The Most Severe Stage of Chronic Venous Disease: An Update on the Management of Patients with Venous Leg Ulcers.

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The aim of this study was to investigate whether the efficacy of liraglutide observed in randomized controlled trials translates into therapeutic benefits in the French population during routine clinical practice. METHODS:This observational, prospective, multicenter study included 3152 adults with type 2 ...

journal_title：Advances in therapy

authors： Gautier JF,Martinez L,Penfornis A,Eschwège E,Charpentier G,Huret B,Madani S,Gourdy P

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Real-world data are sparse on longitudinal associations of opioid use with pain interference with activities (PIA) and daily function with osteoarthritis (OA) in the USA. METHODS:Data from the 2010-2015 Medical Expenditure Panel Surveys were analyzed for community-dwelling adults with OA. Opioid use patte...

journal_title：Advances in therapy

authors： Shah D,Zhao X,Wei W,Gandhi K,Dwibedi N,Webster L,Sambamoorthi U

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, immunotherapy has been shown to be an effective and helpful therapeutic option for the treatment of advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The activity of antitumor T cells may be restored through the checkpoint blockade using anti-programmed death 1 or anti-programmed death ligand 1 (PD-L1) antibodies...

journal_title：Advances in therapy

authors： Incorvaia L,Fanale D,Badalamenti G,Barraco N,Bono M,Corsini LR,Galvano A,Gristina V,Listì A,Vieni S,Gori S,Bazan V,Russo A

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Combination therapies are a widely accepted approach to type 2 diabetes treatment, considering that monotherapies fail to provide adequate glycemic control in the majority of cases. The combination of oral antidiabetic agents into a single tablet would significantly simplify the therapeutic regimen and maximize patien...

journal_title：Advances in therapy

authors： Koliaki C,Doupis J

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Real-world studies have become increasingly important in providing evidence of treatment effectiveness in clinical practice. While randomized clinical trials (RCTs) are the "gold standard" for evaluating the safety and efficacy of new therapeutic agents, necessarily strict inclusion and exclusion criteria mean that tr...

journal_title：Advances in therapy

authors： Blonde L,Khunti K,Harris SB,Meizinger C,Skolnik NS

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The analgesic properties of 2 antiemetic agents--metoclopramide and ondansetron--were investigated in studies which showed that metoclopramide may decrease postoperative opioid requirements, but the analgesic effect of ondansetron is controversial. The postoperative effects of metoclopramide and ondansetron on pain in...

journal_title：Advances in therapy

authors： Derbent A,Uyar M,Demirag K,Uyer M,Kurtoglu E,Goktay A

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order for the global healthcare system to remain sustainable, healthcare spending needs to be reduced, and self-treating certain conditions under the guidance of a pharmacist provides a means of accomplishing this goal. This article was developed to describe global healthcare trends affecting self-care with a speci...

journal_title：Advances in therapy

authors： Bell J,Dziekan G,Pollack C,Mahachai V

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The traditional model of evaluating treatments based primarily on primary outcome measures has stumbled in its application to rare disease. Rare disease clinical trials face the methodological challenges of small, heterogeneous patient populations and relatively few validated, disease-specific outcome meas...

journal_title：Advances in therapy

authors： Contesse MG,Valentine JE,Wall TE,Leffler MG

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the last few years, immunotherapy has transformed the way we treat solid tumors, including melanoma, lung, head neck, breast, renal, and bladder cancers. Durable responses and long-term survival benefit has been experienced by many cancer patients, with favorable toxicity profiles of immunotherapeutic agents relati...

journal_title：Advances in therapy

authors： Arora S,Velichinskii R,Lesh RW,Ali U,Kubiak M,Bansal P,Borghaei H,Edelman MJ,Boumber Y

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are challenged with a disproportionately high burden of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and limited healthcare resources at their disposal to tackle the NCD epidemic. Understanding the patient journey for NCDs from the patients' perspective can help healthcare systems in these ...

journal_title：Advances in therapy

authors： Devi R,Kanitkar K,Narendhar R,Sehmi K,Subramaniam K

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, high levels of neurotrophic factors have been found in bronchial asthma; these factors include nerve growth factor, brain-derived neurotrophic factor, and leukemia inhibitory factor, among others. Neurotrophic factors are first synthesized in bronchial epithelial cells, immune cells, and other cells in the a...

journal_title：Advances in therapy

authors： Feng JT,Hu CP,Li XZ

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors are widely used biologics for the treatment of several chronic inflammatory diseases. The launch of anti-TNF biosimilars has introduced the possibility of non-medical switching between originator biologics and their biosimilars. However, the potential clinical and patient-reporte...

journal_title：Advances in therapy

authors： Numan S,Faccin F

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:To evaluate, from the patient's perspective, the burden of pain associated with hip/knee osteoarthritis (OA) in the USA and selected European Union (EU) countries. METHODS:Data were drawn from the 2017 global Adelphi OA Disease Specific Programme™ (DSP). Patients with hip/knee OA were stratified based on ...

journal_title：Advances in therapy

authors： Jackson J,Iyer R,Mellor J,Wei W

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is one of the most common sexually transmitted infections in adolescents. Such infection is associated with substantial health risks and is unpredictable in its resolution. Genital warts are the most common clinical manifestations of genital HPV infections. Most genital warts are c...

journal_title：Advances in therapy

authors： Leung AK,Kellner JD,Davies HD

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Arteriosclerosis obliterans (ASO) causes ischemic symptoms of the lower limbs, reducing quality of life (QOL), and has a poor prognosis. Early diagnosis and treatment are necessary. In this study, the effects of long-term administration of beraprost sodium (beraprost) to treat ASO were investigated. METHO...

journal_title：Advances in therapy

authors： Arai T

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic constipation (CC) and irritable bowel syndrome with constipation (IBS-C) are common gastrointestinal (GI) disorders. Current treatment options, either prescription or nonprescription medications, have limited efficacy in a subset of patients. There is significant demand for more efficacious medications for the...

journal_title：Advances in therapy

authors： Vazquez-Roque MI,Bouras EP

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:High-dose intravenous esomeprazole is the only approved pharmacological treatment for the prevention of peptic ulcer rebleeding (currently approved in over 100 countries worldwide), but has not yet been approved in China. This study aimed to evaluate a high-dose esomeprazole intravenous regimen vs. an acti...

journal_title：Advances in therapy

authors： Bai Y,Chen DF,Wang RQ,Chen YX,Shi RH,Tian DA,Chen H,Eklund S,Li ZS,Chinese Peptic Ulcer Bleeding Research Group.

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Obesity is increasing in epidemic proportions globally while current therapies continue to be suboptimal. In this investigation, weight loss in obese individuals after 24 weeks with different nutrition interventions was compared. The impact of intervention intensity was assessed. Inclusion criteria were established an...

journal_title：Advances in therapy

authors： Anderson JW,Luan J,Høie LH

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) have an increased risk of comorbid conditions, including cardiovascular disease (CVD). Anemia is prevalent in the CKD population and worsens as kidney function declines, resulting in a diminished quality of life and increased morbidity/mortality. The purpose of th...

journal_title：Advances in therapy

authors： Covic A,Jackson J,Hadfield A,Pike J,Siriopol D

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In an open-label 12-week study, the safety and efficacy of bimatoprost 0.03% was evaluated in 55 patients with open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension inadequately controlled by topical beta-blocker monotherapy. Patients discontinued their topical beta-blocker therapy at the baseline visit and began bimatoprost mon...

journal_title：Advances in therapy

authors： Quinones R,Earl ML

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Naproxen is an NSAID with documented efficacy in pain management; however, it is associated with serious dose-related adverse events. A lower-dose naproxen drug product with comparable efficacy to commercially available naproxen could address these concerns. We studied the efficacy and safety of naproxen sub...

journal_title：Advances in therapy

authors： Young CL,Strand V,Altman R,Daniels S

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Angio-immunoblastic T-cell lymphoma (AITL), a rare disease that constitutes 1% to 2% of non-Hodgkin's lymphomas, presents in middle-aged and elderly individuals. This report describes a patient with high-grade fever and lymphadenopathy. An extensive in-hospital work-up that included lymph node biopsy yielded negative ...

journal_title：Advances in therapy

authors： Usmani SZ,Sahay T,Eisenberg L

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Diuretic responsiveness in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) is better assessed by urine production per unit diuretic dose than by the absolute urine output or diuretic dose. Diuretic resistance arises over time when the plateau rate of sodium and water excretion is reached prior to optimal fluid e...

journal_title：Advances in therapy

authors： Paterna S,Di Gaudio F,La Rocca V,Balistreri F,Greco M,Torres D,Lupo U,Rizzo G,di Pasquale P,Indelicato S,Cuttitta F,Butler J,Parrinello G

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The primary analysis of a global phase 3 study that evaluated the efficacy and safety of denosumab versus zoledronic acid for preventing skeletal-related events (SREs) in adults with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma (MM) indicated that denosumab was noninferior to zoledronic acid for time to first on-study...

journal_title：Advances in therapy

authors： Huang SY,Yoon SS,Shimizu K,Chng WJ,Chang CS,Wong RS,Gao S,Wang Y,Gordon SW,Glennane A,Min CK

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:To compare the 24-h intraocular pressure (IOP) control and tolerability of travoprost/timolol benzalkonium chloride (BAK)-free (TTFC) vs. latanoprost/timolol fixed combination preserved with BAK (LTFC) in open-angle glaucoma patients insufficiently controlled with latanoprost 0.005% monotherapy given once ...

journal_title：Advances in therapy

authors： Konstas AG,Voudouragkaki IC,Boboridis KG,Haidich AB,Paschalinou E,Giannopoulos T,Dragoumis ND,Makridis AK,Kahook MY

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Accumulating studies indicate that melatonin is a natural oncostatic agent capable of mediating the influence of the psychoneuroendocrine system on cancer growth. Although there is increasing evidence to show that the pineal gland may play a role in human non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), there is uncert...

journal_title：Advances in therapy

authors： Hu S,Shen G,Yin S,Xu W,Hu B

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The 21-gene breast cancer assay (Oncotype DX(®); Genomic Health, Inc.) is a validated diagnostic test that predicts the likelihood of adjuvant chemotherapy benefit and 10-year risk of distant recurrence in patients with hormone-receptor-positive, human epidermal growth receptor 2-negative, early-stage brea...

journal_title：Advances in therapy

authors： Bargalló-Rocha JE,Lara-Medina F,Pérez-Sánchez V,Vázquez-Romo R,Villarreal-Garza C,Martínez-Said H,Shaw-Dulin RJ,Mohar-Betancourt A,Hunt B,Plun-Favreau J,Valentine WJ

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Shock is a serious acute circulatory failure leading to inadequate oxygen delivery to the cells. Its treatment is mainly based on circulating fluid optimization, and vasopressors to provide an adequate mean arterial pressure and microcirculatory flow. Norepinephrine is the drug of choice, but high dosages may be respo...

journal_title：Advances in therapy

authors： Puntillo F,Giglio M,Pasqualucci A,Brienza N,Paladini A,Varrassi G

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Rivastigmine is a cholinesterase inhibitor, approved for the treatment of mild-to-moderate dementia of Alzheimer's type. This study assessed the short- and long-term effectiveness and safety of rivastigmine in patients with mild-to-moderate Alzheimer's disease (AD) in a real-world clinical setting in Taiwa...

journal_title：Advances in therapy

authors： Chang CC,Peng GS,Lai TJ,Li CH,Liu CK

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Endometriosis symptoms are nonspecific and overlap with other gynecologic and gastrointestinal diseases, leading to long diagnostic delays. The burden of endometriosis has been documented; however, little is known about the impact of diagnostic delays on healthcare costs leading up to diagnoses. The purpos...

journal_title：Advances in therapy

authors： Surrey E,Soliman AM,Trenz H,Blauer-Peterson C,Sluis A

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00