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Lau W, Chisholm K, Gallagher M, Felmingham K, Murray K, Pearce A, Doyle N, Alexander S, O'Brien H, Putica A, Khatri J, Bockelmann P, Hosseiny F, Librado A, Notarianni M, O'Donnell M. Comparing the unified protocol for transdiagnostic treatment of emotional disorders to prolonged exposure for the treatment of PTSD: Design of a non-inferiority randomized controlled trial. Contemp Clin Trials Commun 2023; 33:101134. [PMID: 37228903 PMCID: PMC10205430 DOI: 10.1016/j.conctc.2023.101134] [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] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2023] [Revised: 03/21/2023] [Accepted: 04/10/2023] [Indexed: 05/27/2023] Open
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Background Prolonged Exposure (PE), a trauma-focused therapy, is one of the most efficacious treatments available for PTSD. However, many people with PTSD do not lose their diagnosis following delivery of PE. The Unified Protocol (UP) for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders is a non-trauma focused treatment that may offer an alternative treatment for PTSD. Methods This paper describes the study protocol for IMPACT, an assessor-blinded randomized controlled trial that examines the non-inferiority of UP relative to PE for participants who meet DSM-5 criteria for current PTSD. One hundred and twenty adult participants with PTSD will be randomized to receive either 10 × 90-min sessions of UP or PE with a trained provider. The primary outcome is severity of PTSD symptoms assessed by the Clinician Administered PTSD Scale for DSM-5 (CAPS-5) at post-treatment. Discussion While evidence-based treatments are available for PTSD, high levels of treatment dropout and non-response require new approaches to be tested. The UP is based on emotion regulation theory and is effective in treating anxiety and depressive disorders, however, there has been limited application to PTSD. This is the first rigorous study comparing UP to PE in a non-inferiority randomized controlled trial and may help improve clinical outcomes for those with PTSD. Trial registration This trial was prospectively registered with the Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry, Trial ID (ACTRN12619000543189).
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- W. Lau
- Phoenix Australia – Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health, Department of Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Phoenix Australia – Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health, Department of Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Psychology, The University of Houston, TX, USA
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- Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Phoenix Australia – Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health, Department of Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Phoenix Australia – Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health, Department of Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Phoenix Australia – Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health, Department of Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Phoenix Australia – Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health, Department of Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Phoenix Australia – Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health, Department of Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Phoenix Australia – Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health, Department of Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Canberra Health Services, Australian Capital Territory Government, Canberra, Australia
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- Phoenix Australia – Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health, Department of Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Atlas Institute for Veterans and Families, Ottawa, Canada
- University of Ottawa Institute of Mental Health Research at The Royal, Canada
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- Atlas Institute for Veterans and Families, Ottawa, Canada
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- Atlas Institute for Veterans and Families, Ottawa, Canada
- University of Ottawa Institute of Mental Health Research at The Royal, Canada
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- Phoenix Australia – Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health, Department of Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Cowan-Dickie S, Sandsund C, Hunter H, Tigue R, Harris N, Adomah S, Mcleod H, Moore C, Woods M, Corsini L, Doyle N, Wiseman T. “Not another leaflet please”: Improving the delivery of physical activity information and interventions for people with breast cancer. The JHD 2020. [DOI: 10.21853/jhd.2020.100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Li F, Morgan A, McCullagh A, Johnson A, Giles C, Greenfield D, Crawford G, Gath J, Lyons J, Andreyev J, Tobutt J, Tugwell J, Robb K, Cove-Smith L, Bennister L, Doyle N, Lee N, Nash R, Simcock R, Stephens R, Best S, Moug S, Staley K, Regan S, Ellis P, Griffiths S, Lewis I. Abstract 3348: Top 10 living with and beyond cancer research priorities. Cancer Res 2019. [DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.am2019-3348] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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More and more people are living with the consequences of cancer and its treatment (living with and beyond cancer), yet the level of relevant research is low compared to other types of cancer research in the UK. NCRI aims to increase the level of research in this area and to ultimately improve the lives of those affected by cancer. Undefined research priorities in this broad area has been a barrier to research. The 2015 NHS Independent Cancer Taskforce report also recommends defining research priorities and to enable this research to happen. To address this barrier the NCRI has undertaken a James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnership (PSP) to identify priorities that matter most to people affected by cancer and the health and social care professionals.A PSP consists of patients and carers, health and social care professionals. PSPs have several stages and begin with a UK-wide survey to gather questions about uncertainties in living with and beyond cancer. Once the results were analysed, an interim exercise takes place to further prioritise the uncertainties. The last stage is a final workshop where partners debate and finally arrive at a top 10 list of shared uncertainties.The living with and beyond cancer PSP received 3500 questions submitted by people affected by cancer and healthcare professionals. Through a 18-month established rigorous process, the questions are prioritised down to the Top 10 living with and beyond cancer priorities for research in June 2018. This is the first time that clear research priorities have been identified in this area. They are the most impactful research questions that will help improve the lives of people affected by cancer. The Top 10 uncertainties will be publicised widely to ensure that researchers and those who fund research really understand what matters to people affected by cancer. The top uncertainties will be promoted to many research organizations and relevant funders in the UK. We anticipate they will directly influence future research.
Citation Format: Feng Li, Adrienne Morgan, Angela McCullagh, Anne Johnson, Ceinwen Giles, Diana Greenfield, Graeme Crawford, Jacqui Gath, Jane Lyons, Jervoise Andreyev, Jonathan Tobutt, Julia Tugwell, Karen Robb, Laura Cove-Smith, Lindsey Bennister, Natalie Doyle, Nicolas Lee, Rebecca Nash, Richard Simcock, Richard Stephens, Sabine Best, Susan Moug, Kristina Staley, Sandra Regan, Patricia Ellis, Stuart Griffiths, Ian Lewis. Top 10 living with and beyond cancer research priorities [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2019; 2019 Mar 29-Apr 3; Atlanta, GA. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2019;79(13 Suppl):Abstract nr 3348.
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- Feng Li
- 1National Cancer Research Institute, London, United Kingdom
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- 3National Cancer Research Institute Consumer Forum, London, United Kingdom
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- 6Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, United Kingdom
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- 7Bangor Health Centre, Northern Ireland, Bangor, United Kingdom
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- 2Independent Cancer Patients' Voice, London, United Kingdom
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- 9United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom
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- 3National Cancer Research Institute Consumer Forum, London, United Kingdom
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- 11Transforming Cancer Services Team in London, London, United Kingdom
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- 14The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
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- 15Macmillan Cancer Support, London, United Kingdom
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- 15Macmillan Cancer Support, London, United Kingdom
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- 16Brighton and Sussex University Hospital Trust, Brighton, United Kingdom
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- 3National Cancer Research Institute Consumer Forum, London, United Kingdom
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- 18Royal Alexandra Hospital Paisley, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- 20NIHR Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- 1National Cancer Research Institute, London, United Kingdom
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Doyle N, Gainty M, Doyle J, Levy M, DeCherney A, Hayes H, Caswell W, Tucker M, Graham J, Lim J, Hill M. Do donor oocyte recipients benefit from preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy(PGT-A) to improve pregnancy outcomes? Fertil Steril 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2018.07.219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Doyle N, Varela A, Haile S, Guldberg R, Kostenuik PJ, Ominsky MS, Smith SY, Hattersley G. Abaloparatide, a novel PTH receptor agonist, increased bone mass and strength in ovariectomized cynomolgus monkeys by increasing bone formation without increasing bone resorption. Osteoporos Int 2018; 29:685-697. [PMID: 29260289 PMCID: PMC5834552 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-017-4323-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2017] [Accepted: 11/20/2017] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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UNLABELLED Abaloparatide, a novel PTH1 receptor agonist, increased bone formation in osteopenic ovariectomized cynomolgus monkeys while increasing cortical and trabecular bone mass. Abaloparatide increased bone strength and maintained or enhanced bone mass-strength relationships, indicating preserved or improved bone quality. INTRODUCTION Abaloparatide is a selective PTH1R activator that is approved for the treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis. The effects of 16 months of abaloparatide administration on bone formation, resorption, density, and strength were assessed in adult ovariectomized (OVX) cynomolgus monkeys (cynos). METHODS Sixty-five 9-18-year-old female cynos underwent OVX surgery, and 15 similar cynos underwent sham surgery. After a 9-month period without treatments, OVX cynos were allocated to four groups that received 16 months of daily s.c. injections with either vehicle (n = 17) or abaloparatide (0.2, 1, or 5 μg/kg/day; n = 16/dose level), while Sham controls received s.c. vehicle (n = 15). Bone densitometry (DXA, pQCT, micro-CT), qualitative bone histology, serum calcium, bone turnover markers, bone histomorphometry, and bone strength were among the key measures assessed. RESULTS At the end of the 9-month post-surgical bone depletion period, just prior to the treatment phase, the OVX groups exhibited increased bone turnover markers and decreased bone mass compared with sham controls. Abaloparatide administration to OVX cynos led to increased bone formation parameters, including serum P1NP and endocortical bone formation rate. Abaloparatide administration did not influence serum calcium levels, bone resorption markers, cortical porosity, or eroded surfaces. Abaloparatide increased bone mass at the whole body, lumbar spine, tibial diaphysis, femoral neck, and femoral trochanter. Abaloparatide administration was associated with greater lumbar vertebral strength, and had no adverse effects on bone mass-strength relationships for the vertebrae, femoral neck, femoral diaphysis, or humeral cortical beams. CONCLUSIONS Abaloparatide administration was associated with increases in bone formation, bone mass and bone strength, and with maintenance of bone quality in OVX cynos, without increases in serum calcium or bone resorption parameters.
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- N Doyle
- Charles River Laboratories, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Charles River Laboratories, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Charles River Laboratories, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- Phylon Pharma Services, Newbury Park, CA, USA
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- Radius Health Inc., 950 Winter Street, Waltham, MA, 02451, USA
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- Charles River Laboratories, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Radius Health Inc., 950 Winter Street, Waltham, MA, 02451, USA.
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Arevalo O, Valenzuela R, Esquenazi Y, Rao M, Tran B, Zhu J, Bhattacharjee M, Fonseca P, Doyle N, Riascos R. The 2016 World Health Organization Classification of Tumors of the Central Nervous System: A Practical Approach for Gliomas, Part 1. Basic Tumor Genetics. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017. [DOI: 10.3174/ng.9170230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Doyle N, Parikh T, Eubanks A, DeCherney A, Healy M, Yauger B, Csokmay J, Hill M. The effect of vaginal estradiol on live birth in preparation of the endometrium in FET cycles. Fertil Steril 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2017.07.509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Lim J, Doyle N, Stratton M, Doyle J, Graham J, DeCherney A, Hayes H, Caswell W, Levy M, Tucker M. Donor egg banking & egg efficiency: what is an optimum number per egg lot? Fertil Steril 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2017.07.512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Doyle N, Hill M, Doyle J, Caswell W, Lim J, Tucker M, Stratton M, Graham J, DeCherney A, Devine K, Hayes H, Levy M. PGS does not improve pregnancy outcomes in IVF cycles using vitrified donor oocytes. Fertil Steril 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2017.07.838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Doyle N, Hill M, Caswell W, Lim J, Tucker M, Stratton M, Graham J, DeCherney A, Devine K, Hayes H, Levy M, Doyle J. Association between the number of retrieved mature donor oocytes and live birth in IVF donor recipient cycles using frozen donor eggs. Fertil Steril 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2017.07.690] [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: 11/27/2022]
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Sandsund C, Towers R, Thomas K, Tigue R, Lalji A, Fernandes A, Doyle N, Jordan J, Gage H, Shaw C. Holistic needs assessment and care plans for women with gynaecological cancer: do they improve cancer-specific health-related quality of life? A randomised controlled trial using mixed methods. BMJ Support Palliat Care 2017; 10:e16. [PMID: 28847853 PMCID: PMC7286034 DOI: 10.1136/bmjspcare-2016-001207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2016] [Revised: 01/09/2017] [Accepted: 04/01/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Objectives Holistic needs assessment (HNA) and care planning are proposed to address unmet needs of people treated for cancer. We tested whether HNA and care planning by an allied health professional improved cancer-specific quality of life for women following curative treatment for stage I–III gynaecological cancer. Methods Consecutive women were invited to participate in a randomised controlled study (HNA and care planning vs usual care) at a UK cancer centre. Data were collected by questionnaire at baseline, 3 and 6 months. The outcomes were 6-month change in European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) Quality of Life Questionnaire-C30 (version 3), global score (primary) and, in EORTC subscales, generic quality of life and self-efficacy (secondary). The study was blinded for data management and analysis. Differences in outcomes were compared between groups. Health service utilisation and quality-adjusted life years (QALY) (from Short Form-6) were gathered for a cost-effectiveness analysis. Thematic analysis was used to interpret data from an exit interview. Results 150 women consented (75 per group); 10 undertook interviews. For 124 participants (61 intervention, 63 controls) with complete data, no statistically significant differences were seen between groups in the primary endpoint. The majority of those interviewed reported important personal gains they attributed to the intervention, which reflected trends to improvement seen in EORTC functional and symptom scales. Economic analysis suggests a 62% probability of cost-effectiveness at a £30 000/QALY threshold. Conclusion Care plan development with an allied health professional is cost-effective, acceptable and useful for some women treated for stage I–III gynaecological cancer. We recommend its introduction early in the pathway to support person-centred care.
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- Catherine Sandsund
- Therapies Department, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Lead Nurse Counsellor, Psychological Support Services, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Senior Statistician Research Data Management and Statistics Unit, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, Sutton, UK
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- Therapies Department, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Therapies Department, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Gynaeoncology Unit, Clinical Services Division, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Nurse Consultant in Living With and Beyond Cancer, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Surrey Health Economics Centre, School of Economics, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK
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- Surrey Health Economics Centre, School of Economics, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK
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- Therapies Department, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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Capelan M, Battisti NML, McLoughlin A, Snuggs N, Maidens V, Slyk P, Peckitt C, Stanway SJ, Doyle N, Wiseman T, Ring AE. Ongoing needs in 625 women living beyond early breast cancer. J Clin Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2017.35.5_suppl.139] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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139 Background: In some healthcare systems people with a diagnosis of early invasive breast cancer (BC) are discharged from hospital-based follow-up after completion of initial treatment. However there are limited data on the prevalence of specific ongoing physical and psychological needs in such people. Methods: We conducted a retrospective study involving survivors of BC who entered into the Open Access Follow-Up (OAFU) program at The Royal Marsden Hospital (UK) from January to December 2015. The ongoing needs were assessed using the Holistic Needs Assessment (HNA) (a checklist questionnaire regarding physical, emotional, family, practical and spiritual needs) or extracted directly from the Electronic Patient Record (EPR). Results: Six hundred and twenty-five invasive survivors of BC were seen for the first time in the OAFU program after completing their initial treatment. Ongoing needs were identified in 214 (34%) from their returned HNA and in 411 (66%) direct from EPR. Demographic and treatment characteristics were not significantly different between the two groups. The median age was 59 year-old. Median time from diagnosis to assessment was 8.9 months. Ongoing needs were categorized in 3 different groups: 0, 1-4 and ≥ 5 needs. 513 (82%) survivors of BC had 0-4 ongoing needs and 18% had ≥ 5 needs. Physical and emotional needs were the most frequently reported (55% and 24% respectively). Rates of ongoing needs were more frequently identified using formal HNA assessment than extraction from EPR: overall physical needs: 79% vs. 43% (p < 0.001) and emotional needs 50% vs. 10% (p < 0.001). The most frequent specific ongoing needs were: hot flushes (23%), fatigue (21%), pain (19%), worry, fear and anxiety (16%), sleep problems (14%), tingling in hands/feet (11%), dry, itchy or sore skin (11%) sadness and depression (10%), changes in weight (10%) and memory or concentration problems (10%). Conclusions: Fifty-five percent survivors of BC reported at least one physical need and 24% an emotional need. Consistently higher levels of ongoing needs were identified using the HNA formalized checklist. The HNA enables people self-reflection and promotes discussion with the health professional in order to identify ongoing needs and provide on-going supportive care.
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- Marta Capelan
- The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, Sutton, United Kingdom
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- The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, Sutton, United Kingdom
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- The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, Sutton, United Kingdom
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- The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, Sutton, United Kingdom
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- The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, Sutton, United Kingdom
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- The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, Sutton, United Kingdom
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- The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, Sutton, United Kingdom
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Cunningham N, Stanway SJ, Wiseman T, Taylor C, Noble JL, Doyle N. Living with and beyond cancer: What can be achieved by multi-organization collaboration. J Clin Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2017.35.5_suppl.59] [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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59 Background: The London Cancer Alliance (LCA), created in 2011, is an integrated cancer system consisting of 14 NHS organisations serving a population of 5.7 million. The multi-professional Survivorship Pathway Group has 18 members including a service user. The purpose of the group is to provide expert clinical leadership for the development and implementation of the pathways to imbed the Recovery Package (Holistic needs assessment (HNA)/care plan, treatment summaries, health and well-being events, cancer care reviews), treatment and management of the consequences of cancer into standard practice of cancer care. Methods: Data is collected quarterly for each NHS organisations’- HNA and care plan, treatment summaries, health and well-being events against defined metrics. Data Collection is in its fourth year. To support the implementation, guidelines have been developed, support and information provided and educational fora run. Results: The number of HNAs completed within 31 days of diagnosis from 487 to 2646 (an increase of 543%) and for HNAs completed within 6 weeks of completing treatment from 185 to 905 (an increase of 489%) (RM Partners Overall 2016) since Q2 2013/14 until Q2 2015/16. The group have mapped service availability across the LCA and developed robust survivorship pathways for lymphedema, complementary services, sexual consequences, GI consequences, onco-fertility, allied health professional rehabilitation and health and wellbeing events. Guidelines have also been developed and published on survivorship, lymphoedema, health and well-being events, gastro-intestinal and sexual consequences, complementary therapies, developing patient information leaflets, gaining patient and carer feedback. Furthermore, over 15 fora have been run on diverse topics. Conclusions: Collaborative working across London organisations has proved to be feasible and productive. The impact of the group has been demonstrated through the significant uptake in implementation of the Recovery Package. Future directions include an improvement in collection of HCP agreed data sets, the embedding of treatment summary templates into Trust cancer data systems, and further role out of electronic HNA.
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- The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, Sutton, United Kingdom
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- London North West Healthcare NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
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- The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, Sutton, United Kingdom
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Stanway SJ, Taylor C, Noble JL, Doyle N, Young T, Cunningham N, Capelan M, Van Hemelrijck M, Chen M, Kinsella N, Evans S, Wiseman T. A study to identify subjective gaps in survivorship knowledge of health care professionals in London. J Clin Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2017.35.5_suppl.63] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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63 Background: The London Cancer Alliance (LCA), created in 2011, is an integrated cancer system consisting of 14 NHS organisations serving a population of 5.7 million. The multi-professional Survivorship Pathway Group aims to improve the outcomes of adults living with and beyond cancer. Methods: A 14-15 point questionnaire was developed to identify gaps in survivorship knowledge of oncology health care professionals (HCP) working in London. We were interested in HCP’s knowledge of the existence of the Recovery Package (Holistic Needs Assessment and care plan, Treatment Summary, access to a Health and Wellbeing Event and Cancer Care Review). The survey was uploaded onto Smart Survey and sent to 434 HCPs. Results: 167 surveys were anonymously completed. The distribution of respondents included Clinical Nurse Specialists(CNS), physiotherapists, dieticians, oncologists. The majority of respondents worked in specialist centers (44%), with 35% working in acute secondary care, 27% in acute tertiary care and 6% in the community. HCPs from all tumour groups were represented, though breast cancer and head and neck cancer were best represented. The majority of respondents were familiar with some or all of the components of the Recovery Package (80%). HCPs were most confident when asking about anxiety/depression (83%) but least confident or confident to some extent asking about changes in cognitive function (49%) and bone health (49%). When addressing needs, HCPs were confident addressing fatigue (47%) but less confident addressing cardiac complications (65%) and sexual concerns (64%). CNSs in particular were confident asking and addressing most concerns but many were not confident or were only somewhat confident addressing menopausal symptoms (34%) or lymphedema (37%). Further training was identified in psychological support, sexual consequences and management of long-term side effects. The predominant research priority identified was long-term side effects. Conclusions: Data from this survey will inform local educational fora, service mapping studies and the LCA Survivorship Research Group’s future strategy.
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- London North West Healthcare NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
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- The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, Sutton, United Kingdom
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- Lynda Jackson Macmillan Centre, Mount Vernon Cancer Centre, Northwood, United Kingdom
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- Kings College London, Division of Cancer Studies, Cancer Epidemiology Group, London, United Kingdom
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- University College London Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, Sutton, United Kingdom
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Doyle N, Patounakis G, Han T, Stillman R, DeCherney A, Richter K. Too much of a good thing? High motile sperm concentrations may reduce conventional insemination in vitro fertilization (CI-IVF) birth. Fertil Steril 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2015.07.761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Ann Muls
- Macmillan Nurse Consultant (GI consequences of cancer treatment)
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- Teenage Cancer Trust Nurse Consultant for Adolescents and Young Adults
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- Macmillan Nurse Consultant (Palliative care) Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, London
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Hughes C, Henry R, Richards S, Doyle N. Supporting delivery of the recovery package for people living with and beyond cancer. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014. [DOI: 10.7748/cnp.13.10.30.e1150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [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: 11/09/2022]
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Parker M, DiGiacomo T, Shepherd K, Mosier K, Michael G, Doyle N. Robotic Surgery: Resident Friend or Foe? J Minim Invasive Gynecol 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2014.08.430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Doyle N. Inspiring cancer nursing in the UK and beyond. Br J Nurs 2014; 23:S3. [PMID: 25203852 DOI: 10.12968/bjon.2014.23.sup16.s3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Doyle N, Richter K, Bromer J, Hill M, Graham J, Tucker M, Stillman R. Blastocyst quality can select older patients up to and including 40 years of age for successful elective single embryo transfer (eSET). Fertil Steril 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2014.07.1055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Henry R, Hartley B, Simpson M, Doyle N. The development and evaluation of a holistic needs assessment and care planning learning package targeted at cancer nurses in the UK. Ecancermedicalscience 2014; 8:416. [PMID: 24761157 PMCID: PMC3990662 DOI: 10.3332/ecancer.2014.416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2013] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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A project team from the United Kingdom Oncology Nursing Society developed a blended e-learning website to facilitate nurses to further develop their confidence and competencies in a range of skills related to assessing the holistic needs of people with cancer. The project team identified three areas which were integral to an holistic needs assessment (HNA) implementation project. These were project support information, project management skills, and practical competencies delivered in a blended e-learning package containing a series of accessible video presentations, supporting documents, and practical activities. The team worked with internal and external partners to ensure that a robust and inspiring programme was created. www.hnaforcancer.com was launched in October 2012 as a blended learning programme that incorporates e-learning on core subjects. These subjects are packaged as videoed presentations with supporting learning material and can be accessed via the UKONS website. By the end of the programme participants were equipped to identify and explore the essential requirements for HNA and care planning, more able to recognise potential need, and initiate care to prevent or minimise the risk of complications. Participants had also developed confidence and competency in new skills, including basic project management.
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- Living With and Beyond Cancer Forum, The United Kingdom Oncology Nursing Society (UKONS), London, UK
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- Living With and Beyond Cancer Forum, The United Kingdom Oncology Nursing Society (UKONS), London, UK
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- Living With and Beyond Cancer Forum, The United Kingdom Oncology Nursing Society (UKONS), London, UK
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- Living With and Beyond Cancer Forum, The United Kingdom Oncology Nursing Society (UKONS), London, UK
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Baker E, Mulreany M, O’Sullivan D, Doyle N, Rymarz E, Meegan C. DD-002 An evaluation of efficiency of the schedule of requisition deliveries from the Mater Misericordiae University Hospital (MMUH) Pharmacy Department dispensary. Eur J Hosp Pharm 2014. [DOI: 10.1136/ejhpharm-2013-000436.156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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Doyle N, Shaw C. Cancer in the Twenty-first Century. Nutr Cancer 2013. [DOI: 10.1002/9781118788707.ch1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Sandsund C, Pattison N, Doyle N, Shaw C. Finding a new normal: a grounded theory study of rehabilitation after treatment for upper gastrointestinal or gynaecological cancers - the patient's perspective. Eur J Cancer Care (Engl) 2012; 22:232-44. [DOI: 10.1111/ecc.12016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/28/2012] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- Therapies Department; The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust; London; UK
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- Nursing, Risk and Rehabilitation; The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust; Sutton; Surrey; UK
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- Clinical Services Department; The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust; London; UK
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- Therapies Department; The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust; London; UK
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Shaw C, Sandsund C, Doyle N, Pattison N. 6637 POSTER Rehabilitation for Patients With Uppergastrointestinal or Gynaecological Cancers – the Patient's Perspective. Eur J Cancer 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/s0959-8049(11)71948-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Moore S, Doyle N, Biggerstaff B. Audit of a support group for people affected by mesothelioma. Lung Cancer 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/s0169-5002(10)70084-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Oestergaard S, Rasmussen KE, Doyle N, Varela A, Chouinard L, Smith SY, Qvist P, Karsdal MA. Evaluation of Cartilage and Bone Degradation in a Murine Collagen Antibody-induced Arthritis Model. Scand J Immunol 2008; 67:304-12. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3083.2007.02060.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Oestergaard S, Chouinard L, Doyle N, Karsdal MA, Smith SY, Qvist P, Tankó LB. The utility of measuring C-terminal telopeptides of collagen type II (CTX-II) in serum and synovial fluid samples for estimation of articular cartilage status in experimental models of destructive joint diseases. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2006; 14:670-9. [PMID: 16500121 DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2006.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [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] [Received: 09/05/2005] [Accepted: 01/03/2006] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To characterize and validate a novel, enzyme-linked immunoassay for measuring cross-linked dimer forms of C-terminal telopeptides of type II collagen (CTX-II) in serum and synovial fluid of rodents, and investigate whether CTX-II measurements can reflect joint status in two established animal models of destructive joint diseases. METHODS Firstly, the specificity, in vivo validity, antigen recovery, and reproducibility of the assay were investigated. Secondly, we induced arthritis in rats using either bovine collagen type II or mono-iodoacetate. CTX-II levels were measured in the serum and synovial fluid of the affected femoro-tibial joint and correlated with microscopic severity of joint lesions as determined by validated scoring systems. RESULTS The F4601 monoclonal antibody (mAb) is highly specific for the EKGPDP sequence at the CTX-II. Strong CTX-II signals were detected during enzymatic degradation of articular cartilage explants by matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-9 or MMP-13. The assay presented a good degree of precision and reproducibility (inter- and intra-assay CVs< 8.0%). In the collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) model, the assay indicated markedly increased levels of CTX-II in both the synovial fluid and the serum. Furthermore, CTX-II levels in both the synovial fluid (r = 0.76; P < 0.0001) and the serum (r = 0.85; P < 0.0001) showed strong correlations with the microscopic severity scores of joint lesions at Day 22. In the mono-iodoacetate-induced arthritis (MIA) model, CTX-II concentration in the synovial fluid (r = 0.53; P < 0.0001), but not in the serum, correlated with the microscopic severity score. CONCLUSIONS The Preclinical CTX-II assay could provide a useful supplement to currently available methods for the non-invasive assessment of cartilage status. The utility of serum CTX-II to reflect joint status appeared to be limited to systemic forms of destructive joint diseases.
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Doyle N. 'We treat the person, not the tumour'. Nurs Times 2004; 100:46-7. [PMID: 15137314] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/29/2023]
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Leung KC, Doyle N, Ballesteros M, Sjogren K, Watts CKW, Low TH, Leong GM, Ross RJM, Ho KKY. Estrogen inhibits GH signaling by suppressing GH-induced JAK2 phosphorylation, an effect mediated by SOCS-2. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2003; 100:1016-21. [PMID: 12552091 PMCID: PMC298718 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0337600100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 155] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Oral estrogen administration attenuates the metabolic action of growth hormone (GH) in humans. To investigate the mechanism involved, we studied the effects of estrogen on GH signaling through Janus kinase (JAK)2 and the signal transducers and activators of transcription (STATs) in HEK293 cells stably expressing the GH receptor (293GHR), HuH7 (hepatoma) and T-47D (breast cancer) cells. 293GHR cells were transiently transfected with an estrogen receptor-alpha expression plasmid and luciferase reporters with binding elements for STAT3 and STAT5 or the beta-casein promoter. GH stimulated the reporter activities by four- to sixfold. Cotreatment with 17beta-estradiol (E(2)) resulted in a dose-dependent reduction in the response of all three reporters to GH to a maximum of 49-66% of control at 100 nM (P < 0.05). No reduction was seen when E(2) was added 1-2 h after GH treatment. Similar inhibitory effects were observed in HuH7 and T-47D cells. E(2) suppressed GH-induced JAK2 phosphorylation, an effect attenuated by actinomycin D, suggesting a requirement for gene expression. Next, we investigated the role of the suppressors of cytokine signaling (SOCS) in E(2) inhibition. E(2) increased the mRNA abundance of SOCS-2 but not SOCS-1 and SOCS-3 in HEK293 cells. The inhibitory effect of E(2) was absent in cells lacking SOCS-2 but not in those lacking SOCS-1 and SOCS-3. In conclusion, estrogen inhibits GH signaling, an action mediated by SOCS-2. This paper provides evidence for regulatory interaction between a sex steroid and the GHJAKSTAT pathway, in which SOCS-2 plays a central mechanistic role.
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- Pituitary Research Unit and Cancer Research Program, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, St. Vincent's Hospital, Sydney NSW 2010, Australia.
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Mabile L, Piolot A, Boulet L, Fortin LJ, Doyle N, Rodriguez C, Davignon J, Blache D, Lussier-Cacan S. Moderate intake of n-3 fatty acids is associated with stable erythrocyte resistance to oxidative stress in hypertriglyceridemic subjects. Am J Clin Nutr 2001; 74:449-56. [PMID: 11566642 DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/74.4.449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [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: 11/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The important triacylglycerol-lowering capacity of n-3 fatty acids is counterbalanced by their inherent sensitivity to oxidation. Inconsistent results about the latter have been reported in hypertriglyceridemic individuals. After incorporation into cell membranes, n-3 fatty acids may alter membrane-related functions. In view of the distinct composition of hypertriglyceridemic membranes and the prooxidant status in this condition, it can be surmised that cell enrichment with the oxidizable n-3 fatty acids will be associated with an increased hemolytic process. OBJECTIVE We sought to evaluate the effect of fish oil consumption on n-3 fatty acid incorporation into erythrocyte membranes and subsequent ex vivo oxidative-stress-induced hemolysis in normotriglyceridemic and hypertriglyceridemic subjects. DESIGN Sixteen normotriglyceridemic and 12 hypertriglyceridemic subjects were given 6 g fish oil/d for 8 wk. Blood samples were collected before and 4 and 8 wk after treatment. Resistance to 2,2'-azobis (2-amidinopropane) dihydrochloride (AAPH)-induced hemolysis was assayed in fresh erythrocyte suspensions, and erythrocyte samples were stored at -70 degrees C for later analysis of cholesterol, hemoglobin, fatty acids, vitamin E, and glutathione peroxidase activity. RESULTS Fish oil supplementation induced n-3 fatty acid incorporation in normotriglyceridemic and hypertriglyceridemic erythrocyte membranes without decreasing their resistance to AAPH. n-3 Fatty acids significantly protected normotriglyceridemic but not hypertriglyceridemic erythrocytes against hemolysis. In normotriglyceridemic subjects only, the higher resistance to hemolysis correlated with changes in cell vitamin E. CONCLUSION Although they exhibit a high susceptibility to oxidation, n-3 fatty acids may preserve membrane integrity and represent an added benefit in the treatment of hypertriglyceridemic patients.
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- Hyperlipidemia and Atherosclerosis Research Group, Clinical Research Institute of Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Ross RJ, Leung KC, Maamra M, Bennett W, Doyle N, Waters MJ, Ho KK. Binding and functional studies with the growth hormone receptor antagonist, B2036-PEG (pegvisomant), reveal effects of pegylation and evidence that it binds to a receptor dimer. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001; 86:1716-23. [PMID: 11297608 DOI: 10.1210/jcem.86.4.7403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [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: 11/19/2022]
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GH actions are dependent on receptor dimerization. The GH receptor antagonist, B2036-PEG, has been developed for treating acromegaly. B2036 has mutations in site 1 to enhance receptor binding and in site 2 to block receptor dimerization. Pegylation (B2036-PEG) increases half-life and lowers immunogenicity, but high concentrations are required to control insulin-like growth factor-I levels. We examined antagonist structure and function and the impact of pegylation on biological efficacy. Unpegylated B2036 had a 4.5-fold greater affinity for GH binding protein (GHBP) than GH but similar affinity for membrane receptor. Pegylation substantially reduced membrane binding affinity and receptor antagonism, as assessed by a transcription assay, by 39- and 20-fold, respectively. GHBP reduced antagonist activity of unpegylated B2036 but did not effect antagonism by B2036-PEG. B2036 down-regulated receptors, and membrane binding sites doubled in the presence of dimerization-blocking antibodies, suggesting that B2036 binds to a receptor dimer. It is concluded that the high concentration requirement of B2036-PEG for clinical efficacy relates to pegylation, which decreases binding to membrane receptor but has the advantages of reduced clearance, immunogenicity, and interactions with GHBP. Our studies suggest that B2036 binds to a receptor dimer and induces internalization but not signaling.
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- Division of Clinical Sciences, Sheffield University, Sheffield S5 7AU, United Kingdom.
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Leung KC, Doyle N, Ballesteros M, Waters MJ, Ho KK. Insulin regulation of human hepatic growth hormone receptors: divergent effects on biosynthesis and surface translocation. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000; 85:4712-20. [PMID: 11134133 DOI: 10.1210/jcem.85.12.7017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [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: 11/19/2022]
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Insulin modulates the biological actions of GH, but little is known about its effect on human hepatic GH receptors (GHRs). Using the human hepatoma cell line HuH7 as a model, we investigated insulin regulation of total, intracellular, and cell surface GHRs and receptor biosynthesis and turnover. Insulin up-regulated total and intracellular GHRs in a concentration-dependent manner. It increased surface GHRs in a biphasic manner, with a peak response at 10 nmol/L, and modulated GH-induced Janus kinase-2 phosphorylation in parallel with expression of surface GHRs. The abundance of GHR messenger ribonucleic acid and protein, as assessed by RT-PCR and Western analysis, respectively, markedly increased with insulin treatment. To examine whether insulin regulates GHRs at the posttranslational level, its effects on receptor surface translocation and internalization were investigated. Insulin suppressed surface translocation in a concentration-dependent manner, whereas internalization was unaffected. Moreover, insulin actions on total GHRs and surface translocation were inhibited by PD98059 and wortmannin, respectively. In conclusion, insulin regulates hepatic GHR biosynthesis and surface translocation in a reciprocal manner, with surface receptor availability the net result of the divergent effects. The divergent actions of insulin appear to be mediated by the mitogen-activated protein kinase and phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase pathways, respectively.
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- K C Leung
- Pituitary Research Unit, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, St. Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales 2010, Australia.
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GH forms a high Mr complex in rat serum distinct from that with GH-binding protein (GHBP). The present study investigates the nature of this complex. When subjected to AcA44 filtration chromatography, 125I-labeled human GH (hGH) in rat serum eluted in four peaks. Peak 1 eluted at the void volume, whereas peaks 2, 3, and 4 corresponded to the GHBP complex, free hGH, and iodide, respectively. Stripping of GHBP in serum by immunoaffinity chromatography depleted peak 2 but did not affect peak 1. Peak 1 accounted for 11.4 +/- 1.2% of the total radioactivity (mean +/- SEM; n = 6) in stripped serum. Addition of unlabeled hGH (0.9-9 microM) demonstrated the binding of [125I]hGH to be specific, with Scatchard analysis revealing an affinity of 0.88 +/- 0.03 x 10(5) M(-1)(n = 3)and a capacity of 2.46 +/- 0.14 microM. Sepharose CL-6B filtration chromatography showed the complex to be 260 kDa in size. The distribution of GH binding to GHBP and this high Mr serum factor was investigated by incubating [125I]hGH in sera containing a low (5 nM) and a high (35 nM) concentration of GHBP over a range of physiological GH concentrations. In sera containing a low concentration of GHBP, the proportion of GH complexed in peak 1 increased with increasing GH concentrations. In sera with a high concentration of GHBP, GH was complexed mainly in peak 2. Studies with normal rat sera revealed that more GH was complexed in peak 1 in male than in female rats (3.4 +/- 0.4% and 1.4 +/- 0.1%, respectively; P < 0.006), in contrast to that of peak 2 (1.1 +/- 0.2% and 7.6 +/- 0.4%, respectively; P < 0.002). In summary, we provide strong evidence for the existence of a factor in rat serum that binds GH with low affinity and high capacity. It has a Mr of approximately 240 kDa, assuming a 1:1 binding stoichiometry, and is immunologically distinct from GHBP. This factor may provide supplementary capacity for GH binding when binding to GHBP is saturated.
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- K C Leung
- Pituitary Research Unit, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, St. Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Morris JN, Fiatarone M, Kiely DK, Belleville-Taylor P, Murphy K, Littlehale S, Ooi WL, O'Neill E, Doyle N. Nursing rehabilitation and exercise strategies in the nursing home. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 1999; 54:M494-500. [PMID: 10568531 DOI: 10.1093/gerona/54.10.m494] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [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] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to evaluate how weight training or nursing-based rehabilitative care programs in nursing homes impact on resident performance of Activities of Daily Living (ADL) and objectives tests of physical performance. METHODS This study involved a quasi-experimental control, longitudinal comparison of functional status over a 10-month period, where baseline status was adjusted through a weighting procedure based on functional status, cognitive status, and age. All residents from six residential care nursing home facilities were eligible except those with a terminal prognosis, a projected stay of less than 90 days, or with health complications that prohibited contact. Homes were placed into matched triplets based on patient characteristics: two members of each triplet were randomly designated to be experimental sites, the third became the control site. Baseline data were available for 468 subjects, follow-up for 392. ADL self-performance measures derived from the Minimum Data Set, including indicators of early loss ADL, locomotion, and late loss ADL; a number of objective functional tests (including measures of balance, power, and endurance); and mood state as measured by the Geriatric Depression Scale. RESULTS Mean ADL values in the two experimental groups declined at a significantly lower rate than did rates for the controls. Functional decline was also lower in more specific measures: locomotion, early loss ADL, and late loss ADL. CONCLUSIONS With both interventions, facilities were able to implement a broad-based intervention that resulted in a significant reduction in ADL decline rates. A facility-wide nursing rehabilitation program can play a useful role in reversing functional decline, helping residents to maintain their involvement in a broad spectrum of ADL activities.
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- The Hebrew Rehabilitation Center for Aged Research and Training Institute, Boston, Massachusetts 02131, USA.
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TOPIC A successful attempt to reduce aggressive behaviors and counter aggressive staff interventions, including seclusion and restraint, in a child psychiatric hospital. PURPOSE To offer a model for reducing violence within child psychiatric facilities. SOURCES The agency in which this project was carried out was a 50-place public child psychiatric hospital affiliated with an urban university. Discussion includes the strategies utilized including utilization of practice-based research, assessment of the level of aggression within the agency, change in staff perception about the use of coercive interventions to manage behavior, revision of the behavior management program and of policies relating to crisis events, and increased involvement of families. CONCLUSIONS This experience in reducing aggression within the hospital validates theory that suggests that violence within institutions is context-based, involving patients, staff, and the institutional climate. The authors believe that the outcomes support the proposition that the use of coercion is determined more by traditions of practice and the mindset of the staff than by clinical necessity, and that its use can be significantly reduced by organization interventions.
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Doyle N, Strike P. The spectra of base substitutions induced by the impCAB, mucAB and umuDC error-prone DNA repair operons differ following exposure to methyl methanesulfonate. Mol Gen Genet 1995; 247:735-41. [PMID: 7616965 DOI: 10.1007/bf00290405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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We have used the lacZ reversion assay to study the mutation spectra induced by the Escherichia coli chromosomal umuDC operon and of its two plasmid-borne analogues impCAB and mucAB following exposure of cells to UV light and methyl methanesulfonate (MMS). We have shown that the impCAB, mucAB and umuDC operons all produce a similar response to UV light which results almost exclusively in AT-->GC transitions. However, we found that the three operons produced different responses to alkylating agents. We found that with MMS the chromosomal umuDC operon produced almost exclusively AT-->GC transitions, whilst both mucAB and impCAB produced predominantly transversions. In the case of the impCAB operon the mutation spectrum contained more AT-->TA than GC-->TA transversions; this balance was reversed with mucAB. The effect of the copy number of the error-prone DNA repair operons upon the mutagenic spectra was also studied. The results obtained suggest that the copy number of the imp operon does not greatly affect the specificity of base substitutions observed. However, an increase in the copy number of the umuDC operon greatly affected the specificity of base substitution, such that virtually no transitions were produced and the spectrum was dominated by GC/AT-->TA transversions. It appears that the three error-prone DNA repair operons impCAB, mucAB and umuDC, despite showing strong structural and functional homologies, can display major differences in the spectrum of base changes induced during mutagenesis.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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- University of Liverpool, Department of Genetics and Microbiology, Donnan Laboratories, UK
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Fiatarone MA, O'Neill EF, Doyle N, Clements KM, Roberts SB, Kehayias JJ, Lipsitz LA, Evans WJ. The Boston FICSIT study: the effects of resistance training and nutritional supplementation on physical frailty in the oldest old. J Am Geriatr Soc 1993; 41:333-7. [PMID: 8440860 DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1993.tb06714.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [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] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Research indicates that lower extremity muscle weakness in the elderly is consistently related to impaired mobility and fall risk. Reversible components of the muscle weakness of aging include underuse syndromes and undernutrition, both of which are prevalent in nursing home populations. The Boston FICSIT study is a nursing home-based intervention to improve muscle strength through progressive resistance training of the lower extremities and/or multi-nutrient supplementation in chronically institutionalized subjects aged 70-100. Baseline measurements of falls, medical status, psychological variables, functional status, nutritional intake and status, body composition, muscle mass and morphology, muscle function, and gait and balance are taken. The nursing home residents are then randomly assigned to one of four treatment groups for 10 weeks: (1) high intensity progressive resistance training of the hip and knee extensors 3 days per week; (2) multi-nutrient supplementation with a 360-kcal high carbohydrate, low fat liquid supplement every day; (3) a combination of groups (1) and (2); and (4) a control group. Both non-supplemented groups receive a liquid placebo every day, and both non-exercising groups attend three sessions of "leisure activities" every week in order to control for the attentional aspects of the exercise and nutritional interventions. At the end of the 10-week period, all baseline measurements are re-assessed.
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Bjarnason GA, Kerr IG, Doyle N, Macdonald M, Sone M. Phase I study of 5-fluorouracil and leucovorin by a 14-day circadian infusion in metastatic adenocarcinoma patients. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol 1993; 33:221-8. [PMID: 8269603 DOI: 10.1007/bf00686220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [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: 01/29/2023]
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Initial experimental and clinical studies have indicated that 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) toxicity can be reduced by delivering 5-FU at around 4 a.m. More recent data have suggested that the toxicity might be reduced even more with delivery at around 9-10 p.m. The current study determined the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) for 5-FU and leucovorin (LV) delivered as a continuous circadian infusion over 14 days every 28 days, with the peak of the infusion occurring at around 3-4 a.m. The peak drug delivery was shifted to 9-10 p.m. in all patients developing toxicity of > or = grade II (Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group) to determine if this timing further reduced toxicity and enabled increased dose intensity. A total of 14 patients with metastatic adenocarcinoma received an admixture of 5-FU and LV via a programmable portable infusion pump, with 62.5% of the 24-h dose being given over 7 h around the infusion peak. The starting dose level of 5-FU (200 mg/m2 daily) and LV (5 mg/m2 daily) was that established as the highest tolerable dose rate in a previously reported phase I study using a 14-day flat infusion of 5-FU and LV. The LV dose was first escalated to 20 mg/m2 daily, followed by escalations of the 5-FU dose. A total of 51 courses were evaluable for toxicity. The dose-limiting toxicity was oral mucositis and hand-foot syndrome. More dose intensity could be delivered using a circadian infusion peaking at around 3-4 a.m. than was possible with a flat infusion of these drugs. Toxicity was reduced even further with peak drug delivery at around 9-10 p.m. The recommended dose for phase II studies using this schedule is 250 mg/m2 5-FU daily and 20 mg/m2 LV daily with the peak of the infusion occurring at 9-10 p.m. This is a 300% and 25% higher dose for LV and 5-FU, respectively, than was found to be safe for a flat infusion.
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- G A Bjarnason
- Division of Medical Oncology, Toronto Bayview Regional Cancer Center, Ontario, Canada
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Sedgwick SG, Lodwick D, Doyle N, Crowne H, Strike P. Functional complementation between chromosomal and plasmid mutagenic DNA repair genes in bacteria. Mol Gen Genet 1991; 229:428-36. [PMID: 1658597 DOI: 10.1007/bf00267466] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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The umuDC operons of Escherichia coli and Salmonella typhimurium and the analogous plasmid operons mucAB and impCAB have been previously characterized in terms of their roles in DNA repair and induced mutagenesis by radiation and many chemicals. The interrelationships of these mutagenic DNA repair operons were examined in vivo in functional tests of interchangeability of operon subunits in conferring UV resistance and UV mutability phenotypes to wild-type S. typhimurium and umu mutants of E. coli. This approach was combined with DNA and protein sequence comparisons between the four operons and a fifth operon, samAB, from the S. typhimurium LT2 cryptic plasmid. Components of the E. coli and S. typhimurium umu operons were reciprocally interchangeable whereas impCA and mucA could not function with umuC in either of these species. mucA and impB could also combine to give a mutagenic response to UV. These active combinations were associated with higher degrees of conservation of protein sequence than in other heterologous gene combinations and related to specific regions of sequence that may specify subunit interactions. The dominance of the E. coli umuD44 mutation over umuD was revealed in both wild-type E. coli and S. typhimurium and also demonstrated against impCAB. Finally interspecies transfer showed that the apparently poor activity of the S. typhimurium umuD gene in situ is not the result of an inherent defect in umuD but is due to the simultaneous presence of the S. typhimurium umuC sequence. It is suggested that the limitation of umuD activity by umuC in S. typhimurium is the basis of the poor induced mutability of this organism.
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- S G Sedgwick
- Genetics Division, National Institute for Medical Research, London, UK
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Sorensen G, Rosen A, Pinney J, Rudolph J, Doyle N. Work-site smoking policies in small businesses. J Occup Med 1991; 33:980-4. [PMID: 1744747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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A growing number of workers in the United States are employed in small businesses. This study describes the experiences of small work sites in implementing policies restricting smoking. In the fall of 1987, we surveyed by telephone 216 work sites employing 120 or fewer persons. Compared with companies without policies, companies with policies were larger and reported having fewer smokers and more management support for smoking policies. Seventy-three percent of work sites without a smoking policy said they would be very likely to implement a policy if it were required by law; 42% of work sites with a policy reported offering smoking cessation assistance to their employees. Overall satisfaction and compliance with the smoking policy was high among work sites with a policy. The findings of this study have key implications for other small businesses considering implementing a smoking policy.
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- G Sorensen
- Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester 01655
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Intagliata J, Doyle N. Enhancing social support for parents of developmentally disabled children: training in interpersonal problem solving skills. Ment Retard 1984; 22:4-11. [PMID: 6206374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Cowan MJ, Ammann AJ, Wara DW, Howie VM, Schultz L, Doyle N, Kaplan M. Pneumococcal polysaccharide immunization in infants and children. Pediatrics 1978; 62:721-7. [PMID: 31592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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By using indirect hemagglutination, the antibody responses of normal infants and children to an octavalent pneumococcal vaccine that contained pneumococcal polysaccharide types 1, 3, 6, 7, 14, 18, 19, and 23 were evaluated. By 2 years of age, there was a significant rise in hemagglutination titers to all the polysaccharide types, except type 19. By 6 to 8 months of age, five of the eight types of pneumococcal polysaccharides tested resulted in up to 60% responders and, by 2 years, a significant number responded to all pneumococcal polysaccharide types in the vaccine. Pneumococcal polysaccharide type 3 resulted in a significant antibody response as early as 3 months of age, whereas type 19 never resulted in a significant antibody response. Except for type 3, it seemed that when the other pneumococcal polysaccharides tested produced an antibody response, the degree of resonse did not subsequently change significantly with increasing age. The relationship of antibody response to age for pneumococcal polysaccharides is similar to that found for other polysaccharide vaccines. Based on the results of our study, we would recommend immunization with pneumococcal vaccine at 6 months of age with repeat immunization at 2 years of age, especially in high-risk children.
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Wise H, Doyle N. A new neighborhood center in New York City for ghetto families, personal medical care in something new. Bull Natl Tuberc Respir Dis Assoc 1969; 55:5-7. [PMID: 5190186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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