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Filter by:This is a multi-center, non-randomized, open label study. Subjects will be enrolled on a walk-in basis. Screening data will be reviewed to determine subject eligibility. Subjects who meet all inclusion criteria and none of the exclusion criteria will be entered into the study. All children will be exposed to non-radioactive 13C-Urea with citric acid, and shall submit a stool sample. Centers will house a PyloPlus UBT Analyzer to document results. PyloPlus Analyzer results shall remain blinded to the investigator and treating physician. No patient management decisions should be made based on the investigational PyloPlus® UBT System. Treating physician will prescribe a H. Pylori Stool Antigen Test to Stool test at either LabCorp or Quest Diagnostic, for the patient, which will be used for diagnostic purposes by the ordering physician. Total duration of study is anticipated to be approximately 6 months.
Adalimumab is a recombinant monoclonal antibody (IgG1 subclass) against human TNF-α (Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha). It is an immunosuppressive medication predominantly used to treat rheumatoid arthritis autoimmune disease. It is also used for the treatment of psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, and Crohn's disease etc. Adalimumab binds specifically to TNF-α and blocks its general cytokine effects, thereby reducing TNF-induced inflammation and halting tissue destruction. Adalimumab was approved for medical use in the United States in 2002. It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines. It is available as a biosimilar medication. In 2017, it was the 169th most commonly prescribed medication in the United States, with more than three million prescriptions. Adalimumab is an expensive product which is indicated in rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, Crohn's disease, etc. Each patient will be provided the study drug free of cost in this study which will benefit them immensely. The advent of therapeutic monoclonal antibodies has given a major boost to the treatment of individuals suffering from autoimmune disorders, including rheumatoid arthritis. Adalimumab is one such therapeutic monoclonal antibody used for treatment of rheumatoid arthritis marketed with brand name Humira by Abbvie Ltd. (USA) was the only adalimumab biosimilar available for patients in Bangladesh until recently. Incepta Pharmaceuticals Ltd. Bangladesh has introduced Bangladesh's first locally manufactured adalimumab biosimilar Advixa that is available at a fraction of Humira's cost. This study aims to evaluate the pharmacokinetics, safety and efficacy of the Adalimumab biosimilar (Advixa) in comparison to Adalimumab (Humira) as reference. The biosimilar Advixa being a local product will a cost-effective alternative to imported drugs currently available in the market. Objectives of the Protocol General objectives- 1. To assess the Pharmacokinetic between Test Product (A): Adalimumab (Advixa) 40 mg/ 0.4 ml of Incepta Pharmaceuticals Ltd of Bangladesh and the corresponding Reference Product (B): Humira 40 mg/ 0.4ml of Abbvie Ltd in normal, healthy, adult, human subjects in a Parallel group study. 2. To evaluate the safety between two products. 3. To assess efficacy, tolerability and safety of biosimilar adalimumab (Advixa, Incepta) in compared with reference adalimumab (Humira, AbbVie) in patients with moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Specific objectives- 1. Pharmacokinetic (PK) Parameters: For Cmax and AUC0-t the 90% confidence interval for the ratio of the test and reference products should be contained within the acceptance interval of 80.00-125.00%. 2. Safety assessment: Evaluation and comparison between references vs. test drug in terms of safety end point. 3. Efficacy assessment: The primary endpoints will be - 1. Proportion of patients with an ACR20 response in both the treatment groups at week 12. 2. Evaluation and comparison of safety between references vs. test drug. The secondary endpoints will be - 1. Change in Disease Activity Score of 28 joints - CRP (DAS28-CRP), 2. Proportion of patient with an ACR50 response and 3. Proportion of patients with an ACR70 response in both the treatment groups at week 12.
Intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide is a well-known method of treatment of diabetic macular edema, however, it has many side effects, most commonly causing cataract and glaucoma. Suprachoroidal route is an emerging route of delivery of intraocular drugs. This is to our knowledge the first prospective study to compare the effect of triamcinolone acetonide delivered via the intravitreal versus the suprachoroidal route in the treatment of diabetic macular edema as regards safety and efficacy.
Multiple myeloma (MM) is a common malignant hematology disease. The development of proteasome inhibitors (PIs) and immunomodulatory drugs (IMiDs) significantly improved the survival of MM patients. IMiDs have multiple effects in MM therapy. Except for direct cytotoxicity, IMiDs also play a variety of immune regulatory roles. Lenalidomide, a kind of IMiDs, was usually used in the therapy of relapsed/refractory MM. The efficacy and safety of RDD (lenalidomide, pegylated liposomal doxorubicin, dexamethasone) in newly diagnosed patients with MM still needs to be further validated.
Little is known of beta-lactam antibiotics' true therapeutic plasma concentration range. The aims of this study are to define evidence-based, safe and effective upper and lower limits of the plasma concentrations of imipenem, meropenem, amoxicillin, flucloxacillin, piperacillin, ceftazidime and cefepime in patients at increased risk of serious bacterial infections and currently understudied pharmacokinetics (the critically ill, the elderly, and the immunosuppressed). This prospective observational study will include adult patients with suspected or confirmed systemic bacterial infection receiving one of the above-named antibiotics and hospitalized in intensive-care, step-down, or hematology-oncology units of the Geneva University Hospitals (HUG). Eligible patients will be identified via the electronic health record (EHR). Patients receiving traditional intermittent dosing or prolonged infusions will undergo TDM for at least one intermediate (mid-interval) and one trough level at 24 hours (-12 or +48 hours) after the therapy's start. Patients receiving continuous infusions will undergo TDM for at least one steady-state level. Clinical course will be observed for 30 days from the start of the study antibiotic (1st day of study antibiotic =day 1). The primary outcome is incidence of clinical toxicity through day 30 after start of study antibiotic (as stratified by BL trough concentration). Secondary outcomes are listed below.
This study assesses the efficacy and safety of treatment with two-week probiotics followed by a 10-day tetracycline- and furazolidone-containing quadruple regimen as rescue treatment for H. pylori infection. Eradication was evaluated using the 13C-urea breath test at 4 weeks after the end of therapy, and side effects were recorded. Besides study gene-level changes in the gastric microbiota following use of probiotics.
In Denmark, every 4 birth induced, most often due to prolonged pregnancy, up til 10-12 days after term. A group (RADS) set up by the Danish Regions has recently recommended induction with prostaglandins in tablet form (Angusta®). The recommendation is based primarily on the results of a meta-analysis published by the Cochrane Library, where various prostaglandin medications were compared. Vaginal prostaglandin insert (Misodel®) have proved safe in American Studies and is registered in Denmark for use of induction. Misodel® was not included in RADS's evaluation, as there are only few studies on the effectiveness and side effects. In the current study, investigators want to compare two different regimes for the induction of primipara who use respectively Misodel® and Angusta® as the primary method. The study is based on prospective collection of data from three divisions in Region Zealand, where investigators primarily compare the efficacy and safety but also to evaluate women's experience, the cost of medicine and consumption of resources in the maternity wards.
To assess the risks of intra- and postoperative bleeding tendency associated with cataract surgery by phacoemulsification in patients on coumadin and antiaggregant treatments. Design: Consecutive prospective study.