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Ibrutinib does not prolong the corrected QT interval in healthy subjects: results from a thorough QT study

Abstract

Purpose

Ibrutinib is an orally administered, irreversible Bruton's tyrosine kinase inhibitor for treatment of B-cell malignancy. This study evaluated the effects of single-dose ibrutinib at therapeutic and supratherapeutic exposures on cardiac repolarization in healthy subjects.

Methods

Part 1 used an open-label, two-period sequential design to assess the safety and pharmacokinetics of single doses of ibrutinib 840 and 1680 mg in eight subjects. Part 2 was a randomized, placebo- and positive (moxifloxacin)-controlled, double-blind, single dose, four-way cross-over study to assess the effect of ibrutinib (840 and 1680 mg) on QT/QTc interval. 64 healthy subjects were planned to be enrolled. Baseline-adjusted QT (QTc) intervals for ibrutinib and moxifloxacin (assay sensitivity) were compared to placebo using linear mixed-effect model. A concentration-QTc analysis was also conducted.

Results

No clinically relevant safety observations were noted in Part 1. During Part 2, one subject experienced Grade 4 ALT/AST elevations with ibrutinib 1680 mg, leading to study termination and limiting the enrollment to 20 subjects. Ibrutinib demonstrated dose-dependent increases in exposure. The upper bounds of the 90% CIs for the mean difference in change from baseline in QTc between ibrutinib and placebo were < 10 ms at all timepoints and at supratherapeutic C max. Moxifloxacin showed the anticipated QTc effect, confirming assay sensitivity despite the early study termination. Ibrutinib caused a concentration-dependent mild shortening of QTc and mild PR prolongation, but these effects were not considered clinically meaningful.

Conclusions

Therapeutic and supratherapeutic concentrations of ibrutinib do not prolong the QTc interval.

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NCT02271438.



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Epidermal growth factor receptor mutation predicts favorable outcomes in non-small cell lung cancer patients with brain metastases treated with stereotactic radiosurgery

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Publication date: Available online 27 October 2017
Source:Radiotherapy and Oncology
Author(s): Wen-Chi Yang, Furen Xiao, Jin-Yuan Shih, Chao-Chi Ho, Ya-Fang Chen, Ham-Min Tseng, Kuan-Yu Chen, Wei-Yu Liao, Chong-Jen Yu, James Chih-Hsin Yang, Sung-Hsin Kuo, Jason Chia-Hsien Cheng, Pan-Chyr Yang, Feng-Ming Hsu
PurposeThe impact of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations on radiotherapy for brain metastases (BM) is undetermined. We evaluated the effects of EGFR mutation status on responses and outcomes in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients with BM, treated with upfront or salvage stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS).Methods and materialsFrom 2008 to 2015, 147 eligible NSCLC patients with 300 lesions were retrospectively analyzed. Patterns of tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) therapy were recorded. Radiographic response was assessed. Brain progression-free survival (BPFS) and overall survival were calculated and outcome prognostic factors were evaluated.ResultsMedian follow-up time was 13.5 months. Of the EGFR-genotyped patients, 79 (65%) were EGFR mutants, and 42 (35%) were wild type. Presence of EGFR mutations was associated with higher radiographic complete response rates (CRR). Median time to develop new BM after SRS was significantly longer for mutant-EGFR patients (17 versus 10.5 months, p = 0.02), predominantly for those with adjuvant TKI therapy (26.3 versus 15 months, p = 0.01). EGFR mutations independently predicted better BPFS (HR = 0.55, p = 0.048) in multivariate analysis.ConclusionsIn patients with NSCLC treated with SRS for BM, the presence of EGFR mutations is associated with a higher CRR, longer time for distant brain control, and better BPFS. The combination of SRS and TKI in selective patient group can be an effective treatment choice for BM with favorable brain control and little neurotoxicity.



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Nutritional counseling with or without systematic use of oral nutritional supplements in head and neck cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy

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Publication date: Available online 27 October 2017
Source:Radiotherapy and Oncology
Author(s): Emanuele Cereda, Silvia Cappello, Sara Colombo, Catherine Klersy, Ilaria Imarisio, Annalisa Turri, Marilisa Caraccia, Valeria Borioli, Teresa Monaco, Marco Benazzo, Paolo Pedrazzoli, Franco Corbella, Riccardo Caccialanza
BackgroundTo evaluate the benefit of oral nutritional supplements (ONS) in addition to nutritional counseling in head and neck cancer (HNC) patients undergoing radiotherapy (RT).MethodsIn a single-center, randomized, pragmatic, parallel-group controlled trial (ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT02055833; February 2014–August 2016), 159 newly diagnosed HNC patients suitable for to RT regardless of previous surgery and induction chemotherapy were randomly assigned to nutritional counseling in combination with ONS (N = 78) or without ONS (N = 81) from the start of RT and continuing for up to 3 months after its end.Primary endpoint was the change in body weight at the end of RT. Secondary endpoints included changes in protein-calorie intake, muscle strength, phase angle and quality of life and anti-cancer treatment tolerance.ResultsIn patients with the primary endpoint assessed (modified intention-to-treat population), counseling plus ONS (N = 67) resulted in smaller loss of body weight than nutritional counseling alone (N = 69; mean difference, 1.6 kg [95%CI, 0.5–2.7]; P = 0.006). Imputation of missing outcomes provided consistent findings. In the ONS-supplemented group, higher protein-calorie intake and improvement in quality of life over time were also observed (P < 0.001 for all). The use of ONS reduced the need for changes in scheduled anti-cancer treatments (i.e. for RT and/or systemic treatment dose reduction or complete suspension, HR=0.40 [95%CI, 0.18–0.91], P = 0.029).ConclusionIn HNC patients undergoing RT or RT plus systemic treatment, and receiving nutritional counseling, the use of ONS resulted in better weight maintenance, increased protein-calorie intake, improved quality of life and was associated with better anti-cancer treatment tolerance.



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Towards global consensus on core outcomes for Hidradenitis Suppurativa research: An update from the HISTORIC consensus meetings I and II

Abstract

Background

A Core Outcomes Set (COS) is an agreed minimum set of outcomes that should be measured and reported in all clinical trials for a specific condition. Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) has no agreed upon COS. A central aspect in the COS development process is to identify a set of candidate outcome domains from a long list of items. Our long list had been developed from patient interviews, a systematic review of literature and a health care professionals (HCPs) survey and initial votes had been cast in two e-Delphi surveys. In this manuscript, we describe two in-person consensus meetings of Delphi participants designed to ensure an inclusive approach to generation of domains from related items.

Objectives

The main objectives were to consider which items from a long list of candidate items to exclude and which to cluster into outcome domains.

Methods

The study used an international and multi-stakeholder approach, involving patients, dermatologist, surgeons, the pharmaceutical industry and medical regulators. The study format was a combination of formal presentations, small group work based on nominal group theory and a subsequent online confirmation survey.

Results

41 individuals from 13 countries and four continents participated. Nine items were excluded and there was consensus to propose seven domains: disease course, physical signs, HS-specific quality of life, satisfaction, symptoms, pain, and global assessment.

Conclusions

The HISTORIC consensus meetings I and II will be followed by further e-Delphi rounds to finalize the core domain set, building on the work of the in-person consensus meetings.

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Publication date: Available online 28 October 2017
Source:Annales de Dermatologie et de Vénéréologie





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Publication date: Available online 28 October 2017
Source:Annales de Dermatologie et de Vénéréologie





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How to improve effectiveness of pegvisomant treatment in acromegalic patients

Abstract

Purpose

Pegvisomant (PEGV) treatment in acromegaly patients resistant to somatostatin analogues is less effective in the real life than in clinical trials. This is a multicenter, observational, retrospective, longitudinal study. The aim was to detect characteristics which improve long-term PEGV effectiveness.

Methods

87 acromegalic patients treated with PEGV have been enrolled in seven referral Italian centres. PEGV was administered for up to 4 years, at doses up titrated until IGF-1 normalization or to ≥ 30 mg/day. The rate of patients who reached IGF-1 normalization at last visit has been calculated.

Results

IGF-1 was normalized in 75.9% of patients after 1 year and in 89.6% at last visit. Disease control was associated with lower baseline GH, IGF-1 and IGF-1 xULN and was more frequent when baseline IGF-1 was < 2.7 × ULN (p < 0.02). PEGV dose was dependent on baseline IGF-1 > 2.7 × ULN (p < 0.05) and doses > 1.0 mg/BMI/day were administered more frequently when baseline IGF-1 was > 2.0 × ULN (p = 0.03). PEGV resistance was associated with higher BMI (p = 0.006) and was more frequent when BMI was > 30 kg/m2 (p = 0.07). There were no significant differences between patients treated with monotherapy or combined treatment. IGF-1 normalization, PEGV dose and rate of associated treatment were similar between males and females. PEGV effectiveness was independent from previous management. Diabetic patients needed higher doses of PEGV than non-diabetic ones.

Conclusions

PEGV effectiveness improves when up titration is appropriate. Higher PEGV doses at start and a more rapid up-titration are necessary in patients with obesity and/or IGF-1 > 2.7 × ULN.



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Comment on: “Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) Harboring ALK Translocations: Clinical Characteristics and Management in a Real-Life Setting: a French Retrospective Analysis (GFPC 02–14 Study)”



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Comparison of trends and frequencies of drought in central North China and sub-Saharan Africa from 1901 to 2010 | Open Access
Ogou Faustin Katchele, Zhu-Guo Ma, Qing Yang & Kpaikpai Batebana
Pages: 1-9 | DOI: 10.1080/16742834.2017.1392825


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Letters to Children: Findings of a Program to Enhance Communication of Incarcerated Mothers and Their Children
Kimberly Stauss, Leigh Sparks, Johanna Thomas & Kaitlin Grant
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Hypercalcemia Secondary to Silicone Breast Implant Rupture: A Rare Entity to Keep in Mind

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Cristian Granados, Merce Bernardo & Montserrat Pareja
Pages: 1-15 | DOI: 10.1080/17510694.2017.1393192


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Fairness metric of plane curves defined with similarity geometry invariants
Kenjiro T. Miura , Sho Suzuki , R.U. Gobithaasan , Shin Usuki , Jun-ichi Inoguchi , Masayuki Sato , Kenji Kajiwara & Yasuhiro Shimizu
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Brain-immune interactions in perinatal hypoxic-ischemic brain injury

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Publication date: Available online 27 October 2017
Source:Progress in Neurobiology
Author(s): Bo Li, Katherine Concepcion, Xianmei Meng, Lubo Zhang
Perinatal hypoxia-ischemia remains the primary cause of acute neonatal brain injury, leading to a high mortality rate and long-term neurological deficits, such as behavioral, social, attentional, cognitive and functional motor deficits. An ever-increasing body of evidence shows that the immune response to acute cerebral hypoxia-ischemia is a major contributor to the pathophysiology of neonatal brain injury. Hypoxia-ischemia provokes an intravascular inflammatory cascade that is further augmented by the activation of resident immune cells and the cerebral infiltration of peripheral immune cells response to cellular damages in the brain parenchyma. This prolonged and/or inappropriate neuroinflammation leads to secondary brain tissue injury. Yet, the long-term effects of immune activation, especially the adaptive immune response, on the hypoxic-ischemic brain still remain unclear. The focus of this review is to summarize recent advances in the understanding of post-hypoxic-ischemic neuroinflammation triggered by the innate and adaptive immune responses and to discuss how these mechanisms modulate the brain vulnerability to injury. A greater understanding of the reciprocal interactions between the hypoxic-ischemic brain and the immune system will open new avenues for potential immunomodulatory therapy in the treatment of neonatal brain injury.



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Staphylococcus aureus colonization during military service: a prospective cohort study.

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Staphylococcus aureus colonization during military service: a prospective cohort study.

Clin Microbiol Infect. 2017 Oct 23;:

Authors: Aamot HV, Juhani Eskonsipo PK, Jørgensen SB, Blomfeldt A

Abstract
OBJECTIVES: Staphylococcus aureus colonization leading to skin and soft tissue infections (SSTI) are known challenges in crowded settings such as the military. The aim of the study was to a) establish and compare the prevalence of S. aureus colonization in recruits at enrolment and discharge after the first year of military service and b) investigate the prevalence of S. aureus SSTI.
METHODS: All recruits entering first year of military service in January 2013 to be stationed at three garrisons in the northern part of Norway were invited to join this prospective cohort study. Swabs were taken from nose, throat and perineum. S. aureus was identified using standard culturing methods. Methicillin resistance was determined by cefoxitin disk diffusion test.
RESULTS: Of the 923 eligible recruits, 512 were included at enrolment. 265/512 (52%) were also screened at discharge. S. aureus colonization was high, and increased significantly during military service (166/265 versus 224/265, p<0.001) mainly caused by increase in throat colonization alone or in combination with nasal colonization. All S. aureus isolates were susceptible to methicillin. SSTI was self-reported in 7/265 (3%) recruits of which only one was confirmed by a military physician.
CONCLUSION: S. aureus colonization increased during military service, but there were few confirmed reports on SSTIs. Inclusion of throat swab provides important information as ∼20% of the recruits were only positive in their throat. Further analyses need to be performed to investigate if the increase in colonization is caused by specific S. aureus stains.

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Pharmacodynamics in Alzheimer’s disease Model Rats of a Bifunctional Peptide with the Potential to Accelerate the Degradation and Reduce the Toxicity of Amyloid β-Cu Fibrils

Publication date: Available online 27 October 2017
Source:Acta Biomaterialia
Author(s): Dan Wang, Qian Zhang, Xiaoyu Hu, Wei Wang, Xushan Zhu, Zhi Yuan
The accumulation of the extracellular β-amyloid (Aβ) aggregates with metal ions in conjunction with reactive oxygen species (ROS) is closely related to the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Accounting on Cu ions chelating of our previously designed bifunctional peptide GGHRYYAAFFARR (GR) as well as Aβ-Cu fibrils (fAβ-Cu) dissociation potentials, we report herein an efficient route to synthetically minimize ROS toxicity and degrade fAβ-Cu. It is worth mentioning that GR combines the metal chelating agent GGH and β-sheet breaker RYYAAFFARR (RR). The in vitro results have showed that GR disassociates fAβ-Cu into smaller fragments (sAβ-Cu, 150 - 200 nm), easily assimilated by PC12 cell and subsequently degraded in the lysosomes; GR can also suppress the ROS generated by fAβ-Cu. The viability of PC12 cell treated with fAβ-Cu has increased, from 38% to about 70% after administration of GR, overwhelming the GGH chelator (46%) and single functional peptide RR (48%). The in vivo results indicated that GR has efficiently reduced Aβ deposition, ameliorated neurologic changes and rescued memory loss, thus, enhancing the cognitive and spatial memory in a AD rat model. This study confirms the superior effect of GR and paves the way toward its future employment in large scale AD treatment.SignificanceWe have focused on accelerating the degradation of fAβ-Cu as well as synthetically reducing the ROS toxicity by GR, and, consequently, its benefits in vivo. The bifunctional peptide GR can not only disaggregate fAβ-Cu into smaller fragments to facilitate uptake and degradation by PC12 cell, but also suppresses the ROS generated by fAβ-Cu. Thus, the viability of PC12 cell treated with fAβ-Cu has increased from 38% to 70% after GR administration, overwhelming GGH (46%) and RR (48%). The in vivo studies have revealed that GR improves the spatial memory ability and reduce the amount of senile plaques within brain of AD model rats. Thus, we suppose the bifunctional inhibitor GR has good application prospects in the treatment of AD treatment.

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Transmural capillary ingrowth is essential for confluent vascular graft healing

Publication date: Available online 27 October 2017
Source:Acta Biomaterialia
Author(s): Timothy Pennel, Deon Bezuidenhout, Josepha Koehne, Neil Davies, Peter Zilla
Spontaneous endothelialization of synthetic vascular grafts may occur via three independent or concurrent modalities: transanastomotic (TA) outgrowth, transmural (TM) ingrowth or fallout (FO) from the blood. The limited TA and FO endothelialization, which occurs in humans, results in poor long-term patency in the small diameter position, where TM ingrowth may offer a clinically relevant alternative. To achieve sequential analysis of each mode of healing, loop grafts comprising anastomotically isolated angiopermissive polyurethane control grafts were abluminally sealed using either ePTFE wraps or solid polyurethane skins and implanted in the rat infrerenal aortic loop model for twelve weeks. Positive control grafts showed improved endothelialization and patency compared to the abluminally isolated mid-grafts. Furthermore, the mid-graft healing was accelerated with surface heparin and heparin-growth factor (VEGF, PDGF) modification in a three-week sub-study. We are thus able to distinguish between the three vascular graft endothelialization modes, and conclude that fallout plays a secondary role to TM healing. The increased endothelialisation for growth factor presenting grafts indicates the promise of this simple approach but further optimization is required.Statement of SignificanceIn addition to the full elucidation of, and differentiation between, the three healing/endothelialisation modes of vascular grafts, the significance of the work relates to the near-complete lack of endothelialisation of small diameter vascular grafts in humans (1-2cm transanastomotic outgrowth on a graft that may be 60cm long) even after decades of implantation. The concomitant retained midgraft thrombogenicity leads, together with anastomotic hyperplastic responses, to poor long-term outcomes. The large impact of successful translation of the current research to the achievement of full endothelialisation of long peripheral grafts in humans via transmural ingrowth (half a millimetre distance; thickness of the graft wall), is evident, and supported by the large improvements in clinical patencies achievable in by pre-seeding of ePTFE grafts with confluent endothelia.

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Squamous Cell Carcinoma Arising Within an Accessory Tragus

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