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Filter by:Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a chronic and often progressive pulmonary disease, where inflammation and recurrent infections are key pathophysiological contibutors in disease progression. Acute exacerbations of COPD (AECOPD) are often treated with antibiotics, even though only about 50% are caused by bacteria, and the evidence for benefit of empiric antibiotic treatment in AECOPD is conflicting. Microbiological sampling is often insufficient in the setting of AECOPD, and there is a lack of biomarkers distinguishing AECOPD caused by bacteria from those not caused by bacteria, leaving the clinician with few tools to guide the use of antibiotics. Overuse of antibiotics is the main driver of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), a major global public health threat, and obtaining the correct microbiological diagnose is important in guiding treatment of AECOPD. COPEXNOR seeks to examine which samples give the highest microbiological yield in AECOPD, comparing induced sputum to nasopharyngeal swabs. We will also compare conventional microbiological diagnostics to modern rapid molecular microbiological tests, to evaluate if faster microbiological diagnosis improves antibiotic stewardship. The study aims to define the microbiological etiology causing AECOPD in the Norwegian COPD-population, and examine the lung microbiome over time. COPEXNOR will explore biomarkers in sputum and blood that can be useful for differentiating patients who will benefit from antibiotic treatment from patients who will not.
The goal of this observational study is to assess in the cohort of CLL patients enrolled in the front-line GIMEMA LLC1114 study who discontinued ibrutinib the time to subsequent treatment. The main question it aims to answer is: • The 12 and 24-month TTNT measured from the time of ibrutinib discontinuation due to reasons other than CLL progression, Richter syndrome, malignancy or death, or lost to the follow-up. Participants will be observed for the duration of the study.
The present study sought to explore the predictive value of radial wall strain (RWS, derived solely from angiograms) for coronary artery lesion progression compared with lesion vulnerability assessed by optical coherence tomography (OCT). The lesion progression at 1 year was defined as an increase of ≥20% in diameter stenosis based on quantitative coronary angiography (QCA) evaluation.
The present case-control study is designed to investigate the disease characteristics of IR-CAD by comparing the demographics, clinical features, lab results, imaging findings, and prior treatment between 20 patients with IR-CAD and 10 patients with AS-CAD.
A clinical study to assess the efficacy and safety of oral tafenoquine compared to placebo in patients with mild to moderate COVID 19 disease and low risk of disease progression (the "ACLR8-LR" study).
Biomarkers and mechanisms in the progression of aortic valve stenosis are sometimes not sufficiently understood. The current project will take into account image morphological and immunological aspects that predict the development of hemodynamically relevant aortic valve stenosis in order to identify high-risk patients and to develop further therapeutic options.
Aim of work 1. measurement level of serumTEM1 in CRC patients by ng/ml using ELISA kits . 2. find relation between serum TEM1 level and staging of CRC patients . 3. measurement of serum CEA , CA19-9 levels by ng/ml so we can can compare their levels with serum TEM1 level in CRC patients .
The goal of this randomized controlled trial is to determine the effect of adding inhaled furosemide to the known treatment of patient with Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbation. It primarily aims at studying its effect on: 1. Relief of dyspnea sensation 2. Length of hospital stay Participants will be receiving the standard therapy of COPD exacerbation plus either inhaled furosemide or inhaled saline over 3 days. They will be asked to: - Perform spirometry - Fill in dyspnea score - Do arterial blood gases (ABGs)
This study will be carried out to examine the effect of telephone-assisted smoking cessation program on self-efficacy, smoking behavior, tumor recurrence and progression in patients with non-muscle invasive bladder cancer.
This study aims to explore the safety and efficacy of etoposide capsules combined with anrotinib and Envollizumab in elderly patients with extensive small cell lung cancer.This is a single-center, single-arm exploratory clinical study. 30 patients with extensive small-cell lung cancer are scheduled to be enrolled. Treatment regimen is etoposide capsule 100mg PO qd*7d, antirotinib 12mg PO qd*14d, Emvolizumab 300mg/ IH Q3W, every 21 days, until disease progression or intolerable adverse reactions or death.