PROMETHEUS: Long-Term Exacerbation and Mortality Benefits of Implementing Single-Inhaler Triple Therapy in the US COPD Population by Gerard Criner, Fernando Martinez, Hitesh Gandhi, Norbert Feigler, Bruce Pyenson, Matthew Emery, Umang Gupta, Muthiah Vaduganathan

“…**Discussion:** Widespread SITT adoption may be impeded by competitive pressures from generic treatments and nonadherence, and efficacy observed in clinical trials may not occur in real-world populations. …”
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Cost-Utility Analysis of Add-on Cannabidiol vs Usual Care Alone for the Treatment of Seizures in Patients With Treatment-Resistant Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome or Dravet Syndrome in the... by Jamshaed Siddiqui, Sally Bowditch

“…Population characteristics, clinical inputs, and utility values were sourced from CBD clinical trials and quality-of-life studies. Drug acquisition, disease management, adverse events, and societal costs from published literature were included. …”
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Effects of falls prevention interventions on falls outcomes for hospitalised adults: protocol for a systematic review with meta-analysis by Anne-Marie Hill, Meg E Morris, David L Carey, Susan C Slade

“…Inclusion criteria: randomised controlled trials, quasi-randomised trials or controlled clinical trials that evaluate falls prevention interventions for use by hospitalised adults or employees. …”
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Cost-Minimization Analysis for Subcutaneous Daratumumab in the Treatment of Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma in Three Gulf Countries by Anas Hamad, Shereen Elazzazy, Ruba Y. Taha, Hani Osman, Sana Alblooshi, Islam Elkonaissi, Mustaqeem A. Siddiqui, Khalil Al-Farsi, Mohammed Al Lamki, Sali Emara, Gihan H. Elsisi

“…The safety and efficacy of daratumumab regimens in the treatment of newly diagnosed MM (NDMM) is demonstrated in clinical trials. **Objective:** To assess the financial effects of the adoption of subcutaneous daratumumab (dara-SC) rather than intravenous daratumumab (dara-IV) for the treatment of NDMM in three Gulf countries (Qatar, Oman and the United Arab Emirates; UAE), a cost-minimization model was constructed. …”
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Impact of Preoperative Daytime Sleepiness and Insomnia on Therapy Adherence and Neurostimulation Amplitude in Unilateral Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation by Pordzik J, Ludwig K, Ruckes C, Gouveris H

“…Johannes Pordzik,1,* Katharina Ludwig,1,* Christian Ruckes,2 Haralampos Gouveris1 1Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery & Sleep Medicine Center, University Medical Center Mainz, Mainz, 55131, Germany; 2Interdisciplinary Center for Clinical Trials, University Medical Center Mainz, Mainz, 55131, Germany*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Haralampos Gouveris, Email [email protected]: Average adherence to hypoglossal nerve stimulation (HGNS) therapy is more than 5 h/night. …”
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Models for predicting risk of endometrial cancer: a systematic review by Bea Harris Forder, Anastasia Ardasheva, Karyna Atha, Hannah Nentwich, Roxanna Abhari, Christiana Kartsonaki

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A meta-analysis of the impact of TOE adoption on smart agriculture SMEs performance. by Adrian Nagy, Johan Tumiwa, Fitty Arie, Erdey László, Anas Ratib Alsoud, Main Al-Dalahmeh

“…<h4>Methods</h4>PRISMA technique was used to examine evidence from clinical trials, and clinical significance was determined using the GRADE approach. …”
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Delayed-release prednisone improves fatigue and health-related quality of life: findings from the CAPRA-2 double-blind randomised study in rheumatoid arthritis by Frank Buttgereit, Rieke Alten, Amy Grahn, Robert J Holt, Patricia Rice

“…Compared with placebo/DMARD, DR prednisone/DMARD showed a significantly greater improvement in SF-36 vitality score (5.6, p=0.001), physical component of SF-36 (2.3, p=0.0003) and general score with FACT-G (2.6, p=0.0233).Conclusions DR prednisone in addition to a DMARD significantly improves fatigue and other aspects of health-related quality of life in patients with symptomatic RA compared with DMARD treatment alone.Trial registration number ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00650078.…”
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African animal trypanocide resistance: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Keneth, Iceland Kasozi, Ewan, Thomas MacLeod, Susan, Christina Welburn

“…Methods: A total of seven electronic databases were screened for an article on trypanocide resistance in AATr by using keywords on preclinical and clinical trials with the number of animals with treatment relapse, days taken to relapse, and resistant gene markers using the PRISMA checklist. …”
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Real-world outcomes with tisagenlecleucel in aggressive B-cell lymphoma: subgroup analyses from the CIBMTR registry by Frederick L Locke, Grant Schofield, Marcelo Pasquini, Matthew J Frigault, Cameron J Turtle, Stephen Lim, Brian Hill, Samantha Jaglowski, Caron A Jacobson, Gunjan Shah, Daniel J Landsburg, Michael Heim, Stephen Ronan Foley, Ron Ram, Peter A Riedell, Leslie L Popplewell, Ranjan Tiwari, Marta Majdan, Aisha Masood

“…When used in real-world settings, tisagenlecleucel has shown similar efficacy and improved safety compared with previous clinical trials. However, long-term data on real-world outcomes are lacking.Methods Clinical data from a cohort of patients treated with tisagenlecleucel in a real-world setting were captured in the Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research registry. …”
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Opioid consumption frequency and its associations with potential life problems during opioid agonist treatment in individuals with prescription-type opioid use disorder: explorator... by Anne Bouthillier, Gabriel Bastien, Christina McAnulty, Hamzah Bakouni, Bernard Le Foll, M. Eugenia Socias, Didier Jutras-Aswad

“…Trial registration Study was registered with ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT03033732) prior to participant enrollment.…”
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Neoadjuvant apatinib addition to sintilimab and carboplatin-taxane based chemotherapy in patients with early triple-negative breast cancer: the phase 2 NeoSAC trial by Guoshuang Shen, Zhilin Liu, Miaozhou Wang, Yi Zhao, Xinlan Liu, Yujin Hou, Wenbiao Ma, Jingqi Han, Xiaofeng Zhou, Dengfeng Ren, Fuxing Zhao, Zitao Li, Shifen Huang, Yongzhi Chen, Yingjian He, Yan Liu, Zijun Zhu, Yongxin Li, Jinming Li, Mengting Da, Hongnan Mo, Feng Du, Liang Cui, Jing Bai, Zhen Liu, Fei Ma, Jiuda Zhao

“…Our study suggests that apatinib, sintilimab combined with carboplatin and nab-paclitaxel chemotherapy showed a promising clinical activity and manageable safety profile in early TNBC and merits further study. ClinicalTrials.gov registration: NCT04722718.…”
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Exploration of the quantitative-effectiveness association between acupuncture temporal parameters and chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy in cancer patients: a dose-response... by Hao Tian, Qin Luo, Liuyang Huang, Liuyang Huang, Liuyang Huang, Guang Chen, Mingsheng Sun, Fanrong Liang

“…Future high-quality studies and large-scale multicenter clinical trials are needed to validate these findings.…”
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Family-focused intervention programme to foster adolescent mental health and well-being: protocol for a multicountry cluster randomised factorial trial (FLOURISH Phase 2) by Heather M Foran, Marija Raleva, Nina Heinrichs, Graham Moore, Yulia Shenderovich, Xiang Zhao, Judith Simon, Antonio Piolanti, Viorel Babii, Janina Mueller, Franziska Waller, Dennis Wienand, Swetha Sampathkumar, Ivo Kunovski

“…Cyril and Methodius University in North Macedonia (approval number: 03-2144/4) and the National Committee of Ethical Expertise for Clinical Trials in Moldova (approval number: 1476). The results will be disseminated through peer-reviewed journals, conferences, webinars in multiple languages, regional forums, stakeholder meetings with policymakers and practitioners, public communication through media engagement and open access platforms, including data sharing and early release of findings.Trial registration details Trial registration: NCT06562244; Project page: https://www.flourish-study.org/about.html…”
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Differences in catheter-related complications to insertion site selection for long peripheral intravenous catheters in antimicrobial therapy: a randomized controlled trial by Linfang Zhao, Xianghong Jin, Xiangyun Li, Chang Liu, Jie Wang, Xiuzhu Cao, Xufen Zeng, Yiyu Zhuang

“…Trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT06455228 (Initial Release: 05/30/2024).…”
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The modern options of chronic hepatitis C antiviral therapy with daclatasvir: results of named patient program by V. T. Ivashkin, M. V. Mayevskaya, D. T. Abdurakhmanov, I. G. Bakulin, N. I. Geyvandova, M. L. Zubkin, S. N. Kizhlo, A. V. Kuznetsova, I. B. Latysheva, N. A. Mamonova, V. G. Morozov, O. I. Sagalova, Ye. V. Esaulenko, Ye. O. Lyusina

“…Before official registration of interferon-free treatment modes in 2015 experience of the application was limited to clinical trials or treatment within early approach programs. …”
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Methylprednisolone substituted lipid nanoparticles deliver C3 transferase mRNA for combined treatment of spinal cord injury by Haoru Dong, Zongxing He, Shiyi Cai, Haiqiang Ma, Lili Su, Jianfeng Li, Huiying Yang, Rong Xie

“…C3 transferase, a potent inhibitor of the RhoA pathway, has shown promise in facilitating neurological recovery in animal models of SCI and is currently being evaluated in clinical trials. The novel formulation, MP-LNP-C3, is designed for direct administration to the injury site during decompression surgery, offering a targeted therapeutic modality for SCI. …”
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Opioid-free versus opioid-based anesthesia in laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: a single-center, randomized, controlled trial by Hanane Barakat, Linda Gholmieh, Jessy Abou Nader, Vanda Yazbeck Karam, Obey Albaini, Mohamad El Helou, Rony Al Nawwar

“…Trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT03507634); first trial registration date: 12/04/2018; first posted date: 25/04/2018.…”
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Impact of prior CAR T-cell therapy on mosunetuzumab efficacy in patients with relapsed or refractory B-cell lymphomas by Elise A. Chong, Elicia Penuel, Ellen B. Napier, Rachel K. Lundberg, Lihua E. Budde, Mazyar Shadman, Matthew J. Matasar, Nancy L. Bartlett, Ian W. Flinn, Francesc Bosch, Keith Fay, Andre Goy, Anita Kumar, Loretta J. Nastoupil, Michael C. Wei, Mei Wu, Shen Yin, Joseph A. Fraietta, Emeline R. Chong, Stephen J. Schuster

“…The trial was registered at www.ClinicalTrials.gov as #NCT02500407.…”
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Mental health disorder symptom changes among public safety personnel after emotional resilience skills training by R.N. Carleton, S. Sauer-Zavala, T.A. Teckchandani, K.Q. Maguire, L. Jamshidi, R.E. Shields, T.O. Afifi, J. Nisbet, K.L. Andrews, S.H. Stewart, A.J. Fletcher, R. Martin, R.S. MacPhee, J.C. MacDermid, T.M. Keane, A. Brunet, M. McCarron, L.M. Lix, N.A. Jones, G.P. Krätzig, J.P. Neary, G. Anderson, R. Ricciardelli, H. Cramm, J. Sareen, G.J.G. Asmundson

“…Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT05530642.…”
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