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Full-Text Articles in Medicine and Health Sciences
Strabismus Management In Retinoblastoma Survivors, Babak Masoomian, Carol L. Shields, Hamid Riazi Esfahani, Atefeh Khalili, Fariba Ghassemi, Pukhraj Rishi, Mohammad Reza Akbari, Masoud Khorrami-Nejad
Strabismus Management In Retinoblastoma Survivors, Babak Masoomian, Carol L. Shields, Hamid Riazi Esfahani, Atefeh Khalili, Fariba Ghassemi, Pukhraj Rishi, Mohammad Reza Akbari, Masoud Khorrami-Nejad
Wills Eye Hospital Papers
PURPOSE: To report the result of strabismus surgery in eye-salvaged retinoblastoma (Rb) patients.
METHODS: A retrospective case series including 18 patients with Rb and strabismus who underwent strabismus surgery after completing tumor treatment by a single pediatric ophthalmologist.
RESULTS: A total of 18 patients (10 females and 8 males) were included with a mean age of 13.3 ± 3.0 (range, 2-39) months at the time tumor presentation and 6.0 ± 1.5 (range, 4-9) years at the time of strabismus surgery. Ten (56%) patients had unilateral and 8(44%) had bilateral involvement and the most common worse eye tumor's group was D …
Safety And Tolerability Of Atogepant For The Preventive Treatment Of Migraine: A Post Hoc Analysis Of Pooled Data From Four Clinical Trials, Paul Rizzoli, Michael Marmura, Jennifer Robblee, Jennifer Mcvige, Sara Sacco, Stephanie Nahas, Jessica Ailani, Rosa De Abreu Ferreira, Julia Ma, Jonathan Smith, Brett Dabruzzo, Messoud Ashina
Safety And Tolerability Of Atogepant For The Preventive Treatment Of Migraine: A Post Hoc Analysis Of Pooled Data From Four Clinical Trials, Paul Rizzoli, Michael Marmura, Jennifer Robblee, Jennifer Mcvige, Sara Sacco, Stephanie Nahas, Jessica Ailani, Rosa De Abreu Ferreira, Julia Ma, Jonathan Smith, Brett Dabruzzo, Messoud Ashina
Department of Jefferson Headache Center papers and presentations
BACKGROUND: Conventional, non-specific preventive migraine treatments often demonstrate low rates of treatment persistence due to poor efficacy or tolerability. Effective, well-tolerated preventive treatments are needed to reduce migraine symptoms, improve function, and enhance quality of life. Atogepant is a migraine-specific oral calcitonin gene-related peptide receptor antagonist that is indicated for the preventive treatment of migraine in adults. This analysis evaluated the safety and tolerability profile of atogepant for the preventive treatment of migraine, including adverse events (AEs) of interest, such as constipation, nausea, hepatic safety, weight changes, and cardiac disorders.
METHODS: This post hoc analysis was performed using data pooled …
Comparative Efficacy, Quality Of Life, Safety, And Tolerability Of Atogepant And Rimegepant In Migraine Prevention: A Matching-Adjusted Indirect Comparison Analysis, Cristina Tassorelli, Kateryna Onishchenko, Rashmi B. Halker Singh, Molly Duan, Laure Dupont-Benjamin, Matthew Hemstock, Corey Voller, Peter Mcallister, Stephanie J. Nahas, Pranav Gandhi, Jessica Ailani
Comparative Efficacy, Quality Of Life, Safety, And Tolerability Of Atogepant And Rimegepant In Migraine Prevention: A Matching-Adjusted Indirect Comparison Analysis, Cristina Tassorelli, Kateryna Onishchenko, Rashmi B. Halker Singh, Molly Duan, Laure Dupont-Benjamin, Matthew Hemstock, Corey Voller, Peter Mcallister, Stephanie J. Nahas, Pranav Gandhi, Jessica Ailani
Department of Neurology Faculty Papers
BACKGROUND: Comparative evaluations of preventive migraine treatments can help inform clinical decision making for managing migraine in clinical practice.
METHODS: An anchored matching-adjusted indirect comparison analysis was conducted using pooled participant-level data from two phase 3 atogepant trials (ADVANCE and PROGRESS) and one phase 2/3 rimegepant trial (BHV3000-305) to evaluate the relative efficacy and safety/tolerability of atogepant and rimegepant as preventive migraine treatments. Participants receiving atogepant 60 mg once daily, rimegepant orally disintegrating tablet 75 mg once every other day, and placebo were included. Only participants meeting the BHV3000-305 inclusion/exclusion criteria were analyzed: ≥6 monthly migraine days and ≤18 monthly …
Echocardiographic Parameters Associated With Less Reverse Left Ventricular Remodeling After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implant In Subjects With Prosthesis Patient Mismatch, Andrew C. Peters, Fei Fei Gong, Ashvita Ramesh, Adin Andrei, Madeline Jankowski, Eric Cantey, Vincent Chen, James D. Thomas, James D. Flaherty, S. Christopher Malaisrie, Kameswari Maganti
Echocardiographic Parameters Associated With Less Reverse Left Ventricular Remodeling After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implant In Subjects With Prosthesis Patient Mismatch, Andrew C. Peters, Fei Fei Gong, Ashvita Ramesh, Adin Andrei, Madeline Jankowski, Eric Cantey, Vincent Chen, James D. Thomas, James D. Flaherty, S. Christopher Malaisrie, Kameswari Maganti
Division of Cardiology Faculty Papers
BACKGROUND: Transaortic valve implant (TAVI) is the treatment of choice for severe aortic stenosis (AS). Some patients develop prosthesis patient mismatch (PPM) after TAVI. It is challenging to determine which patients are at risk for clinical deterioration.
METHODS: We retrospectively measured echocardiographic parameters of left ventricular (LV) morphology and function, prosthetic aortic valve effective orifice area (iEOA) and hemodynamics in 313 patients before and 1 year after TAVI. Our objective was to compare the change in echocardiographic parameters associated with left ventricular reverse modeling in subjects with and without PPM. Our secondary objective was to evaluate echo parameters associated with …
A Proposal For The Use Of A Fixed Low-Energy Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty For Open Angle Glaucoma, Zachary Sacks, L. Jay Katz, Gus Gazzard, Sarah H. Van Tassel, Eytan Z. Blumenthal, Fabian S. Lerner, Augusto Azuara-Blanco, Gregory John Roy Spooner, Yoram Solberg, Thomas Samuelson, Michael Belkin
A Proposal For The Use Of A Fixed Low-Energy Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty For Open Angle Glaucoma, Zachary Sacks, L. Jay Katz, Gus Gazzard, Sarah H. Van Tassel, Eytan Z. Blumenthal, Fabian S. Lerner, Augusto Azuara-Blanco, Gregory John Roy Spooner, Yoram Solberg, Thomas Samuelson, Michael Belkin
Wills Eye Hospital Papers
Selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT) has been in routine clinical use for over 20 years with millions of patients successfully treated and a low rate of clinically significant complications. The procedure requires the clinician to manually position the laser beam on the trabecular meshwork using a gonioscopy lens and to titrate the SLT laser energy based on the amount of pigmentation in the angle, as well as the observation of small bubbles produced by the laser effect. We propose that SLT energy titration is unnecessary either to achieve intraocular pressure (IOP) reduction or to minimize potential side effects. Ample evidence to …
Durable Responses At 24 Months With High-Frequency Spinal Cord Stimulation For Nonsurgical Refractory Back Pain, Naresh P. Patel, Jessica Jameson, Curtis Johnson, Daniel Kloster, Aaron Calodney, Peter Kosek, Julie Pilitsis, Markus Bendel, Erika Petersen, Chengyuan Wu, Taissa Cherry, Shivanand Lad, Cong Yu, Dawood Sayed, Johnathan Goree, Mark K. Lyons, Andrew Sack, Diana Bruce, Manish Bharara, Rose Province-Azalde, David Caraway, Leonardo Kapural
Durable Responses At 24 Months With High-Frequency Spinal Cord Stimulation For Nonsurgical Refractory Back Pain, Naresh P. Patel, Jessica Jameson, Curtis Johnson, Daniel Kloster, Aaron Calodney, Peter Kosek, Julie Pilitsis, Markus Bendel, Erika Petersen, Chengyuan Wu, Taissa Cherry, Shivanand Lad, Cong Yu, Dawood Sayed, Johnathan Goree, Mark K. Lyons, Andrew Sack, Diana Bruce, Manish Bharara, Rose Province-Azalde, David Caraway, Leonardo Kapural
Department of Neurosurgery Faculty Papers
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to evaluate the 24-month durability of pain relief, function, quality of life, and safety outcomes for patients with nonsurgical refractory back pain (NSRBP) treated with high-frequency spinal cord stimulation (SCS) within a large, national, multicenter randomized controlled trial (RCT).
METHODS: Following the completion of an RCT comparing high-frequency SCS plus CMM with CMM alone for the treatment of NSRBP, patients gave additional consent for a follow-up extension to 24 months. Presented is the cohort analysis of all patients treated with high-frequency SCS following the optional crossover at 6 months. The outcomes assessed to …
Resilience Of Patients Undergoing Knee And Shoulder Arthroscopy Procedures, Jillian Mazzocca, Natalie Lowenstein, Connor Crutchfield, Jamie Collins, Elizabeth Matzkin
Resilience Of Patients Undergoing Knee And Shoulder Arthroscopy Procedures, Jillian Mazzocca, Natalie Lowenstein, Connor Crutchfield, Jamie Collins, Elizabeth Matzkin
Student Papers, Posters & Projects
INTRODUCTION: Resilience is a person's capacity to overcome adversity. The purpose was to determine what patient factors correlate with resilience using the Brief Resilience Score. We hypothesize that characteristics of female sex, younger age, Workers' Compensation status, and preoperative opioid use are predictors of a lower preoperative resilience score and that patients with positive psychosocial factors would have higher resilience scores.
METHODS: Eight hundred nine patients undergoing knee or shoulder arthroscopy were preoperatively categorized into low, normal, and high-resilience groups. Preoperative patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) and demographics were assessed. Statistical analyses evaluated differences in demographics and PROMs between resilience groups. …
Xaluritamig, A Steap1 × Cd3 Xmab 2+1 Immune Therapy For Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer: Results From Dose Exploration In A First-In-Human Study, William K. Kelly, Daniel C. Danila, Chia-Chi Lin, Jae-Lyun Lee, Nobuaki Matsubara, Patrick J. Ward, Andrew J. Armstrong, David Pook, Miso Kim, Tanya B. Dorff, Stefanie Fischer, Yung-Chang Lin, Lisa G. Horvath, Christopher Sumey, Zhao Yang, Gabor Jurida, Kristen M. Smith, Jamie N. Connarn, Hweixian L. Penny, Julia Stieglmaier, Leonard J. Appleman
Xaluritamig, A Steap1 × Cd3 Xmab 2+1 Immune Therapy For Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer: Results From Dose Exploration In A First-In-Human Study, William K. Kelly, Daniel C. Danila, Chia-Chi Lin, Jae-Lyun Lee, Nobuaki Matsubara, Patrick J. Ward, Andrew J. Armstrong, David Pook, Miso Kim, Tanya B. Dorff, Stefanie Fischer, Yung-Chang Lin, Lisa G. Horvath, Christopher Sumey, Zhao Yang, Gabor Jurida, Kristen M. Smith, Jamie N. Connarn, Hweixian L. Penny, Julia Stieglmaier, Leonard J. Appleman
Kimmel Cancer Center Faculty Papers
ABSTRACT : Xaluritamig (AMG 509) is a six-transmembrane epithelial antigen of the prostate 1 (STEAP1)-targeted T-cell engager designed to facilitate lysis of STEAP1-expressing cancer cells, such as those in advanced prostate cancer. This first-in-human study reports monotherapy dose exploration for patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC), primarily taxane pretreated. Ninety-seven patients received ≥1 intravenous dose ranging from 0.001 to 2.0 mg weekly or every 2 weeks. MTD was identified as 1.5 mg i.v. weekly via a 3-step dose. The most common treatment-related adverse events were cytokine release syndrome (CRS; 72%), fatigue (45%), and myalgia (34%). CRS occurred primarily during …
Clinical Presentation Of Patients With Lower Limb Spasticity Undergoing Routine Treatment With Botulinum Toxin: Baseline Findings From An International Observational Study, Alberto Esquenazi, Richard D. Zorowitz, Stephen Ashford, Pascal Maisonobe, Simon Page, Jorge Jacinto
Clinical Presentation Of Patients With Lower Limb Spasticity Undergoing Routine Treatment With Botulinum Toxin: Baseline Findings From An International Observational Study, Alberto Esquenazi, Richard D. Zorowitz, Stephen Ashford, Pascal Maisonobe, Simon Page, Jorge Jacinto
Moss-Magee Rehabilitation Papers
OBJECTIVE: Describe how people with lower limb spasticity present for treatment in routine clinical practice.
METHODS: Prospective, observational study (Clinicaltrials.gov: NCT04050527) of ambulatory adult patients (≥ 18 years) with unilateral lower limb spasticity (able to take ≥ 5 steps with or without assistance) presenting for routine spasticity management, including treatment with abobotulinumtoxinA.
RESULTS: The study population included 430 adults with lower limb spasticity. Despite their relatively young age (mean ± standard deviation 53.7 ± 13.9 years), only 20% of patients were employed. Most patients had an acquired brain injury due to cerebrovascular disease; 84.1% reported having concomitant upper limb spasticity. …
Feasibility And Outcomes Of Supplemental Gait Training By Robotic And Conventional Means In Acute Stroke Rehabilitation, Mukul Talaty, Alberto Esquenazi
Feasibility And Outcomes Of Supplemental Gait Training By Robotic And Conventional Means In Acute Stroke Rehabilitation, Mukul Talaty, Alberto Esquenazi
Moss-Magee Rehabilitation Papers
INTRODUCTION: Practicality of implementation and dosing of supplemental gait training in an acute stroke inpatient rehabilitation setting are not well studied but can have positive impact on outcomes.
OBJECTIVES: To determine the feasibility of early, intense supplemental gait training in inpatient stroke rehabilitation, compare functional outcomes and the specific mode of delivery.
DESIGN AND SETTING: Assessor blinded, randomized controlled trial in a tertiary Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility.
PARTICIPANTS: Thirty acute post-stroke patients with unilateral hemiparesis (≥ 18 years of age with a lower limb MAS ≤ 3).
INTERVENTION: Lokomat® or conventional gait training (CGT) in addition to standard mandated therapy time. …
Neurologic Outcomes For Adult Spinal Cord Ependymomas Stratified By Tumor Location: A Retrospective Cohort Study And 2-Year Outlook, Keanu Chee, Grégoire P Chatain, Michael W Kortz, Stephanie Serva, Keshari Shrestha, Timothy H Ung, Jens-Peter Witt, Michael Finn
Neurologic Outcomes For Adult Spinal Cord Ependymomas Stratified By Tumor Location: A Retrospective Cohort Study And 2-Year Outlook, Keanu Chee, Grégoire P Chatain, Michael W Kortz, Stephanie Serva, Keshari Shrestha, Timothy H Ung, Jens-Peter Witt, Michael Finn
Department of Neurosurgery Faculty Papers
Determine whether craniocaudal spinal cord tumor location affects long-term neurologic outcomes in adults diagnosed with spinal ependymomas (SE). A retrospective cohort analysis of patients aged ≥ 18 years who underwent surgical resection for SE over a ten-year period was conducted. Tumor location was classified as cervical, thoracic, or lumbar/conus. Primary endpoints were post-operative McCormick Neurologic Scale (MNS) scores at < 3 days, 6 weeks, 1 year, and 2 years. One-way ANOVA was performed to detect significant differences in MNS scores between tumor locations. Twenty-eight patients were identified. The average age was 44.2 ± 15.4 years. Sixteen were male, and 13 were female. There were 10 cervical-predominant SEs, 13 thoracic-predominant SEs, and 5 lumbar/conus-predominant SEs. No significant differences were observed in pre-operative MNS scores between tumor locations (p = 0.73). One-way ANOVA testing demonstrated statistically significant differences in post-operative MNS scores between tumor locations at < 3 days (p = 0.03), 6 weeks (p = 0.009), and 1 year (p = 0.003); however, no significant difference was observed between post-operative MNS scores at 2 years (p = 0.13). The mean MNS score for patients with thoracic SEs were higher at all follow-up time points. Tumors arising in the thoracic SE are associated with worse post-operative neurologic outcomes in comparison to SEs arising in other spinal regions. This is likely multifactorial in etiology, owing to both anatomical differences including spinal cord volume as well as variations in tumor characteristics. No significant differences in 2-year MNS scores were observed, suggesting that patients ultimately recover from neurological insult sustained at the time of surgery.
Global Outcomes For Microsurgical Clipping Of Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms: A Benchmark Analysis Of 2245 Cases, Richard Drexler, Thomas Sauvigny, Tobias F. Pantel, Franz L. Ricklefs, Joshua S. Catapano, John E. Wanebo, Michael T. Lawton, Aminaa Sanchin, Nils Hecht, Peter Vajkoczy, Kunal Raygor, Daniel Tonetti, Adib Abla, Kareem El Naamani, Stavropoula I. Tjoumakaris, Pascal Jabbour, Brian T. Jankowitz, Mohamed M. Salem, Jan-Karl Burkhardt, Arthur Wagner, Maria Wostrack, Jens Gempt, Bernhard Meyer, Michael Gaub, Justin R. Mascitelli, Philippe Dodier, Gerhard Bavinzski, Karl Roessler, Nico Stroh, Matthias Gmeiner, Andreas Gruber, Eberval G. Figueiredo, Antonio Carlos Samaia Da Silva Coelho, Anatoliy V. Bervitskiy, Egor D. Anisimov, Jamil A. Rzaev, Harald Krenzlin, Naureen Keric, Florian Ringel, Dougho Park, Mun-Chul Kim, Eleonora Marcati, Marco Cenzato, Manfred Westphal, Lasse Dührsen
Global Outcomes For Microsurgical Clipping Of Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms: A Benchmark Analysis Of 2245 Cases, Richard Drexler, Thomas Sauvigny, Tobias F. Pantel, Franz L. Ricklefs, Joshua S. Catapano, John E. Wanebo, Michael T. Lawton, Aminaa Sanchin, Nils Hecht, Peter Vajkoczy, Kunal Raygor, Daniel Tonetti, Adib Abla, Kareem El Naamani, Stavropoula I. Tjoumakaris, Pascal Jabbour, Brian T. Jankowitz, Mohamed M. Salem, Jan-Karl Burkhardt, Arthur Wagner, Maria Wostrack, Jens Gempt, Bernhard Meyer, Michael Gaub, Justin R. Mascitelli, Philippe Dodier, Gerhard Bavinzski, Karl Roessler, Nico Stroh, Matthias Gmeiner, Andreas Gruber, Eberval G. Figueiredo, Antonio Carlos Samaia Da Silva Coelho, Anatoliy V. Bervitskiy, Egor D. Anisimov, Jamil A. Rzaev, Harald Krenzlin, Naureen Keric, Florian Ringel, Dougho Park, Mun-Chul Kim, Eleonora Marcati, Marco Cenzato, Manfred Westphal, Lasse Dührsen
Department of Neurosurgery Faculty Papers
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Benchmarks represent the best possible outcome and help to improve outcomes for surgical procedures. However, global thresholds mirroring an optimal and reachable outcome for microsurgical clipping of unruptured intracranial aneurysms (UIA) are not available. This study aimed to define standardized outcome benchmarks in patients who underwent clipping of UIA.
METHODS: A total of 2245 microsurgically treated UIA from 15 centers were analyzed. Patients were categorized into low- ("benchmark") and high-risk ("nonbenchmark") patients based on known factors affecting outcome. The benchmark was defined as the 75th percentile of all centers' median scores for a given outcome. Benchmark outcomes …
Electric Field Navigated 1-Hz Rtms For Poststroke Motor Recovery: The E-Fit Randomized Controlled Trial, Dylan J. Edwards, Charle Y. Liu, Kari Dunning, Felipe Fregni, Jarmo Laine, Benjamin E. Leiby, Lynn M. Rogers, Richard L. Harvey
Electric Field Navigated 1-Hz Rtms For Poststroke Motor Recovery: The E-Fit Randomized Controlled Trial, Dylan J. Edwards, Charle Y. Liu, Kari Dunning, Felipe Fregni, Jarmo Laine, Benjamin E. Leiby, Lynn M. Rogers, Richard L. Harvey
Moss-Magee Rehabilitation Papers
BACKGROUND: To determine if low-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation targeting the primary motor cortex contralateral (M1CL) to the affected corticospinal tract in patients with hemiparetic stroke augments intensive training–related clinical improvement; an extension of the NICHE trial (Navigated Inhibitory rTMS to Contralesional Hemisphere Trial) using an alternative sham coil.
METHODS: The present E-FIT trial (Electric Field Navigated 1Hz rTMS for Post-stroke Motor Recovery Trial) included 5 of 12 NICHE trial outpatient US rehabilitation centers. The stimulation protocol remained identical (1 Hz repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation, M1CL, preceding 60-minute therapy, 18 sessions/6 wks; parallel arm randomized clinical …
Per Oral Endoscopic Myotomy In Pregnancy, Julie Gomez, Laura Felder, Divya Chalikonda, Alexander Schlachterman, Vincenzo Berghella
Per Oral Endoscopic Myotomy In Pregnancy, Julie Gomez, Laura Felder, Divya Chalikonda, Alexander Schlachterman, Vincenzo Berghella
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Faculty Papers
OBJECTIVE: To report the first successful full-term delivery following Per Oral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM) performed during pregnancy.
METHODS/BACKGROUND: Achalasia is an esophageal motility disorder characterized by dysphagia, regurgitation, reflux, recurrent vomiting, and weight loss. Achalasia in pregnancy can affect nutritional status of the mother, and subsequently, the child, increasing morbidity and creating potential pregnancy complications. POEM is a novel endoscopic procedure which involves cutting the lower esophageal sphincter to allow food to pass, and is considered a safe and effective management option for achalasia in non-pregnant individuals.
RESULTS: We discuss the case of a patient with achalasia and a prior …
Treatment Of Adult Spasticity With Botox (Onabotulinumtoxina): Development, Insights, And Impact, Alberto Esquenazi, Wolfgang H. Jost, Catherine C. Turkel, Theodore Wein, Rozalina Dimitrova
Treatment Of Adult Spasticity With Botox (Onabotulinumtoxina): Development, Insights, And Impact, Alberto Esquenazi, Wolfgang H. Jost, Catherine C. Turkel, Theodore Wein, Rozalina Dimitrova
Moss-Magee Rehabilitation Papers
Upper and lower limb spasticity (ULS, LLS) often occur following a stroke or in patients with other neurological disorders, leading to difficulties in mobility and daily living and decreased quality of life. Prior to the use of onabotulinumtoxinA, antispastic medications had limited efficacy and often caused sedation. Phenol injections were difficult for physicians to perform, painful, and led to tissue destruction. The success of onabotulinumtoxinA in treating cervical dystonia led to its use in spasticity. However, many challenges characterized the development of onabotulinumtoxinA for adult spasticity. The wide variability in the presentation of spasticity among patients rendered it difficult to …
Treatment Of Chronic Migraine With Botox (Onabotulinumtoxina): Development, Insights, And Impact, Catherine C. Turkel, Sheena Aurora, Hans-Christoph Diener, David W. Dodick, Richard B. Lipton, Stephen D. Silberstein, Mitchell F. Brin
Treatment Of Chronic Migraine With Botox (Onabotulinumtoxina): Development, Insights, And Impact, Catherine C. Turkel, Sheena Aurora, Hans-Christoph Diener, David W. Dodick, Richard B. Lipton, Stephen D. Silberstein, Mitchell F. Brin
Department of Jefferson Headache Center papers and presentations
Chronic migraine (CM) is a neurological disease characterized by frequent migraine attacks that prevent affected individuals from performing daily activities of living, significantly diminish quality of life, and increase familial burden. Before onabotulinumtoxinA was approved for CM, there were few treatment options for these seriously disabled patients and none had regulatory approval. The terminology and recognition of CM evolved in parallel with the onabotulinumtoxinA clinical development program. Because there were no globally accepted classification criteria for CM when onabotulinumtoxinA was in development, the patient populations for the trials conducted by Allergan were determined by the Allergan migraine team in collaboration …
Postoperative Radiotherapy And Facial Nerve Outcomes Following Nerve Repair: A Systematic Review, Hannah L. Kenny, Rachel H. Jonas, Samuel L. Oyer
Postoperative Radiotherapy And Facial Nerve Outcomes Following Nerve Repair: A Systematic Review, Hannah L. Kenny, Rachel H. Jonas, Samuel L. Oyer
Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Faculty Papers
OBJECTIVE: To compare outcomes of facial nerve repair or grafting following facial nerve-sacrificing procedures among patients treated with and without postoperative radiotherapy (RT).
DATA SOURCES: PubMed, OVID, Conference Papers Index, Cochrane Library, ClinicalTrials.gov.
REVIEW METHODS: Databases were searched using terms including "facial nerve," "graft," "repair," and "radiotherapy." Abstracts mentioning facial nerve repair and evaluation of facial nerve function were included for full-text review. Studies that utilized the House-Brackmann or similar validated scale for evaluation of postoperative facial nerve function were selected for review. All identified studies were included in a pooled t test analysis.
RESULTS: Twelve studies with 142 patients …
Treatment Of Angular Deformity And Limb Length Discrepancy With A Retrograde Femur Magnetic Intramedullary Nail: A Fixator-Assisted, Blocking Screw Technique, Erik J. Geiger, Adam D Geffner, S Robert Rozbruch, Austin T Fragomen
Treatment Of Angular Deformity And Limb Length Discrepancy With A Retrograde Femur Magnetic Intramedullary Nail: A Fixator-Assisted, Blocking Screw Technique, Erik J. Geiger, Adam D Geffner, S Robert Rozbruch, Austin T Fragomen
Rothman Institute Faculty Papers
Background: Fixator-assisted nailing techniques that incorporate magnetic internal lengthening nails (MILNs) permit acute deformity correction and then gradual limb lengthening without needing postoperative external fixators.
Purposes: We sought to investigate the safety and accuracy of a fixator-assisted, blocking screw technique using retrograde MILNs for the correction of LLD and limb malalignment.
Methods: Forty-one patients (13 patients with genu varum and 28 patients with genu valgum) with LLD treated with fixator-assisted, blocking screw retrograde MILN reconstruction were included. Preoperative LLD, mechanical axis deviation, and joint orientation angles were compared with values at the end of treatment, and bone healing indices were …
Cancer Stem Cell Assay-Guided Chemotherapy Improves Survival Of Patients With Recurrent Glioblastoma In A Randomized Trial, Tulika Ranjan, Soma Sengupta, Michael J. Glantz, Richard M. Green, Alexander Yu, Dawit Aregawi, Rekha Chaudhary, Ricky Chen, Mario Zuccarello, Christine Lu-Emerson, Hugh D. Moulding, Neil Belman, Jon Glass, Aaron Mammoser, Mark Anderson, Jagan Valluri, Nicholas Marko, Jason Schroeder, Steven Jubelirer, Frances Chow, Pier Paolo Claudio, Anthony M. Alberico, Seth T. Lirette, Krista L. Denning, Candace M. Howard
Cancer Stem Cell Assay-Guided Chemotherapy Improves Survival Of Patients With Recurrent Glioblastoma In A Randomized Trial, Tulika Ranjan, Soma Sengupta, Michael J. Glantz, Richard M. Green, Alexander Yu, Dawit Aregawi, Rekha Chaudhary, Ricky Chen, Mario Zuccarello, Christine Lu-Emerson, Hugh D. Moulding, Neil Belman, Jon Glass, Aaron Mammoser, Mark Anderson, Jagan Valluri, Nicholas Marko, Jason Schroeder, Steven Jubelirer, Frances Chow, Pier Paolo Claudio, Anthony M. Alberico, Seth T. Lirette, Krista L. Denning, Candace M. Howard
Department of Neurosurgery Faculty Papers
Therapy-resistant cancer stem cells (CSCs) contribute to the poor clinical outcomes of patients with recurrent glioblastoma (rGBM) who fail standard of care (SOC) therapy. ChemoID is a clinically validated assay for identifying CSC-targeted cytotoxic therapies in solid tumors.
In a randomized clinical trial (NCT03632135), the ChemoID assay, a personalized approach for selecting the most effective treatment from FDA-approved chemotherapies, improves the survival of patients with rGBM (2016 WHO classification) over physician-chosen chemotherapy. In the ChemoID assay-guided group, median survival is 12.5 months (95% confidence interval [CI], 10.2-14.7) compared with 9 months (95% CI, 4.2-13.8) in the physician-choice group (p = …
Rerupture Outcome Of Conservative Versus Open Repair Versus Minimally Invasive Repair Of Acute Achilles Tendon Ruptures: A Systematic Review And Meta-Analysis, Haidong Deng, Xin Cheng, Yi Yang, Fang Fang, Jialing He, Yixin Tian, Tiangui Li, Yangchun Xiao, Yuning Feng, Peng Wang, Weelic Chong, Yang Hai, Yu Zhang
Rerupture Outcome Of Conservative Versus Open Repair Versus Minimally Invasive Repair Of Acute Achilles Tendon Ruptures: A Systematic Review And Meta-Analysis, Haidong Deng, Xin Cheng, Yi Yang, Fang Fang, Jialing He, Yixin Tian, Tiangui Li, Yangchun Xiao, Yuning Feng, Peng Wang, Weelic Chong, Yang Hai, Yu Zhang
Department of Medicine Faculty Papers
OBJECTIVE: To compare the rerupture rate after conservative treatment, open repair, and minimally invasive surgery management of acute Achilles tendon ruptures.
DESIGN: Systematic review and network meta-analysis.
DATA SOURCES: We searched Medline, Embase, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials from inception to August 2022.
METHODS: Randomised controlled trials involving different treatments for Achilles tendon rupture were included. The primary outcome was rerupture. Bayesian network meta-analysis with random effects was used to assess pooled relative risks (RRs) and 95% confidence intervals. We evaluated the heterogeneity and publication bias.
RESULTS: Thirteen trials with 1465 patients were included. In direct comparison, …
Microwave Ablation As A Primary Versus Secondary Treatment For Hepatocellular Carcinoma., Philip Lee, Ajay Makkena, Mohamed Tantawi, Felipe Velasquez-Botero, John R. Eisenbrey, Colette M. Shaw
Microwave Ablation As A Primary Versus Secondary Treatment For Hepatocellular Carcinoma., Philip Lee, Ajay Makkena, Mohamed Tantawi, Felipe Velasquez-Botero, John R. Eisenbrey, Colette M. Shaw
Department of Radiology Faculty Papers
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to analyze and compare the outcomes of percutaneous microwave ablation (MWA) when used as a primary vs. secondary treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).
METHODS: The clinical data of 192 patients with HCC treated with MWA between January 2012 and July 2021 were reviewed retrospectively, with 152 patients being treatment naïve (primary treatment) vs. 40 who had residual or recurrent disease following previous trans-arterial chemoembolization or trans-arterial radioembolization (secondary treatment). The primary outcomes were primary technical efficacy, 1- and 3-year local recurrence-free survival (RFS) and overall survival (OS), local recurrence rates, and adverse events. …
Direct Anterior Versus Direct Lateral Hip Approach In Total Hip Arthroplasty With The Same Perioperative Protocols One Year Post Fellowship Training, Asim M. Makhdom, William J. Hozack
Direct Anterior Versus Direct Lateral Hip Approach In Total Hip Arthroplasty With The Same Perioperative Protocols One Year Post Fellowship Training, Asim M. Makhdom, William J. Hozack
Rothman Institute Faculty Papers
BACKGROUND: Variable results have been reported regarding the clinical outcomes in Total hip arthroplasty (THA) based on the surgical approach. The aim of this study is to compare the clinical outcomes between Direct anterior (DA) and direct lateral (DL) approaches in THA when performed immediately after fellowship training.
METHODS: During the 1st year of practice, all consecutive patients who underwent THA via DA and DL hip approaches were retrospectively investigated. Patients' demographics, diagnosis, American society of Anesthesiology (ASA) score, route of anesthesia, length of hospital stay (LOS), leg length discrepancy (LLD), radiographic parameters, operative time, number of opioids refills postoperatively, …
A Review Of The Cardiovascular Safety Of Prucalopride In Patients With Chronic Idiopathic Constipation, Jan Tack, Katayoun Derakhchan, André Gabriel, William Spalding, Brian Terreri, Ashraf Youssef, Bahij Kreidieh, Peter R. Kowey, Mena Boules
A Review Of The Cardiovascular Safety Of Prucalopride In Patients With Chronic Idiopathic Constipation, Jan Tack, Katayoun Derakhchan, André Gabriel, William Spalding, Brian Terreri, Ashraf Youssef, Bahij Kreidieh, Peter R. Kowey, Mena Boules
Division of Cardiology Faculty Papers
Prokinetic agents, specifically 5-hydroxytryptamine type 4 (5-HT 4 ) receptor agonists, have been shown to provide relief in chronic idiopathic constipation (CIC). The first-generation 5-HT 4 agonists were initially withdrawn from use owing to associations with serious cardiovascular (CV) events. This review summarizes CV safety data for prucalopride, a high-affinity 5-HT 4 agonist approved in the United States in 2018 for adults with CIC. No significant effects of prucalopride on CV safety were observed in animal models or early-phase clinical studies, including a thorough QT study at therapeutic (2 mg) or supratherapeutic (10 mg) doses. Among 1,750 patients with CIC …
Errorless, Errorful, And Retrieval Practice For Naming Treatment In Aphasia: A Scoping Review Of Learning Mechanisms And Treatment Ingredients, Kristen Nunn, Sofia Vallila-Rohter, Erica L. Middleton
Errorless, Errorful, And Retrieval Practice For Naming Treatment In Aphasia: A Scoping Review Of Learning Mechanisms And Treatment Ingredients, Kristen Nunn, Sofia Vallila-Rohter, Erica L. Middleton
Moss-Magee Rehabilitation Papers
PURPOSE: Increasingly, mechanisms of learning are being considered during aphasia rehabilitation. Well-characterized learning mechanisms can inform "how" interventions should be administered to maximize the acquisition and retention of treatment gains. This systematic scoping review mapped hypothesized mechanisms of action (MoAs) and treatment ingredients in three learning-based approaches targeting naming in aphasia: errorless learning (ELess), errorful learning (EFul), and retrieval practice (RP). The rehabilitation treatment specification system was leveraged to describe available literature and identify knowledge gaps within a unified framework.
METHOD: PubMed and CINHAL were searched for studies that compared ELess, EFul, and/or RP for naming in aphasia. Independent reviewers …
Cost-Effectiveness Of 10-Khz Spinal Cord Stimulation Therapy Compared With Conventional Medical Management Over The First 12 Months Of Therapy For Patients With Nonsurgical Back Pain: Randomized Controlled Trial, Naresh P Patel, Chengyuan Wu, Shivanand P Lad, Jessica Jameson, Peter Kosek, Dawood Sayed, Erik I Waldorff, Laura C Shum, Rose Province-Azalde, Leonardo Kapural
Cost-Effectiveness Of 10-Khz Spinal Cord Stimulation Therapy Compared With Conventional Medical Management Over The First 12 Months Of Therapy For Patients With Nonsurgical Back Pain: Randomized Controlled Trial, Naresh P Patel, Chengyuan Wu, Shivanand P Lad, Jessica Jameson, Peter Kosek, Dawood Sayed, Erik I Waldorff, Laura C Shum, Rose Province-Azalde, Leonardo Kapural
Department of Radiology Faculty Papers
Objective: This analysis evaluated if spinal cord stimulation (SCS) at 10 kHz plus conventional medical management (CMM) is cost-effective compared with CMM alone for the treatment of nonsurgical refractory back pain (NSRBP).
Methods: NSRBP subjects were randomized 1:1 into the 10-kHz SCS (n = 83) or CMM (n = 76) group. Outcomes assessed at 6 months included EQ-5D 5-level (EQ-5D-5L), medication usage, and healthcare utilization (HCU). There was an optional crossover at 6 months and follow-up to 12 months. The incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) was calculated with cost including all HCU and medications except for the initial device and implant …
Safety And Tolerability Results Of Atogepant For The Preventive Treatment Of Episodic Migraine From A 40-Week, Open-Label Multicenter Extension Of The Phase 3 Advance Trial, Brad C Klein, Rosa Miceli, Lawrence Severt, Peter Mcallister, Laszlo Mechtler, Jennifer Mcvige, Merle Diamond, Michael J. Marmura, Hua Guo, Michelle Finnegan, Joel M Trugman
Safety And Tolerability Results Of Atogepant For The Preventive Treatment Of Episodic Migraine From A 40-Week, Open-Label Multicenter Extension Of The Phase 3 Advance Trial, Brad C Klein, Rosa Miceli, Lawrence Severt, Peter Mcallister, Laszlo Mechtler, Jennifer Mcvige, Merle Diamond, Michael J. Marmura, Hua Guo, Michelle Finnegan, Joel M Trugman
Department of Neurology Faculty Papers
Background: Atogepant is a United States Food and Drug Administration-approved oral calcitonin gene-related peptide receptor antagonist for the preventive treatment of episodic migraine. The study objective was to evaluate the long-term safety and tolerability of atogepant in participants who completed the phase 3 ADVANCE trial (NCT03777059).
Methods: This 40-week, open-label extension trial (NCT03939312) monitored safety in participants receiving oral atogepant 60 mg once daily, followed by a four-week safety follow-up period.
Results: Of the 685 participants taking at least one dose of atogepant, the treatment period was completed by 74.6% of participants with a mean (standard …
Direct Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty In Open Angle Glaucoma Study Design: A Multicentre, Randomised, Controlled, Investigator-Masked Trial (Glaurious), Nathan Congdon, Augusto Azuara-Blanco, Yoram Solberg, Carlo E Traverso, Michele Iester, Carlo Alberto Cutolo, Alessandro Bagnis, Tin Aung, Scott J Fudemberg, Richard Lindstrom, Thomas Samuelson, Kuldev Singh, Eytan Z Blumenthal, Gus Gazzard, Glaurious Study Group
Direct Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty In Open Angle Glaucoma Study Design: A Multicentre, Randomised, Controlled, Investigator-Masked Trial (Glaurious), Nathan Congdon, Augusto Azuara-Blanco, Yoram Solberg, Carlo E Traverso, Michele Iester, Carlo Alberto Cutolo, Alessandro Bagnis, Tin Aung, Scott J Fudemberg, Richard Lindstrom, Thomas Samuelson, Kuldev Singh, Eytan Z Blumenthal, Gus Gazzard, Glaurious Study Group
Wills Eye Hospital Papers
Introduction: Laser trabeculoplasty is an effective and widely used treatment for glaucoma. A new laser technology, the Eagle direct selective laser trabeculoplasty (DSLT) device, may provide automated, fast, simple, safe and effective laser treatment for glaucoma in a broader range of clinical settings. This trial aims to test the hypothesis that translimbal DSLT is effective and not inferior to selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT) in reducing intraocular pressure (IOP) in open angle glaucoma (OAG).
Methods and analysis: This is a multicentre, randomised, controlled, investigator-masked study. The primary efficacy outcome is intergroup difference in mean change from baseline IOP measured at 6 …
Myocardial Infarction With Nonobstructive Coronary Arteries In New-Onset Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Benjamin B. Claxton, George Sun, Ritu Nahar, Christopher Henry
Myocardial Infarction With Nonobstructive Coronary Arteries In New-Onset Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Benjamin B. Claxton, George Sun, Ritu Nahar, Christopher Henry
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Faculty Papers
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High Local Control And Low Ocular Toxicity Using Ultra-Low-Dose “Boom-Boom” Radiotherapy For Indolent Orbital Lymphoma, Sanjna Shelukar, Christian Fernandez, Zeynep Bas, Lydia Komarnicky, Sara E. Lally, Carol L Shields, Adam Binder, Pierluigi Porcu, Onder Alpdogan, Ubaldo Martinez-Outschoorn, Wenyin Shi
High Local Control And Low Ocular Toxicity Using Ultra-Low-Dose “Boom-Boom” Radiotherapy For Indolent Orbital Lymphoma, Sanjna Shelukar, Christian Fernandez, Zeynep Bas, Lydia Komarnicky, Sara E. Lally, Carol L Shields, Adam Binder, Pierluigi Porcu, Onder Alpdogan, Ubaldo Martinez-Outschoorn, Wenyin Shi
Department of Medical Oncology Faculty Papers
Background: The first line definitive treatment for early-stage indolent B-cell lymphoma is radiation therapy (RT). Due to the sensitivity of orbital structures to radiation, ultra-low-dose RT (4 Gy in 2 fractions, "boom-boom") has and been utilized as an attractive option for orbital lymphoma. In this retrospective study, we evaluated the outcome and toxicity of "boom-boom" RT for indolent orbital lymphoma with an emphasis on ophthalmologic toxicity.
Methods: This is a retrospective case series with 17 patients with orbital lymphoma who received boom-boom RT at a single tertiary referral center between January 2017 and June 2022. Medical records, imaging and radiation …
Association Of Noncontrast Computed Tomography And Perfusion Modalities With Outcomes In Patients Undergoing Late-Window Stroke Thrombectomy, Guilherme B F Porto, Ching-Jen Chen, Sami Al Kasab, Muhammed Amir Essibayi, Eyad Almallouhi, Zachary Hubbard, Reda Chalhoub, Ali Alawieh, Ilko Maier, Marios-Nikos Psychogios, Stacey Q Wolfe, Pascal Jabbour, Ansaar Rai, Robert M Starke, Amir Shaban, Adam Arthur, Joon-Tae Kim, Shinichi Yoshimura, Jonathan Grossberg, Peter Kan, Isabel Fragata, Adam Polifka, Joshua Osbun, Justin Mascitelli, Michael R Levitt, Richard Williamson, Daniele G Romano, Roberto Crosa, Benjamin Gory, Maxim Mokin, Kaustubh S Limaye, Walter Casagrande, Mark Moss, Ramesh Grandhi, Albert Yoo, Alejandro M Spiotta, Min S Park
Association Of Noncontrast Computed Tomography And Perfusion Modalities With Outcomes In Patients Undergoing Late-Window Stroke Thrombectomy, Guilherme B F Porto, Ching-Jen Chen, Sami Al Kasab, Muhammed Amir Essibayi, Eyad Almallouhi, Zachary Hubbard, Reda Chalhoub, Ali Alawieh, Ilko Maier, Marios-Nikos Psychogios, Stacey Q Wolfe, Pascal Jabbour, Ansaar Rai, Robert M Starke, Amir Shaban, Adam Arthur, Joon-Tae Kim, Shinichi Yoshimura, Jonathan Grossberg, Peter Kan, Isabel Fragata, Adam Polifka, Joshua Osbun, Justin Mascitelli, Michael R Levitt, Richard Williamson, Daniele G Romano, Roberto Crosa, Benjamin Gory, Maxim Mokin, Kaustubh S Limaye, Walter Casagrande, Mark Moss, Ramesh Grandhi, Albert Yoo, Alejandro M Spiotta, Min S Park
Department of Neurosurgery Faculty Papers
Importance: There is substantial controversy with regards to the adequacy and use of noncontrast head computed tomography (NCCT) for late-window acute ischemic stroke in selecting candidates for mechanical thrombectomy.
Objective: To assess clinical outcomes of patients with acute ischemic stroke presenting in the late window who underwent mechanical thrombectomy stratified by NCCT admission in comparison with selection by CT perfusion (CTP) and diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI).
Design, setting, and participants: In this multicenter retrospective cohort study, prospectively maintained Stroke Thrombectomy and Aneurysm (STAR) database was used by selecting patients within the late window of acute ischemic stroke and emergent large vessel …