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McMullan C, Retzer A, Hughes SE, Aiyegbusi OL, Bathurst C, Boyd A, Coleman J, Davies EH, Denniston AK, Dunster H, Frost C, Harding R, Hunn A, Kyte D, Malpass R, McNamara G, Mitchell S, Mittal S, Newsome PN, Price G, Rowe A, van Reil W, Walker A, Wilson R, Calvert M. Development and usability testing of an electronic patient-reported outcome (ePRO) solution for patients with inflammatory diseases in an Advanced Therapy Medicinal Product (ATMP) basket trial. J Patient Rep Outcomes 2023; 7:98. [PMID: 37812323 PMCID: PMC10562321 DOI: 10.1186/s41687-023-00634-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [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: 08/09/2022] [Accepted: 09/10/2023] [Indexed: 10/10/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Electronic patient-reported outcome (ePRO) systems are increasingly used in clinical trials to provide evidence of efficacy and tolerability of treatment from the patient perspective. The aim of this study is twofold: (1) to describe how we developed an electronic platform for patients to report their symptoms, and (2) to develop and undertake usability testing of an ePRO solution for use in a study of cell therapy seeking to provide early evidence of efficacy and tolerability of treatment and test the feasibility of the system for use in later phase studies. METHODS An ePRO system was designed to be used in a single arm, multi-centre, phase II basket trial investigating the safety and activity of the use of ORBCEL-C™ in the treatment of patients with inflammatory conditions. ORBCEL-C™ is an enriched Mesenchymal Stromal Cells product isolated from human umbilical cord tissue using CD362+ cell selection. Usability testing sessions were conducted using cognitive interviews and the 'Think Aloud' method with patient advisory group members and Research Nurses to assess the usability of the system. RESULTS Nine patient partners and seven research nurses took part in one usability testing session. Measures of fatigue and health-related quality of life, the PRO-CTCAE™ and FACT-GP5 global tolerability question were included in the ePRO system. Alert notifications to the clinical team were triggered by PRO-CTCAE™ and FACT-GP5 scores. Patient participants liked the simplicity and responsiveness of the patient-facing app. Two patients were unable to complete the testing session, due to technical issues. Research Nurses suggested minor modifications to improve functionality and the layout of the clinician dashboard and the training materials. CONCLUSION By testing the effectiveness, efficiency, and satisfaction of our novel ePRO system (PROmicsR), we learnt that most people with an inflammatory condition found it easy to report their symptoms using an app on their own device. Their experiences using the PROmicsR ePRO system within a trial environment will be further explored in our upcoming feasibility testing. Research nurses were also positive and found the clinical dashboard easy-to-use. Using ePROs in early phase trials is important in order to provide evidence of therapeutic responses and tolerability, increase the evidence based, and inform methodology development. TRIAL REGISTRATION ISRCTN, ISRCTN80103507. Registered 01 April 2022, https://www.isrctn.com/ISRCTN80103507.
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Affiliation(s)
- Christel McMullan
- Centre for Patient Reported Outcome Research (CPROR), Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK.
- NIHR Surgical Reconstruction and Microbiology Research Centre, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
- Centre for Trauma Science Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
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- Centre for Patient Reported Outcome Research (CPROR), Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
- NIHR Surgical Reconstruction and Microbiology Research Centre, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
- Birmingham Health Partners Centre for Regulatory Science and Innovation, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Centre for Patient Reported Outcome Research (CPROR), Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
- Birmingham Health Partners Centre for Regulatory Science and Innovation, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
- National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) West Midlands, Birmingham, UK
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- Centre for Patient Reported Outcome Research (CPROR), Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
- Birmingham Health Partners Centre for Regulatory Science and Innovation, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
- National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) West Midlands, Birmingham, UK
- National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust and the University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust and the University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
- Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Institute of Clinical Sciences, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Centre for Patient Reported Outcome Research (CPROR), Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
- Birmingham Health Partners Centre for Regulatory Science and Innovation, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
- DEMAND Hub, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
- Health Data Research UK, London, UK
- Academic Unit of Ophthalmology, Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
- University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
- National Institute of Health Research Biomedical Research Centre for Ophthalmology, Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and University College London, Institute of Ophthalmology, London, UK
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- Birmingham Law School, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- School of Allied Health & Community, University of Worcester, Worcester, UK
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- National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust and the University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
- Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Centre for Patient Reported Outcome Research (CPROR), Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
- National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust and the University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
- Institute of Immunology and Immunotherapy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Centre for Patient Reported Outcome Research (CPROR), Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
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- National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust and the University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
- Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Research Governance, University Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Centre for Patient Reported Outcome Research (CPROR), Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
- NIHR Surgical Reconstruction and Microbiology Research Centre, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Centre for Patient Reported Outcome Research (CPROR), Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
- National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI) Consumer Forum, London, UK
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- Centre for Patient Reported Outcome Research (CPROR), Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
- NIHR Surgical Reconstruction and Microbiology Research Centre, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
- Birmingham Health Partners Centre for Regulatory Science and Innovation, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
- National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) West Midlands, Birmingham, UK
- National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust and the University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
- DEMAND Hub, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
- Health Data Research UK, London, UK
- Midlands Health Data Research UK, Birmingham, UK
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Albakry MF, Alkhatib I, Alonso D, Amaral DWP, Aralis T, Aramaki T, Arnquist IJ, Ataee Langroudy I, Azadbakht E, Banik S, Bathurst C, Bhattacharyya R, Brink PL, Bunker R, Cabrera B, Calkins R, Cameron RA, Cartaro C, Cerdeño DG, Chang YY, Chaudhuri M, Chen R, Chott N, Cooley J, Coombes H, Corbett J, Cushman P, Das S, De Brienne F, Rios M, Dharani S, di Vacri ML, Diamond MD, Elwan M, Fascione E, Figueroa-Feliciano E, Fink CW, Fouts K, Fritts M, Gerbier G, Germond R, Ghaith M, Golwala SR, Hall J, Harms SAS, Hassan N, Hines BA, Hong Z, Hoppe EW, Hsu L, Huber ME, Iyer V, Kashyap VKS, Kelsey MH, Kubik A, Kurinsky NA, Lee M, Litke M, Liu J, Liu Y, Loer B, Lopez Asamar E, Lukens P, MacFarlane DB, Mahapatra R, Mast N, Mayer AJ, Meyer Zu Theenhausen H, Michaud É, Michielin E, Mirabolfathi N, Mohanty B, Nebolsky B, Nelson J, Neog H, Novati V, Orrell JL, Osborne MD, Oser SM, Page WA, Pandey L, Pandey S, Partridge R, Pedreros DS, Perna L, Podviianiuk R, Ponce F, Poudel S, Pradeep A, Pyle M, Rau W, Reid E, Ren R, Reynolds T, Tanner E, Roberts A, Robinson AE, Saab T, Sadek D, Sadoulet B, Sahoo SP, Saikia I, Sander J, Sattari A, Schmidt B, Schnee RW, Scorza S, Serfass B, Poudel SS, Sincavage DJ, Sinervo P, Speaks Z, Street J, Sun H, Terry GD, Thasrawala FK, Toback D, Underwood R, Verma S, Villano AN, von Krosigk B, Watkins SL, Wen O, Williams Z, Wilson MJ, Winchell J, Wykoff K, Yellin S, Young BA, Yu TC, Zatschler B, Zatschler S, Zaytsev A, Zeolla A, Zhang E, Zheng L, Zheng Y, Zuniga A, An P, Barbeau PS, Hedges SC, Li L, Runge J. First Measurement of the Nuclear-Recoil Ionization Yield in Silicon at 100 eV. Phys Rev Lett 2023; 131:091801. [PMID: 37721818 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.131.091801] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2023] [Revised: 07/07/2023] [Accepted: 07/26/2023] [Indexed: 09/20/2023]
Abstract
We measured the nuclear-recoil ionization yield in silicon with a cryogenic phonon-sensitive gram-scale detector. Neutrons from a monoenergetic beam scatter off of the silicon nuclei at angles corresponding to energy depositions from 4 keV down to 100 eV, the lowest energy probed so far. The results show no sign of an ionization production threshold above 100 eV. These results call for further investigation of the ionization yield theory and a comprehensive determination of the detector response function at energies below the keV scale.
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- M F Albakry
- Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z1, Canada
- TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 2A3, Canada
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- Department of Physics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A7, Canada
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- Instituto de Física Teórica UAM/CSIC, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
- Instituto de Física Teórica UAM-CSIC, Campus de Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Physics, Durham University, Durham DH1 3LE, United Kingdom
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- Division of Physics, Mathematics, & Astronomy, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- Department of Physics, Northeastern University, 360 Huntington Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, and the Mitchell Institute for Fundamental Physics and Astronomy, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, and the Mitchell Institute for Fundamental Physics and Astronomy, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA
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- School of Physical Sciences, National Institute of Science Education and Research, HBNI, Jatni - 752050, India
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- Department of Physics, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, and the Mitchell Institute for Fundamental Physics and Astronomy, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory/Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
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- Department of Physics, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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- Department of Physics, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas 75275, USA
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory/Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory/Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- Instituto de Física Teórica UAM/CSIC, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
- Instituto de Física Teórica UAM-CSIC, Campus de Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Division of Physics, Mathematics, & Astronomy, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- School of Physical Sciences, National Institute of Science Education and Research, HBNI, Jatni - 752050, India
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- Department of Physics & Astronomy, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208-3112, USA
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- Department of Physics, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, South Dakota 57701, USA
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- Department of Physics, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas 75275, USA
- SNOLAB, Creighton Mine #9, 1039 Regional Road 24, Sudbury, Ontario P3Y 1N2, Canada
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- Department of Physics, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
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- Department of Physics, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada
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- School of Physics & Astronomy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
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- School of Physical Sciences, National Institute of Science Education and Research, HBNI, Jatni - 752050, India
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- Département de Physique, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec H3C 3J7, Canada
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- Instituto de Física Teórica UAM/CSIC, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
- Instituto de Física Teórica UAM-CSIC, Campus de Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Institute for Astroparticle Physics (IAP), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
- Institut für Experimentalphysik, Universität Hamburg, 22761 Hamburg, Germany
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A7, Canada
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- Department of Physics, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
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- TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 2A3, Canada
- Department of Physics, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada
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- Department of Physics & Astronomy, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208-3112, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory/Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- School of Physics & Astronomy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
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- Department of Physics, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada
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- TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 2A3, Canada
- Department of Physics, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada
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- College of Natural and Health Sciences, Zayed University, Dubai, 19282, United Arab Emirates
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- Division of Physics, Mathematics, & Astronomy, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- SNOLAB, Creighton Mine #9, 1039 Regional Road 24, Sudbury, Ontario P3Y 1N2, Canada
- Laurentian University, Department of Physics, 935 Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury, Ontario P3E 2C6, Canada
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- Department of Physics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A7, Canada
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- Département de Physique, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec H3C 3J7, Canada
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- Department of Physics, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, Colorado 80217, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A7, Canada
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
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- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, Colorado 80217, USA
- Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, Colorado 80217, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A7, Canada
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- School of Physical Sciences, National Institute of Science Education and Research, HBNI, Jatni - 752050, India
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, and the Mitchell Institute for Fundamental Physics and Astronomy, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA
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- SNOLAB, Creighton Mine #9, 1039 Regional Road 24, Sudbury, Ontario P3Y 1N2, Canada
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory/Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, and the Mitchell Institute for Fundamental Physics and Astronomy, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA
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- Department of Physics, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas 75275, USA
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- Department of Physics, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas 75275, USA
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- Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z1, Canada
- TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 2A3, Canada
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
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- Instituto de Física Teórica UAM/CSIC, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
- Instituto de Física Teórica UAM-CSIC, Campus de Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory/Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, and the Mitchell Institute for Fundamental Physics and Astronomy, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA
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- School of Physics & Astronomy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
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- TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 2A3, Canada
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- Institute for Astroparticle Physics (IAP), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Département de Physique, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec H3C 3J7, Canada
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- Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z1, Canada
- TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 2A3, Canada
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, and the Mitchell Institute for Fundamental Physics and Astronomy, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA
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- School of Physical Sciences, National Institute of Science Education and Research, HBNI, Jatni - 752050, India
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- Department of Physics & Astronomy, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208-3112, USA
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- School of Physics & Astronomy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
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- School of Physics & Astronomy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
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- Department of Physics & Astronomy, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208-3112, USA
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, and the Mitchell Institute for Fundamental Physics and Astronomy, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA
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- Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z1, Canada
- TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 2A3, Canada
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, South Dakota 57069, USA
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- School of Physics & Astronomy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory/Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- Département de Physique, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec H3C 3J7, Canada
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- Department of Physics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A7, Canada
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- Department of Physics, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, South Dakota 57069, USA
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, South Dakota 57069, USA
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- Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z1, Canada
- TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 2A3, Canada
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 2A3, Canada
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- Department of Physics, Durham University, Durham DH1 3LE, United Kingdom
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- Department of Physics & Astronomy, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208-3112, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A7, Canada
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- School of Physics & Astronomy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, Colorado 80217, USA
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- Département de Physique, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec H3C 3J7, Canada
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- Department of Physics, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, and the Mitchell Institute for Fundamental Physics and Astronomy, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA
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- Department of Physics, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas 75275, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, South Dakota 57069, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A7, Canada
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- Department of Physics & Astronomy, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208-3112, USA
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- Department of Physics, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, South Dakota 57701, USA
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- SNOLAB, Creighton Mine #9, 1039 Regional Road 24, Sudbury, Ontario P3Y 1N2, Canada
- Laurentian University, Department of Physics, 935 Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury, Ontario P3E 2C6, Canada
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
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- School of Physics & Astronomy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A7, Canada
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- Department of Physics, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
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- Department of Physics, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, South Dakota 57701, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, South Dakota 57069, USA
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- Institut für Experimentalphysik, Universität Hamburg, 22761 Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, and the Mitchell Institute for Fundamental Physics and Astronomy, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA
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- TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 2A3, Canada
- Department of Physics, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, and the Mitchell Institute for Fundamental Physics and Astronomy, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, Colorado 80217, USA
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- Institute for Astroparticle Physics (IAP), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Division of Physics, Mathematics, & Astronomy, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- School of Physics & Astronomy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
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- Institute for Astroparticle Physics (IAP), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, and the Mitchell Institute for Fundamental Physics and Astronomy, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA
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- Department of Physics, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, South Dakota 57701, USA
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- Department of Physics, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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- Department of Physics, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, California 95053, USA
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory/Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A7, Canada
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- Department of Physics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A7, Canada
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- Institute for Astroparticle Physics (IAP), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A7, Canada
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, and the Mitchell Institute for Fundamental Physics and Astronomy, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA
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- Department of Physics & Astronomy, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208-3112, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A7, Canada
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- Department of Physics, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, USA
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- Department of Physics, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Department of Physics, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, USA
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- Department of Physics, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, USA
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Hughes SE, McMullan C, Rowe A, Retzer A, Malpass R, Bathurst C, Davies EH, Frost C, McNamara G, Harding R, Price G, Wilson R, Walker A, Newsome PN, Calvert M. Feasibility of a new electronic patient-reported outcome (ePRO) system for an advanced therapy clinical trial in immune-mediated inflammatory disease (PROmics): protocol for a qualitative feasibility study. BMJ Open 2022; 12:e063199. [PMID: 36691123 PMCID: PMC9453996 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-063199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2022] [Accepted: 08/15/2022] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION The use of electronic patient-reported outcome (ePRO) systems to capture PRO data in clinical trials is increasing; however, their feasibility, acceptability and utility in clinical trials of advanced therapy medicinal products (ATMPs) are not yet well understood. This protocol describes a qualitative study that aims to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of ePRO data capture using a trial-specific ePRO system (the PROmics system) within an advanced therapy trial involving patients with immune-mediated inflammatory disease (rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) and Crohn's disease). METHODS AND ANALYSIS This protocol for a remote, qualitative, interview-based feasibility study is embedded within the POLARISE trial, a single-arm, phase II, multisite ATMP basket trial in the UK. 10-15 patients enrolled in the POLARISE trial and 10-15 research team members at the trial sites will be recruited. Participants will take part in semistructured interviews which will be transcribed verbatim and analysed thematically according to the framework method. Data collection and analysis will occur concurrently and iteratively. Researcher triangulation will be used to achieve a consensus-based analysis, enhancing rigour and trustworthiness. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION This study was approved by the London-West London and GTAC Research Ethics Committee (Ref: 21/LO/0475). Informed consent will be obtained from all participants prior to data collection. The study findings will be published in peer-review journals and disseminated via conference presentations and other media. Our patient and public involvement and engagement group and ATMP stakeholder networks will be consulted to maximise dissemination and impact. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER ISRCTN80103507.
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- Sarah E Hughes
- Centre for Patient Reported Outcome Research, Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
- National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Applied Research Centre (ARC) West Midlands, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
- Birmingham Health Partners Centre for Regulatory Science and Innovation, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
- National Institute of Health and Care Research (NIHR) Oxford-Birmingham Blood and Transplant Research Unit (BTRU) in Precision Therapeutics, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Centre for Patient Reported Outcome Research, Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
- National Institute of Health and Care Research (NIHR) Oxford-Birmingham Blood and Transplant Research Unit (BTRU) in Precision Therapeutics, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
- National Institute fo Health and Care Research (NIHR) Surgical Reconstruction and Microbiology Research Centre, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
- Centre for Trauma Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
- Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Centre for Patient Reported Outcome Research, Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
- Birmingham Health Partners Centre for Regulatory Science and Innovation, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
- National Institute fo Health and Care Research (NIHR) Surgical Reconstruction and Microbiology Research Centre, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
- Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
- Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Birmingham Law School, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Centre for Patient Reported Outcome Research, Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI) Consumer Forum, Sarcoma Patients Euronet, Church Stretton, UK
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- Centre for Patient Reported Outcome Research, Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Centre for Patient Reported Outcome Research, Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
- National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
- Institute of Immunology and Immunotherapy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
- Midlands Health Data Research UK, University of Birmingham and Institute of Applied Health Research, Birmingham, UK
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- Centre for Patient Reported Outcome Research, Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
- National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Applied Research Centre (ARC) West Midlands, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
- Birmingham Health Partners Centre for Regulatory Science and Innovation, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
- National Institute of Health and Care Research (NIHR) Oxford-Birmingham Blood and Transplant Research Unit (BTRU) in Precision Therapeutics, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
- National Institute fo Health and Care Research (NIHR) Surgical Reconstruction and Microbiology Research Centre, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
- National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
- Midlands Health Data Research UK, University of Birmingham and Institute of Applied Health Research, Birmingham, UK
- DEMAND Hub, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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Ma YT, Kirkham A, Curbishley S, Rowe A, Blahova M, Mehrzad H, Karkhanis S, Punia P, James M, Rao AR, Stern N, Palmer DH, Hull D, Lowe F, Douglas-Pugh J, Bathurst C, Wilkhu M, Yap C, Adams DH. A randomised phase II clinical trial of low-dose cyclophosphamide and transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) with or without vaccination with dendritic cells (DC) pulsed with HepG2 lysate ex vivo in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC): The ImmunoTACE trial. J Clin Oncol 2022. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2022.40.16_suppl.4012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [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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4012 Background: A previous study by our group using autologous monocyte-derived DC pulsed ex vivo with HepG2 cell lysate showed some clinical benefit with evidence of antigen-specific T-cell responses in patients with advanced HCC. The current trial reports the activity of this vaccine in combination with TACE in patients with HCC. All patients also received low-dose cyclophosphamide to deplete regulatory T cells and thereby enhance vaccination. Methods: Patients with intermediate stage HCC (performance status 0-2, Child Pugh A/B7) were randomised 1:1 to TACE plus low-dose cyclophosphamide (Group 1) or TACE plus low-dose cyclophosphamide plus dendritic cell vaccination (Group 2). Cyclophosphamide was administered on Day 1 and 29 followed by TACE on Day 31 (+/- DC infusion), with further cyclophosphamide on Days 60, 90 and 120 (+/- additional DC infusions on Days 62, 92 and 122). The primary endpoint was progression free survival (PFS) by RECIST v1.1. Secondary endpoints included radiological response by RECIST v1.1, PFS and radiological response according to modified (m) RECIST, overall survival (OS), immune response and toxicity. Target recruitment was 48 evaluable patients (24 patients in each arm) to detect a 20% increase in PFS rate at 1 year (30% vs 50%) with a relaxed one-sided statistical significance level of 20% and 80% power using a logrank test. Results: Between March 2016 and October 2019, 55 patients from 3 UK centres were randomised of whom 48 were evaluable (24 each arm). Median PFS by RECIST criteria was significantly longer in Group 2 compared to Group 1 (18.6 vs 10.4 months: hazard ratio (HR) 0.43, 80% CI -∞-0.59; one-sided p = 0.02). Median PFS using mRECIST criteria showed a similar magnitude of benefit (18.6 vs 10.8 months: HR 0.48, 95% CI 0.22-1.02). Median OS was 25.7 months in Group 2 vs 21.5 months in Group 1 (HR 0.61, 95% CI 0.27-1.38). Group 2 showed a higher overall response rate (complete and partial response) by RECIST (54% vs 29%) and mRECIST (75% vs 54%) and a higher disease control rate (complete and partial response and stable disease) by RECIST (92% vs 67%) and mRECIST (88% vs 67%). Treatment with DC infusions was well tolerated; the most common adverse events were chills (30%), fatigue (22%) and nausea (22%), all of which were low grade. Immune response analyses are currently ongoing. Conclusions: The addition of tumour lysate pulsed DC infusions to treatment with TACE plus low-dose cyclophosphamide significantly increased PFS in patients with HCC. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first randomised study to demonstrate efficacy using DC in HCC. Further investigation of the role of DC infusions in the treatment of HCC are warranted but will need to take into account the current evolving immunotherapy landscape. Clinical trial information: 11889464.
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- Yuk Ting Ma
- University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, United Kingdom
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- Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, United Kingdom
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- Aintree University Hospital, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- The Institute of Cancer Research, ICR-CTSU, Sutton, United Kingdom
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- University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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Fisher BA, Veenith T, Slade D, Gaskell C, Rowland M, Whitehouse T, Scriven J, Parekh D, Balasubramaniam MS, Cooke G, Morley N, Gabriel Z, Wise MP, Porter J, McShane H, Ho LP, Newsome PN, Rowe A, Sharpe R, Thickett DR, Bion J, Gates S, Richards D, Kearns P, Turner R, Libri V, Mussai F, Middleton G, Bowden S, Bangash M, Gao-Smith F, Patel J, Sapey E, Thomas M, Coles M, Watkinson P, Rahman N, Angus B, Mentzer AJ, Novak A, Feldman M, Richter A, Faustini S, Bathurst C, Van de Wiel J, Mee S, James K, Rahman B, Turner K, Hill A, Gordon A, Yap C, Matthay M, McAuley D, Hall A, Dark P, McMichael A. Namilumab or infliximab compared with standard of care in hospitalised patients with COVID-19 (CATALYST): a randomised, multicentre, multi-arm, multistage, open-label, adaptive, phase 2, proof-of-concept trial. Lancet Respir Med 2022; 10:255-266. [PMID: 34922649 PMCID: PMC8676420 DOI: 10.1016/s2213-2600(21)00460-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2021] [Revised: 10/08/2021] [Accepted: 10/12/2021] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND Dysregulated inflammation is associated with poor outcomes in COVID-19. We aimed to assess the efficacy of namilumab (a granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor inhibitor) and infliximab (a tumour necrosis factor inhibitor) in hospitalised patients with COVID-19, to prioritise agents for phase 3 trials. METHODS In this randomised, multicentre, multi-arm, multistage, parallel-group, open-label, adaptive, phase 2, proof-of-concept trial (CATALYST), we recruited patients (aged ≥16 years) admitted to hospital with COVID-19 pneumonia and C-reactive protein (CRP) concentrations of 40 mg/L or greater, at nine hospitals in the UK. Participants were randomly assigned with equal probability to usual care or usual care plus a single intravenous dose of namilumab (150 mg) or infliximab (5 mg/kg). Randomisation was stratified by care location within the hospital (ward vs intensive care unit [ICU]). Patients and investigators were not masked to treatment allocation. The primary endpoint was improvement in inflammation, measured by CRP concentration over time, analysed using Bayesian multilevel models. This trial is now complete and is registered with ISRCTN, 40580903. FINDINGS Between June 15, 2020, and Feb 18, 2021, we screened 299 patients and 146 were enrolled and randomly assigned to usual care (n=54), namilumab (n=57), or infliximab (n=35). For the primary outcome, 45 patients in the usual care group were compared with 52 in the namilumab group, and 29 in the usual care group were compared with 28 in the infliximab group. The probabilities that the interventions were superior to usual care alone in reducing CRP concentration over time were 97% for namilumab and 15% for infliximab; the point estimates for treatment-time interactions were -0·09 (95% CI -0·19 to 0·00) for namilumab and 0·06 (-0·05 to 0·17) for infliximab. 134 adverse events occurred in 30 (55%) of 55 patients in the namilumab group compared with 145 in 29 (54%) of 54 in the usual care group. 102 adverse events occurred in 20 (69%) of 29 patients in the infliximab group compared with 112 in 17 (50%) of 34 in the usual care group. Death occurred in six (11%) patients in the namilumab group compared with ten (19%) in the usual care group, and in four (14%) in the infliximab group compared with five (15%) in the usual care group. INTERPRETATION Namilumab, but not infliximab, showed proof-of-concept evidence for reduction in inflammation-as measured by CRP concentration-in hospitalised patients with COVID-19 pneumonia. Namilumab should be prioritised for further investigation in COVID-19. FUNDING Medical Research Council.
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- Benjamin A Fisher
- Rheumatology Research Group, Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK,Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit, Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK,National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK,Correspondence to: Dr Benjamin A Fisher, Rheumatology Research Group, Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
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- Birmingham Acute Care Research Group, Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK,Department of Critical Care Medicine, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
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- Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit, Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit, Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Kadoorie Centre for Critical Care Research, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Birmingham Acute Care Research Group, Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK,Department of Critical Care Medicine, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
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- Institute of Microbiology and Infection, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK,Department of Infectious Diseases, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
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- Birmingham Acute Care Research Group, Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK,Department of Critical Care Medicine, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK,Department of Respiratory Medicine, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
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- Department of Infectious Disease, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Department of Haematology, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, UK
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- Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, University College Hospital, London, UK
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- Medical Research Council Human Immunology Unit, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK,Oxford Interstitial Lung Disease Service, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, UK
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- Centre for Liver and Gastrointestinal Research, Institute of Immunology and Immunotherapy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK,National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
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- Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit, Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK,National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
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- Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit, Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Birmingham Acute Care Research Group, Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK,Department of Respiratory Medicine, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
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- Birmingham Acute Care Research Group, Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK,Department of Critical Care Medicine, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
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- Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit, Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Oxford Clinical Trials Research Unit, Botnar Research Centre, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit, Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK,National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
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Alkhatib I, Amaral DWP, Aralis T, Aramaki T, Arnquist IJ, Ataee Langroudy I, Azadbakht E, Banik S, Barker D, Bathurst C, Bauer DA, Bezerra LVS, Bhattacharyya R, Bowles MA, Brink PL, Bunker R, Cabrera B, Calkins R, Cameron RA, Cartaro C, Cerdeño DG, Chang YY, Chaudhuri M, Chen R, Chott N, Cooley J, Coombes H, Corbett J, Cushman P, De Brienne F, di Vacri ML, Diamond MD, Fascione E, Figueroa-Feliciano E, Fink CW, Fouts K, Fritts M, Gerbier G, Germond R, Ghaith M, Golwala SR, Harris HR, Hines BA, Hollister MI, Hong Z, Hoppe EW, Hsu L, Huber ME, Iyer V, Jardin D, Jastram A, Kashyap VKS, Kelsey MH, Kubik A, Kurinsky NA, Lawrence RE, Li A, Loer B, Lopez Asamar E, Lukens P, MacFarlane DB, Mahapatra R, Mandic V, Mast N, Mayer AJ, Meyer Zu Theenhausen H, Michaud ÉM, Michielin E, Mirabolfathi N, Mohanty B, Morales Mendoza JD, Nagorny S, Nelson J, Neog H, Novati V, Orrell JL, Oser SM, Page WA, Partridge R, Podviianiuk R, Ponce F, Poudel S, Pradeep A, Pyle M, Rau W, Reid E, Ren R, Reynolds T, Roberts A, Robinson AE, Saab T, Sadoulet B, Sander J, Sattari A, Schnee RW, Scorza S, Serfass B, Sincavage DJ, Stanford C, Street J, Toback D, Underwood R, Verma S, Villano AN, von Krosigk B, Watkins SL, Wilson JS, Wilson MJ, Winchell J, Wright DH, Yellin S, Young BA, Yu TC, Zhang E, Zhang HG, Zhao X, Zheng L. Constraints on Lightly Ionizing Particles from CDMSlite. Phys Rev Lett 2021; 127:081802. [PMID: 34477436 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.127.081802] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2020] [Revised: 06/11/2021] [Accepted: 07/27/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
Abstract
The Cryogenic Dark Matter Search low ionization threshold experiment (CDMSlite) achieved efficient detection of very small recoil energies in its germanium target, resulting in sensitivity to lightly ionizing particles (LIPs) in a previously unexplored region of charge, mass, and velocity parameter space. We report first direct-detection limits calculated using the optimum interval method on the vertical intensity of cosmogenically produced LIPs with an electric charge smaller than e/(3×10^{5}), as well as the strongest limits for charge ≤e/160, with a minimum vertical intensity of 1.36×10^{-7} cm^{-2} s^{-1} sr^{-1} at charge e/160. These results apply over a wide range of LIP masses (5 MeV/c^{2} to 100 TeV/c^{2}) and cover a wide range of βγ values (0.1-10^{6}), thus excluding nonrelativistic LIPs with βγ as small as 0.1 for the first time.
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- I Alkhatib
- Department of Physics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A7, Canada
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- Department of Physics, Durham University, Durham DH1 3LE, United Kingdom
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- Division of Physics, Mathematics, & Astronomy, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory/Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington, D.C. 99352, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, and the Mitchell Institute for Fundamental Physics and Astronomy, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, and the Mitchell Institute for Fundamental Physics and Astronomy, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA
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- School of Physical Sciences, National Institute of Science Education and Research, HBNI, Jatni-752050, India
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- School of Physics & Astronomy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
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- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA
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- Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z1, Canada
- TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 2A3, Canada
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, and the Mitchell Institute for Fundamental Physics and Astronomy, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA
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- Department of Physics, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, South Dakota 57701, USA
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory/Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington, D.C. 99352, USA
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- Department of Physics, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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- Department of Physics, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas 75275, USA
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory/Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory/Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- Department of Physics, Durham University, Durham DH1 3LE, United Kingdom
- Instituto de Física Teórica UAM/CSIC, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Division of Physics, Mathematics, & Astronomy, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- School of Physical Sciences, National Institute of Science Education and Research, HBNI, Jatni-752050, India
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- Department of Physics & Astronomy, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208-3112, USA
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- Department of Physics, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, South Dakota 57701, USA
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- Department of Physics, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas 75275, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
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- Department of Physics, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada
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- School of Physics & Astronomy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
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- Département de Physique, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Quebec H3C 3J7, Canada
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington, D.C. 99352, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A7, Canada
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- TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 2A3, Canada
- Department of Physics, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada
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- Department of Physics & Astronomy, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208-3112, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory/Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- School of Physics & Astronomy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
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- Department of Physics, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada
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- TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 2A3, Canada
- Department of Physics, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada
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- Department of Physics, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada
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- Division of Physics, Mathematics, & Astronomy, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, and the Mitchell Institute for Fundamental Physics and Astronomy, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, Colorado 80217, USA
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- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA
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- Department of Physics & Astronomy, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208-3112, USA
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington, D.C. 99352, USA
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- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, Colorado 80217, USA
- Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, Colorado 80217, USA
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- School of Physical Sciences, National Institute of Science Education and Research, HBNI, Jatni-752050, India
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- Department of Physics, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas 75275, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, and the Mitchell Institute for Fundamental Physics and Astronomy, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA
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- School of Physical Sciences, National Institute of Science Education and Research, HBNI, Jatni-752050, India
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, and the Mitchell Institute for Fundamental Physics and Astronomy, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, and the Mitchell Institute for Fundamental Physics and Astronomy, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA
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- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, and the Mitchell Institute for Fundamental Physics and Astronomy, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA
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- Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z1, Canada
- TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 2A3, Canada
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington, D.C. 99352, USA
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- Department of Physics, Durham University, Durham DH1 3LE, United Kingdom
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- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory/Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, and the Mitchell Institute for Fundamental Physics and Astronomy, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA
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- School of Physics & Astronomy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
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- School of Physics & Astronomy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
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- TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 2A3, Canada
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- Département de Physique, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Quebec H3C 3J7, Canada
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- Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z1, Canada
- TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 2A3, Canada
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, and the Mitchell Institute for Fundamental Physics and Astronomy, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA
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- School of Physical Sciences, National Institute of Science Education and Research, HBNI, Jatni-752050, India
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, and the Mitchell Institute for Fundamental Physics and Astronomy, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA
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- Department of Physics, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada
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- School of Physics & Astronomy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, and the Mitchell Institute for Fundamental Physics and Astronomy, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA
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- Department of Physics & Astronomy, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208-3112, USA
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington, D.C. 99352, USA
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- Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z1, Canada
- TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 2A3, Canada
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory/Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, South Dakota 57069, USA
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- Department of Physics, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, South Dakota 57069, USA
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- Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z1, Canada
- TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 2A3, Canada
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 2A3, Canada
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- Department of Physics, Durham University, Durham DH1 3LE, United Kingdom
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- Department of Physics & Astronomy, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208-3112, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, Colorado 80217, USA
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- Département de Physique, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Quebec H3C 3J7, Canada
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- Department of Physics, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, South Dakota 57069, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A7, Canada
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- Department of Physics, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, South Dakota 57701, USA
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- SNOLAB, Creighton Mine #9, 1039 Regional Road 24, Sudbury, Ontario P3Y 1N2, Canada
- Laurentian University, Department of Physics, 935 Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury, Ontario P3E 2C6, Canada
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- School of Physics & Astronomy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
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- Department of Physics, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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- Department of Physics, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, South Dakota 57701, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, and the Mitchell Institute for Fundamental Physics and Astronomy, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA
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- TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 2A3, Canada
- Department of Physics, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, and the Mitchell Institute for Fundamental Physics and Astronomy, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, Colorado 80217, USA
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- Institut für Experimentalphysik, Universität Hamburg, 22761 Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, and the Mitchell Institute for Fundamental Physics and Astronomy, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A7, Canada
- Institut für Experimentalphysik, Universität Hamburg, 22761 Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, and the Mitchell Institute for Fundamental Physics and Astronomy, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory/Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- Department of Physics, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
| | - B A Young
- Department of Physics, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, California 95053, USA
| | - T C Yu
- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory/Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
| | - E Zhang
- Department of Physics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A7, Canada
| | - H G Zhang
- School of Physics & Astronomy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
| | - X Zhao
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, and the Mitchell Institute for Fundamental Physics and Astronomy, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, and the Mitchell Institute for Fundamental Physics and Astronomy, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA
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Alkhatib I, Amaral DWP, Aralis T, Aramaki T, Arnquist IJ, Ataee Langroudy I, Azadbakht E, Banik S, Barker D, Bathurst C, Bauer DA, Bezerra LVS, Bhattacharyya R, Binder T, Bowles MA, Brink PL, Bunker R, Cabrera B, Calkins R, Cameron RA, Cartaro C, Cerdeño DG, Chang YY, Chaudhuri M, Chen R, Chott N, Cooley J, Coombes H, Corbett J, Cushman P, De Brienne F, di Vacri ML, Diamond MD, Fascione E, Figueroa-Feliciano E, Fink CW, Fouts K, Fritts M, Gerbier G, Germond R, Ghaith M, Golwala SR, Harris HR, Herbert N, Hines BA, Hollister MI, Hong Z, Hoppe EW, Hsu L, Huber ME, Iyer V, Jardin D, Jastram A, Kashyap VKS, Kelsey MH, Kubik A, Kurinsky NA, Lawrence RE, Li A, Loer B, Lopez Asamar E, Lukens P, MacDonell D, MacFarlane DB, Mahapatra R, Mandic V, Mast N, Mayer AJ, Meyer Zu Theenhausen H, Michaud ÉM, Michielin E, Mirabolfathi N, Mohanty B, Morales Mendoza JD, Nagorny S, Nelson J, Neog H, Novati V, Orrell JL, Oser SM, Page WA, Pakarha P, Partridge R, Podviianiuk R, Ponce F, Poudel S, Pyle M, Rau W, Reid E, Ren R, Reynolds T, Roberts A, Robinson AE, Saab T, Sadoulet B, Sander J, Sattari A, Schnee RW, Scorza S, Serfass B, Sincavage DJ, Stanford C, Street J, Toback D, Underwood R, Verma S, Villano AN, von Krosigk B, Watkins SL, Wills L, Wilson JS, Wilson MJ, Winchell J, Wright DH, Yellin S, Young BA, Yu TC, Zhang E, Zhang HG, Zhao X, Zheng L, Camilleri J, Kolomensky YG, Zuber S. Light Dark Matter Search with a High-Resolution Athermal Phonon Detector Operated above Ground. Phys Rev Lett 2021; 127:061801. [PMID: 34420312 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.127.061801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2020] [Revised: 05/06/2021] [Accepted: 07/08/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
Abstract
We present limits on spin-independent dark matter-nucleon interactions using a 10.6 g Si athermal phonon detector with a baseline energy resolution of σ_{E}=3.86±0.04(stat)_{-0.00}^{+0.19}(syst) eV. This exclusion analysis sets the most stringent dark matter-nucleon scattering cross-section limits achieved by a cryogenic detector for dark matter particle masses from 93 to 140 MeV/c^{2}, with a raw exposure of 9.9 g d acquired at an above-ground facility. This work illustrates the scientific potential of detectors with athermal phonon sensors with eV-scale energy resolution for future dark matter searches.
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Affiliation(s)
- I Alkhatib
- Department of Physics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A7, Canada
| | - D W P Amaral
- Department of Physics, Durham University, Durham DH1 3LE, United Kingdom
| | - T Aralis
- Division of Physics, Mathematics, & Astronomy, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - T Aramaki
- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
| | - I J Arnquist
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
| | - I Ataee Langroudy
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, and the Mitchell Institute for Fundamental Physics and Astronomy, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA
| | - E Azadbakht
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, and the Mitchell Institute for Fundamental Physics and Astronomy, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA
| | - S Banik
- School of Physical Sciences, National Institute of Science Education and Research, HBNI, Jatni-752050, India
| | - D Barker
- School of Physics & Astronomy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
| | - C Bathurst
- Department of Physics, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
| | - D A Bauer
- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA
| | - L V S Bezerra
- Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z1, Canada
- TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 2A3, Canada
| | - R Bhattacharyya
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, and the Mitchell Institute for Fundamental Physics and Astronomy, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA
| | - T Binder
- Department of Physics, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, South Dakota 57069, USA
| | - M A Bowles
- Department of Physics, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, South Dakota 57701, USA
| | - P L Brink
- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
| | - R Bunker
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
| | - B Cabrera
- Department of Physics, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
| | - R Calkins
- Department of Physics, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas 75275, USA
| | - R A Cameron
- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
| | - C Cartaro
- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
| | - D G Cerdeño
- Department of Physics, Durham University, Durham DH1 3LE, United Kingdom
- Instituto de Física Teórica UAM/CSIC, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
| | - Y-Y Chang
- Division of Physics, Mathematics, & Astronomy, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - M Chaudhuri
- School of Physical Sciences, National Institute of Science Education and Research, HBNI, Jatni-752050, India
| | - R Chen
- Department of Physics & Astronomy, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208-3112, USA
| | - N Chott
- Department of Physics, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, South Dakota 57701, USA
| | - J Cooley
- Department of Physics, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas 75275, USA
| | - H Coombes
- Department of Physics, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
| | - J Corbett
- Department of Physics, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada
| | - P Cushman
- School of Physics & Astronomy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
| | - F De Brienne
- Département de Physique, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Quebec H3C 3J7, Canada
| | - M L di Vacri
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
| | - M D Diamond
- Department of Physics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A7, Canada
| | - E Fascione
- TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 2A3, Canada
- Department of Physics, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada
| | - E Figueroa-Feliciano
- Department of Physics & Astronomy, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208-3112, USA
| | - C W Fink
- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
| | - K Fouts
- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
| | - M Fritts
- School of Physics & Astronomy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
| | - G Gerbier
- Department of Physics, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada
| | - R Germond
- TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 2A3, Canada
- Department of Physics, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada
| | - M Ghaith
- Department of Physics, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada
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- Division of Physics, Mathematics, & Astronomy, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - H R Harris
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, and the Mitchell Institute for Fundamental Physics and Astronomy, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA
| | - N Herbert
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, and the Mitchell Institute for Fundamental Physics and Astronomy, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA
| | - B A Hines
- Department of Physics, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, Colorado 80217, USA
| | - M I Hollister
- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA
| | - Z Hong
- Department of Physics & Astronomy, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208-3112, USA
| | - E W Hoppe
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
| | - L Hsu
- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA
| | - M E Huber
- Department of Physics, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, Colorado 80217, USA
- Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, Colorado 80217, USA
| | - V Iyer
- School of Physical Sciences, National Institute of Science Education and Research, HBNI, Jatni-752050, India
| | - D Jardin
- Department of Physics, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas 75275, USA
| | - A Jastram
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, and the Mitchell Institute for Fundamental Physics and Astronomy, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA
| | - V K S Kashyap
- School of Physical Sciences, National Institute of Science Education and Research, HBNI, Jatni-752050, India
| | - M H Kelsey
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, and the Mitchell Institute for Fundamental Physics and Astronomy, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA
| | - A Kubik
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, and the Mitchell Institute for Fundamental Physics and Astronomy, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA
| | - N A Kurinsky
- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA
| | - R E Lawrence
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, and the Mitchell Institute for Fundamental Physics and Astronomy, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA
| | - A Li
- Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z1, Canada
- TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 2A3, Canada
| | - B Loer
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
| | - E Lopez Asamar
- Department of Physics, Durham University, Durham DH1 3LE, United Kingdom
| | - P Lukens
- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA
| | - D MacDonell
- Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z1, Canada
- TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 2A3, Canada
| | - D B MacFarlane
- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
| | - R Mahapatra
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, and the Mitchell Institute for Fundamental Physics and Astronomy, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA
| | - V Mandic
- School of Physics & Astronomy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
| | - N Mast
- School of Physics & Astronomy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
| | - A J Mayer
- TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 2A3, Canada
| | | | - É M Michaud
- Département de Physique, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Quebec H3C 3J7, Canada
| | - E Michielin
- Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z1, Canada
- TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 2A3, Canada
| | - N Mirabolfathi
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, and the Mitchell Institute for Fundamental Physics and Astronomy, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA
| | - B Mohanty
- School of Physical Sciences, National Institute of Science Education and Research, HBNI, Jatni-752050, India
| | - J D Morales Mendoza
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, and the Mitchell Institute for Fundamental Physics and Astronomy, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA
| | - S Nagorny
- Department of Physics, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada
| | - J Nelson
- School of Physics & Astronomy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
| | - H Neog
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, and the Mitchell Institute for Fundamental Physics and Astronomy, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA
| | - V Novati
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
| | - J L Orrell
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
| | - S M Oser
- Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z1, Canada
- TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 2A3, Canada
| | - W A Page
- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
| | - P Pakarha
- Department of Physics, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada
| | - R Partridge
- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
| | - R Podviianiuk
- Department of Physics, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, South Dakota 57069, USA
| | - F Ponce
- Department of Physics, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
| | - S Poudel
- Department of Physics, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, South Dakota 57069, USA
| | - M Pyle
- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
| | - W Rau
- TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 2A3, Canada
| | - E Reid
- Department of Physics, Durham University, Durham DH1 3LE, United Kingdom
| | - R Ren
- Department of Physics & Astronomy, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208-3112, USA
| | - T Reynolds
- Department of Physics, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
| | - A Roberts
- Department of Physics, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, Colorado 80217, USA
| | - A E Robinson
- Département de Physique, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Quebec H3C 3J7, Canada
| | - T Saab
- Department of Physics, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
| | - B Sadoulet
- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
| | - J Sander
- Department of Physics, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, South Dakota 57069, USA
| | - A Sattari
- Department of Physics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A7, Canada
| | - R W Schnee
- Department of Physics, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, South Dakota 57701, USA
| | - S Scorza
- SNOLAB, Creighton Mine #9, 1039 Regional Road 24, Sudbury, Ontario P3Y 1N2, Canada
| | - B Serfass
- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
| | - D J Sincavage
- School of Physics & Astronomy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
| | - C Stanford
- Department of Physics, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
| | - J Street
- Department of Physics, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, South Dakota 57701, USA
| | - D Toback
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, and the Mitchell Institute for Fundamental Physics and Astronomy, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA
| | - R Underwood
- TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 2A3, Canada
- Department of Physics, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada
| | - S Verma
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, and the Mitchell Institute for Fundamental Physics and Astronomy, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA
| | - A N Villano
- Department of Physics, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, Colorado 80217, USA
| | - B von Krosigk
- Institut für Experimentalphysik, Universität Hamburg, 22761 Hamburg, Germany
| | - S L Watkins
- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
| | - L Wills
- Département de Physique, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Quebec H3C 3J7, Canada
| | - J S Wilson
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, and the Mitchell Institute for Fundamental Physics and Astronomy, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA
| | - M J Wilson
- Department of Physics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A7, Canada
- Institut für Experimentalphysik, Universität Hamburg, 22761 Hamburg, Germany
| | - J Winchell
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, and the Mitchell Institute for Fundamental Physics and Astronomy, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA
| | - D H Wright
- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
| | - S Yellin
- Department of Physics, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
| | - B A Young
- Department of Physics, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, California 95053, USA
| | - T C Yu
- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
| | - E Zhang
- Department of Physics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A7, Canada
| | - H G Zhang
- School of Physics & Astronomy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
| | - X Zhao
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, and the Mitchell Institute for Fundamental Physics and Astronomy, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA
| | - L Zheng
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, and the Mitchell Institute for Fundamental Physics and Astronomy, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA
| | - J Camilleri
- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
| | - Yu G Kolomensky
- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
| | - S Zuber
- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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