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Filter by:The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of recombinant anti-EGFR monoclonal antibody(SCT200)in patients with advanced squamous non-small cell lung cancer treated after failure of Two chemotherapy regimens (including Platinum-based drugs).
The aim of this prospective, randomized study is to compare TRA vs TFA for superselective embolization of HCC using bland microparticles performed by multiple operators. In particular, main objectives are to compare: 1. the success rates of TRA and TFA including crossing over events between techniques 2. the inter-operator outcomes in terms of time to complete the vascular access and the vessel catheterization 3. access-related adverse events 4. patient preference and reported discomfort
Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) is a severe but treatable disease that is commonly underdiagnosed. Computed tomography lung subtraction iodine mapping (CT-LSIM) in addition to standard CT pulmonary angiography (CTPA) may improve the evaluation of suspected chronic pulmonary embolism and improve the diagnostic pick up rate. The investigators aim to recruit 100 patients suspected of having CTEPH and perform CT-LSIM scans in addition to the current gold standard test of nuclear medicine test (lung single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) imaging) as a pilot study which will contribute to and inform the definitive trial. The diagnostic accuracy of CT-LSIM and lung SPECT will be compared. The primary outcome of the full definitive study is non-inferiority of CT-LSIM versus lung SPECT imaging.
To investigate the effect of dichloride on pain control of knee osteoarthritis and the relationship between pain relief and medicine adherence. To evaluate the pain relief rate of patients with different initial pain.
Human microbiota is the set of microorganisms that, in a symbiotic way, coexist and develop in the different surfaces (skin and mucous membranes) of the human body. It is estimated that it is composed of approximately 10^14 bacteria and other unicellular life forms . The gastrointestinal (GI) tract is the organ in which the microbiota reaches its greatest complexity, influencing its metabolic activities in different organs and human systems. Human microbiota plays a role in multiple homeostatic and physiological functions including energy and intermediary metabolism, normal immune responses, and even appropriate bowel development and nervous system functioning. Given its vascular supply, the liver plays important roles in metabolism and immunological functions. It receives 70% of blood supply through the portal vein which carries all metabolic products derived from GI microbiota. Non alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common cause of chronic liver disease in developed countries (with an estimated prevalence around 25 - 40% of adults) and it is expected that the burden of disease will increase in the near future. This condition can progress through a spectrum of progressive liver damage to non alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), liver fibrosis, cirrhosis and liver cancer. Around 20-30% of NAFLD patients develop NASH, with a lower rate progressing further to fibrosis and cirrhosis. Currently, there is no approved pharmacological or interventional treatment for the management of this so prevalent disease, apart from changes in lifestyle aiming weight loss. The aim of the present pilot study is to assess the efficacy and safety of microbiota manipulation by means of Fecal Microbiota Transplantation in the treatment of patients with NASH.
This study measures the steatosis in patients With fatty livers as determined by CAP score from a fibroscan assessment. The study attempts to determine the effect of using the Medical Food Hepaxa in a Clinical setting Close to real-world use.
Dyspnea (i.e. breathlessness) and exercise intolerance are common symptoms for patients with interstitial lung disease (ILD), yet it is not known why. It has been suggested that muscle dysfunction may contribute to dyspnea and exercise intolerance in ILD. Our study aims to: i) examine differences in the structure and function of the leg muscles in ILD patients, ii) determine if leg muscle fatigue contributes to dyspnea and exercise limitation in patients with ILD, and iii) determine the effects of breathing extra oxygen on leg muscle fatigue, as well as ability to exercise in ILD patients.
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common complication of cardiac surgery, which seriously affects the postoperative complication rate and mortality of patients.Acute kidney injury occurs in 5-30% of patients after cardiac surgery, but severe acute kidney injury requiring dialysis is relatively rare.At present, the diagnosis of AKI is based on serum creatinine (Scr) or urine volume. However, the changes of serum creatinine value have hysteresis, and the increase of serum creatinine level lags behind kidney injury for 48 ~ 72 h.Some drugs can also affect creatinine levels.Urine volume is also affected by many factors.Due to the lack of sensitivity and specificity of SCr, it is very important to find and adopt new early AKI markers.Kidney is an important metabolic organ of human body. Different from cerebrovascular system, kidney lacks automatic regulation ability and is easily affected by perfusion flow.Previous experiments have shown that placing a multi-plane esophageal probe into the human stomach through the esophagus can monitor the changes of left renal blood flow before, during and after cardiovascular surgery extracorporeal circulation, and has good repeatability, which may become an effective means to monitor renal blood flow during cardiovascular surgery. In conclusion, this study intends to use esophageal ultrasound as a means to monitor renal blood flow, observe the changes of intraoperative renal hemodynamic indexes, and use KDIGO ( Kidney Disease:Improving Global Outcomes)as the standard of renal injury to explore the correlation between intraoperative hemodynamic changes and postoperative AKI, providing a new perspective for the pathophysiological study of AKI after cardiopulmonary bypass.
To evaluate the safety, efficacy and immunogenicity of SCT510 combined with paclitaxel and carboplatin compared with bevacizumab combined with paclitaxel and carboplatin in the first-line treatment of locally advanced metastatic or recurrent squamous cell non-small cell lung cancer.
To determine whether an indwelling low profile Kohli Atraumatic Catheter causes less macro-morphologic inflammation and edema to the bladder mucosa than a traditional indwelling Foley catheter as assess by computerized image analysis.