[HTML][HTML] Defining unique clinical hallmarks for immune checkpoint inhibitor-based therapies

O Michielin, AK Lalani, C Robert… - … for immunotherapy of …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Conclusion Herein, we comprehensively review and refine the clinical hallmarks uniquely
associated with ICI therapies, which not only will rejuvenate our assessment of ICI …

Pharmacoepidemiology for nephrologists (part 2): potential biases and how to overcome them

EL Fu, M van Diepen, Y Xu, M Trevisan… - Clinical Kidney …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Observational pharmacoepidemiological studies using routinely collected healthcare data
are increasingly being used in the field of nephrology to answer questions on the …

Optimizing chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy for adults with acute lymphoblastic leukemia

NV Frey, PA Shaw, EO Hexner, E Pequignot… - Journal of Clinical …, 2020 - ascopubs.org
PURPOSE The anti-CD19 chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy tisagenlecleucel
(CTL019) has an 81% response rate in children with relapsed or chemotherapy refractory …

Hyperkalemia-related discontinuation of renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system inhibitors and clinical outcomes in CKD: a population-based cohort study

SJ Leon, R Whitlock, C Rigatto, P Komenda… - American Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Rationale & Objective Renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) inhibitors are
evidence-based therapies that slow the progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD) but …

Effectiveness of BNT162b2 and CoronaVac COVID-19 vaccination against asymptomatic and symptomatic infection of SARS-CoV-2 omicron BA. 2 in Hong Kong: a …

NNY Tsang, HC So, BJ Cowling, GM Leung… - The Lancet Infectious …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background COVID-19 vaccines provide protection against symptomatic infection that might
require medical attention and against severe outcomes; however, there is a paucity of …

Educational note: addressing special cases of bias that frequently occur in perinatal epidemiology

AM Neophytou, MA Kioumourtzoglou… - International journal …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
The epidemiologic study of pregnancy and birth outcomes may be hindered by several
unique and challenging issues. Pregnancy is a time-limited period in which severe cohort …

Oral anticoagulant and reduced risk of dementia in patients with atrial fibrillation: a population-based cohort study

P Mongkhon, L Fanning, WCY Lau, G Tse, KK Lau… - Heart Rhythm, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Whether oral anticoagulation (OAC) can prevent dementia or cognitive
impairment (CI) in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) remains unclear. Objective The purpose …

Association of cardiac rehabilitation with decreased hospitalization and mortality risk after cardiac valve surgery

DK Patel, MS Duncan, AS Shah, BR Lindman… - JAMA …, 2019 - jamanetwork.com
Importance National guidelines recommend cardiac rehabilitation (CR) after cardiac valve
surgery, and CR is covered by Medicare for this indication. However, few data exist …

Immortal time bias in observational studies of time-to-event outcomes: assessing effects of postmastectomy radiation therapy using the national cancer database

P Agarwal, E Moshier, M Ru, N Ohri, R Ennis… - Cancer …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
The objectives of this study are to illustrate the effects of immortal time bias (ITB) using an
oncology outcomes database and quantify through simulations the magnitude and direction …

Comparative survival following initial cytoreductive nephrectomy versus initial targeted therapy for metastatic renal cell carcinoma

B Bhindi, EB Habermann, RJ Mason… - The Journal of …, 2018 - auajournals.org
Purpose: The optimal sequence of cytoreductive nephrectomy and targeted therapy of
metastatic renal cell carcinoma is unclear. We compared overall survival between patients …