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Evaluation of Chest CT Versus Chest X-Ray for Lung Surveillance After Curative-Intent Resection of High-Risk Truncal-Extremity Soft Tissue Sarcoma
This phase III trial compares chest computed tomography (CT) to chest x-ray (CXR) for lung surveillance after curative-intent resection of high-risk truncal-extremity soft tissue sarcoma. Currently, complete oncologic resection (with or without radiation therapy) is the standard of care for most high-risk soft tissue sarcoma that has not spread to other parts of the body (localized). However, despite curative-intent resection, 20-40% of patients will develop cancer that has spread from where it first started (primary site) to other places in the body (distant metastases), with the lungs being the most common site. Thus, lung surveillance is important for detection of...
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Evaluation of the Effect of Life With Food Allergy Education
Purpose of the Study It was aimed to reveal the changes in the knowledge levels of mothers with food allergy with Life with Food Allergy Education based on Pender's Health Promotion Model. With this research, it is expected that there will be an increase in the knowledge levels, symptom management levels for food allergies, and treatment knowledge levels of the parents of children diagnosed with food allergy with Life with Food Allergy Education based on the Health Promotion Model.In the study, one group of subjects, divided into two groups, will be given face-to-face education on life with food allergy. For the other group, online food allergy and life education will be given...
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Food Allergy Registry and Awareness Campaign in Puerto Rico
Food Allergies affect 8% of children and 11% of adults, and there are increasing trends worldwide. Suffering food allergies reduces the quality of life and increases ED visits, hospitalizations, and mortality. Minorities in the United States suffer an increased food allergy burden, with higher prevalence, morbidity, and decreased use of preventive measures. Limited information is available in Puerto Rico. Moreover, advances in food allergy diagnostics, prevention, and treatment offer new hope for patients. We aim to develop a de-identified physician-diagnosed food allergy registry in Puerto Rico to characterize the food allergy population demographics, comorbidities, healthcare...
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Genetic Carbohydrate Maldigestion As Model to Study Food Hypersensitivity Mechanism (WORK PACKAGE 2)
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) affects one in seven people with gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms that are detected without an established underlying organic cause. IBS strongly impacts quality of life, is a leading cause of work absenteeism, and consumes 0.5% of the healthcare annual budget. It manifests in women more than men with symptoms including abdominal pain, bloating, constipation (IBS-C), diarrhoea (IBS-D), and mixed presentations (IBS-M). The development of therapeutic options is hampered by the heterogeneity of IBS, the lack of specificity of its symptom-based definitions, and the poor understanding of the underlying pathophysiological mechanisms. Many people with IBS...
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Imaging of the Esophagus Using a SECM Capsule
The goal of this validation study is to compare Spectrally Encoded Confocal Microscopy (SECM) Tethered Capsule Endoscopy (TCE) diagnosis of Eosinophilic Esophagitis to that of standard of care endoscopic biopsy.
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Improving Diagnosis of Legume Allergy in Children
In France, almost 15% of serious food allergies in children are caused by legumes, especially peanuts. Other legumes like soy, lentils, peas, lupin, chickpeas, beans, and fenugreek can also cause allergic reactions. But here's the problem: only peanuts, soy, and lupin are required to be clearly labeled on food packaging in the European Union. This makes it hard for families to know when other legumes-like peas or fenugreek-are hidden in processed foods. Avoiding all these legumes is hard-especially since many of them are used in processed foods and not always listed on the label. Right now, detailed allergy tests to evaluate the probability of allergy diagnosis are only...
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Microbial Study of Sublingual Immunotherapy Spray in Patients With Allergic Rhinitis
The incidence of allergic rhinitis (AR) in Chinese adults was reported to be as high as 24.1% and 16.8% in children. The current symptomatic treatment has the disadvantage of poor efficacy and cannot change the natural course of the disease. Allergen immunotherapy (AIT) is the only causative treatment approved by the WHO, bringing a new option to patients with allergic diseases. The quality of allergen preparations is critical to the diagnosis and treatment of the disease, emphasizing the need for standardized preparations, and AIT treatment in the early stages of the disease may change the long-term progression of the disease. Recent studies have reported that the microbiome...
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Microbial Study of Sublingual Immunotherapy Tablets in Patients With Allergic Rhinitis
The incidence of allergic rhinitis (AR) in Chinese adults was reported to be as high as 24.1% and 16.8% in children. The current symptomatic treatment has the disadvantage of poor efficacy and cannot change the natural course of the disease. Allergen immunotherapy (AIT) is the only causative treatment approved by the WHO, bringing a new option to patients with allergic diseases. The quality of allergen preparations is critical to the diagnosis and treatment of the disease, emphasizing the need for standardized preparations, and AIT treatment in the early stages of the disease may change the long-term progression of the disease. Recent studies have reported that the microbiome...
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Monocentric Retrospective Observational Study for Validation of Meta-analysis of the Metatrascryptome and Transcriptome of Eosynophyl Esophagitis
This is a retrospective monocentric observational study involving patients with Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE), gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and controls (patients without EoE and GERD). To validate the EoE-related markers obtained with the EoE TaMMA web app (such as CCL26, TBX5, NOX4, FGF7, CXCL14, ADAMTS5, PDGFRA, CXCL12, ACVRL1, POSTN, and LTBP4), we will stain and analyze EoE, GERD, and controls Formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissue samples already stored in the pathological laboratory of OSR. For this reason, this project will be accomplished thanks to the collaboration with prof. Doglioni's team at OSR.
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New Therapeutic Target for Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (TEN) Using Anti-CD38+ Monoclonal Antibodies.
Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (TEN) are rare diseases that are dermatologic emergencies characterized by widespread epidermal necrosis and sloughing of skin. A hundred patients are affected each year in France. The main symptom is bullous and skin detachment > 10% which gradually progresses to extensive necrosis of the 100% BSA epidermis. The mortality rate is around 15-20% due to visceral inflammatory injuries and serious bacterial infections. The morbidity is also very important (92% at 1 year), especially ophthalmologic with high risk of blindness. There is currently no effective treatment. Our team recently demonstrated that the severity of the disease correlates with...