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Morra ME, Van Thanh L, Kamel MG, Ghazy AA, Altibi AM, Dat LM, Thy TNX, Vuong NL, Mostafa MR, Ahmed SI, Elabd SS, Fathima S, Le Huy Vu T, Omrani AS, Memish ZA, Hirayama K, Huy NT. Clinical outcomes of current medical approaches for Middle East respiratory syndrome: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Rev Med Virol 2018; 28:e1977. [PMID: 29664167 PMCID: PMC7169085 DOI: 10.1002/rmv.1977] [Citation(s) in RCA: 125] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2018] [Revised: 02/09/2018] [Accepted: 02/12/2018] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
Abstract
Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) is a respiratory disease caused by MERS coronavirus. Because of lack of vaccination, various studies investigated the therapeutic efficacy of antiviral drugs and supportive remedies. A systematic literature search from 10 databases was conducted and screened for relevant articles. Studies reporting information about the treatment of MERS coronavirus infection were extracted and analyzed. Despite receiving treatment with ribavirin plus IFN, the case fatality rate was as high as 71% in the IFN-treatment group and exactly the same in patients who received supportive treatment only. Having chronic renal disease, diabetes mellitus and hypertension increased the risk of mortality (P < .05), and chronic renal disease is the best parameter to predict the mortality. The mean of survival days from onset of illness to death was 46.6 (95% CI, 30.5-62.6) for the IFN group compared with 18.8 (95% CI, 10.3-27.4) for the supportive-only group (P = .001). Delay in starting treatment, older age group, and preexisting comorbidities are associated with worse outcomes. In conclusion, there is no difference between IFN treatment and supportive treatment for MERS patients in terms of mortality. However, ribavirin and IFN combination might have efficacious effects with timely administration and monitoring of adverse events. Large-scale prospective randomized studies are required to assess the role of antiviral drugs for the treatment of this high mortality infection.
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- Mostafa Ebraheem Morra
- Faculty of MedicineAlazhar UniversityCairoEgypt
- Online Research Club (http://www.onlineresearchclub.org/)
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- Online Research Club (http://www.onlineresearchclub.org/)
- University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh CityHo Chi Minh CityVietnam
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- Online Research Club (http://www.onlineresearchclub.org/)
- Faculty of MedicineMinia UniversityMinyaEgypt
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- Online Research Club (http://www.onlineresearchclub.org/)
- Pham Ngoc Thach University of MedicineHo Chi Minh CityVietnam
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- Online Research Club (http://www.onlineresearchclub.org/)
- University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh CityHo Chi Minh CityVietnam
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- Online Research Club (http://www.onlineresearchclub.org/)
- University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh CityHo Chi Minh CityVietnam
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- Online Research Club (http://www.onlineresearchclub.org/)
- Faculty of MedicineTanta UniversityTantaEgypt
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- Deccan College of Medical SciencesUniversity of Health and SciencesHyderabadIndia
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- Department of Medicine, Section of Infectious DiseasesKing Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research CentreRiyadhKingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Immunogenetics, Institute of Tropical Medicine (NEKKEN), Leading Graduate School Program, and Graduate School of Biomedical SciencesNagasaki UniversityNagasakiJapan
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- Evidence Based Medicine Research Group & Faculty of Applied SciencesTon Duc Thang UniversityHo Chi Minh CityVietnam
- Department of Clinical Product Development, Institute of Tropical Medicine (NEKKEN), Leading Graduate School Program, and Graduate School of Biomedical SciencesNagasaki UniversityNagasakiJapan
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Trung LQ, Morra ME, Truong ND, Turk T, Elshafie A, Foly A, Hien Tam DN, Iraqi A, Hong Van TT, Elgebaly A, Ngoc TN, Vu TLH, Chu NT, Hirayama K, Karbwang J, Huy NT. A systematic review finds underreporting of ethics approval, informed consent, and incentives in clinical trials. J Clin Epidemiol 2017; 91:80-86. [PMID: 28866123 DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2017.08.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2016] [Revised: 07/23/2017] [Accepted: 08/18/2017] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVES In this study, we aim to review researchers' reporting practices of the ethics statement, financial incentives, and local ethical committees' profile in their clinical trials. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING A systematic search was done through top-ranked 50 medical journals (Scimago Ranking) to retrieve 2,000 latest publications. Only primary clinical trials were included with no restriction to language or participants. RESULTS Among the 927 included trials, 14 trials (1.5%) did not report an ethical statement and two-third (63%) did not completely report the investigated components (Institutional Review eBoard approval, Helsinki Declaration, and informed consent). Moreover, 21 trials (2.26%) reported motivational incentives with the method and amount of payment for participants. Of them, 15 trials offered monetary incentives to participants in different forms. In the remaining six trials, the incentives were mainly medical benefits. Only one trial reported the profile or quality of local Institutional Review Board. CONCLUSION A potential gap in the reporting practices of ethics statement and financial incentives was addressed in this review. Authors are urged to fully report all ethical components related to their study, including incentives and compensations plan. Medical journals are also recommended to implement further publication requirements concerning ethics reporting.
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- Ly Quoc Trung
- Soc Trang Provincial Hospital, Soc Trang, 97000, Vietnam
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, FV Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City, 70000, Vietnam
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- Faculty of Medicine, Damascus University, Damascus, Syria
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- Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria, 21111, Egypt
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- Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, 11562, Egypt
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- University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ho Chi Minh City, 70000, Vietnam
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- House Officer Benha University Hospitals, Benha, 13738, Egypt
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- Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine, Ho Chi Minh City, 70000, Vietnam
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- Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, 11884, Egypt
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- Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine, Ho Chi Minh City, 70000, Vietnam
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- Lectrurer at Dong Nai Medical College, Bien Hoa City, 810000, Vietnam
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- Department of Immunogenetics, Institute of Tropical Medicine (NEKKEN), Leading Graduate School Program and Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, 1-12-4 Sakamoto, Nagasaki 852-8523, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Product Development, Institute of Tropical Medicine (NEKKEN), Leading Graduate School Program and Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, 1-12-4 Sakamoto, Nagasaki 852-8523, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Product Development, Institute of Tropical Medicine (NEKKEN), Leading Graduate School Program and Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, 1-12-4 Sakamoto, Nagasaki 852-8523, Japan; Evidence Based Medicine Research Group, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Ton Duc Thang University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
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Vuong HG, Altibi AM, Abdelhamid AH, Ngoc PUD, Quan VD, Tantawi MY, Elfil M, Le Huy Vu T, Elgebaly A, Oishi N, Nakazawa T, Hirayama K, Katoh R, Huy NT, Kondo T. The changing characteristics and molecular profiles of papillary thyroid carcinoma over time: a systematic review. Oncotarget 2017; 8:10637-10649. [PMID: 27793009 PMCID: PMC5354688 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.12885] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2016] [Accepted: 10/14/2016] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The genetic alterations of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) have been reported to change over the past few decades. We performed this systematic review to further examine the trends and modifications of patient demographic, clinicopathological features and molecular profiles of PTC over time. METHODS A literature search was performed within six electronic databases to identify relevant articles. The inclusion criteria were published studies investigating BRAF mutations, RET/PTC rearrangements or RAS mutations in PTCs or classical PTCs. Two teams of reviewers independently screened titles and abstracts of all articles. Full texts of potential articles were read and extracted data were listed and stratified into an excel file according to country, city, institution, and surgical time period. Student t test and Pearson Chi-square were used to analyze the trends of demographic and clinicopathological features of PTC patients and the prevalence of each genetic alteration in individual institutions. RESULTS From 3139 articles, we included 16 articles for final analysis. Our results showed an increasing trend of BRAF and a decreasing trend of RET/PTC prevalence over time in PTCs and classical PTCs, accompanied by an older age of PTC patients, an increase in proportion of PTMC and less aggressive behaviours of tumours. CONCLUSIONS The demographic and clinicopathological characteristics and molecular profile of PTCs have been changing over the past few decades. These modifications suggest changes in etiologies and risk factors of thyroid cancer that influence the tumorigenesis of PTCs.
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- Huy Gia Vuong
- Department of Pathology, University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi, Japan
- Department of Pathology, Cho Ray Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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- University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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- Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
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- Department of Pathology, University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi, Japan
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- Department of Immunogenetics, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Leading Graduate School Program, and Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, Sakamoto, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Product Development, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi, Japan
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