Dispensing Patterns of Ranibizumab and Aflibercept for the Treatment of Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration: A Retrospective Cohort Study in Australia.

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Advances in cystic fibrosis (CF) therapy have resulted in improved survival and increasing treatment burden and costs. The economic impact of current treatment strategies for CF is poorly defined. METHODS:The authors prospectively assessed direct medical costs (including hospitalizations, outpatient inter...

journal_title：Advances in therapy

authors： Colombo C,Daccò V,Alicandro G,Loi S,Mazzi S,Lucioni C,Ravasio R

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nateglinide is an oral antidiabetic medication that acts through rapid, short-term stimulation of insulin production. This study was undertaken to identify the incidence and nature of adverse effects of nateglinide and to assess its efficacy in clinical practice. Patients (n = 3254) were recruited from 606 centers in ...

journal_title：Advances in therapy

authors： Taki H,Maki T,Iso T,Iwamoto K,Kajiura T

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC) shows a propensity for extending into the tributaries of the renal veins, which poses a notable surgical challenge. In this study we addressed the question as to whether patients with RCC and vein involvement can be identified as having a significant risk of immediate de...

journal_title：Advances in therapy

authors： Akkoyun M,Merseburger AS,Kramer MW,Herrmann TR,Kuczyk MA,von Klot CA

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the results from clinical trials in patients with hypertension and the development of a long list of guidelines for the management of hypertension, many physicians and other healthcare professionals still manage hypertension using approaches that clearly diverge at least partially from the recommendations of t...

journal_title：Advances in therapy

authors： Malacco E,Ferri C,Grandi AM,Kilama MO,Soglian AG,Vigna L

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a chronic eye condition that causes severe deterioration of vision and even blindness. Current wet AMD treatment in the UK involves the vascular endothelial growth factor inhibitors ranibizumab and aflibercept. Patients with wet AMD require frequent and long-te...

journal_title：Advances in therapy

authors： Ghosh W,Wickstead R,Claxton L,Kusel J,Taylor M,Fleetwood K,Pulikottil-Jacob R

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cases are presented to illustrate pitfalls in radiologic and histopathologic diagnosis in urology. In a 73-year-old woman, ultrasound revealed calcification in an irregular mass arising from the left wall of the bladder. Bladder biopsy reported the mass as papillary transitional cell carcinoma. Histologically, the spe...

journal_title：Advances in therapy

authors： Vaidyanathan S,Soni BM,Hughes PL,Mansour P,Singh G

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Salivary gland carcinomas of the larynx are uncommon. Adenoid cystic carcinoma is the most prevalent type of salivary gland carcinoma in this region, although other histologies such as mucoepidermoid carcinoma and adenocarcinomas have been reported. These tumors may present with advanced-stage due to nonspecific sympt...

journal_title：Advances in therapy

authors： López F,Williams MD,Skálová A,Hellquist H,Suárez C,Nixon IJ,Rodrigo JP,Cardesa A,Strojan P,Quer M,Hunt JL,Rinaldo A,Ferlito A

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The lipid triad is the association of small, dense (sd) low-density lipoprotein (LDL), low high-density lipoprotein (HDL), and hypertriglyceridemia, all of which play a role in coronary artery disease in patients with type 2 diabetes. Although statins have demonstrated clear positive effects on cardiovascular morbidit...

journal_title：Advances in therapy

authors： Bevilacqua M,Righini V,Barrella M,Vago T,Chebat E,Dominguez LJ

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prognosis for patients with rheumatoid arthritis or spondyloarthritides has improved dramatically due to earlier diagnosis, recognition of the need to treat early with conventional synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (csDMARDs), alone or in combinations, the establishment of treatment targets, and the ...

journal_title：Advances in therapy

authors： Govoni M,Bortoluzzi A,Lo Monaco A,Adami S,Addimanda O,Caimmi C,De Vita S,Ferri C,Manfredi A,Orsolini G,Possemato N,Quartuccio L,Salvarani C,Zabotti A,Rossini M

更新日期：2014-08-01 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：INTRODUCTION:ARTOS was an international, prospective, non-interventional, non-controlled observational study designed to determine the effectiveness, safety, and tolerability of moxifloxacin under daily-life conditions in patients with complicated skin and skin structure infections (cSSSIs) treated in Europe, the Middl...

journal_title：Advances in therapy

authors： Bogner JR,Kutaiman A,Esguerra-Alcalen M,Heldner S,Arvis P

更新日期：2013-06-01 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：INTRODUCTION:This Phase 2 clinical trial assessed the efficacy and safety of the novel antioxidative, renewable compound SkQ1 for topical treatment of dry eye signs and symptoms. METHODS:In a single-center, randomized, double-masked, placebo-controlled, 29-day study, 91 subjects with mild to moderate dry eye instilled...

journal_title：Advances in therapy

authors： Petrov A,Perekhvatova N,Skulachev M,Stein L,Ousler G

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) is one of the most common complications of diabetes and has been associated with cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of mortality in diabetes. As asymptomatic myocardial ischemia (MI) is frequent in diabetes, we hypothesized that DPN may be associated with MI in p...

journal_title：Advances in therapy

authors： Baltzis D,Roustit M,Grammatikopoulou MG,Katsaboukas D,Athanasiou V,Iakovou I,Veves A,Manes C,Trakatelli MC

更新日期：2016-10-01 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：:Patients with severe gastrointestinal motility disorders are often found to have intravenous access clots or deep venous thrombosis. It has previously been reported that many patients who have intravenous access thrombosis have concomitant thrombotic risk factors. In this study, the goal was to determine the underlyin...

journal_title：Advances in therapy

authors： Lobrano A,Blanchard K,Rock W,Johnson W,Schmieg B,Borman K,Araghizadeh F,Minocha A,Abell TL

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Prostate cancer (PC) is the second leading cause of cancer death among US men and accounts for considerable healthcare expenditures. We evaluated economic outcomes in men with chemotherapy-naïve metastatic castration-resistant PC (mCRPC) treated with enzalutamide or abiraterone acetate plus prednisone (abi...

journal_title：Advances in therapy

authors： Ramaswamy K,Lechpammer S,Mardekian J,Huang A,Schultz NM,Sandin R,Wang L,Baser O,George DJ

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:This retrospective study evaluates the efficacy of palliative chemotherapy with a modified docetaxel, cisplatin, 5-fluorouracil (5-FU; "TPF" regimen) regimen (mTPF; reduced doses of docetaxel, cisplatin, and 5-FU with reduction of intravenous 5-FU from 4 days to 2 days) in Asian patients with recurrent and...

journal_title：Advances in therapy

authors： Lin JT,Lai GM,Chang TH,Liu MT,Bi CP,Wang JW,Chen MK

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with reversible bronchospasm benefit from the use of inhaled beta-adrenergic agents. In this retrospective study of 24 older patients with a variety of conditions associated with reversible bronchospasm--asthma, asthma with emphysema, chronic bronchitis, and asthmatic bronchitis--symptomatic improvement was n...

journal_title：Advances in therapy

authors： Messina MS

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:One method of treatment for allergic diseases is allergen-specific immunotherapy (SIT). The clinical efficacy of SIT in pollen-induced allergic rhinitis has been demonstrated in several controlled clinical trials. There is no consensus about the protective effect of SIT. In this study, we evaluated the cor...

journal_title：Advances in therapy

authors： Ali I,Goksal K,Ozan B,Gulsen D

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a complex disease in which multiple organs and hormones contribute to the pathogenesis of disease. The intestinal hormone, glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1), secreted in response to nutrient ingestion, increases insulin secretion from pancreatic β-cells and reduces glucagon...

journal_title：Advances in therapy

authors： Jain R

更新日期：2015-11-01 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:Nivolumab has been approved in patients with melanoma with lymph node involvement or metastatic disease who have undergone complete resection, in the adjuvant setting. A pivotal trial compared nivolumab with ipilimumab; however, no head-to-head trial exists comparing nivolumab to observation, a common comp...

journal_title：Advances in therapy

authors： Freeman M,Betts KA,Jiang S,Du EX,Gupte-Singh K,Lu Y,Rao S,Shoushtari AN

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two patients with thalassemia minor and end-stage renal failure on hemodialysis were treated with epoetin zeta (Silapo, Retacrit; STADA, Germany), a medicinal product that was developed and registered as biosimilar to epoetin alfa. Dosing was titrated individually for two patients to achieve a stable hemoglobin (Hb) c...

journal_title：Advances in therapy

authors： Kumchev E,Koytchev R,Dimitrakov D,Stavrev P,Tsochev G,Siebert-Weigel M

更新日期：2008-12-01 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：BACKGROUND:It is hypothesized that diabetes mellitus (DM) and mood disorders share points of pathophysiological commonality in the central nervous system. METHODS:A PubMed search of all English-language articles published between 1966 and March 2009 was performed with the following search terms: depression, mood disor...

journal_title：Advances in therapy

authors： McIntyre RS,Kenna HA,Nguyen HT,Law CW,Sultan F,Woldeyohannes HO,Adams AK,Cheng JS,Lourenco M,Kennedy SH,Rasgon NL

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Brucellosis remains an important public health problem in Turkey, just as it is in other regions of the world. This study was conducted to determine the types and rates of cutaneous lesions that occur in patients with brucellosis. Brucellosis was diagnosed by standard tube agglutination testing for Brucella antibodies...

journal_title：Advances in therapy

authors： Akcali C,Savas L,Baba M,Turunc T,Seckin D

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The purpose of the study was to conduct a cost-effectiveness analysis and budget impact analysis comparing lopinavir with ritonavir (LPV/r) and atazanavir plus ritonavir (ATV+RTV) for antiretroviral-naïve patients with a baseline CD4+ T-cell distribution and total cholesterol (TC) profile as reported in th...

journal_title：Advances in therapy

authors： Simpson KN,Rajagopalan R,Dietz B

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prevalence of chronic airways diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma is increasing. They lead to symptoms such as a cough and shortness of breath, partially through bronchoconstriction. Inhaled anticholinergics are one of a number of treatments designed to treat bronchoconstriction in ai...

journal_title：Advances in therapy

authors： Flynn RA,Glynn DA,Kennedy MP

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Antipsychotic medications are associated with significant weight gain, type 2 diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia, and increased cardiovascular risk. Suggested mechanisms of weight gain from antipsychotic medication include antagonism of histamine and serotonin receptors, and effects on the hypothalamic-pituit...

journal_title：Advances in therapy

authors： Gross C,Blasey CM,Roe RL,Allen K,Block TS,Belanoff JK

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00