense maritime traffic. Several geological features, such as canyons, open slopes and contourite furrows and channels, were surveyed by remotely operated vehicle (ROV) observations between depths of 220 and 1000 m. Marine litter was quantified by grouping the observations into six categories. Our results indicate the presence of markedly different habitats in which a complex collection of different types of litter accumulate in relation to bottom current flows and maritime and fishing routes. This result justifies a seascape approach in further anthropogenic impact studies within deep-sea areas.
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- Ariadna Mecho
- Núcleo Milenio de Ecología y Manejo Sustentable de Islas Oceánicas (ESMOI), Departamento de Biología Marina, Facultad de Ciencias del Mar, Universidad Católica del Norte, Coquimbo, Chile.
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- Polytechnic University of Cataluña (SARTI-UPC), Vilanova I la Gertrú, Spain; Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, Polytechnic University of Marche (UNIVPM), Ancona, Italy
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- Instituto de Ciencias del Mar (ICM-CSIC), Continental Margin Group-GMC, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, Polytechnic University of Marche (UNIVPM), Ancona, Italy
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- Instituto de Ciencias del Mar (ICM-CSIC), Continental Margin Group-GMC, Barcelona, Spain
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- Instituto Español de Oceanografía, Apartado 2609, Cadiz, Spain
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- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, Polytechnic University of Marche (UNIVPM), Ancona, Italy; Stazione Zoologica di Napoli (SZN) Anton Dohrn, Napoles, Italy
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- Instituto de Ciencias del Mar (ICM-CSIC), Continental Margin Group-GMC, Barcelona, Spain
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- Instituto de Ciencias del Mar (ICM-CSIC), Continental Margin Group-GMC, Barcelona, Spain; Stazione Zoologica di Napoli (SZN) Anton Dohrn, Napoles, Italy
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Grinsztejn B, Hughes MD, Ritz J, Salata R, Mugyenyi P, Hogg E, Wieclaw L, Gross R, Godfrey C, Cardoso SW, Bukuru A, Makanga M, Faesen S, Mave V, Wangari Ndege B, Nerette Fontain S, Samaneka W, Secours R, van Schalkwyk M, Mngqibisa R, Mohapi L, Valencia J, Sugandhavesa P, Montalban E, Avihingsanon A, Santos BR, Kumarasamy N, Kanyama C, Schooley RT, Mellors JW, Wallis CL, Collier AC. Third-line antiretroviral therapy in low-income and middle-income countries (ACTG A5288): a prospective strategy study. Lancet HIV 2019; 6:e588-e600. [PMID: 31371262 PMCID: PMC6857629 DOI: 10.1016/s2352-3018(19)30146-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2018] [Revised: 03/22/2019] [Accepted: 04/26/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Antiretroviral therapy (ART) management is challenging for individuals in resource-limited settings presenting for third-line treatment because of complex resistance patterns, partly due to reduced access to viral load monitoring. We aimed to evaluate use of newer antiretroviral drugs and contemporary management approaches, including population-based sequencing, to select appropriate antiretrovirals, plasma viral load monitoring, and interventions to improve adherence in individuals presenting with second-line viral failure. METHODS A5288 was a phase 4, third-line ART strategy study done at 19 urban sites in ten countries that enrolled adult participants with confirmed plasma HIV-1 RNA (viral load) of 1000 copies per mL or more after more than 24 weeks of protease inhibitor-based second-line ART. The primary objective was to use antiretrovirals (raltegravir, etravirine, and ritonavir-boosted darunavir) and diagnostic monitoring technologies, including viral load, genotyping, and adherence support to achieve viral load suppression (defined as ≤200 copies per mL) in 65% or more of participants. ART history and real-time drug resistance genotypes were used to assign participants to one of four cohorts: cohort A (no lopinavir resistance) stayed on second-line ART and cohorts B (B1, best available nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors [NRTIs] plus ritonavir-boosted darunavir plus raltegravir; B2, ritonavir-boosted darunavir plus raltegravir plus etravirine; B3, ritonavir-boosted darunavir, raltegravir, and either tenofovir plus emtricitabine or tenofovir plus lamivudine), C (ritonavir-boosted darunavir plus raltegravir plus tenofovir-emtricitabine or tenofovir plus lamivudine), and D (best available NRTIs plus ritonavir-boosted darunavir plus raltegravir) were defined by increasing levels of resistance and received appropriate regimens, including new antiretrovirals. Participants in Cohort B without detectable hepatitis B surface antigen were assigned by blocked randomisation to cohorts B1 and B2, and those with detectable hepatitis B surface antigen were assigned to cohort B3. The trial is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov, number NCT01641367. FINDINGS From Jan 10, 2013, to Sept 10, 2015, 545 participants were enrolled. 287 (53%) were assigned to cohort A, 74 (14%) to B1, 72 (13%) to B2, eight (1%) to B3, 70 (13%) to C, and 34 (6%) to D. Overall, 349 (64%, 95% CI 60-68) participants achieved viral suppression at week 48, with proportions varying from 125 (44%) of 287 in cohort A to 65 (88%) of 74 in cohort B1, 63 (88%) of 72 in B2, eight (100%) of eight in B3, 63 (90%) of 70 in C, and 25 (74%) of 34 in D. Participants in cohort A remained on their second-line protease inhibitor, and had the most participants with grade 3 or higher adverse events (147 [51%]). INTERPRETATION Targeted real-time genotyping to select third-line ART can appropriately allocate more costly antiretrovirals to those with greater levels of HIV drug resistance. FUNDING National Institutes of Health.
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- Beatriz Grinsztejn
- Instituto Nacional de Infectologia Evandro Chagas, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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- Harvard T H Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Social & Scientific Systems, Inc, Silver Spring, MD, USA
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- Frontier Science & Technology Research Foundation, Amherst, NY, USA
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- Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Division of AIDS, National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Instituto Nacional de Infectologia Evandro Chagas, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Kenya Medical Research Institute, Kisumu, Kenya; Center of Disease Control, Kisumu, Kenya
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- Wits HIV Clinical Research Site, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- BJ Medical College Clinical Research Site, Pune, India
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- University of Zimbabwe College of Health Sciences Clinical Trials Research Centre, University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe
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- Les Centres GHESKIO Clinical Research Site, Port-au-Prince, Haiti
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- Family Clinical Research Unit Clinical Research Site, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Durban Adult HIV Clinical Research Site, Enhancing Care Foundation, Durban, South Africa
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- Soweto AIDS Clinical Trials Group Clinical Research Site, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Thai Red Cross AIDS Research Center Treatment Clinical Research Site, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Serviço de Infectologia, Hospital Nossa Senhora da Conceicao, Grupo Hospitalar Conceição, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- University of North Carolina Project, Kamuzu Central Hospital, Lilongwe, Malawi
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- Division of Infectious Disease, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Bio Analytical Research Corporation South Africa, Lancet Laboratories, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- University of Washington School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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Ortiz-Carrera L, Aceves-Ramos A, Zarco L, Valencia J, Romano MC. The effect of letrozole administration on the aggressive behavior and reproductive parameters of male goats (Capra hircus). Small Rumin Res 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2019.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Swindells S, Ramchandani R, Gupta A, Benson CA, Leon-Cruz J, Mwelase N, Jean Juste MA, Lama JR, Valencia J, Omoz-Oarhe A, Supparatpinyo K, Masheto G, Mohapi L, da Silva Escada RO, Mawlana S, Banda P, Severe P, Hakim J, Kanyama C, Langat D, Moran L, Andersen J, Fletcher CV, Nuermberger E, Chaisson RE. One Month of Rifapentine plus Isoniazid to Prevent HIV-Related Tuberculosis. N Engl J Med 2019; 380:1001-1011. [PMID: 30865794 PMCID: PMC6563914 DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa1806808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 184] [Impact Index Per Article: 36.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND Tuberculosis is the leading killer of patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Preventive therapy is effective, but current regimens are limited by poor implementation and low completion rates. METHODS We conducted a randomized, open-label, phase 3 noninferiority trial comparing the efficacy and safety of a 1-month regimen of daily rifapentine plus isoniazid (1-month group) with 9 months of isoniazid alone (9-month group) in HIV-infected patients who were living in areas of high tuberculosis prevalence or who had evidence of latent tuberculosis infection. The primary end point was the first diagnosis of tuberculosis or death from tuberculosis or an unknown cause. Noninferiority would be shown if the upper limit of the 95% confidence interval for the between-group difference in the number of events per 100 person-years was less than 1.25. RESULTS A total of 3000 patients were enrolled and followed for a median of 3.3 years. Of these patients, 54% were women; the median CD4+ count was 470 cells per cubic millimeter, and half the patients were receiving antiretroviral therapy. The primary end point was reported in 32 of 1488 patients (2%) in the 1-month group and in 33 of 1498 (2%) in the 9-month group, for an incidence rate of 0.65 per 100 person-years and 0.67 per 100 person-years, respectively (rate difference in the 1-month group, -0.02 per 100 person-years; upper limit of the 95% confidence interval, 0.30). Serious adverse events occurred in 6% of the patients in the 1-month group and in 7% of those in the 9-month group (P = 0.07). The percentage of treatment completion was significantly higher in the 1-month group than in the 9-month group (97% vs. 90%, P<0.001). CONCLUSIONS A 1-month regimen of rifapentine plus isoniazid was noninferior to 9 months of isoniazid alone for preventing tuberculosis in HIV-infected patients. The percentage of patients who completed treatment was significantly higher in the 1-month group. (Funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; BRIEF TB/A5279 ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT01404312.).
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- Susan Swindells
- From the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha (S.S., C.V.F.); Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston (R.R., J.L.-C., J.A.); Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore (A.G., E.N., R.E.C.), and Social and Scientific Systems, Silver Spring (L. Moran) - both in Maryland; University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine, La Jolla (C.A.B.); GHESKIO, Port-au-Prince, Haiti (M.A.J.J., P.S.); Asociación Civil Impacta Salud y Educación, Lima, Peru (J.R.L., J.V.); Botswana-Harvard AIDS Partnership, Gaborone, Botswana (A.O.-O., G.M.); Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand (K.S.); Helen Joseph Hospital, Johannesburg (N.M.), Perinatal HIV Research Unit, Soweto (L. Mohapi), and the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal, Durban (S.M.) - all in South Africa; Instituto de Pesquisa Clínica Evandro Chagas, Rio de Janeiro (R.O.S.E.); Johns Hopkins-Blantyre Clinical Trials Unit, Blantyre (P.B.), and the University of North Carolina-Lilongwe Clinical Research Site, Lilongwe (C.K.) - both in Malawi; the University of Zimbabwe, Harare (J.H.); and Kenya Medical Research Institute-Walter Reed Clinical Research Site, Nairobi (D.L.)
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- From the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha (S.S., C.V.F.); Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston (R.R., J.L.-C., J.A.); Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore (A.G., E.N., R.E.C.), and Social and Scientific Systems, Silver Spring (L. Moran) - both in Maryland; University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine, La Jolla (C.A.B.); GHESKIO, Port-au-Prince, Haiti (M.A.J.J., P.S.); Asociación Civil Impacta Salud y Educación, Lima, Peru (J.R.L., J.V.); Botswana-Harvard AIDS Partnership, Gaborone, Botswana (A.O.-O., G.M.); Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand (K.S.); Helen Joseph Hospital, Johannesburg (N.M.), Perinatal HIV Research Unit, Soweto (L. Mohapi), and the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal, Durban (S.M.) - all in South Africa; Instituto de Pesquisa Clínica Evandro Chagas, Rio de Janeiro (R.O.S.E.); Johns Hopkins-Blantyre Clinical Trials Unit, Blantyre (P.B.), and the University of North Carolina-Lilongwe Clinical Research Site, Lilongwe (C.K.) - both in Malawi; the University of Zimbabwe, Harare (J.H.); and Kenya Medical Research Institute-Walter Reed Clinical Research Site, Nairobi (D.L.)
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- From the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha (S.S., C.V.F.); Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston (R.R., J.L.-C., J.A.); Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore (A.G., E.N., R.E.C.), and Social and Scientific Systems, Silver Spring (L. Moran) - both in Maryland; University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine, La Jolla (C.A.B.); GHESKIO, Port-au-Prince, Haiti (M.A.J.J., P.S.); Asociación Civil Impacta Salud y Educación, Lima, Peru (J.R.L., J.V.); Botswana-Harvard AIDS Partnership, Gaborone, Botswana (A.O.-O., G.M.); Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand (K.S.); Helen Joseph Hospital, Johannesburg (N.M.), Perinatal HIV Research Unit, Soweto (L. Mohapi), and the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal, Durban (S.M.) - all in South Africa; Instituto de Pesquisa Clínica Evandro Chagas, Rio de Janeiro (R.O.S.E.); Johns Hopkins-Blantyre Clinical Trials Unit, Blantyre (P.B.), and the University of North Carolina-Lilongwe Clinical Research Site, Lilongwe (C.K.) - both in Malawi; the University of Zimbabwe, Harare (J.H.); and Kenya Medical Research Institute-Walter Reed Clinical Research Site, Nairobi (D.L.)
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- From the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha (S.S., C.V.F.); Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston (R.R., J.L.-C., J.A.); Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore (A.G., E.N., R.E.C.), and Social and Scientific Systems, Silver Spring (L. Moran) - both in Maryland; University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine, La Jolla (C.A.B.); GHESKIO, Port-au-Prince, Haiti (M.A.J.J., P.S.); Asociación Civil Impacta Salud y Educación, Lima, Peru (J.R.L., J.V.); Botswana-Harvard AIDS Partnership, Gaborone, Botswana (A.O.-O., G.M.); Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand (K.S.); Helen Joseph Hospital, Johannesburg (N.M.), Perinatal HIV Research Unit, Soweto (L. Mohapi), and the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal, Durban (S.M.) - all in South Africa; Instituto de Pesquisa Clínica Evandro Chagas, Rio de Janeiro (R.O.S.E.); Johns Hopkins-Blantyre Clinical Trials Unit, Blantyre (P.B.), and the University of North Carolina-Lilongwe Clinical Research Site, Lilongwe (C.K.) - both in Malawi; the University of Zimbabwe, Harare (J.H.); and Kenya Medical Research Institute-Walter Reed Clinical Research Site, Nairobi (D.L.)
| | - Jorge Leon-Cruz
- From the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha (S.S., C.V.F.); Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston (R.R., J.L.-C., J.A.); Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore (A.G., E.N., R.E.C.), and Social and Scientific Systems, Silver Spring (L. Moran) - both in Maryland; University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine, La Jolla (C.A.B.); GHESKIO, Port-au-Prince, Haiti (M.A.J.J., P.S.); Asociación Civil Impacta Salud y Educación, Lima, Peru (J.R.L., J.V.); Botswana-Harvard AIDS Partnership, Gaborone, Botswana (A.O.-O., G.M.); Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand (K.S.); Helen Joseph Hospital, Johannesburg (N.M.), Perinatal HIV Research Unit, Soweto (L. Mohapi), and the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal, Durban (S.M.) - all in South Africa; Instituto de Pesquisa Clínica Evandro Chagas, Rio de Janeiro (R.O.S.E.); Johns Hopkins-Blantyre Clinical Trials Unit, Blantyre (P.B.), and the University of North Carolina-Lilongwe Clinical Research Site, Lilongwe (C.K.) - both in Malawi; the University of Zimbabwe, Harare (J.H.); and Kenya Medical Research Institute-Walter Reed Clinical Research Site, Nairobi (D.L.)
| | - Noluthando Mwelase
- From the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha (S.S., C.V.F.); Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston (R.R., J.L.-C., J.A.); Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore (A.G., E.N., R.E.C.), and Social and Scientific Systems, Silver Spring (L. Moran) - both in Maryland; University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine, La Jolla (C.A.B.); GHESKIO, Port-au-Prince, Haiti (M.A.J.J., P.S.); Asociación Civil Impacta Salud y Educación, Lima, Peru (J.R.L., J.V.); Botswana-Harvard AIDS Partnership, Gaborone, Botswana (A.O.-O., G.M.); Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand (K.S.); Helen Joseph Hospital, Johannesburg (N.M.), Perinatal HIV Research Unit, Soweto (L. Mohapi), and the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal, Durban (S.M.) - all in South Africa; Instituto de Pesquisa Clínica Evandro Chagas, Rio de Janeiro (R.O.S.E.); Johns Hopkins-Blantyre Clinical Trials Unit, Blantyre (P.B.), and the University of North Carolina-Lilongwe Clinical Research Site, Lilongwe (C.K.) - both in Malawi; the University of Zimbabwe, Harare (J.H.); and Kenya Medical Research Institute-Walter Reed Clinical Research Site, Nairobi (D.L.)
| | - Marc A Jean Juste
- From the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha (S.S., C.V.F.); Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston (R.R., J.L.-C., J.A.); Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore (A.G., E.N., R.E.C.), and Social and Scientific Systems, Silver Spring (L. Moran) - both in Maryland; University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine, La Jolla (C.A.B.); GHESKIO, Port-au-Prince, Haiti (M.A.J.J., P.S.); Asociación Civil Impacta Salud y Educación, Lima, Peru (J.R.L., J.V.); Botswana-Harvard AIDS Partnership, Gaborone, Botswana (A.O.-O., G.M.); Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand (K.S.); Helen Joseph Hospital, Johannesburg (N.M.), Perinatal HIV Research Unit, Soweto (L. Mohapi), and the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal, Durban (S.M.) - all in South Africa; Instituto de Pesquisa Clínica Evandro Chagas, Rio de Janeiro (R.O.S.E.); Johns Hopkins-Blantyre Clinical Trials Unit, Blantyre (P.B.), and the University of North Carolina-Lilongwe Clinical Research Site, Lilongwe (C.K.) - both in Malawi; the University of Zimbabwe, Harare (J.H.); and Kenya Medical Research Institute-Walter Reed Clinical Research Site, Nairobi (D.L.)
| | - Javier R Lama
- From the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha (S.S., C.V.F.); Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston (R.R., J.L.-C., J.A.); Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore (A.G., E.N., R.E.C.), and Social and Scientific Systems, Silver Spring (L. Moran) - both in Maryland; University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine, La Jolla (C.A.B.); GHESKIO, Port-au-Prince, Haiti (M.A.J.J., P.S.); Asociación Civil Impacta Salud y Educación, Lima, Peru (J.R.L., J.V.); Botswana-Harvard AIDS Partnership, Gaborone, Botswana (A.O.-O., G.M.); Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand (K.S.); Helen Joseph Hospital, Johannesburg (N.M.), Perinatal HIV Research Unit, Soweto (L. Mohapi), and the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal, Durban (S.M.) - all in South Africa; Instituto de Pesquisa Clínica Evandro Chagas, Rio de Janeiro (R.O.S.E.); Johns Hopkins-Blantyre Clinical Trials Unit, Blantyre (P.B.), and the University of North Carolina-Lilongwe Clinical Research Site, Lilongwe (C.K.) - both in Malawi; the University of Zimbabwe, Harare (J.H.); and Kenya Medical Research Institute-Walter Reed Clinical Research Site, Nairobi (D.L.)
| | - Javier Valencia
- From the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha (S.S., C.V.F.); Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston (R.R., J.L.-C., J.A.); Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore (A.G., E.N., R.E.C.), and Social and Scientific Systems, Silver Spring (L. Moran) - both in Maryland; University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine, La Jolla (C.A.B.); GHESKIO, Port-au-Prince, Haiti (M.A.J.J., P.S.); Asociación Civil Impacta Salud y Educación, Lima, Peru (J.R.L., J.V.); Botswana-Harvard AIDS Partnership, Gaborone, Botswana (A.O.-O., G.M.); Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand (K.S.); Helen Joseph Hospital, Johannesburg (N.M.), Perinatal HIV Research Unit, Soweto (L. Mohapi), and the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal, Durban (S.M.) - all in South Africa; Instituto de Pesquisa Clínica Evandro Chagas, Rio de Janeiro (R.O.S.E.); Johns Hopkins-Blantyre Clinical Trials Unit, Blantyre (P.B.), and the University of North Carolina-Lilongwe Clinical Research Site, Lilongwe (C.K.) - both in Malawi; the University of Zimbabwe, Harare (J.H.); and Kenya Medical Research Institute-Walter Reed Clinical Research Site, Nairobi (D.L.)
| | - Ayotunde Omoz-Oarhe
- From the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha (S.S., C.V.F.); Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston (R.R., J.L.-C., J.A.); Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore (A.G., E.N., R.E.C.), and Social and Scientific Systems, Silver Spring (L. Moran) - both in Maryland; University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine, La Jolla (C.A.B.); GHESKIO, Port-au-Prince, Haiti (M.A.J.J., P.S.); Asociación Civil Impacta Salud y Educación, Lima, Peru (J.R.L., J.V.); Botswana-Harvard AIDS Partnership, Gaborone, Botswana (A.O.-O., G.M.); Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand (K.S.); Helen Joseph Hospital, Johannesburg (N.M.), Perinatal HIV Research Unit, Soweto (L. Mohapi), and the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal, Durban (S.M.) - all in South Africa; Instituto de Pesquisa Clínica Evandro Chagas, Rio de Janeiro (R.O.S.E.); Johns Hopkins-Blantyre Clinical Trials Unit, Blantyre (P.B.), and the University of North Carolina-Lilongwe Clinical Research Site, Lilongwe (C.K.) - both in Malawi; the University of Zimbabwe, Harare (J.H.); and Kenya Medical Research Institute-Walter Reed Clinical Research Site, Nairobi (D.L.)
| | - Khuanchai Supparatpinyo
- From the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha (S.S., C.V.F.); Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston (R.R., J.L.-C., J.A.); Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore (A.G., E.N., R.E.C.), and Social and Scientific Systems, Silver Spring (L. Moran) - both in Maryland; University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine, La Jolla (C.A.B.); GHESKIO, Port-au-Prince, Haiti (M.A.J.J., P.S.); Asociación Civil Impacta Salud y Educación, Lima, Peru (J.R.L., J.V.); Botswana-Harvard AIDS Partnership, Gaborone, Botswana (A.O.-O., G.M.); Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand (K.S.); Helen Joseph Hospital, Johannesburg (N.M.), Perinatal HIV Research Unit, Soweto (L. Mohapi), and the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal, Durban (S.M.) - all in South Africa; Instituto de Pesquisa Clínica Evandro Chagas, Rio de Janeiro (R.O.S.E.); Johns Hopkins-Blantyre Clinical Trials Unit, Blantyre (P.B.), and the University of North Carolina-Lilongwe Clinical Research Site, Lilongwe (C.K.) - both in Malawi; the University of Zimbabwe, Harare (J.H.); and Kenya Medical Research Institute-Walter Reed Clinical Research Site, Nairobi (D.L.)
| | - Gaerolwe Masheto
- From the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha (S.S., C.V.F.); Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston (R.R., J.L.-C., J.A.); Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore (A.G., E.N., R.E.C.), and Social and Scientific Systems, Silver Spring (L. Moran) - both in Maryland; University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine, La Jolla (C.A.B.); GHESKIO, Port-au-Prince, Haiti (M.A.J.J., P.S.); Asociación Civil Impacta Salud y Educación, Lima, Peru (J.R.L., J.V.); Botswana-Harvard AIDS Partnership, Gaborone, Botswana (A.O.-O., G.M.); Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand (K.S.); Helen Joseph Hospital, Johannesburg (N.M.), Perinatal HIV Research Unit, Soweto (L. Mohapi), and the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal, Durban (S.M.) - all in South Africa; Instituto de Pesquisa Clínica Evandro Chagas, Rio de Janeiro (R.O.S.E.); Johns Hopkins-Blantyre Clinical Trials Unit, Blantyre (P.B.), and the University of North Carolina-Lilongwe Clinical Research Site, Lilongwe (C.K.) - both in Malawi; the University of Zimbabwe, Harare (J.H.); and Kenya Medical Research Institute-Walter Reed Clinical Research Site, Nairobi (D.L.)
| | - Lerato Mohapi
- From the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha (S.S., C.V.F.); Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston (R.R., J.L.-C., J.A.); Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore (A.G., E.N., R.E.C.), and Social and Scientific Systems, Silver Spring (L. Moran) - both in Maryland; University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine, La Jolla (C.A.B.); GHESKIO, Port-au-Prince, Haiti (M.A.J.J., P.S.); Asociación Civil Impacta Salud y Educación, Lima, Peru (J.R.L., J.V.); Botswana-Harvard AIDS Partnership, Gaborone, Botswana (A.O.-O., G.M.); Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand (K.S.); Helen Joseph Hospital, Johannesburg (N.M.), Perinatal HIV Research Unit, Soweto (L. Mohapi), and the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal, Durban (S.M.) - all in South Africa; Instituto de Pesquisa Clínica Evandro Chagas, Rio de Janeiro (R.O.S.E.); Johns Hopkins-Blantyre Clinical Trials Unit, Blantyre (P.B.), and the University of North Carolina-Lilongwe Clinical Research Site, Lilongwe (C.K.) - both in Malawi; the University of Zimbabwe, Harare (J.H.); and Kenya Medical Research Institute-Walter Reed Clinical Research Site, Nairobi (D.L.)
| | - Rodrigo O da Silva Escada
- From the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha (S.S., C.V.F.); Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston (R.R., J.L.-C., J.A.); Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore (A.G., E.N., R.E.C.), and Social and Scientific Systems, Silver Spring (L. Moran) - both in Maryland; University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine, La Jolla (C.A.B.); GHESKIO, Port-au-Prince, Haiti (M.A.J.J., P.S.); Asociación Civil Impacta Salud y Educación, Lima, Peru (J.R.L., J.V.); Botswana-Harvard AIDS Partnership, Gaborone, Botswana (A.O.-O., G.M.); Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand (K.S.); Helen Joseph Hospital, Johannesburg (N.M.), Perinatal HIV Research Unit, Soweto (L. Mohapi), and the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal, Durban (S.M.) - all in South Africa; Instituto de Pesquisa Clínica Evandro Chagas, Rio de Janeiro (R.O.S.E.); Johns Hopkins-Blantyre Clinical Trials Unit, Blantyre (P.B.), and the University of North Carolina-Lilongwe Clinical Research Site, Lilongwe (C.K.) - both in Malawi; the University of Zimbabwe, Harare (J.H.); and Kenya Medical Research Institute-Walter Reed Clinical Research Site, Nairobi (D.L.)
| | - Sajeeda Mawlana
- From the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha (S.S., C.V.F.); Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston (R.R., J.L.-C., J.A.); Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore (A.G., E.N., R.E.C.), and Social and Scientific Systems, Silver Spring (L. Moran) - both in Maryland; University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine, La Jolla (C.A.B.); GHESKIO, Port-au-Prince, Haiti (M.A.J.J., P.S.); Asociación Civil Impacta Salud y Educación, Lima, Peru (J.R.L., J.V.); Botswana-Harvard AIDS Partnership, Gaborone, Botswana (A.O.-O., G.M.); Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand (K.S.); Helen Joseph Hospital, Johannesburg (N.M.), Perinatal HIV Research Unit, Soweto (L. Mohapi), and the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal, Durban (S.M.) - all in South Africa; Instituto de Pesquisa Clínica Evandro Chagas, Rio de Janeiro (R.O.S.E.); Johns Hopkins-Blantyre Clinical Trials Unit, Blantyre (P.B.), and the University of North Carolina-Lilongwe Clinical Research Site, Lilongwe (C.K.) - both in Malawi; the University of Zimbabwe, Harare (J.H.); and Kenya Medical Research Institute-Walter Reed Clinical Research Site, Nairobi (D.L.)
| | - Peter Banda
- From the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha (S.S., C.V.F.); Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston (R.R., J.L.-C., J.A.); Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore (A.G., E.N., R.E.C.), and Social and Scientific Systems, Silver Spring (L. Moran) - both in Maryland; University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine, La Jolla (C.A.B.); GHESKIO, Port-au-Prince, Haiti (M.A.J.J., P.S.); Asociación Civil Impacta Salud y Educación, Lima, Peru (J.R.L., J.V.); Botswana-Harvard AIDS Partnership, Gaborone, Botswana (A.O.-O., G.M.); Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand (K.S.); Helen Joseph Hospital, Johannesburg (N.M.), Perinatal HIV Research Unit, Soweto (L. Mohapi), and the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal, Durban (S.M.) - all in South Africa; Instituto de Pesquisa Clínica Evandro Chagas, Rio de Janeiro (R.O.S.E.); Johns Hopkins-Blantyre Clinical Trials Unit, Blantyre (P.B.), and the University of North Carolina-Lilongwe Clinical Research Site, Lilongwe (C.K.) - both in Malawi; the University of Zimbabwe, Harare (J.H.); and Kenya Medical Research Institute-Walter Reed Clinical Research Site, Nairobi (D.L.)
| | - Patrice Severe
- From the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha (S.S., C.V.F.); Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston (R.R., J.L.-C., J.A.); Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore (A.G., E.N., R.E.C.), and Social and Scientific Systems, Silver Spring (L. Moran) - both in Maryland; University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine, La Jolla (C.A.B.); GHESKIO, Port-au-Prince, Haiti (M.A.J.J., P.S.); Asociación Civil Impacta Salud y Educación, Lima, Peru (J.R.L., J.V.); Botswana-Harvard AIDS Partnership, Gaborone, Botswana (A.O.-O., G.M.); Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand (K.S.); Helen Joseph Hospital, Johannesburg (N.M.), Perinatal HIV Research Unit, Soweto (L. Mohapi), and the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal, Durban (S.M.) - all in South Africa; Instituto de Pesquisa Clínica Evandro Chagas, Rio de Janeiro (R.O.S.E.); Johns Hopkins-Blantyre Clinical Trials Unit, Blantyre (P.B.), and the University of North Carolina-Lilongwe Clinical Research Site, Lilongwe (C.K.) - both in Malawi; the University of Zimbabwe, Harare (J.H.); and Kenya Medical Research Institute-Walter Reed Clinical Research Site, Nairobi (D.L.)
| | - James Hakim
- From the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha (S.S., C.V.F.); Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston (R.R., J.L.-C., J.A.); Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore (A.G., E.N., R.E.C.), and Social and Scientific Systems, Silver Spring (L. Moran) - both in Maryland; University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine, La Jolla (C.A.B.); GHESKIO, Port-au-Prince, Haiti (M.A.J.J., P.S.); Asociación Civil Impacta Salud y Educación, Lima, Peru (J.R.L., J.V.); Botswana-Harvard AIDS Partnership, Gaborone, Botswana (A.O.-O., G.M.); Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand (K.S.); Helen Joseph Hospital, Johannesburg (N.M.), Perinatal HIV Research Unit, Soweto (L. Mohapi), and the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal, Durban (S.M.) - all in South Africa; Instituto de Pesquisa Clínica Evandro Chagas, Rio de Janeiro (R.O.S.E.); Johns Hopkins-Blantyre Clinical Trials Unit, Blantyre (P.B.), and the University of North Carolina-Lilongwe Clinical Research Site, Lilongwe (C.K.) - both in Malawi; the University of Zimbabwe, Harare (J.H.); and Kenya Medical Research Institute-Walter Reed Clinical Research Site, Nairobi (D.L.)
| | - Cecilia Kanyama
- From the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha (S.S., C.V.F.); Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston (R.R., J.L.-C., J.A.); Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore (A.G., E.N., R.E.C.), and Social and Scientific Systems, Silver Spring (L. Moran) - both in Maryland; University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine, La Jolla (C.A.B.); GHESKIO, Port-au-Prince, Haiti (M.A.J.J., P.S.); Asociación Civil Impacta Salud y Educación, Lima, Peru (J.R.L., J.V.); Botswana-Harvard AIDS Partnership, Gaborone, Botswana (A.O.-O., G.M.); Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand (K.S.); Helen Joseph Hospital, Johannesburg (N.M.), Perinatal HIV Research Unit, Soweto (L. Mohapi), and the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal, Durban (S.M.) - all in South Africa; Instituto de Pesquisa Clínica Evandro Chagas, Rio de Janeiro (R.O.S.E.); Johns Hopkins-Blantyre Clinical Trials Unit, Blantyre (P.B.), and the University of North Carolina-Lilongwe Clinical Research Site, Lilongwe (C.K.) - both in Malawi; the University of Zimbabwe, Harare (J.H.); and Kenya Medical Research Institute-Walter Reed Clinical Research Site, Nairobi (D.L.)
| | - Deborah Langat
- From the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha (S.S., C.V.F.); Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston (R.R., J.L.-C., J.A.); Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore (A.G., E.N., R.E.C.), and Social and Scientific Systems, Silver Spring (L. Moran) - both in Maryland; University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine, La Jolla (C.A.B.); GHESKIO, Port-au-Prince, Haiti (M.A.J.J., P.S.); Asociación Civil Impacta Salud y Educación, Lima, Peru (J.R.L., J.V.); Botswana-Harvard AIDS Partnership, Gaborone, Botswana (A.O.-O., G.M.); Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand (K.S.); Helen Joseph Hospital, Johannesburg (N.M.), Perinatal HIV Research Unit, Soweto (L. Mohapi), and the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal, Durban (S.M.) - all in South Africa; Instituto de Pesquisa Clínica Evandro Chagas, Rio de Janeiro (R.O.S.E.); Johns Hopkins-Blantyre Clinical Trials Unit, Blantyre (P.B.), and the University of North Carolina-Lilongwe Clinical Research Site, Lilongwe (C.K.) - both in Malawi; the University of Zimbabwe, Harare (J.H.); and Kenya Medical Research Institute-Walter Reed Clinical Research Site, Nairobi (D.L.)
| | - Laura Moran
- From the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha (S.S., C.V.F.); Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston (R.R., J.L.-C., J.A.); Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore (A.G., E.N., R.E.C.), and Social and Scientific Systems, Silver Spring (L. Moran) - both in Maryland; University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine, La Jolla (C.A.B.); GHESKIO, Port-au-Prince, Haiti (M.A.J.J., P.S.); Asociación Civil Impacta Salud y Educación, Lima, Peru (J.R.L., J.V.); Botswana-Harvard AIDS Partnership, Gaborone, Botswana (A.O.-O., G.M.); Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand (K.S.); Helen Joseph Hospital, Johannesburg (N.M.), Perinatal HIV Research Unit, Soweto (L. Mohapi), and the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal, Durban (S.M.) - all in South Africa; Instituto de Pesquisa Clínica Evandro Chagas, Rio de Janeiro (R.O.S.E.); Johns Hopkins-Blantyre Clinical Trials Unit, Blantyre (P.B.), and the University of North Carolina-Lilongwe Clinical Research Site, Lilongwe (C.K.) - both in Malawi; the University of Zimbabwe, Harare (J.H.); and Kenya Medical Research Institute-Walter Reed Clinical Research Site, Nairobi (D.L.)
| | - Janet Andersen
- From the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha (S.S., C.V.F.); Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston (R.R., J.L.-C., J.A.); Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore (A.G., E.N., R.E.C.), and Social and Scientific Systems, Silver Spring (L. Moran) - both in Maryland; University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine, La Jolla (C.A.B.); GHESKIO, Port-au-Prince, Haiti (M.A.J.J., P.S.); Asociación Civil Impacta Salud y Educación, Lima, Peru (J.R.L., J.V.); Botswana-Harvard AIDS Partnership, Gaborone, Botswana (A.O.-O., G.M.); Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand (K.S.); Helen Joseph Hospital, Johannesburg (N.M.), Perinatal HIV Research Unit, Soweto (L. Mohapi), and the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal, Durban (S.M.) - all in South Africa; Instituto de Pesquisa Clínica Evandro Chagas, Rio de Janeiro (R.O.S.E.); Johns Hopkins-Blantyre Clinical Trials Unit, Blantyre (P.B.), and the University of North Carolina-Lilongwe Clinical Research Site, Lilongwe (C.K.) - both in Malawi; the University of Zimbabwe, Harare (J.H.); and Kenya Medical Research Institute-Walter Reed Clinical Research Site, Nairobi (D.L.)
| | - Courtney V Fletcher
- From the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha (S.S., C.V.F.); Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston (R.R., J.L.-C., J.A.); Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore (A.G., E.N., R.E.C.), and Social and Scientific Systems, Silver Spring (L. Moran) - both in Maryland; University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine, La Jolla (C.A.B.); GHESKIO, Port-au-Prince, Haiti (M.A.J.J., P.S.); Asociación Civil Impacta Salud y Educación, Lima, Peru (J.R.L., J.V.); Botswana-Harvard AIDS Partnership, Gaborone, Botswana (A.O.-O., G.M.); Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand (K.S.); Helen Joseph Hospital, Johannesburg (N.M.), Perinatal HIV Research Unit, Soweto (L. Mohapi), and the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal, Durban (S.M.) - all in South Africa; Instituto de Pesquisa Clínica Evandro Chagas, Rio de Janeiro (R.O.S.E.); Johns Hopkins-Blantyre Clinical Trials Unit, Blantyre (P.B.), and the University of North Carolina-Lilongwe Clinical Research Site, Lilongwe (C.K.) - both in Malawi; the University of Zimbabwe, Harare (J.H.); and Kenya Medical Research Institute-Walter Reed Clinical Research Site, Nairobi (D.L.)
| | - Eric Nuermberger
- From the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha (S.S., C.V.F.); Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston (R.R., J.L.-C., J.A.); Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore (A.G., E.N., R.E.C.), and Social and Scientific Systems, Silver Spring (L. Moran) - both in Maryland; University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine, La Jolla (C.A.B.); GHESKIO, Port-au-Prince, Haiti (M.A.J.J., P.S.); Asociación Civil Impacta Salud y Educación, Lima, Peru (J.R.L., J.V.); Botswana-Harvard AIDS Partnership, Gaborone, Botswana (A.O.-O., G.M.); Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand (K.S.); Helen Joseph Hospital, Johannesburg (N.M.), Perinatal HIV Research Unit, Soweto (L. Mohapi), and the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal, Durban (S.M.) - all in South Africa; Instituto de Pesquisa Clínica Evandro Chagas, Rio de Janeiro (R.O.S.E.); Johns Hopkins-Blantyre Clinical Trials Unit, Blantyre (P.B.), and the University of North Carolina-Lilongwe Clinical Research Site, Lilongwe (C.K.) - both in Malawi; the University of Zimbabwe, Harare (J.H.); and Kenya Medical Research Institute-Walter Reed Clinical Research Site, Nairobi (D.L.)
| | - Richard E Chaisson
- From the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha (S.S., C.V.F.); Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston (R.R., J.L.-C., J.A.); Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore (A.G., E.N., R.E.C.), and Social and Scientific Systems, Silver Spring (L. Moran) - both in Maryland; University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine, La Jolla (C.A.B.); GHESKIO, Port-au-Prince, Haiti (M.A.J.J., P.S.); Asociación Civil Impacta Salud y Educación, Lima, Peru (J.R.L., J.V.); Botswana-Harvard AIDS Partnership, Gaborone, Botswana (A.O.-O., G.M.); Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand (K.S.); Helen Joseph Hospital, Johannesburg (N.M.), Perinatal HIV Research Unit, Soweto (L. Mohapi), and the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal, Durban (S.M.) - all in South Africa; Instituto de Pesquisa Clínica Evandro Chagas, Rio de Janeiro (R.O.S.E.); Johns Hopkins-Blantyre Clinical Trials Unit, Blantyre (P.B.), and the University of North Carolina-Lilongwe Clinical Research Site, Lilongwe (C.K.) - both in Malawi; the University of Zimbabwe, Harare (J.H.); and Kenya Medical Research Institute-Walter Reed Clinical Research Site, Nairobi (D.L.)
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Valencia J, Velilla C, Urpegui A, Alvarez I, Llorens MA, Coronel P, Polo S, Bascón N, Escó R. The Efficacy of Orgotein in the Treatment of Acute Toxicity Due to Radiotherapy on Head and Neck Tumors. Tumori 2018; 88:385-9. [PMID: 12487556 DOI: 10.1177/030089160208800507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Aims and background To assess the efficacy of orgotein in the treatment of acute secondary effects of radiotherapy on head and neck tumors. Material and methods Data were collected on 41 patients who received radiotherapy for tumors of the head and neck. Radiotherapy was the exclusive treatment in 19.5% of cases, with surgery in 24.4%, chemotherapy in 48.8%, and with both in 7.3%. The toxicity requiring use of orgotein was: oropharynx mucositis (26.8%), dysphagia (34.2%), or both (39%), in grade 2 or more according to the RTOG scale. Orgotein (8 mg im) was administered every 48 hrs until radiotherapy was finished. Results The overall response rate was 92.5%; a complete response was obtained in 12 patients (30%) and partial in 25 (62.5%). The reduction in toxicity at the end of radiotherapy was one grade in 18 patients (45%), 2 grades in 16 (40%), 3 in 2 patients (5%), and 4 grades in the only patient with grade 4 acute toxicity. A statistically significant influence was shown in obtaining complete response: laryngeal tumor location (P = 0.037), duration of radiotherapy of more than 53 days (P = 0.002), discontinuation for non-toxic reasons (P = 0.008). Conclusions We consider that orgotein is highly effective in dealing with acute secondary effects of radiotherapy on the head and neck area.
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- Javier Valencia
- Radiotherapeutic Oncology Unit, Hospital Clinico Universitario Lozano Blesa, San Juan Bosco, Zaragoza, Spain
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PURPOSE Hemivertebrae, associated with a failure in the formation and fusion of vertebral body ossification nuclei, are a common cause of thoracic or lumbar scoliosis. A cervical location is rare and even rarer as a cause of cervical subluxation in flexion and extension (for which only one previous case has been found). CASE REPORT We report on the case of a 7-year-old female patient, who was examined for a cervical fusion defect, consisting of a posterior C4 hemivertebra and a left hemiblock from C5 to C7. After performing surgery consisting of a C4 corpectomy and anterior fixation with intersomatic graft and plate, adequate cervical stabilization with only a self-limiting left C6 brachialgia and ipsilateral Horner syndrome occurs in the postoperative period. CONCLUSION Posterior cervical hemivertebra associated with instability is a very rare finding. The anterior approach with corpectomy and anterior plate enables suitable stabilization.
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- R Otero-López
- Pediatric Neurosurgery Unit, Department of Neurosurgery, Virgen del Rocío University Hospital, C/ Manuel Siurot s/n, 41006, Seville, Spain
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- Pediatric Neurosurgery Unit, Department of Neurosurgery, Virgen del Rocío University Hospital, C/ Manuel Siurot s/n, 41006, Seville, Spain.
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- Pediatric Neurosurgery Unit, Department of Neurosurgery, Virgen del Rocío University Hospital, C/ Manuel Siurot s/n, 41006, Seville, Spain
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- Pediatric Neurosurgery Unit, Department of Neurosurgery, Virgen del Rocío University Hospital, C/ Manuel Siurot s/n, 41006, Seville, Spain
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Ortiz-Carrera L, Valdez R, Mondragón J, Gariglio P, Zarco L, Valencia J, Romano M. Estrogen synthesis and secretion during postnatal testicular development in male goats: In situ aromatase mRNA expression. Small Rumin Res 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2015.07.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [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: 11/25/2022]
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Garcia-Valentin A, Mestres CA, Bernabeu E, Martin I, Rueda C, Domenech A, Valencia J, Fletcher D. 026 * VALIDATION AND QUALITY MEASUREMENTS FOR EUROSCORE AND EUROSCORE II IN THE SPANISH POPULATION: A PROSPECTIVE AND MULTICENTRE STUDY. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2014. [DOI: 10.1093/icvts/ivu276.26] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Cerro L, Valencia J, Calle P, León A, Jaimes F. [Validation of APACHE II and SOFA scores in 2 cohorts of patients with suspected infection and sepsis, not admitted to critical care units]. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014; 61:125-32. [PMID: 24468009 DOI: 10.1016/j.redar.2013.11.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2013] [Revised: 11/19/2013] [Accepted: 11/28/2013] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To validate the APACHE II and SOFA scores in patients with suspected infection in clinical settings other than intensive care units. MATERIALS AND METHODS A secondary analysis was performed on 2,530 adult patients participating in 2 cohort studies, with suspected infection as admission diagnosis within the first 24 h of hospitalization. The performance of both scoring systems was studied in order to set calibration and discrimination, respectively, on the outcomes such as mortality, admission to Intensive Care Unit, development of septic shock, or multiple organ dysfunctions. RESULTS The AUC-ROC values for mortality at discharge and on day 28 in the first cohort were around 0.50 for the SOFA and APACHE II scores; whereas for the second cohort the discrimination value was around 0.70. Calibration of both scoring systems for primary outcomes, according to Hosmer-Lemeshow test, showed p>.05 in the first cohort; while in the second cohort calibration it only showed a p>.05 in the case of the SOFA for mortality at hospital discharge. CONCLUSION This validation study of SOFA and APACHE II scores in patients with suspected infection in-hospital units other than the Intensive Care Unit, showed no consistent performance for calibration and discrimination. Its application in emergency and in-hospital patients is limited.
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- L Cerro
- Grupo Académico de Epidemiología Clínica, Departamento de Medicina Interna, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia
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- Grupo Académico de Epidemiología Clínica, Departamento de Medicina Interna, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia
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- Grupo Académico de Epidemiología Clínica, Departamento de Medicina Interna, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia
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- Grupo Académico de Epidemiología Clínica, Departamento de Medicina Interna, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia
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- Grupo Académico de Epidemiología Clínica, Departamento de Medicina Interna, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia.
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Lahtela H, Kiviniemi T, Schlitt A, Rubboli A, Niemela M, Ylitalo A, Valencia J, Puurunen M, Lip GYH, Airaksinen KEJ. Renal impairment and prognosis of patients with AF undergoing PCI - The AFCAS trial. Eur Heart J 2013. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/eht310.p4781] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Garrido P, Rosell R, Arellano A, Andreu F, Dómine M, Perez-Casas A, Cardenal F, Arnaiz MDM, Morán T, Morera R, Isla D, Valencia J, Cobo M, Delgado R, García-Gómez R, Calvo F, Zamora J, Ramos A, Massutí B. Randomized phase II trial of non-platinum induction or consolidation chemotherapy plus concomitant chemoradiation in stage III NSCLC patients: Mature results of the Spanish Lung Cancer Group 0008 study. Lung Cancer 2013; 81:84-90. [DOI: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2013.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2012] [Revised: 02/11/2013] [Accepted: 03/08/2013] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Rojas Camayo J, Garay M, Ortiz C, Flores H, Huaroto F, Chico H, Huamaní I, Valencia J, Paz-Soldán C. Propuesta de un nuevo puntaje para optimizar estimados ecográficos de peso fetal: estudio piloto. An Fac med 2012. [DOI: 10.15381/anales.v70i2.958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Introducción: La estimación del peso fetal es importante para las decisiones obstétricas; la precisión de los estimados ecográficos no ha sido estudiada. Objetivos: Determinar la precisión del estimado ecográfico del peso fetal mediante un puntaje basado en parámetros clínicos, ecográficos y maternos. Diseño: Estudio de tipo transversal. Lugar: Hospital Nacional Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen, Lima, Perú. Participantes: 130 gestantes y sus fetos. Intervenciones: Se consignó datos clínicos, ecográficos y maternos. Se procedió a dicotomizar los aciertos entre menor o igual a ±10% (acertadas) y mayor a ±10% (erradas) del peso real. Se analizó las variables clínicas, ecográficas y maternas mediante el uso de las curvas ROC, para identificar aquellas que tuvieron más influencia en la precisión ecográfica. Con las variables identificadas, se procedió al desarrollo de un modelo de regresión logística, para establecer un puntaje que estimara la probabilidad de variación, teniendo como punto de corte ±10% del peso real. Principales medidas de resultados: Precisión de un puntaje que relaciona la edad gestacional con la circunferencia abdominal y el diámetro biparietal del feto, el ponderado clínico y el peso materno. Resultados: El nuevo puntaje tuvo un buena capacidad de discriminación de las ecografías, según su variación a ±10% del peso real (área bajo la curva ROC: 0,76 p<0,001). Según los puntajes obtenidos, se obtuvo tres grupos: rendimiento alto 20%, rendimiento convencional 44,4% y rendimiento bajo 71,2%. Conclusiones: El nuevo puntaje propuesto tiene la capacidad de estimar la probabilidad de variación de los estimados ecográficos mayores al ±10% del peso real, conformando tres grupos de rendimiento: alto, convencional y bajo.
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Clemente N, Orihuela A, Flores-Pérez I, Aguirre V, Ortiz A, Solano J, Valencia J. Reproductive activity of Suffolk ewes in seasonal anestrus after being exposed to Saint Croix or Suffolk rams. Journal of Applied Animal Research 2012. [DOI: 10.1080/09712119.2012.658060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Brozos CN, Pancarci MS, Valencia J, Beindorff N, Tsousis G, Kiossis E, Bollwein H. Effect of oxytocin infusion on luteal blood flow and progesterone secretion in dairy cattle. J Vet Sci 2012; 13:67-71. [PMID: 22437538 PMCID: PMC3317459 DOI: 10.4142/jvs.2012.13.1.67] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of oxytocin infusion on corpus luteum (CL) function during early to mid-diestrus by measuring luteal size (LS) and luteal blood flow (LBF) along with plasma levels of progesterone (P4) and prostaglandin metabolites (13,14-dihydro-15-keto-prostaglandin F2α, PGFM). On day (D) 7 of the estrus cycle (D1 = ovulation), seven cows received 100 IU of oxytocin (OXY) or placebo (PL) following a Latin square design. LS and LBF increased in both groups over time and no differences were observed between the groups. PGFM did not differ either within the groups over time or between the groups at any time point. P4 of the OXY group was higher compared to that of the the PL group 360 min after the infusion (p = 0.01) and tended to be higher at the time points 450 min, 48 h, and 72 h (all p = 0.08). Results from this study support the hypothesis that OXY is not directly involved in the mechanism(s) governing blood flow of the CL and has no remarkable effects either on luteal size or P4 and PGFM plasma levels. Further investigation is needed to elucidate the role of OXY in CL blood flow during early and late luteal phases.
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- Christos N Brozos
- Clinic of Farm Animals, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki 54627, Greece
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Vecchio S, Zanolla L, Valencia J, Colletta M, Capecchi A, Franco N, Piovaccari G, Margheri M, Di Pasquale G, Rubboli A. Coronary stenting for ST-elevation myocardial infarction vs. other indications in patients on oral anticoagulation: any difference in in-hospital management and outcome? Minerva Cardioangiol 2011; 59:499-506. [PMID: 21983310] [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: 05/31/2023]
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AIM The aim of this paper was to compare the in-hospital management and outcome of patients on oral anticoagulation (OAC) undergoing coronary artery stenting (PCI-S) for ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) vs. other indications. METHODS One hundred and sixteen patients on OAC at the time of PCI-S who were prospectively enrolled in a multi-center, observational registry, were evaluated. Patients were segregated according to whether PCI-S was performed for STEMI (group 1) or other indications, such as non ST-elevation acute coronary syndromes, stable angina, silent ischemia, etc. (group 2), and the pharmacological and procedural management, as well as the in-hospital outcome, were compared. RESULTS No significant differences were observed in vascular access site, sheath size and type of stent implanted, nor was significantly different the use of glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors, and the use and dose of intravenous unfractionated heparin. Although not statistically different, the in-hospital occurrence of death (3.7% vs. 1.1%; OR 3.3; 95% confidence intervals [CI] 0.2-56.0), stent thrombosis (3.7% vs. 1.1%; OR 3.3; 95% CI 0.2-56.0) and major bleeding (7.4% vs. 2.2%; OR 3.4; 95% CI 0.4-25.9) was consistently about 3-fold higher in group 1. CONCLUSION The in-hospital pharmacological and procedural management of OAC patients undergoing PCI-S for STEMI vs. other indications appears not different. Although not significantly different however, the in-hospital occurrence of major bleeding, as well as of death and stent thrombosis, appears substantially higher in patients treated for STEMI, warranting therefore further larger, prospective studies.
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- Division of Cardiology and Interventional Center, Santa Maria delle Croci Hospital, Ravenna, Italy.
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Rincón R, Aréchiga C, Escobar F, Aguilera-Soto J, Lopez-Carlos M, Silva J, Medina C, Meza-Herrera C, Valencia J. The male effect stimulus positively increased the ovarian and reproductive seasonality in Criollo goats irrespective of a controlled photoperiodic regime. Journal of Applied Animal Research 2011. [DOI: 10.1080/09712119.2011.607720] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
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Rincón R, Aréchiga C, Escobar F, Aguilera-Soto J, Lopez-Carlos M, Silva J, Medina C, Meza-Herrera C, Valencia J. The male effect stimulus positively influences luteinising hormone secretion in ovariectomised Criollo goats irrespective of a controlled photoperiodic regime. Journal of Applied Animal Research 2011. [DOI: 10.1080/09712119.2011.607719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Ramirez JM, Aguilella V, Valencia J, Ortego J, Gracia JA, Escudero P, Esco R, Martinez M. Transanal endoscopic microsurgery for rectal cancer. Long-term oncologic results. Int J Colorectal Dis 2011; 26:437-43. [PMID: 21271346 DOI: 10.1007/s00384-011-1132-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/07/2011] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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PURPOSE Local excision of malignant rectal tumors remains controversial due to the lack of prospective studies. The principal aim of this paper is to analyze survival and recurrence of patients with rectal cancer who were operated by transanal endoscopic microsurgery with curative intention. METHODS In 1997, we started a prospective protocol for patients who had T1/T2 rectal tumors: transanal local full-thickness excision was considered curative in T1 low risk (group A); patients with T1 high-risk and T2 low-risk tumors received postoperative radiotherapy (group B). From 1997 to 2006, 88 patients were enrolled. Sixty eight entered the study after the preoperative workup and 20 patients with an initial diagnosis of adenoma after postoperative definitive pathological assessment. RESULTS After definitive histological findings, 54 patients were to group A, 28 to group B, and 6 had immediate radical surgery. One patient was lost for follow-up. At a mean follow-up of 71 months, 7 (4 from group A and 3 from group B) out of 81 patients recurred. Five-year overall survival was of 94% and cancer-specific survival of 96%. CONCLUSIONS Our data support that transanal endoscopic microsurgery is an adequate treatment for T1 low-risk tumor, and no additional measures are required. For T2 low-risk lesions, our study showed a higher local recurrence rate than that reported after radical surgery but a similar survival outcome.
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- Jose M Ramirez
- Department of Colorectal Surgery, University Hospital, Zaragoza, Spain.
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Montero-Pardo A, Hernández-Cerón J, Rojas-Maya S, Valencia J, Rodríguez-Cortez A, Gutiérrez CG. Increased cleavage and blastocyst rate in ewes treated with bovine somatotropin 5 days before the end of progestin-based estrous synchronization. Anim Reprod Sci 2011; 125:69-73. [PMID: 21493018 DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2011.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2009] [Revised: 02/24/2011] [Accepted: 03/15/2011] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Treatment with bovine somatotropin (bST) during estrous synchronization increased fertility and prolificacy in sheep. In the present study, a single dose of bST 5 days before the end of progestin treatment improved cleavage and embryo development. Stage of estrous cycle was synchronized in ewes (n=32) with progestin and superovulation was induced by use of FSH. Five days before the end of progestin treatment, ewes were randomly assigned to two groups: bST group (n=16) received a depot injection of 125 mg of bST sc (Lactotropina, Elanco, México) and the control group (n=16) received saline solution. Estrous was detected with rams fitted with an apron every 2 h and estrous sheep were mated every 8 h whilst in estrous. Embryos were recovered on Day 7 post mating, assessed microscopically and fixed in 4% paraformaldehyde. Cell number in blastocysts was counted after Hoechst 33342 staining. Plasma concentrations of IGF-I, insulin and progesterone were determined in eight sheep per group from the day of bST treatment to the day of embryo recovery. Cleavage rate, percentage of transferable embryos (transferable embryos/cleaved) and percentage of embryos reaching the blastocyst stage (blastocyst/cleaved) were compared between groups by logistic regression. IGF-I, insulin and progesterone plasma concentrations were analyzed by ANOVA for repeated measurements and cell number by ANOVA. Cleavage rate was greater (P<0.01) in bST treatment group (86%) than in the control group (62%). Similarly, the proportion of embryos reaching the blastocyst stage (bST=68.7 vs control=42.5) and the number of cells per blastocyst (bST group 91.8±5.5 compared to control group 75±6) were greater (P<0.01) in the bST-treated sheep. Plasma concentrations of IGF-I and insulin were greater (P<0.01) in the bST-treated group. No changes were observed in progesterone concentrations (P=0.5). It is concluded that bST injection 5 days before progestin removal increases cleavage rate and the proportion of embryos that reach the blastocyst stage. These effects are associated with an increase in IGF-I and insulin concentrations.
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- Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Av. Universidad 3000, 04510 México DF, Mexico
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Valencia J, Arroyo J, Trujillo J, Magaña-Sevilla H, Zarco L. Exposure to the Male does not Exert a Luteolytic Effect in Cyclic Goats. Journal of Applied Animal Research 2010. [DOI: 10.1080/09712119.2010.10539507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Barthelemy O, Silvain J, Brieger D, Bellemain-Appaix A, Cayla G, Beygui F, Lancar R, Collet JP, Mercadier A, Montalescot G, Cha KS, Nam YH, Kim JH, Park SY, Park TH, Kim MH, Kim YD, Lee HC, Ahn MS, Hong TJ, Blanco R, Blanco F, Szarfer J, Garcia Escudero A, Gigena G, Gagliardi J, Rodriguez A, Sarmiento R, Affatatto S, Riccitelli M, Petris A, Datcu MD, Pop C, Radoi M, Arsenescu-Georgescu C, Petrescu I, Petrescu L, Serban L, Nechita E, Tatu-Chitoiu G, Tatu-Chitoiu G, Dorobantu M, Benedek I, Craiu E, Sinescu C, Ionescu DD, Radoi M, Pop C, Ginghina C, Minescu B, Izzo A, Mantovani P, Tomasi L, Dall'oglio L, Bonatti S, Rosiello R, Romano M, Agostini F, Zanini R, Zhao ZY, Wu YJ, Li JJ, Yany YJ, Qian HY, Tang YD, Timoteo AT, Toste A, Lousinha A, Ramos R, Oliveira JA, Ferreira ML, Ferreira RC, Cabades C, Diez Gil JL, Aguar P, Sanmiguel D, Lopez-March A, Marmol R, Guerra L, Girbes V, Ferrando J, Rincon De Arellano A, Timoteo AT, Ramos R, Toste A, Oliveira JA, Patricio L, Ferreira ML, Ferreira RC, Blondal M, Ainla T, Marandi T, Eha J, Timoteo AT, Oliveira MM, Silva MN, Cunha PS, Feliciano J, Silva S, Ferreira RC, Silva B, Oliveira R, Caires G, Drumond A, Araujo J, Suarez-Barrientos A, Vivas D, Castro-Ferreira F, Nunez-Gil I, Franco E, Kanovsky J, Garcia-Rubira JC, Fernandez-Ortiz A, Fuster V, Macaya C, Ibanez Cabeza B, Salinger S, Perisic Z, Milic D, Stanojlovic T, Apostolovic S, Kala P, Obradovic S, Djordjevic-Radojkovic D, Damjanovic M, Koracevic G, Kostic T, Khan MA, Vrapi F, Naeem K, Davar J, Hristova K, Parenica J, Hristova K, Pencheva G, Radeva R, Milanov S, Trambaiolo P, Poli M, De Luca M, Lukic V, Mustilli M, Corsi F, Poloczek M, Simonetti M, Ferraiuolo G, Fareed A, Oraby M, Nasr GM, Maklady F, Dupouy P, Sorensen JT, Terkelsen CJ, Lassen JF, Prymusova K, Trautner S, Christensen EF, Nielsen TT, Botker HE, Andersen HR, Thygesen KA, Checco L, Usmiani T, Sbarra PL, Boffini M, Kubkova L, Saviolo R, Grasso C, Conrotto F, Marchetti M, Rinaldi M, Marra S, Moscoso Costa F, 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Ronquillo JCC, Martínez AP, Pérez CMB, Sandoval BF, Martin GB, Valencia J, Gallegos Sánchez J. Prevention of suckling improves postpartum reproductive responses to hormone treatments in Pelibuey ewes. Anim Reprod Sci 2008; 107:85-93. [PMID: 17669607 DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2007.06.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [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: 09/12/2006] [Revised: 05/12/2007] [Accepted: 06/19/2007] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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To determine the effects of suckling on postpartum (pp) reproductive efficiency in Pelibuey ewes, two experiments were performed. In Experiment 1, 112 ewes were randomly assigned to one of two groups at parturition: Without restriction of suckling (WRS) 24 h day(-1) for 60 days (n=56), and Weaned Ewes (WE), weaned at 40 days pp (n=56). On Day 30 pp, all ewes were given Prostaglandin (PGF2alpha) and one of four treatments (n=14): T1, intravaginal progestagen (FGA; 40 mg) for 12 days from day 30 pp+equine chorionic gonadotropin (eCG; 300 UI) until 2 days before removing FGA; T2, FGA was applied for 12 days; T3, a second application of PGF2alpha was given on day 40 pp+eCG on the same day; T4, a second injection of PGF2alpha was applied on day 40 pp only. In all the analyzed characteristics, the best results were obtained in WE. Within the WE group, the best treatment (P<0.05) was T1 with 85.7% of the ewes in oestrus, 71.4% pregnant and a prolificacy of 1.9. Within the WRS group the best results were observed in T1. In both groups, the lowest results (P<0.05) were obtained in T4. In Experiment 2, 75 ewes were randomly assigned to one of three groups (n=25) immediately after parturition: Group 1, Without restriction of suckling (WRS, as in Experiment 1); Group 2, with restriction of suckling (RS; suckling for 30 min day(-1)); Group 3, Early Weaning (EW: at 7 days pp). All ewes were given PGF2alpha at 30 days pp and the same hormonal treatment, FGA for 12 days+PGF2alpha and eCG 2 days before removing FGA. No differences were observed (P>0.05) between RS and EW for the presentation of oestrus (96% vs. 92%), pregnancy (72% vs. 76%) or prolificacy (1.9 vs. 1.9), although group WRS did not perform (P<0.05) as well as groups RS and EW for any measure of performance. In conclusion, the combination of hormonal treatment (FGA plus eCG) with weaning at 7 or 40 days pp, or restricted suckling, improves postpartum reproductive efficiency in Pelibuey ewes, demonstrating the inhibitory role of suckling on postpartum reproduction in this breed.
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Rojas H, Borda G, Martínez J, Valencia J, Reyes P. Liquid phase hydrogenation of citral and intermediaries over Ir/TiO2/SiO2 catalysts: Kinetic study. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molcata.2008.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Solis E, Aviles JM, De La Cruz C, Valencia J, Sorci G. Winter male plumage coloration correlates with breeding status in a cooperative breeding species. Behav Ecol 2007. [DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arm145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Arroyo LJ, Gallegos-Sánchez J, Villa-Godoy A, Berruecos JM, Perera G, Valencia J. Reproductive activity of Pelibuey and Suffolk ewes at 19° north latitude. Anim Reprod Sci 2007; 102:24-30. [PMID: 17055673 DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2006.09.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [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: 04/03/2006] [Accepted: 09/21/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Under photoperiod regulated conditions, some Pelibuey ewes appear to express estrous cycles continuously throughout the year. Ovulatory activity of Suffolk ewes has not being determined at 19 degrees N. The aim of the present study was to describe the annual reproductive cycle of Pelibuey and Suffolk ewes under natural conditions at 19 degrees N. Ten adult ewes of each breed were maintained under natural environmental conditions, on a constant plane of nutrition and isolated from rams. The ovulatory activity of both breeds was monitored over 2 years (2003 and 2004) by quantifying progesterone concentrations in blood samples taken twice a week. For both breeds, the proportion of ovulating ewes per month and year was analyzed by chi(2). The duration of anestrus was compared between breeds and years by analysis of variance. Correlation of ambient temperature and weight changes with the ovulatory activity was evaluated by regression procedure. Ovulatory activity was different (P<0.05) between breeds from February to July. Pelibuey sheep (60%, 6 of 10) ovulated continuously during the entire study; one animal was eliminated in the second year, due to ovarian follicular cysts and three ewes had anestrous periods from 65+/-46 to 70+/-36 days. Suffolk ewes displayed reproductive seasonality similar to that observed in sheep of the same breed in latitudes greater than 35 degrees . Within breed, reproductive behavior of sheep was similar between years, with the only difference (P<0.05) observed in February for Pelibuey and in July for Suffolk relative to other months. Ambient temperature was not correlated with ovulatory activity. The body weight of Pelibuey ewes was constant during the entire study and was not correlated with ovulatory activity. There was, however, an increase on the body weight of Suffolk ewes, but this variation was not related to ovulatory activity. These findings lead to the conclusion that at 19 degrees N, a high proportion of Pelibuey ewes is capable of ovulating throughout the year, whereas Suffolk ewes undergo seasonal anestrous periods similar to those observed in individuals of the same breed at latitudes greater than 35 degrees . Identification of continuous ovulatory Pelibuey ewes may be the first step for developing a selection program against seasonality to increase lambing frequency.
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- L J Arroyo
- Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México 04510, DF, México
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Mondragon JA, Ocadiz-Delgado R, Miranda C, Valencia J, Rosales AM, Gariglio P, Romano MC. Expression of P450-aromatase in the goat placenta throughout pregnancy. Theriogenology 2007; 68:646-53. [PMID: 17602731 DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2007.03.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [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: 09/02/2006] [Revised: 02/15/2007] [Accepted: 03/02/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The enzyme P450-aromatase (P450-Aro) is essential for the conversion of androgens to estrogens. The objective was to study the expression and distribution of P450-Aro in goat placentae throughout pregnancy. For this purpose, we used reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) with primers derived from the ovarian cDNA sequence found by our group. The expression of P450-Aro mRNA was first detected by in vitro RT-PCR in cotyledons at 4 months and was still present at term. Based on in situ RT-PCR, cotyledon microvilli expressed P450-Aro mRNA early in pregnancy; the signal was detected in the syncytiotrophoblast and in non-fused cytotrophoblasts inside the microvilli, but was scarce in the interstitial cells of the villous core. In the last 2 months of pregnancy (including at term), the expression of P450-Aro mRNA was still detected in the syncytiotrophoblast. However, P450-Aro was never detected in the caruncule (regardless of stage of pregnancy). In conclusion, P450-Aro was expressed in the goat placenta microvilli starting early in pregnancy; the expression and distribution of the enzyme increased throughout pregnancy and was still present at term.
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- J A Mondragon
- Departamento de Fisiología, Biofísica y Neurociencias, CINVESTAV, México, DF, México
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Alonso V, Lambea J, Salud A, Valencia J, Mira M, Polo S, Escudero P, Sierra E, Monzon A. Preoperative chemoradiotherapy with capecitabine and oxaliplatin in locally advanced rectal carcinoma: A phase II trial. J Clin Oncol 2007. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2007.25.18_suppl.4044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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4044 Background: The aim of this phase II trial was to assess the impact of preoperative external radiation therapy combined with Capecitabine and Oxaliplatin on pathologic tumor response, sphincter preservation and tumor control in patients with locally advanced rectal carcinoma. Methods: Sixty-seven patients with locally advanced rectal carcinoma (T3/T4 or N+) received radiotherapy (50.4 Gy/28 fractions) and chemotherapy with Capecitabine 825 mg/m2/12 hours on days 1–5 + Oxaliplatin 50 mg/m2 on day 1 every week (weeks 1–6). Surgery with TME was performed 6–7 weeks after the end of the treatment. Adjuvant chemotherapy was administered after surgery according investigator‘s crtiteria. Results: Patients have been recruited between February 2005 and June 2006. 47 male/20 female. Median age 67 years (range 38–79). Performance status (ECOG) 0 in 45 patients. Clinical stage (determined by EUS+CT or RMI): cT2 3p/cT3 58p/cT4 6p/cN+ 47p. Tumor location (from anal verge): = 5 cm in 27p. Median CEA level 3,69 ng/ml (0,7–391). Surgery (performed in 65 patients) consisted of low anterior resection in 37p, abdominal perineal resection in 28p. Tumor downstaging was observed in 52p (78%), 50 (76,9%) had negative lymph nodes, including 13p with complete pathological response (19,4%) and ten with only microfoci of tumor remaining (14,9%). 80% of the patients received adjuvant chemotherapy. Main adverse effects (NCI-CTC): diarrhea G3/4 25%, sensitive peripheral neurotoxicity G1 60%, skin G2 9%, skin G3 3%, nausea/vomiting G2 7.5%, fatigue G2 50%, fatigue G3 4%, neutropenia G3/4 4%. Conclusions: Those results show that preoperative chemoradiotherapy with capecitabine and oxaliplatin is a well tolerated regimen for locally advanced operable rectal cancer leading to a high probability of tumor downstaging. No significant financial relationships to disclose.
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- Hospital Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, Spain; Hospital Clinico, Zaragoza, Spain; Hospital Arnau de Vilanova, Lerida, Spain
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- Hospital Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, Spain; Hospital Clinico, Zaragoza, Spain; Hospital Arnau de Vilanova, Lerida, Spain
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- Hospital Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, Spain; Hospital Clinico, Zaragoza, Spain; Hospital Arnau de Vilanova, Lerida, Spain
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- Hospital Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, Spain; Hospital Clinico, Zaragoza, Spain; Hospital Arnau de Vilanova, Lerida, Spain
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- Hospital Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, Spain; Hospital Clinico, Zaragoza, Spain; Hospital Arnau de Vilanova, Lerida, Spain
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- Hospital Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, Spain; Hospital Clinico, Zaragoza, Spain; Hospital Arnau de Vilanova, Lerida, Spain
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- Hospital Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, Spain; Hospital Clinico, Zaragoza, Spain; Hospital Arnau de Vilanova, Lerida, Spain
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- Hospital Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, Spain; Hospital Clinico, Zaragoza, Spain; Hospital Arnau de Vilanova, Lerida, Spain
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- Hospital Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, Spain; Hospital Clinico, Zaragoza, Spain; Hospital Arnau de Vilanova, Lerida, Spain
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Martínez-Álvarez LE, Hernández-Cerón J, González-Padilla E, Perera-Marín G, Valencia J. Serum LH peak and ovulation following synchronized estrus in goats. Small Rumin Res 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2005.12.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [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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Cervantes MJ, Juárez ML, Mejía VO, Berruecos VJM, Vera AH, Valencia J. Use of fluorogestone acetate after breeding to reduce the effect of premature luteal regression in dairy goats when superovulation is induced with FSH. Anim Reprod Sci 2007; 97:47-54. [PMID: 16490327 DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2006.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [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: 05/05/2005] [Accepted: 01/17/2006] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The aim of the present study was to determine the effect of fluorogestone acetate (FGA) administered after mating, on embryo production in the dairy goat subjected to conventional superovulatory and embryo recovery protocols. Adult does, most of them of the French Alpine breed, were randomly assigned after a FSH-superovulatory estrus and fertile matings to a control group (n=20) or to a treated group (n=20) in which intravaginal sponges impregnated with FGA were inserted after mating and remove before embryo collection (day 6). Blood samples were collected every 12h from days 1 to 7 post-estrus and serum progesterone concentrations were determined. The FGA-group had a lesser percentage of does with normal corpora lutea (CL) and a greater percentage of animals with CL in regression or mixed (normal and in regression) when compared with the control group (13.3 and 64.7%, 53.3 and 23.5%, and 33.3 and 11.8%, respectively; P<0.05). Mean number of normal CL per doe was less and mean number of regressed CL greater in FGA as compared with the control group (4.2 compared with 10.7 and 8.5 compared with 3.6, respectively; P<0.05). There were no differences (P>0.05) in recovery rate, total number of CL, total recovered structures, oocytes and transferable and non-transferable embryos between groups. Serum progesterone concentrations from day 5 to 7 post-estrus were lower (P<0.05) in FGA as compared with the control group. Percentage of does with luteal failure on day 6 post-estrus was greater in FGA as compared with the control group (86.6 compared with 33.3%; P<0.01). When considering only does with luteal failure on day 6 post-estrus, mean total recovered structures, transferable embryos and percentage of does rendering > or =3 transferable embryos were greater in the FGA compared with the control group (6.3 and 1.3 structures, 4.5 and 1.2 embryos, 67 and 17%, respectively; P<0.05). In does not having luteal failure, FGA administration did not appear to affect embryo production or embryo survival. These results indicate that FGA administration after mating improves embryo recovery in dairy goats with luteal failure after superovulatory treatment. However, it also increases the incidence of luteal regression when administered early in the estrous cycle.
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- M J Cervantes
- Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, 04510 D.F., México
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Martínez CO, Juárez-Mosqueda MDL, Hernández J, Valencia J. Cryopreservation of bull spermatozoa alters the perinuclear theca. Theriogenology 2006; 66:1969-75. [PMID: 16824589 DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2005.10.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [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: 05/09/2005] [Accepted: 10/25/2005] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The perinuclear theca (PT) is involved in several important sperm functions leading to fertilization. The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of cryopreservation of bull spermatozoa on the integrity of the PT and the relationship between PT integrity and semen characteristics. Semen from seven bulls was evaluated before and after cryopreservation, comparing the integrity of the plasma membrane (hypo-osmotic test), percentage of live and dead spermatozoa (triple stain), acrosome integrity (triple stain) and the integrity of the PT (negative stain by electron microscopy). Cryopreservation of bull semen caused substantial damage to the PT; the proportion of spermatozoa with a damaged PT was 15.2% versus 52.5% (P<0.05) in fresh versus frozen-thawed spermatozoa, respectively. Furthermore, on average, 67.4% (range, 64-72%) of fresh spermatozoa were live, compared to 53.1% (range, 49-58%) for frozen-thawed spermatozoa; there was an inverse correlation between the percentage of live spermatozoa and the percentage with damage to the PT. Although 59.1% of frozen-thawed spermatozoa had an intact acrosome, only 43.7% of them still remained alive. In frozen-thawed semen, there was a high correlation (r=0.69) between live spermatozoa with an intact acrosome and spermatozoa that maintained an intact PT. In conclusion, freezing/thawing of bull spermatozoa altered the PT and maintaining PT integrity may be necessary to maintain acrosome integrity.
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- Carmen Omega Martínez
- Departamento de Morfología, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, CP 04510 México DF, Mexico
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Vaidyanathan S, Valencia J, Kemp C, Zhao C, Yeh CM, Bizot MN, Denouel J, Dieterich HA, Dole WP. Lack of pharmacokinetic interactions of aliskiren, a novel direct renin inhibitor for the treatment of hypertension, with the antihypertensives amlodipine, valsartan, hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) and ramipril in healthy volunteers. Int J Clin Pract 2006; 60:1343-56. [PMID: 17073832 DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-1241.2006.01164.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [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: 11/28/2022] Open
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Aliskiren is a novel, orally active direct renin inhibitor that lowers blood pressure alone and in combination with existing antihypertensive agents. As aliskiren does not affect cytochrome P450 enzyme activities, is minimally metabolised, and is not extensively protein bound, the potential for drug interactions is predicted to be low. Four open-label studies investigated the pharmacokinetic interactions between aliskiren 300 mg and the antihypertensive drugs amlodipine 10 mg (n = 18), valsartan 320 mg (n = 18), hydrochlorothiazide 25 mg (HCTZ, n = 22) and ramipril 10 mg (n = 17) in healthy subjects. In each study, subjects received multiple once-daily doses of aliskiren and the test antihypertensive drug alone or in combination in two dosing periods separated by a drug-free washout period. Plasma concentrations of drugs were determined by liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry methods. At steady state, relatively small changes in exposure to aliskiren were observed when aliskiren was co-administered with amlodipine (AUC(tau) increased by 29%, p = 0.032), ramipril (C(max,ss) increased by 31%, p = 0.043), valsartan (AUC(tau) decreased by 26%, p = 0.002) and HCTZ (C(max,ss) decreased by 22%, p = 0.039). Co-administration with aliskiren resulted in small changes in exposure to ramipril (AUC(tau) increased by 22%, p = 0.002), valsartan (AUC(tau) decreased by 14%, p = 0.062) and HCTZ (AUC(tau) decreased by 10% and C(max,ss) by 26%, both p < 0.001). All other changes in pharmacokinetic parameters were also small, and not statistically significant. None of the observed pharmacokinetic changes was considered clinically relevant. Aliskiren inhibited plasma renin activity (PRA) and also prevented the reactive rise in PRA induced by valsartan. The most commonly reported adverse events were headache, dizziness and gastrointestinal symptoms (all mild in severity), which were similar in frequency during antihypertensive drug treatment alone and in combination with aliskiren except for an increase in dizziness during treatment with the combination of aliskiren and HCTZ. In conclusion, aliskiren shows no clinically relevant pharmacokinetic interactions and is generally well tolerated when administered in combination with amlodipine, valsartan, HCTZ or ramipril.
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- S Vaidyanathan
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, East Hanover, NJ, USA
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Salud A, Alonso V, Lambea J, Valencia J, Mira M, Polo S, Escudero P, Sierra E, Lao J. Preoperative chemoradiotherapy with capecitabine and oxaliplatin in locally advanced rectal carcinoma: Preliminary results. J Clin Oncol 2006. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2006.24.18_suppl.13543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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13543 Background: Preoperative chemoradiotherapy has shown to improve local control and sphincter preservation with decreased acute toxicity compared with postoperative treatment in locally advanced rectal carcinoma. The primary endpoint of this phase II trial was pathologic tumor response. Secondary endpoints were sphincter preservation and toxicity. Methods: Inclusion criteria: rectal adenocarcinoma <12 cms from anal verge, clinical stage T3–4 and/or N+, adequate renal, hematological and liver function. Planned sample for this trial was 43 patients. Treatment scheme: pelvic radiotherapy (50.4 Gy/28 fractions) and chemotherapy: Capecitabine 825 mg/m2/12 hours on days 1–5 + Oxaliplatin 50 mg/m2 on day 1 every week (weeks 1–6). Surgery with TME was performed between 6–8 weeks after the end of the treatment. Adjuvant chemotherapy was administered after surgery according each center criteria. Results: 37 patients have been recruited between February and December 2005. 26 male/11 female. Median age 70 years (range 38–79). Clinical stage (determined by EUS+CT or RMI): cT2 1p/cT3 33p/cT4 3p/cN+ 27p. Tumor location (from anal verge): ≤ 5 cm in 15p, >5 cm in 22p. Surgery (performed in 26 patients) consisted of low anterior resection in 13p and abdominal-perineal resection in 13p. Tumor downstaging was observed in 17p (65%), 20 (77%) had negative lymph nodes, including 6p with complete pathological response (23%) and four with only microfoci of tumor remaining (15%). Main adverse effects (NCI-CTC): diarrhea G3–4 19%, sensitive peripheral neurotoxicity G1 38%, skin G2 11%, nausea/vomiting G2 11%, fatigue/malaise G3 4%, neutropenia G3 7%. Conclusions: Preliminary results show that preoperative chemoradiotherapy with capecitabine and oxaliplatin is a well tolerated regimen for locally advanced operable rectal cancer leading to a high probability of tumor downstaging. No significant financial relationships to disclose.
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- A. Salud
- University Hospital Arnau de Vilanova, Lleida, Spain; Hospital Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, Spain; Hospital Clinico, Zaragoza, Spain; Clinica Quirón, Zaragoza, Spain
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- University Hospital Arnau de Vilanova, Lleida, Spain; Hospital Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, Spain; Hospital Clinico, Zaragoza, Spain; Clinica Quirón, Zaragoza, Spain
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- University Hospital Arnau de Vilanova, Lleida, Spain; Hospital Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, Spain; Hospital Clinico, Zaragoza, Spain; Clinica Quirón, Zaragoza, Spain
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- University Hospital Arnau de Vilanova, Lleida, Spain; Hospital Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, Spain; Hospital Clinico, Zaragoza, Spain; Clinica Quirón, Zaragoza, Spain
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- University Hospital Arnau de Vilanova, Lleida, Spain; Hospital Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, Spain; Hospital Clinico, Zaragoza, Spain; Clinica Quirón, Zaragoza, Spain
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- University Hospital Arnau de Vilanova, Lleida, Spain; Hospital Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, Spain; Hospital Clinico, Zaragoza, Spain; Clinica Quirón, Zaragoza, Spain
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- University Hospital Arnau de Vilanova, Lleida, Spain; Hospital Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, Spain; Hospital Clinico, Zaragoza, Spain; Clinica Quirón, Zaragoza, Spain
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- University Hospital Arnau de Vilanova, Lleida, Spain; Hospital Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, Spain; Hospital Clinico, Zaragoza, Spain; Clinica Quirón, Zaragoza, Spain
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- University Hospital Arnau de Vilanova, Lleida, Spain; Hospital Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, Spain; Hospital Clinico, Zaragoza, Spain; Clinica Quirón, Zaragoza, Spain
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García García M, Oppenheimer F, Valencia J. [Assessment and follow-up for inclusion into the renal transplantation. Hemodialysis centers guides]. Nefrologia 2006; 26 Suppl 8:60-9. [PMID: 17802669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/17/2023] Open
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González Parra E, Arenas MD, Valencia J, Angoso M. [Monitoring the patient on hemodialysis. Hemodialysis centers guides]. Nefrologia 2006; 26 Suppl 8:34-53. [PMID: 17802667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/17/2023] Open
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Mota-Rojas D, Alonso-Spilsbury M, Novales LM, Trujillo ME, Valencia J, Ramírez-Necoechea R, Cortés S, Ibarra IE. Alteração do epitélio vaginal em fêmeas crioulas com ovulação durante a lactação. Braz J Vet Res Anim Sci 2005. [DOI: 10.11606/issn.1678-4456.bjvras.2005.26409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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O objetivo deste estudo foi identificar mudanças do epitélio vaginal em fêmeas de "Cerdo Pelón Mexicano", que ovularam durante o lactação, estágio causado pelo efeito da presença de macho e retirada da leitegada. A avaliação do estro foi feita através de citologia de raspado vaginal, observação do comportamento das fêmeas e por determinação de 17 ß estradiol e de progesterona no 8º dia após o início de lactação. Foram formados quatro grupos de fêmeas: Grupo 1 não sofreu estímulo; Grupo 2 permaneceu com o macho; Grupo 3 foi separado sua leitegada por 4 h e grupo 4 recebeu ambos estímulos. Amostras de raspado vaginal foram coletadas a cada 24 horas durante 5 dias após o estímulo. ANOVA para amostras repetidas foi realizada durante os 5 dias do teste. O estímulo utilizado no Grupo 4 causou modificações significativas (P < 0·001) quando comparado aos Grupos 1, 2 e 3. Os níveis de estradiol foram mais altos que 30 pg/ml no Grupo 4 no 10º dia pós parto e 4.5 ng/ml de progesterona nos 11º e 12º dias pós parto. Ficou evidente que 100% das fêmeas nos Grupos 1, 2 e 3 não mostraram atividade de estro quando foi relacionado citologia vaginal com o comportamento estral e determinação hormonal da fase de lactação das fêmeas, ao passo que 100% das fêmeas no Grupo 4 apresentaram estro 72 horas após os estímulos e ovularam 24 a 36 horas do início do cio, o que foi comprovado pela determinações de estradiol e progesterona, respectivamente.
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Cardenal F, Arnaiz M, Valencia J, Casas F, Perez A, Perez J, Chus M, Sanz X, Baron F, Calvo F. P-706 Randomized phase II study of sequetial versus concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CRT) in poor risk patients with inoperable stage III non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC): Interim analysis. Lung Cancer 2005. [DOI: 10.1016/s0169-5002(05)81199-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Alonso V, Salud A, Escudero P, Bueso P, Mira M, Valencia J, Polo S, Ruiz de Lobera A, Lao J, Lastra R. Phase II trial of preoperative chemoradiotherapy with irinotecan and infusional 5-fluorouracil in locally advanced operable rectal carcinoma. J Clin Oncol 2005. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2005.23.16_suppl.3542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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- V. Alonso
- Hosp Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, Spain; Hosp Arnau de Vilanova, Lerida, Spain; Hosp Clinico de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain; Hosp de Barbastro, Barbastro, Spain
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- Hosp Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, Spain; Hosp Arnau de Vilanova, Lerida, Spain; Hosp Clinico de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain; Hosp de Barbastro, Barbastro, Spain
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- Hosp Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, Spain; Hosp Arnau de Vilanova, Lerida, Spain; Hosp Clinico de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain; Hosp de Barbastro, Barbastro, Spain
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- Hosp Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, Spain; Hosp Arnau de Vilanova, Lerida, Spain; Hosp Clinico de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain; Hosp de Barbastro, Barbastro, Spain
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- Hosp Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, Spain; Hosp Arnau de Vilanova, Lerida, Spain; Hosp Clinico de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain; Hosp de Barbastro, Barbastro, Spain
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- Hosp Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, Spain; Hosp Arnau de Vilanova, Lerida, Spain; Hosp Clinico de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain; Hosp de Barbastro, Barbastro, Spain
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- Hosp Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, Spain; Hosp Arnau de Vilanova, Lerida, Spain; Hosp Clinico de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain; Hosp de Barbastro, Barbastro, Spain
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- Hosp Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, Spain; Hosp Arnau de Vilanova, Lerida, Spain; Hosp Clinico de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain; Hosp de Barbastro, Barbastro, Spain
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- Hosp Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, Spain; Hosp Arnau de Vilanova, Lerida, Spain; Hosp Clinico de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain; Hosp de Barbastro, Barbastro, Spain
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- Hosp Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, Spain; Hosp Arnau de Vilanova, Lerida, Spain; Hosp Clinico de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain; Hosp de Barbastro, Barbastro, Spain
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Cardenal F, Arnaiz MD, Isla D, Valencia J, Viñolas N, Dómine M, Pérez FJ, Maestu I, Mesia C, García R. Randomized phase II study of sequential versus concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CRT) in poor- risk patients with inoperable stage III non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC): Interim analysis. J Clin Oncol 2005. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2005.23.16_suppl.7255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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- F. Cardenal
- Inst Catala d’Oncologia, L’Hospitalet, Spain; Hosp Clínico, Zaragoza, Spain; Hosp Clínic, Barcelona, Spain; Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Madrid, Spain; Hosp Virgen de los Lirios, Alcoi, Spain; Hosp del Mar, Barcelona, Spain; Hosp Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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- Inst Catala d’Oncologia, L’Hospitalet, Spain; Hosp Clínico, Zaragoza, Spain; Hosp Clínic, Barcelona, Spain; Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Madrid, Spain; Hosp Virgen de los Lirios, Alcoi, Spain; Hosp del Mar, Barcelona, Spain; Hosp Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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- Inst Catala d’Oncologia, L’Hospitalet, Spain; Hosp Clínico, Zaragoza, Spain; Hosp Clínic, Barcelona, Spain; Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Madrid, Spain; Hosp Virgen de los Lirios, Alcoi, Spain; Hosp del Mar, Barcelona, Spain; Hosp Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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- Inst Catala d’Oncologia, L’Hospitalet, Spain; Hosp Clínico, Zaragoza, Spain; Hosp Clínic, Barcelona, Spain; Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Madrid, Spain; Hosp Virgen de los Lirios, Alcoi, Spain; Hosp del Mar, Barcelona, Spain; Hosp Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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- Inst Catala d’Oncologia, L’Hospitalet, Spain; Hosp Clínico, Zaragoza, Spain; Hosp Clínic, Barcelona, Spain; Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Madrid, Spain; Hosp Virgen de los Lirios, Alcoi, Spain; Hosp del Mar, Barcelona, Spain; Hosp Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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- Inst Catala d’Oncologia, L’Hospitalet, Spain; Hosp Clínico, Zaragoza, Spain; Hosp Clínic, Barcelona, Spain; Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Madrid, Spain; Hosp Virgen de los Lirios, Alcoi, Spain; Hosp del Mar, Barcelona, Spain; Hosp Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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- Inst Catala d’Oncologia, L’Hospitalet, Spain; Hosp Clínico, Zaragoza, Spain; Hosp Clínic, Barcelona, Spain; Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Madrid, Spain; Hosp Virgen de los Lirios, Alcoi, Spain; Hosp del Mar, Barcelona, Spain; Hosp Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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- Inst Catala d’Oncologia, L’Hospitalet, Spain; Hosp Clínico, Zaragoza, Spain; Hosp Clínic, Barcelona, Spain; Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Madrid, Spain; Hosp Virgen de los Lirios, Alcoi, Spain; Hosp del Mar, Barcelona, Spain; Hosp Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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- Inst Catala d’Oncologia, L’Hospitalet, Spain; Hosp Clínico, Zaragoza, Spain; Hosp Clínic, Barcelona, Spain; Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Madrid, Spain; Hosp Virgen de los Lirios, Alcoi, Spain; Hosp del Mar, Barcelona, Spain; Hosp Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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- Inst Catala d’Oncologia, L’Hospitalet, Spain; Hosp Clínico, Zaragoza, Spain; Hosp Clínic, Barcelona, Spain; Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Madrid, Spain; Hosp Virgen de los Lirios, Alcoi, Spain; Hosp del Mar, Barcelona, Spain; Hosp Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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Esco R, Valencia J, Coronel P, Carceller JA, Gimeno M, Bascón N. Efficacy of orgotein in prevention of late side effects of pelvic irradiation: a randomized study. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2004; 60:1211-9. [PMID: 15519794 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2004.04.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [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: 12/11/2003] [Revised: 03/15/2004] [Accepted: 04/19/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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PURPOSE To study whether orgotein is effective in preventing late radiation-induced effects. METHODS AND MATERIALS Patients >18 years old who were diagnosed with rectal cancer, had an indication for pelvic irradiation (RT) after surgery, and complied with the selection criteria were randomly assigned at the end of RT to receive orgotein for 7 weeks or no treatment (control). The Radiation Therapy Oncology Group toxicity scale was used to evaluate the RT-induced side effects for up to 2 years. Interruptions due to toxicity, concomitant medication, and non-RT adverse events were also recorded. RESULTS A total of 100 patients were included, with 50 in each group. The groups were comparable in terms of the demographic and baseline characteristics. The orgotein group had statistically significant less late toxicity than the control group (p = 0.036) and nontreated patients had a 66% greater chance of developing late toxicity at 2 years. Grouping toxicity as nonrelevant (Radiation Therapy Oncology Group Grade 0-1) and relevant (Grade 2 or worse), patients given orgotein had a lower incidence of late relevant toxicity than did controls, with statistical significance reached at all follow-up visits. After 2 years, patients not treated with orgotein had, in general, a 37% greater chance of developing late relevant toxicity; this risk was 26% when referring specifically to GI toxicity. No adverse events attributable to orgotein were recorded at any time during the study. CONCLUSION Orgotein is a safe treatment that significantly prevents the overall occurrence of late toxicity, with toxicity reduction particularly evident in the lower GI tract.
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- Ricardo Esco
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Hospital Clínico Lozano Blesa, Zaragoza, Spain.
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Espinosa-Márquez MC, Valencia J, Zarco L, Escobar-Medina FJ, Colina-Flores F, Arechiga-Flores CF. Effect of fluorogestone acetate on embryo recovery and quality in eCG-superovulated goats with premature luteal regression. Theriogenology 2004; 62:624-30. [PMID: 15226017 DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2004.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [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: 03/15/2003] [Accepted: 11/14/2003] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The objective of this study was to evaluate if treatment of eCG-superovulated goats with fluorogestone acetate (FGA) would increase the number and quality of embryos recovered. Goats (n = 25) were given an intravaginal sponge containing 45 mg FGA for 12 days, with 1000 IU eCG and 7.5mg of Luprostiol (a PGF(2 alpha) analog) given -48 and 0 h relative to sponge removal. Goats were mated by natural service every 12h during estrus and surgical embryo collection was done 6 days after the last mating. There were two treatment groups; those in the FGA group (n = 13) had a FGA sponge from 8h after mating to embryo collection, whereas goats in the control group (n = 12) did not receive any post-mating treatment. Premature luteal regression occurred in 61.5% (8/13) and 83.3% (10/12) of the goats in the FGA and the control groups, respectively (P > 0.05). Corpus luteum life span averaged 4 days in goats with premature luteolysis. The mean (+/- S.E.) number of transferable embryos was 5.7 +/- 1.6 in the FGA group and 0.1 +/- 0.1 in the control group (P < 0.05). Within the FGA group, the embryo recovery rate was similar in goats with premature luteal regression compared to those with normal luteal function, although non-transferable embryos were only found in goats with premature luteal regression. In conclusion, post-breeding treatment with FGA increased embryonic survival in eCG-superovulated goats, even though it did not prevent premature luteal regression.
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- M C Espinosa-Márquez
- Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas, Zacatecas, Mexico
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Alonso V, Salud A, Escudero P, Valencia J, Mira M, Ruiz de Lobera A, Lambea J, Grandez R, Tres A, Anton A. Preoperative chemoradiation with oxaliplatin and 5-fluorouracil in locally advanced rectal carcinoma. J Clin Oncol 2004. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2004.22.90140.3607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- V. Alonso
- Hospital Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, Spain; Hospital Arnau de Vilanova, Lerida, Spain; Hospital Clinico, Zaragoza, Spain
| | - A. Salud
- Hospital Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, Spain; Hospital Arnau de Vilanova, Lerida, Spain; Hospital Clinico, Zaragoza, Spain
| | - P. Escudero
- Hospital Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, Spain; Hospital Arnau de Vilanova, Lerida, Spain; Hospital Clinico, Zaragoza, Spain
| | - J. Valencia
- Hospital Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, Spain; Hospital Arnau de Vilanova, Lerida, Spain; Hospital Clinico, Zaragoza, Spain
| | - M. Mira
- Hospital Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, Spain; Hospital Arnau de Vilanova, Lerida, Spain; Hospital Clinico, Zaragoza, Spain
| | - A. Ruiz de Lobera
- Hospital Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, Spain; Hospital Arnau de Vilanova, Lerida, Spain; Hospital Clinico, Zaragoza, Spain
| | - J. Lambea
- Hospital Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, Spain; Hospital Arnau de Vilanova, Lerida, Spain; Hospital Clinico, Zaragoza, Spain
| | - R. Grandez
- Hospital Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, Spain; Hospital Arnau de Vilanova, Lerida, Spain; Hospital Clinico, Zaragoza, Spain
| | - A. Tres
- Hospital Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, Spain; Hospital Arnau de Vilanova, Lerida, Spain; Hospital Clinico, Zaragoza, Spain
| | - A. Anton
- Hospital Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, Spain; Hospital Arnau de Vilanova, Lerida, Spain; Hospital Clinico, Zaragoza, Spain
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