Current medical research and opinion
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To explore the views of Research Ethics Committee (REC) representatives in the European Union (EU) on what the status quo is in terms of RECs' activities after the approval of trial protocols for clinical studies. ⋯ Post-approval follow-up activities for clinical studies by RECs is a valuable resource and means for early detection and resolution of protocol deviations and violations. However, a majority of RECs within Europe do not have active post-approval follow-up of approved protocols. The interviews revealed that resource challenges such as time, personnel, and organizational structure contribute to the lack of follow-up by RECs. Some RECs in the represented countries do not identify post-approval follow-up as part of their mandate but instead place emphasis on the culture of trust between the RECs and researchers. Current EU Regulations do not directly address the role of the REC after the approval of clinical trials.
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Observational Study
Real-world utilization and outcomes of systemic therapy among patients with advanced or recurrent endometrial cancer in the United States.
Evaluate systemic therapy utilization patterns and outcomes by line of therapy among patients with advanced/recurrent endometrial cancer (EC) treated in the United States. ⋯ Among patients with advanced/recurrent EC treated with 1L platinum-based therapy in clinical practice, chemotherapy was the most common treatment choice across all lines of therapy. Immunotherapy use was low overall but increased in patients who started treatment in 2018 or 2019. Overall, median TTNT decreased as lines of therapy increased.
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Diabetes mellitus, as the most common metabolic disease, is common worldwide and represents a crucial global health concern. The purpose of this research was to investigate the related risk factors and to develop a re-amputation risk nomogram in diabetic patients who have undergone an amputation. ⋯ This novel re-amputation nomogram incorporating smoking, glycated hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), ankle-brachial index (ABI), C-reactive protein (CRP), and smoking could be easily used to predict individual re-amputation risk prediction in diabetic foot patients who have undergone an amputation. In the future, further analysis and external testing will be needed as much as possible to reconfirm that this new Nomogram can accurately predict the risk of toe re-amputation.
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A death of a nine months old child in Pakistan following the rapid administration of potassium chloride raised serious concerns on the awareness of appropriate use of high alert medications (HAMs) among healthcare professionals (HCPs). This study aimed to ascertain HAMs-related knowledge among hospital pharmacists in Pakistan. ⋯ A significant proportion of the hospital pharmacists had unsatisfactory knowledge and practices of HAMs. These findings underscore that training on HAMs should be conducted periodically as a part of hospital-based pharmacy education to maximize drug safety.