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Filter by:Erythema multiforme (EM) is an acute and often recurrent mucocutaneous disease. EM is considered a hypersensitivity immune-mediated reaction. The two main known triggering factors are Herpes simplex virus (HSV) and Mycoplasma pneumoniae (MP) infections. Typical target skin lesions characterize EM, especially oral MMs. EM is in fact mainly linked to the oral MM involvement, including intense mucosal pain, impaired food intake, weight loss, hospitalization and potential risk of fibrotic sequelae (oral, ocular, genital, oesophageal, respiratory tract) and recurrences. The objectives of treatment for severe EM in the acute phase are to reduce the duration of lesions, prevent complications and mucosal sequelae. However, despite the lack of evidence and consensus some medical teams often use a short regimen of SCS hoping to obtain a quicker improvement of the condition. However, the use of SCS at the acute phase is not codified and remains debated according to the existent literature. Current studies are mostly retrospective and based on small cohorts or case reports. A randomized, controlled trial would be therefore essential to properly evaluate the benefit of SCS in this pathology and provide strong support to clinicians in their decision making in severe EM during the acute phase. This research will be a Phase III randomized, multicentric, double-blind, controlled trial with two parallel groups. The efficacy of prednisone, oral at 1 mg/kg/day for 3 days, tapered to 0.75 mg/kg/day for 3 days, 0.50 mg/kg/day for 3 days, 0.25 mg/kg/day for 3 days is compared to that of placebo, oral for 12 days or IV methylprednisolone if oral route is impossible because of the self-reported inability for the patient to swallow due to the impacts of the oral lesions, with dosage equivalence at 0.8 mg/kg/day for 3 days, tapered to 0.6 mg/kg/day for 3 days, 0.4 mg/kg/day for 3 days, 0.2 mg/kg/day for 3 days, then stopped, compared to that of placebo. A stratification according to the food intake classification (0,1,2 vs 3) will be performed. An interim analysis is planned after the inclusion of 50 patients. Results of the interim analysis will be presented to the DSMB. During the interim analysis, inclusions may continue.
This study is recruiting patients with chronic, treatment resistant erythema multiforme (EM), which is a disease that can affect the skin and mucous membranes (mucocutaneous). EM often impacts quality of life with pain, anorexia, hospitalization, and related long-term issues. While there are medications used to treat EM, no single therapeutic agent has been consistently effective for long-term management of disease. Apremilast (trade name: Otezla) is approved to treat Bechet's Disease, a different but similar mucocutaneous disease. In this study, eligible patients will receive apremilast for 6 months of treatment so we can evaluate if there is a difference in pain and the number of EM flares compared to prior to treatment with apremilast.
Our objective is to search for clinical, biological and imaging element that would better define the patient population that could benefit from targeted prostate biopsies only (from a cohort of patients who had targeted and non-targeted prostate biopsies).
Intro: Dermatology department of Henri Mondor Hospital (Creteil, France), is a reference center for toxic bullous diseases and severe cutaneous drug reactions (Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS), Lyell syndrome (toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN)), generalized bullous fixed drug reactions, AGEP, DRESS, drug induced immunoglobulin A (IgA) bullous dermatosis, and erythema multiforme). In order to conduct clinical and biological research studies in drug reactions, it is necessary for the investigator's department to implement a collection of clinical data and biological samples. Hypothesis/Objective: To collect clinical data and cutaneous and biological samples for immunological, biological and genetic studies to improve knowledge about pathophysiology of drug reactions. Method: The following samples will be performed in addition to the routine practice samples: one skin punch biopsy (6mm); 43 mL of blood; blister fluid aspiration; oral and nose mucous membrane and skin eSWABs, stool samples. These samples will be stored in a dedicated biological sampling department ("Platform of biological resources"). Conclusion: The implementation of this collection should allow us to conduct pathophysiological studies about drug reactions.
The aim of this study is to evaluate the relation among cholesterol uptake capacity which measure HDL functionality, neoathrosclerosis and target-lesion revascularization.
Prostate biopsies are currently the gold standard for the diagnosis of prostate cancer. Many biopsies, however, are unnecessary or cannot detect significant prostate cancer (PCa). With multi-parametric magnetic resonance imaging (mpMRI) we now potentially have a way of increasing the detection of detecting clinically significant prostate cancer (csPCa) while decreasing the detection of non-significant PCa.
The goal of this clinical trial is to determine if low single palliative dose radiation to the lung cancer will improve your immune response against the tumor and if sequential treatment with pembrolizumab (the study drug) would offer superior results compared to pembrolizumab alone in participants with non-small cell lung cancer. The purpose of this research is also to study whether there are any changes present in the DNA, RNA, and proteins of a participant's tumor or the blood cells that may contribute to a response to the study treatment or progression of cancer. This research may help researchers in the future to learn more about the causes, risks, treatments, or prevention of cancers or other health problems. Participants will consent to a screening period, a core or treatment phase, and a post-study observation phase. During the screening phase, participants will undergo a series of tests to determine if they are eligible for the study. The core study period, or treatment period, will start with a single dose of radiation and then continue for the first eight treatments of pembrolizumab, approximately 24-28 weeks. Participants will have a new biopsy taken after two treatments of the study drug. Following the 24-28 week treatment cycle, if the cancer is responding to treatment, the participant's physician will continue to treat with pembrolizumab as a standard treatment. Following treatment, the post-study observation phase will monitor participant response to drugs and outcomes.
The aim of this study is to investigate the utility of a technological based rating scale for assessing improvement in plaque psoriasis with Clobex spray treatment.