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2. Comparing Long-Acting Antipsychotic Discontinuation Rates Under Ordinary Clinical Circumstances: A Survival Analysis from an Observational, Pragmatic Study
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Bertolini, F., Ostuzzi, G., Pievani, M., Aguglia, A., Bartoli, F., Bortolaso, P., Callegari, C., Caroleo, M., Carra, G., Corbo, M., D'Agostino, A., De Fazio, P., Magliocco, F., Martinotti, G., Ostinelli, E. G., Piccinelli, M. P., Tedeschi, F., Barbui, C., Boschello, F., Gastaldon, C., Mazzi, M. A., Nose, M., Papola, D., Perini, G., Piccoli, A., Purgato, M., Ruggeri, M., Terlizzi, S., Turrini, G., Raffaele, G., Cavallotti, S., Chirico, M., Ferrato, F., Limosani, I., Mastromo, D., Monzani, E., Porcellana, M., Restaino, F., Annese, P. M., Bolognesi, S., Cerretini, M., De Capua, A., Debolini, S., Del Zanna, M., Fargnoli, F., Giannini, A., Luccarelli, L., Lucii, C., Pierantozzi, E., Tozzi, F., Bardicchia, F., Cardamone, G., Facchi, E., Magnani, N., Soscia, F., Biancosino, B., Zotos, S., Giacomin, M., Pompei, F., Spano, M., Zonta, F., Buzzi, A., Callegred, C., Calzolari, R., Caselli, I., Diurni, M., Giana, E., Ielmini, M., Milano, A., Poloni, N., Sani, E., Zizolfi, D., Alberini, G., Cazzamalli, S., Costantini, C., Di Caro, A., Paronelli, C., Piantanida, S., Piccinelli, M., Alessandro, P., Barbanti, S. V., D'Ippolito, C., Gozzi, M., Moretti, V., Campese, O., Di Capro, L., di Giannantonio, M., Fiori, F., Lorusso, M., Mancini, V., Viceconte, D., Calandra, C., Luca, M., Signorelli, M. S., Suraniti, F., Balzarro, B., Boncompagni, G., Caretto, V., Emiliani, R., Lupoli, P., Menchetti, M., Rossi, E., Storbini, V., Tarricone, I., Terzi, L., Boso, M., Catania, C., De Paoli, G., Risaro, P., Aspesi, F., Bava, M., Bono, A., Brambilla, G., Castagna, G., Lucchi, S., Nava, R., Provenzi, M., Tabacchi, T., Tremolada, M., Verrengia, E., Barchiesi, M., Oriani, M. G., Pacetti, M., Ferro, M., Ghio, L., Beneduce, R., Laffranchini, L., Magni, L. R., Rossi, G., Tura, G. B., Addeo, L., Balletta, G., De Vivo, E., Di Benedetto, R., Parise, V. F., Carpiniello, B., Pinna, F., Pecile, D., Mattei, C., Bonavigo, T., Fabrici, E. P., Panarello, S., Peresson, G., Vitucci, C., Gardellin, F., Strizzolo, S., Cossetta, E., Fizzotti, C., Moretti, D., Di Gregorio, L., Sozzi, F., Colli, G., La Barbera, D., Laurenzi, S., Bertolini, F, Ostuzzi, G, Pievani, M, Aguglia, A, Bartoli, F, Bortolaso, P, Callegari, C, Caroleo, M, Carra, G, Corbo, M, D'Agostino, A, De Fazio, P, Magliocco, F, Martinotti, G, Ostinelli, E, Piccinelli, M, Tedeschi, F, Barbui, C, Boschello, F, Gastaldon, C, Mazzi, M, Nose, M, Papola, D, Perini, G, Piccoli, A, Purgato, M, Ruggeri, M, Terlizzi, S, Turrini, G, Raffaele, G, Cavallotti, S, Chirico, M, Ferrato, F, Limosani, I, Mastromo, D, Monzani, E, Porcellana, M, Restaino, F, Annese, P, Bolognesi, S, Cerretini, M, De Capua, A, Debolini, S, Del Zanna, M, Fargnoli, F, Giannini, A, Luccarelli, L, Lucii, C, Pierantozzi, E, Tozzi, F, Bardicchia, F, Cardamone, G, Facchi, E, Magnani, N, Soscia, F, Biancosino, B, Zotos, S, Giacomin, M, Pompei, F, Spano, M, Zonta, F, Buzzi, A, Calzolari, R, Caselli, I, Diurni, M, Giana, E, Ielmini, M, Milano, A, Poloni, N, Sani, E, Zizolfi, D, Alberini, G, Cazzamalli, S, Costantini, C, Di Caro, A, Paronelli, C, Piantanida, S, Alessandro, P, Barbanti, S, D'Ippolito, C, Gozzi, M, Moretti, V, Campese, O, Di Capro, L, di Giannantonio, M, Fiori, F, Lorusso, M, Mancini, V, Viceconte, D, Calandra, C, Luca, M, Signorelli, M, Suraniti, F, Balzarro, B, Boncompagni, G, Caretto, V, Emiliani, R, Lupoli, P, Menchetti, M, Rossi, E, Storbini, V, Tarricone, I, Terzi, L, Boso, M, Catania, C, De Paoli, G, Risaro, P, Aspesi, F, Bava, M, Bono, A, Brambilla, G, Castagna, G, Lucchi, S, Nava, R, Provenzi, M, Tabacchi, T, Tremolada, M, Verrengia, E, Barchiesi, M, Oriani, M, Pacetti, M, Ferro, M, Ghio, L, Beneduce, R, Laffranchini, L, Magni, L, Rossi, G, Tura, G, Addeo, L, Balletta, G, De Vivo, E, Di Benedetto, R, Parise, V, Carpiniello, B, Pinna, F, Pecile, D, Mattei, C, Bonavigo, T, Fabrici, E, Panarello, S, Peresson, G, Vitucci, C, Gardellin, F, Strizzolo, S, Cossetta, E, Fizzotti, C, Moretti, D, Di Gregorio, L, Sozzi, F, Colli, G, La Barbera, D, Laurenzi, S, Bertolini F., Ostuzzi G., Pievani M., Aguglia A., Bartoli F., Bortolaso P., Callegari C., Caroleo M., Carra G., Corbo M., D'Agostino A., De Fazio P., Magliocco F., Martinotti G., Ostinelli E.G., Piccinelli M.P., Tedeschi F., Barbui C., Boschello F., Gastaldon C., Mazzi M.A., Nose M., Papola D., Perini G., Piccoli A., Purgato M., Ruggeri M., Terlizzi S., Turrini G., Raffaele G., Cavallotti S., Chirico M., Ferrato F., Limosani I., Mastromo D., Monzani E., Porcellana M., Restaino F., Annese P.M., Bolognesi S., Cerretini M., De Capua A., Debolini S., Del Zanna M., Fargnoli F., Giannini A., Luccarelli L., Lucii C., Pierantozzi E., Tozzi F., Bardicchia F., Cardamone G., Facchi E., Magnani N., Soscia F., Biancosino B., Zotos S., Giacomin M., Pompei F., Spano M., Zonta F., Buzzi A., Callegred C., Calzolari R., Caselli I., Diurni M., Giana E., Ielmini M., Milano A., Poloni N., Sani E., Zizolfi D., Alberini G., Cazzamalli S., Costantini C., Di Caro A., Paronelli C., Piantanida S., Piccinelli M., Alessandro P., Barbanti S.V., D'Ippolito C., Gozzi M., Moretti V., Campese O., Di Capro L., di Giannantonio M., Fiori F., Lorusso M., Mancini V., Viceconte D., Calandra C., Luca M., Signorelli M.S., Suraniti F., Balzarro B., Boncompagni G., Caretto V., Emiliani R., Lupoli P., Menchetti M., Rossi E., Storbini V., Tarricone I., Terzi L., Boso M., Catania C., De Paoli G., Risaro P., Aspesi F., Bava M., Bono A., Brambilla G., Castagna G., Lucchi S., Nava R., Provenzi M., Tabacchi T., Tremolada M., Verrengia E., Barchiesi M., Oriani M.G., Pacetti M., Ferro M., Ghio L., Beneduce R., Laffranchini L., Magni L.R., Rossi G., Tura G.B., Addeo L., Balletta G., De Vivo E., Di Benedetto R., Parise V.F., Carpiniello B., Pinna F., Pecile D., Mattei C., Bonavigo T., Fabrici E.P., Panarello S., Peresson G., Vitucci C., Gardellin F., Strizzolo S., Cossetta E., Fizzotti C., Moretti D., Di Gregorio L., Sozzi F., Colli G., La Barbera D., and Laurenzi S.
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Male ,Pediatrics ,respectively) ,0302 clinical medicine ,Delayed-Action Preparation ,Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale ,Pharmacology (medical) ,he STAR Network ‘Depot Study’ prospectively followed 394 subjects initiating treatment with long-acting injections (LAIs) of antipsychotics under naturalistic conditions for 12 months. LAI discontinuation was frequent in everyday clinical practice in Italy ,Original Research Article ,Prospective Studies ,Prospective cohort study ,treatment ,Mental Disorders ,Hazard ratio ,whereas more than half of participants initiating risperidone LAI and olanzapine LAI discontinued during the 12 months of follow-up (51.4 and 62.5% ,Psychiatric Status Rating Scale ,Middle Aged ,side efects ,Psychiatry and Mental health ,Italy ,Mental Disorder ,Female ,he STAR Network ‘Depot Study’ prospectively followed 394 subjects initiating treatment with long-acting injections (LAIs) of antipsychotics under naturalistic conditions for 12 months. LAI discontinuation was frequent in everyday clinical practice in Italy, occurring in almost 40% of the entire sample ,side efects, participant refusal to continue LAIs and LAIs no longer being required were the most frequently reported reasons for discontinuation. Paliperidone LAI and aripiprazole LAI were the least discontinued medications (33.9 and 35.4%, respectively), whereas more than half of participants initiating risperidone LAI and olanzapine LAI discontinued during the 12 months of follow-up (51.4 and 62.5%, respectively). In multivariate analysis, being prescribed olanzapine LAI and poor medication adherence at baseline were signifcantly associated with higher discontinuation risk ,Human ,Antipsychotic Agents ,medicine.drug ,Psychopathology ,Adult ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Discontinuation ,Follow-Up Studie ,Medication Adherence ,03 medical and health sciences ,medicine ,Humans ,Paliperidone ,Adverse effect ,Settore MED/25 - Psichiatria ,discontinuation rates ,Psychiatric Status Rating Scales ,respectively). In multivariate analysis ,business.industry ,Long-Acting Antipsychotic ,long-acting injectable antipsychotics ,Survival Analysis ,Confidence interval ,participant refusal to continue LAIs and LAIs no longer being required were the most frequently reported reasons for discontinuation. Paliperidone LAI and aripiprazole LAI were the least discontinued medications (33.9 and 35.4% ,030227 psychiatry ,Prospective Studie ,Antipsychotic Agent ,occurring in almost 40% of the entire sample ,Delayed-Action Preparations ,Neurology (clinical) ,business ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery ,being prescribed olanzapine LAI and poor medication adherence at baseline were signifcantly associated with higher discontinuation risk ,Follow-Up Studies - Abstract
Background Recent guidelines suggested a wider use of long-acting injectable antipsychotics (LAI) than previously, but naturalistic data on the consequences of LAI use in terms of discontinuation rates and associated factors are still sparse, making it hard for clinicians to be informed on plausible treatment courses. Objective Our objective was to assess, under real-world clinical circumstances, LAI discontinuation rates over a period of 12 months after a first prescription, reasons for discontinuation, and associated factors. Methods The STAR Network ‘Depot Study’ was a naturalistic, multicentre, observational prospective study that enrolled subjects initiating a LAI without restrictions on diagnosis, clinical severity or setting. Participants from 32 Italian centres were assessed at baseline and at 6 and 12 months of follow-up. Psychopathology, drug attitude and treatment adherence were measured using the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale, the Drug Attitude Inventory and the Kemp scale, respectively. Results The study followed 394 participants for 12 months. The overall discontinuation rate at 12 months was 39.3% (95% confidence interval [CI] 34.4–44.3), with paliperidone LAI being the least discontinued LAI (33.9%; 95% CI 25.3–43.5) and olanzapine LAI the most discontinued (62.5%; 95% CI 35.4–84.8). The most frequent reason for discontinuation was onset of adverse events (32.9%; 95% CI 25.6–40.9) followed by participant refusal of the medication (20.6%; 95% CI 14.6–27.9). Medication adherence at baseline was negatively associated with discontinuation risk (hazard ratio [HR] 0.853; 95% CI 0.742–0.981; p = 0.026), whereas being prescribed olanzapine LAI was associated with increased discontinuation risk compared with being prescribed paliperidone LAI (HR 2.156; 95% CI 1.003–4.634; p = 0.049). Conclusions Clinicians should be aware that LAI discontinuation is a frequent occurrence. LAI choice should be carefully discussed with the patient, taking into account individual characteristics and possible obstacles related to the practicalities of each formulation. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s40263-021-00809-w.
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3. Clinical correlates of paliperidone palmitate and aripiprazole monohydrate prescription for subjects with schizophreniaspectrum disorders: Findings from the STAR Network Depot Study
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Barbui C, Nosè M, Purgato M, Turrini G, Ostuzzi G, Mazzi MA, Papola D, Gastaldon C, Terlizzi S, Bertolini F, Piccoli A, Ruggeri M, De Fazio P, Magliocco F, Caroleo M, Raffaele G, D'Agostino A, Ostinelli EG, Chirico M, Cavallotti S, Lucii C, Bolognesi S, Debolini S, Pierantozzi E, Fargnoli F, Del Zanna M, Giannini A, Luccarelli L, De Capua A, Annese PM, Cerretini M, Tozzi F, Magnani N, Cardamone G, Bardicchia F, Facchi E, Soscia F, Zotos S, Biancosino B, Zonta F, Pompei F, Callegari C, Zizolfi D, Poloni N, Ielmini M, Caselli I, Giana E, Buzzi A, Diurni M, Milano A, Sani E, Calzolari R, Bortolaso P, Piccinelli M, Cazzamalli S, Alberini G, Piantanida S, Costantini C, Paronelli C, Di Caro A, Moretti V, Gozzi M, D'Ippolito C, Barbanti SV, Papalini A, Corbo M, Martinotti G, Campese O, Fiori F, Lorusso M, Di Capro L, Viceconte D, Mancini V, Suraniti F, Signorelli MSI, Rossi E, Lupoli P, Menchetti M, Terzi L, Boso M, Risaro P, De Paoli G, Catania C, Tarricone I, Caretto V, Storbini V, Emiliani R, Balzarro B, Carrà G, Bartoli F, Tabacchi T, Nava R, Bono A, Provenzi M, Brambilla G, Aspesi F, Trotta G, Tremolada M, Castagna G, Bava M, Verrengia E, Lucchi S, Oriani MG, Barchiesi M, Pacetti M, Aguglia A, Magni LR, Rossi G, Beneduce R, Tura GB, Laffranchini L, Mastromo D, Ferrato F, Restaino F, Monzani E, Porcellana M, Limosani I, Ghio L, Ferro M, Parise VF, Balletta G, Addeo L, De Vivo E, Di Benedetto R, Pinna F, Carpiniello B, Spano M, Giacomin M, Pecile D, Mattei C, Fabrici EP, Panarello S, Peresson G, Vitucci C, Bonavigo T, Perini G, Boschello F, Strizzolo S, Gardellin F, Di Giannantonio M, Moretti D, Fizzotti C, Cossetta E, Di Gregorio L, Sozzi F, Boncompagni G, La Barbera D, Colli G, Laurenzi S, Calandra C, Luca M, Crocamo C, STAR Network Depot Investigators, Bartoli F., Ostuzzi G., Crocamo C., Corbo M., D'Agostino A., Martinotti G., Ostinelli E.G., Tabacchi T., Barbui C., Carr G., Nose M., Purgato M., Turrini G., Mazzi M.A., Papola D., Gastaldon C., Terlizzi S., Bertolini F., Piccoli A., Ruggeri M., De Fazio P., Magliocco F., Caroleo M., Raffaele G., Chirico M., Cavallotti S., Lucii C., Bolognesi S., Debolini S., Pierantozzi E., Fargnoli F., Del Zanna M., Giannini A., Luccarelli L., De Capua A., Annese P.M., Cerretini M., Tozzi F., Magnani N., Cardamone G., Bardicchia F., Facchi E., Soscia F., Zotos S., Biancosino B., Zonta F., Pompei F., Callegari C., Zizolfi D., Poloni N., Ielmini M., Caselli I., Giana E., Buzzi A., Diurni M., Milano A., Sani E., Calzolari R., Bortolaso P., Piccinelli M., Cazzamalli S., Alberini G., Piantanida S., Costantini C., Paronelli C., Di Caro A., Moretti V., Gozzi M., D'Ippolito C., Barbanti S.V., Papalini A., Campese O., Fiori F., Lorusso M., Di Capro L., Viceconte D., Mancini V., Suraniti F., Signorelli M.S., Rossi E., Lupoli P., Menchetti M., Terzi L., Boso M., Risaro P., De Paoli G., Catania C., Tarricone I., Caretto V., Storbini V., Emiliani R., Balzarro B., Carra G., Nava R., Bono A., Provenzi M., Brambilla G., Aspesi F., Trotta G., Tremolada M., Castagna G., Bava M., Verrengia E., Lucchi S., Oriani M.G., Barchiesi M., Pacetti M., Aguglia A., Magni L.R., Rossi G., Beneduce R., Tura G.B., Laffranchini L., Mastromo D., Ferrato F., Restaino F., Monzani E., Porcellana M., Limosani I., Ghio L., Ferro M., Parise V.F., Balletta G., Addeo L., De Vivo E., Di Benedetto R., Pinna F., Carpiniello B., Spano M., Giacomin M., Pecile D., Mattei C., Fabrici E.P., Panarello S., Peresson G., Vitucci C., Bonavigo T., Perini G., Boschello F., Strizzolo S., Gardellin F., Di Giannantonio M., Moretti D., Fizzotti C., Cossetta E., Di Gregorio L., Sozzi F., Boncompagni G., La Barbera D., Colli G., Laurenzi S., Calandra C., Luca M., Barbui C, Nosè M, Purgato M, Turrini G, Ostuzzi G, Mazzi MA, Papola D, Gastaldon C, Terlizzi S, Bertolini F, Piccoli A, Ruggeri M, De Fazio P, Magliocco F, Caroleo M, Raffaele G, D'Agostino A, Ostinelli EG, Chirico M, Cavallotti S, Lucii C, Bolognesi S, Debolini S, Pierantozzi E, Fargnoli F, Del Zanna M, Giannini A, Luccarelli L, De Capua A, Annese PM, Cerretini M, Tozzi F, Magnani N, Cardamone G, Bardicchia F, Facchi E, Soscia F, Zotos S, Biancosino B, Zonta F, Pompei F, Callegari C, Zizolfi D, Poloni N, Ielmini M, Caselli I, Giana E, Buzzi A, Diurni M, Milano A, Sani E, Calzolari R, Bortolaso P, Piccinelli M, Cazzamalli S, Alberini G, Piantanida S, Costantini C, Paronelli C, Di Caro A, Moretti V, Gozzi M, D'Ippolito C, Barbanti SV, Papalini A, Corbo M, Martinotti G, Campese O, Fiori F, Lorusso M, Di Capro L, Viceconte D, Mancini V, Suraniti F, Signorelli MSI, Rossi E, Lupoli P, Menchetti M, Terzi L, Boso M, Risaro P, De Paoli G, Catania C, Tarricone I, Caretto V, Storbini V, Emiliani R, Balzarro B, Carrà G, Bartoli F, Tabacchi T, Nava R, Bono A, Provenzi M, Brambilla G, Aspesi F, Trotta G, Tremolada M, Castagna G, Bava M, Verrengia E, Lucchi S, Oriani MG, Barchiesi M, Pacetti M, Aguglia A, Magni LR, Rossi G, Beneduce R, Tura GB, Laffranchini L, Mastromo D, Ferrato F, Restaino F, Monzani E, Porcellana M, Limosani I, Ghio L, Ferro M, Parise VF, Balletta G, Addeo L, De Vivo E, Di Benedetto R, Pinna F, Carpiniello B, Spano M, Giacomin M, Pecile D, Mattei C, Fabrici EP, Panarello S, Peresson G, Vitucci C, Bonavigo T, Perini G, Boschello F, Strizzolo S, Gardellin F, Di Giannantonio M, Moretti D, Fizzotti C, Cossetta E, Di Gregorio L, Sozzi F, Boncompagni G, La Barbera D, Colli G, Laurenzi S, Calandra C, Luca M, Crocamo C, STAR Network Depot Investigators, Bartoli, F, Ostuzzi, G, Crocamo, C, Corbo, M, D'Agostino, A, Martinotti, G, Ostinelli, E, Tabacchi, T, Barbui, C, and Carra, G
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Aripiprazole monohydrate ,Long-acting injectable antipsychotics ,Paliperidone palmitate ,Schizophrenia ,Adult ,Antipsychotic Agents ,Aripiprazole ,Female ,Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice ,Humans ,Male ,Medication Adherence ,Paliperidone Palmitate ,Practice Patterns, Physicians' ,Schizophrenic Psychology ,Young Adult ,Long-acting injectable antipsychotic ,medicine.medical_specialty ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Aripiprazole monohydrate, Long-acting injectable antipsychotics, Paliperidone palmitate, Schizophrenia ,Practice Patterns ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Internal medicine ,Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale ,medicine ,Pharmacology (medical) ,Antipsychotic ,Settore MED/25 - Psichiatria ,Practice ,Physicians' ,business.industry ,Health Knowledge ,medicine.disease ,030227 psychiatry ,Psychiatry and Mental health ,Attitudes ,Propensity score matching ,Observational study ,business ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery ,medicine.drug ,Psychopathology - Abstract
This study, based on the 'Servizi Territoriali Associati per la Ricerca' (STAR) Network Depot Study nationwide baseline data, explored whether individual symptoms severity and clusters might influence the prescription of paliperidone palmitate 1-month (PP1M) vs. aripiprazole monohydrate. The Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS) was used to assess psychopathology and relevant symptoms clusters. Drug Attitude Inventory, 10 items, was used to test attitude towards medications. Adherence to treatments was rated according to the Kemp seven-point scale. We assessed for eligibility 451 individuals and, among them, we included 195 subjects (n = 117 who started PPM1 and n = 78 aripiprazole monohydrate). Individuals were comparable in terms of age, gender, treatment years, recent hospitalizations, previous long-acting injectable antipsychotic treatments, additional oral treatments, attitude toward drugs, medication adherence, and alcohol/substance-related comorbidities. Subjects starting PP1M presented higher BPRS overall (P = 0.009), positive (P = 0.015), and negative (P = 0.010) symptom scores compared to subjects starting aripiprazole monohydrate. Results were confirmed by appropriate regression models and propensity score matching analysis. No differences were found comparing the other BPRS subscale scores: affect, resistance, and activation. Clinicians may be more prone to prescribe PPM1, rather than aripiprazole monohydrate, to subjects showing higher overall symptom severity, including positive and negative symptoms. No additional clinical factors influenced prescribing attitudes in our sample.
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- 2020
4. A novel homozygous disruptive PRF1 variant (K285Sfs*4) causes very early-onset of familial hemophagocytic lymphohystiocytosis type 2
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Saettini, F., primary, Castelli, I., additional, Provenzi, M., additional, Fazio, G., additional, Quadri, M., additional, Cazzaniga, G., additional, Sala, S., additional, Dell’Acqua, F., additional, Sieni, E., additional, Coniglio, M. L., additional, Pezzoli, L., additional, Iascone, M., additional, Vendemini, F., additional, Balduzzi, A. C., additional, Biondi, A., additional, Rizzari, C., additional, and Bonanomi, S., additional
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- 2020
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5. The Role of the Central Autonomic Nervous System and Psychosocial Factors in Microvascular Angina and Takotsubo Syndrome
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Cattaneo, MM, primary, Pravatà, E, additional, Provenzi, M, additional, Moccetti, M, additional, Kaelin, A, additional, Sudano, I, additional, Crea, F, additional, Biasucci, L, additional, Limoni, C, additional, Calanchini, C, additional, Cattaneo, M, additional, and Gallino, A, additional
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- 2020
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6. Are event-free survival and freedom-from progression compromised by reduced radiation doses fields? Comparison between the results of the AIEOP (Italian Association of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology) LH-2004 & MH96 Protocols
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Burnelli, R, additional, Rondelli, R, additional, Pillon, M, additional, Sala, A, additional, Buffardi, S, additional, Bianchi, M, additional, Vinti, L, additional, Garaventa, A, additional, Muggeo, P, additional, Farruggia, P, additional, Provenzi, M, additional, Rossi, F, additional, D’Amico, S, additional, Facchini, E, additional, Bernasconi, S, additional, and Mascarin, M, additional
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- 2020
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7. Factors associated with first- versus second-generation long-acting antipsychotics prescribed under ordinary clinical practice in Italy
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Ostuzzi, G., Mazzi, M. A., Terlizzi, S., Bertolini, F., Aguglia, A., Bartoli, F., Bortolaso, P., Callegari, C., Caroleo, M., Carrà, G., Corbo, M., D'Agostino, A., Gastaldon, C., Lucii, C., Magliocco, F., Martinotti, G., Nosé, M., Ostinelli, E. G., Papola, D., Piccinelli, M. P., Piccoli, A., Purgato, M., Tabacchi, T., Turrini, G., Ruggeri, M., Barbui, C., De Fazio, P., Raffaele, G., Chirico, M., Cavallotti, S., Bolognesi, S., Debolini, S., Pierantozzi, E., Fargnoli, F., Del Zanna, M., Giannini, A., Luccarelli, L., De Capua, A., Annese, P. M., Cerretini, M., Tozzi, F. E., Magnani, N., Cardamone, G., Bardicchia, F., Facchi, E., Soscia, F., Zotos, S., Biancosino, B., Zonta, F., Pompei, F., Zizolfi, D., Poloni, N., Ielmini, M., Caselli, I., Giana, E., Buzzi, A., Diurni, M., Milano, A., Sani, E., Calzolari, Roberta, Cazzamalli, S., Alberini, Gabrio, Piantanida, Silvia, Costantini, C., Paronelli, Chiara, Di Caro, A., Moretti, V., Gozzi, M., D'Ippolito, C., Barbanti, S. V., Alessandro, P., Campese, O., Fiori, F., Lorusso, M., Di Capro, L., Viceconte, D., Mancini, V., Suraniti, F., Signorelli, M. S., Rossi, E., Lupoli, P., Menchetti, M., Terzi, L., Boso, M., Risaro, P., De Paoli, G., Catania, C., Tarricone, I., Caretto, V., Storbini, V., Emiliani, R., Balzarro, B., Nava, R., Bono, A., Provenzi, M., Brambilla, G., Aspesi, F., Tremolada, M., Castagna, G., Bava, M., Verrengia, E., Lucchi, S., Oriani, M. G., Barchiesi, M., Pacetti, M., Magni, L. R., Rossi, G., Beneduce, R., Tura, G. B., Laffranchini, L., Mastromo, D., Ferrato, F., Restaino, F., Monzani, E., Porcellana, M., Limosani, I., Ghio, L., Ferro, M., Parise, V. F., Balletta, G., Addeo, L., De Vivo, E., Benedetto, R. D., Pinna, F., Carpiniello, B., Spano, M., Giacomin, M., Pecile, D., Mattei, C., Fabrici, E. P., Panarello, S., Peresson, G., Vitucci, C., Bonavigo, T., Perini, G., Boschello, F., Strizzolo, S., Gardellin, F., Di Giannantonio, M., Moretti, D., Fizzotti, C., Cossetta, E., Gregorio, L. D., Sozzi, F., Boncompagni, G., Barbera, D. 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Genetics and Molecular Biology (all) ,Male ,Pediatrics ,European People ,Bipolar Disorder ,Cross-sectional study ,Economics ,Epidemiology ,medicine.medical_treatment ,assessment ,viruses ,lcsh:Medicine ,Social Sciences ,Longitudinal Studie ,Biochemistry ,Prescription ,Geographical locations ,0302 clinical medicine ,Mathematical and Statistical Techniques ,Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (all) ,Agricultural and Biological Sciences (all) ,immune system diseases ,Medicine and Health Sciences ,long-acting intramuscular (LAI) antipsychotics ,clinical practice ,second-generation antipsychotic (SGA) LAIs ,Antipsychotics ,Ethnicities ,Longitudinal Studies ,lcsh:Science ,Multidisciplinary ,virus diseases ,Drugs ,Middle Aged ,Italian People ,Europe ,Prescriptions ,Italy ,Physical Sciences ,Aripiprazole ,Female ,Bivariate Analysis ,Statistics (Mathematics) ,medicine.drug ,Human ,Research Article ,Antipsychotic Agents ,Employment ,Adult ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Adolescent ,Research and Analysis Methods ,03 medical and health sciences ,Mental Health and Psychiatry ,medicine ,Humans ,Paliperidone ,Bipolar disorder ,European Union ,Statistical Methods ,Antipsychotic ,Cross-Sectional Studie ,Pharmacology ,Risperidone ,business.industry ,Mood Disorders ,lcsh:R ,medicine.disease ,030227 psychiatry ,Antipsychotic Agent ,Cross-Sectional Studies ,Labor Economics ,Multivariate Analysis ,Schizophrenia ,Observational study ,lcsh:Q ,Population Groupings ,People and places ,business ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery ,Mathematics - Abstract
Background For many years, long-acting intramuscular (LAI) antipsychotics have been prescribed predominantly to chronic and severe patients, as a last resort when other treatments failed. Recently, a broader and earlier use of LAIs, particularly second-generation LAIs, has been emphasized. To date, few studies attempted to frame how this change in prescribing took place in real-world practice. Therefore, this study aimed to describe the clinical features of patients prescribed with LAIs, and to explore possible prescribing differences between first- and second-generations LAIs under ordinary clinical practice in Italy. Methods The STAR Network "Depot" Study is an observational, longitudinal, multicenter study involving 35 centers in Italy. In the cross-sectional phase, patients prescribed with LAIs were consecutively recruited and assessed over a period of 12 months. Descriptive statistics and multivariable logistic regression analyses were employed. Results Of the 451 recruited patients, 61% were males. The level of social and working functioning was heterogeneous, as was the severity of disease. Seventy-two per cent of the patients had a diagnosis of the schizophrenia spectrum. Seventy per cent were prescribed with second-generation antipsychotic (SGA) LAIs (mostly paliperidone, aripiprazole and risperidone). Compared to first-generation antipsychotic (FGA) LAIs, patients prescribed with SGA LAIs were more often younger; employed; with a diagnosis of the schizophrenia spectrum or bipolar disorder; with higher levels of affective symptoms; with fewer LAI prescriptions in the past. Discussion LAIs' prescribing practices appear to be more flexible as compared to the past, although this change is mostly restricted to SGA LAIs.
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8. A novel homozygous disruptive PRF1 variant (K285Sfs*4) causes very early-onset of familial hemophagocytic lymphohystiocytosis type 2.
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Saettini, F., Castelli, I., Provenzi, M., Fazio, G., Quadri, M., Cazzaniga, G., Sala, S., Dell'Acqua, F., Sieni, E., Coniglio, M. L., Pezzoli, L., Iascone, M., Vendemini, F., Balduzzi, A. C., Biondi, A., Rizzari, C., and Bonanomi, S.
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3 The novel I PRF1 i variant (K285Sfs*4) causes very early-onset of Familial Hemophagocytic Lymphohystiocytosis type 2. 4 I PRF1 i disruptive mutations are associated with early-onset of hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis. Five FHL (FHL 1-5) subtypes have been identified.[1] Depending on ethnic origin,[2] variants in the I PRF1 i gene (FHL2) account for almost half of the FHL cases. Patients with at least one disruptive variant developed the disease at a significantly younger age than patients bearing non-disruptive variants.[6] Last, despite being considered a polymorphism (allele frequency 4-17%), A91V is not neutral. [Extracted from the article]
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9. Rischio di recidiva nel linfoma di Hodgkin pediatrico: dalla esperienza AIEOP ad una strategia europea
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Mascarin, M., Bernasconi, S., Bertolini, P., Bianchi, M., Buffardi, S., Casale, F., Casini, T., Cellini, M., Cesaro, S., Civino, A., Consarino, C., Cosmi, C., D’Amico, S., De Santis, R., Facchini, E., Fagioli, F., Farruggia, P., Favre, C., Felici, L., Galimberti, D., Garaventa, A., Iaria, G., Indolfi, P., Locatelli, F., Moleti, M. L., Muggeo, P., Mura, R. M., Pericoli, R., Perruccio, K., Pierani, P., Pillon, M., Porta, F., Provenzi, M., Rinieri, S., Rondelli, R., Russo, G., Sala, A., Santoro, N., Sau, A., Sperli, D., Todesco, A., Tolva, A., Varasso, G., Verzegnassi, F., Vinti, L., Zecca, M., Lopci, E., Elia, C., Birri, S., Sabattini, E., D’Amore, E., and Burnelli, R.
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pediatria ,linfoma hodgkin ,risultati ,linfoma hodgkin, pediatria, risultati - Published
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10. Protocollo Lines, Arruolamento Italiano nel braccio low risk
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Conte, M., Gigliotti, A. R., Defferrari, R., Pezzolo, A., Sementa, A. R., Morini, M., Nantron, M., Sorrentino, S., Viscardi, E., Miglionico, L., Bertolini, P., Castellano, A., Cecinati, V., D’Angelo, P., de Leonardis, F., Pierani, P., Tirtei, E., Cesaro, Simone, Podda, M., Tondo, A., Bonetti, F., Mura, R., Pericoli, R., Mastrangelo, S., Ruotolo, S., Provenzi, M., Zanazzo, G., and Di Cataldo, A. .
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neuroblastoma ,chemioterapia ,protocollo lines ,neuroblastoma, protocollo lines, chemioterapia - Published
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11. Il linfoma di Hodgkin in età pediatrica: risultati a lungo termine del protocollo AIEOP-MH’89
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Robazza, M., Mascarin, M., Elia, C., Barra, S., Bianchi, M., Buffardi, S., Bunkheila, F., Caniglia, M., Casini, T., Cellini, M., Cesaro, Simone, Consarino, C., D’Amico, S., De Santis, R., Farruggia, P., Guerrini, G., Garaventa, A., Indolfi, P., Locatelli, F., Moleti, M. L., Nardi, M., Pession, A., Pierani, P., Porta, F., Provenzi, M., Riccardi, U., Rondelli, R., Sala, A., Santoro, N., Sau, A., Scarzello, G., Todesco, A., Zanazzo, G. A., Zecca, M., and Brunelli, R.
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12. PRIMO PROTOCOLLO PER NEUROBLASTOMA AD ALTO RISCHIO siop EUROPE NEUROBLASTOMA. REPORT AD INTERIM DELLA CASISTICA ITALIANA
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Luksch, R., Viscardi, E., Bianchi, M., Prete, A., Castellano, A., D’Angelo, P., Zanazzo, G., Moscheo, C., Manzitti, C., Vetrella, S., Tondo, A., Di Cataldo, A., Pierani, P., Bonetti, F., Pota, E., De Leonardis, F., Casazza, G., Porta, F., Provenzi, M., Cesaro, Simone, Bertolini, P., Galleni, B., and Garaventa, A.
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13. OC-0541: Long-term results of the AIEOP MH-89 protocol for pediatric Hodgkin lymphoma
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Robazza, M., primary, Mascarin, M., additional, Elia, C., additional, Todesco, A., additional, Scarzello, G., additional, Pession, A., additional, Garaventa, A., additional, Barra, S., additional, Zecca, M., additional, Santoro, N., additional, Bianchi, M., additional, Riccardi, U., additional, Locatelli, F., additional, De Santis, R., additional, Indolfi, P., additional, Nardi, M., additional, Porta, F., additional, Casini, T., additional, Consarino, C., additional, D’Amico, S., additional, Provenzi, M., additional, Zanazzo, G.A., additional, Farruggia, P., additional, Guerrini, G., additional, and Burnelli, R., additional
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14. Global characteristics and outcomes of SARS-CoV-2 infection in children and adolescents with cancer (GRCCC): a cohort study
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Sheena Mukkada, Nickhill Bhakta, Guillermo L Chantada, Yichen Chen, Yuvanesh Vedaraju, Lane Faughnan, Maysam R Homsi, Hilmarie Muniz-Talavera, Radhikesh Ranadive, Monika Metzger, Paola Friedrich, Asya Agulnik, Sima Jeha, Catherine Lam, Rashmi Dalvi, Laila Hessissen, Daniel C Moreira, Victor M Santana, Michael Sullivan, Eric Bouffet, Miguela A Caniza, Meenakshi Devidas, Kathy Pritchard-Jones, Carlos Rodriguez-Galindo, A Juan Ribelles, Adriana Balduzzi, Alaa Elhaddad, Alejandra Casanovas, Alejandra Garcia Velazquez, Aliaksandra Laptsevich, Alicia Chang, Alessandra Lamenha F. 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Segura, Roy Enrique Rosado, Sandra Gómez, Sandra Raimbault, Sanjeeva Gunasekera, Sara M Makkeyah, Sema Buyukkapu Bay, Sergio M Gómez, Séverine Bouttefroy, Shahnoor Islam, Sherif Abouelnaga, Silvio Fabio Torres, Simone Cesaro, Sofia Nunes, Soraia Rouxinol, Sucharita Bhaumik, Symbat Saliyeva, Tamara Inostroza, Thelma Velasquez, Tint Myo Hnin, Ulrika Norén-Nyström, Valentina Baretta, Yajaira Valentine Jimenez-Antolinez, Vanesa Pérez Alonso, Vanessa Ayer Miller, Virginie Gandemer, Viviana Lotero, Volha Mishkova, Wendy Gómez-García, Yeva Margaryan, Yumna Syed, Mukkada S., Bhakta N., Chantada G.L., Chen Y., Vedaraju Y., Faughnan L., Homsi M.R., Muniz-Talavera H., Ranadive R., Metzger M., Friedrich P., Agulnik A., Jeha S., Lam C., Dalvi R., Hessissen L., Moreira D.C., Santana V.M., Sullivan M., Bouffet E., Caniza M.A., Devidas M., Pritchard-Jones K., Rodriguez-Galindo C., Ribelles A.J., Balduzzi A., Elhaddad A., Casanovas A., Garcia Velazquez A., Laptsevich A., Chang A., F. Sampaio A.L., Gonzalez Prieto A., Lassaletta A., Suarez M A., Alcasabas A.P., Colita A., Morales La Madrid A., Samudio A., Tondo A., Colombini A., Kattamis A., Lopez Facundo N.A., Bhattacharyya A., Alimi A., Phulpin A., Vakrmanova B., Aksoy B.A., Brethon B., Kobuin J.B., Nolasco Monteiro C., Paillard C., Vezina C., Ceyhun B., Hentea C., Meazza C., Ortiz-Morales D., Solorzano R.D., Arce Cabrera D., Zama D., Ghosh D., Ramirez-Rivera D., Calle Jara D.A., Janic D., Rey Helo E., Gouache E., Guerrero Quiroz E., Lopez E., Thebault E., Maradiegue E., de Berranger E., Ebeid F.S.E., Galaverna F., Antillon-Klussmann F., Espinoza Chacur F., Negro F.D., Carraro F., Compagno F., Barriga F., Tamayo Pedraza G., Sanchez Fernandez G., Naidu G., Tokuc G., Alias H., B Segocio H.G., Boudiaf H., Asetre Luna I., Maia I., Astigarraga I., Maza I., Montoya Vasquez J.E., Jazbec J., Lazic J., Beck Dean J., Rouger-Gaudichon J., Contreras Gonzalez J.C., Huerta Aragones J., Fuster J.L., Quintana J., Palma J., Svojgr K., Quintero K., Malic Tudor K., Georgantzi K., P Schultz K.A., Urena Horno L., Fraquelli L., Meneghello L., Shalaby L., Macias Mora L.L., A Renner L., Nunes Silva L., Sisinni L., Hammad M., Fernandez Sanmartin M., Zubieta A C.M., Drozdowski M.C., Kourti M., Palladino M.M., Miranda Madrazo M.R., Poiree M., Popova M., Melgar M., Baragano M., Aviles-Robles M.J., Provenzi M., Mendes Lins M., Fatih Orhan M., Villarroel M., Jeronimo M., Varas Palma M., Rafie Raza M., M Justin M., Shaheen N., Dominguez-Pinilla N., Whipple N.S., Andre N., Hrusak O., Velasco Puyo P., Zacasa Vargas P., Olate Mellado P., Yola Gassant P., Diaz Romero P., De Santis R., Kebudi R., Boranbayeva R., Vasquez R., Segura R.A., Rosado R.E., Gomez S., Raimbault S., Gunasekera S., Makkeyah S.M., Buyukkapu Bay S., M Gomez S., Bouttefroy S., Islam S., Abouelnaga S., Torres S.F., Cesaro S., Nunes S., Rouxinol S., Bhaumik S., Saliyeva S., Inostroza T., Velasquez T., Hnin T.M., Noren-Nystrom U., Baretta V., Jimenez-Antolinez Y.V., Perez Alonso V., Ayer Miller V., Gandemer V., Lotero V., Mishkova V., Gomez-Garcia W., Margaryan Y., Syed Y., Mukkada, S, Bhakta, N, Chantada, G, Chen, Y, Vedaraju, Y, Faughnan, L, Homsi, M, Muniz-Talavera, H, Ranadive, R, Metzger, M, Friedrich, P, Agulnik, A, Jeha, S, Lam, C, Dalvi, R, Hessissen, L, Moreira, D, Santana, V, Sullivan, M, Bouffet, E, Caniza, M, Devidas, M, Pritchard-Jones, K, Rodriguez-Galindo, C, Ribelles, A, Balduzzi, A, Elhaddad, A, Casanovas, A, Garcia Velazquez, A, Laptsevich, A, Chang, A, F. Sampaio A., L, Gonzalez Prieto, A, Lassaletta, A, Suarez M, A, Alcasabas, A, Colita, A, Morales La Madrid, A, Samudio, A, Tondo, A, Colombini, A, Kattamis, A, Lopez Facundo, N, Bhattacharyya, A, Alimi, A, Phulpin, A, Vakrmanova, B, Aksoy, B, Brethon, B, Kobuin, J, Nolasco Monteiro, C, Paillard, C, Vezina, C, Ceyhun, B, Hentea, C, Meazza, C, Ortiz-Morales, D, Solorzano, R, Arce Cabrera, D, Zama, D, Ghosh, D, Ramirez-Rivera, D, Calle Jara, D, Janic, D, Rey Helo, E, Gouache, E, Guerrero Quiroz, E, Lopez, E, Thebault, E, Maradiegue, E, de Berranger, E, Ebeid, F, Galaverna, F, Antillon-Klussmann, F, Espinoza Chacur, F, Negro, F, Carraro, F, Compagno, F, Barriga, F, Tamayo Pedraza, G, Sanchez Fernandez, G, Naidu, G, Tokuc, G, Alias, H, B Segocio, H, Boudiaf, H, Asetre Luna, I, Maia, I, Astigarraga, I, Maza, I, Montoya Vasquez, J, Jazbec, J, Lazic, J, Beck Dean, J, Rouger-Gaudichon, J, Contreras Gonzalez, J, Huerta Aragones, J, Fuster, J, Quintana, J, Palma, J, Svojgr, K, Quintero, K, Malic Tudor, K, Georgantzi, K, P Schultz, K, Urena Horno, L, Fraquelli, L, Meneghello, L, Shalaby, L, Macias Mora, L, A Renner, L, Nunes Silva, L, Sisinni, L, Hammad, M, Fernandez Sanmartin, M, Zubieta A, C, Drozdowski, M, Kourti, M, Palladino, M, Miranda Madrazo, M, Poiree, M, Popova, M, Melgar, M, Baragano, M, Aviles-Robles, M, Provenzi, M, Mendes Lins, M, Fatih Orhan, M, Villarroel, M, Jeronimo, M, Varas Palma, M, Rafie Raza, M, M Justin, M, Shaheen, N, Dominguez-Pinilla, N, Whipple, N, Andre, N, Hrusak, O, Velasco Puyo, P, Zacasa Vargas, P, Olate Mellado, P, Yola Gassant, P, Diaz Romero, P, De Santis, R, Kebudi, R, Boranbayeva, R, Vasquez, R, Segura, R, Rosado, R, Gomez, S, Raimbault, S, Gunasekera, S, Makkeyah, S, Buyukkapu Bay, S, M Gomez, S, Bouttefroy, S, Islam, S, Abouelnaga, S, Torres, S, Cesaro, S, Nunes, S, Rouxinol, S, Bhaumik, S, Saliyeva, S, Inostroza, T, Velasquez, T, Hnin, T, Noren-Nystrom, U, Baretta, V, Jimenez-Antolinez, Y, Perez Alonso, V, Ayer Miller, V, Gandemer, V, Lotero, V, Mishkova, V, Gomez-Garcia, W, Margaryan, Y, and Syed, Y
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Male ,Pediatrics ,medicine.medical_specialty ,COVID-19, Children, adolescents, cancer ,Adolescent ,MEDLINE ,Severity of Illness Index ,Health systems ,Neoplasms ,purl.org/becyt/ford/3.2 [https] ,Severity of illness ,medicine ,Humans ,Child ,Children ,Pandemics ,Pandemic ,business.industry ,SARS-CoV-2 ,Risk Factor ,Infant, Newborn ,Infant ,Cancer ,COVID-19 ,Odds ratio ,Articles ,medicine.disease ,Transplantation ,Oncology ,Child, Preschool ,Cohort ,Absolute neutrophil count ,Neoplasm ,purl.org/becyt/ford/3 [https] ,Female ,Cohort Studie ,business ,Delivery of Health Care ,Human ,Cohort study - Abstract
Background: Previous studies have shown that children and adolescents with COVID-19 generally have mild disease. Children and adolescents with cancer, however, can have severe disease when infected with respiratory viruses. In this study, we aimed to understand the clinical course and outcomes of SARS-CoV-2 infection in children and adolescents with cancer. Methods: We did a cohort study with data from 131 institutions in 45 countries. We created the Global Registry of COVID-19 in Childhood Cancer to capture de-identified data pertaining to laboratory-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infections in children and adolescents (
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15. Off-label long acting injectable antipsychotics in real-world clinical practice: a cross-sectional analysis of prescriptive patterns from the STAR Network DEPOT study
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D'Agostino, Armando, Aguglia, Andrea, Barbui, Corrado, Bartoli, Francesco, Carrà, Giuseppe, Cavallotti, Simone, Chirico, Margherita, Ostinelli, Edoardo G, Zangani, Caroline, Martinotti, Giovanni, Ostuzzi, Giovanni, Bertolini, Federico, Calandra, Carmela, Callegari, Camilla, D’Agostino, Armando, Lucii, Claudio, Mastromo, Daniele, Moretti, Daniele, Monzani, Emiliano, Porcellana, Matteo, Prestia, Davide, Nose, Michela, Purgato, Marianna, Turrini, Giulia, Mazzi, Maria, Angela, Papola, Davide, Gastaldon, Chiara, Terlizzi, Samira, Piccoli, Alberto, Ruggeri, Mirella, De Fazio, Pasquale, Magliocco, Fabio, Caroleo, Mariarita, Raffaele, Gaetano, Ostinelli, Edoardo, Giuseppe, Bolognesi, Simone, Debolini, Sara, Pierantozzi, Elisa, Fargnoli, Francesco, Del Zanna, Maria, Giannini, Alessandra, Luccarelli, Livia, De Capua, Alberto, Annese, Pasqua, Maria, Cerretini, Massimiliano, Tozzi, Fiorella, Magnani, Nadia, Cardamone, Giuseppe, Bardicchia, Francesco, Facchi, Edvige, Soscia, Federica, Zotos, Spyridon, Biancosino, Bruno, Zonta, Filippo, Pompei, Francesco, Zizolfi, Daniele, Ielmini, Marta, Caselli, Ivano, Giana, Edoardo, Buzzi, Aldo, Emanuele, Diurni, Marcello, Milano, Anna, Sani, Emanuele, Calzolari, Roberta, Bortolaso, Paola, Piccinelli, Marco, Cazzamalli, Sara, Caterina, Alberini, Gabro, Piantanida, Silvia, Costantini, Chiara, Paronelli, Chiara, Di Caro, Angela, Moretti, Valentina, Gozzi, Mauro, D'Ippolito, Chiara, Barbanti Silva, Veronica, Papalini, Alessandro, Corbo, Mariangela, Campese, Ornella, Fiori, Federica, Lorusso, Marco, Di Capro, Lucia, Viceconte, Daniela, Mancini, Valerio, Suraniti, Francesco, Signorelli, Maria, Salvina, Rossi, Eugenio, Lupoli, Pasqualino, Menchetti, Marco, Terzi, Laura, Boso, Marianna, Risaro, Paolo, De Paoli, Giuseppe, Catania, Cristina, Tarricone, Ilaria, Caretto, Valentina, Storbini, Viviana, Emiliani, Roberta, Balzarro, Beatrice, Carra, Giuseppe, Tabacchi, Tommaso, Nava, Roberto, Bono, Adele, Provenzi, Milena, Brambilla, Giulia, Aspesi, Flora, Tremolada, Martina, Castagna, Gloria, Bava, Mattia, Verrengia, Enrica, Lucchi, Sara, Oriani, Maria, Ginevra, Barchiesi, Michela, Pacetti, Monica, Magni, Laura, Rosa, Rossi, Giuseppe, Beneduce, Rossella, Tura, Giovanni, Battista, Laffranchini, Laura, Ferrato, Farida, Restaino, Francesco, Limosani, Ivan, Ghio, Lucio, Ferro, Maurizio, Parise, Vincenzo, Fricchione, Balletta, Giovanni, Addeo, Lelio, De Vivo, Elisa, Di Benedetto, Rossella, Pinna, Federica, Carpiniello, Bernardo, Spano, Mariangela, Giacomin, Marzio, Pecile, Damiano, Mattei, Chiara, Fabrici, Elisabetta, Pascolo, Panarello, Sofia, Peresson, Giulia, Vitucci, Claudio, Bonavigo, Tommaso, Perini, Giovanni, Boschello, Filippo, Strizzolo, Stefania, Gardellin, Francesco, Di Giannantonio, Massimo, Fizzotti, Carlo, Cossetta, Edoardo, Di Gregorio, Luana, Sozzi, Francesca, Boncompagni, Giancarlo, La Barbera, Daniele, Colli, Giuseppe, Laurenzi, Sabrina, Luca, Maria, D'Agostino A., Aguglia A., Barbui C., Bartoli F., Carra G., Cavallotti S., Chirico M., Ostinelli E.G., Zangani C., Martinotti G., Ostuzzi G., Nose M., Purgato M., Turrini G., Mazzi M.A., Papola D., Gastaldon C., Terlizzi S., Bertolini F., Piccoli A., Ruggeri M., De Fazio P., Magliocco F., Caroleo M., Raffaele G., Bergamelli E., Lucii C., Bolognesi S., Debolini S., Pierantozzi E., Fargnoli F., Del Zanna M., Giannini A., Luccarelli L., De Capua A., Annese P.M., Cerretini M., Tozzi F., Magnani N., Cardamone G., Bardicchia F., Facchi E., Soscia F., Zotos S., Biancosino B., Zonta F., Pompei F., Callegari C., Zizolfi D., Poloni N., Ielmini M., Caselli I., Giana E., Buzzi A., Diurni M., Milano A., Sani E., Calzolari R., Bortolaso P., Piccinelli M., Cazzamalli S., Alberini G., Piantanida S., Costantini C., Paronelli C., Di Caro A., Moretti V., Gozzi M., D'Ippolito C., Barbanti S.V., Alessandro P., Corbo M., Campese O., Fiori F., Lorusso M., Di Capro L., Viceconte D., Mancini V., Suraniti F., Signorelli M.S., Rossi E., Lupoli P., Menchetti M., Terzi L., Boso M., Risaro P., De Paoli G., Catania C., Tarricone I., Caretto V., Storbini V., Emiliani R., Balzarro B., Tabacchi T., Nava R., Bono A., Provenzi M., Brambilla G., Aspesi F., Trotta G., Tremolada M., Castagna G., Bava M., Verrengia E., Lucchi S., Oriani M.G., Barchiesi M., Pacetti M., Amerio A., Amore M., Serafini G., Magni L.R., Rossi G., Beneduce R., Tura G.B., Laffranchini L., Mastromo D., Ferrato F., Restaino F., Monzani E., Porcellana M., Limosani I., Ghio L., Ferro M., Parise V.F., Balletta G., Addeo L., De Vivo E., Di Benedetto R., Pinna F., Carpiniello B., Spano M., Giacomin M., Pecile D., Mattei C., Fabrici E.P., Panarello S., Peresson G., Vitucci C., Bonavigo T., Perini G., Boschello F., Strizzolo S., Gardellin F., di Giannantonio M., Moretti D., Fizzotti C., Cossetta E., Di Gregorio L., Sozzi F., Boncompagni G., La Barbera D., Colli G., Laurenzi S., Calandra C., Luca M., D'Agostino, A, Aguglia, A, Barbui, C, Bartoli, F, Carra, G, Cavallotti, S, Chirico, M, Ostinelli, E, Zangani, C, Martinotti, G, Ostuzzi, G, D'Agostino, Armando, Aguglia, Andrea, Barbui, Corrado, Bartoli, Francesco, Carrà, Giuseppe, Cavallotti, Simone, Chirico, Margherita, Ostinelli, Edoardo G, Zangani, Caroline, Martinotti, Giovanni, Ostuzzi, Giovanni, and LA BARBERA, DANIELE
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Long-acting injectable antipsychotic ,Cross-Sectional Studies ,Off-label ,Personality disorder ,Bipolar disorder ,Delayed-Action Preparations ,Schizophrenia ,Humans ,Long-acting injectable antipsychotics ,Off-Label Use ,Antipsychotic Agents ,Settore MED/25 - Psichiatria - Abstract
Introduction: Information on the off–label use of Long–Acting Injectable (LAI) antipsychotics in the real world is lacking. In this study, we aimed to identify the sociodemographic and clinical features of patients treated with on– vs off–label LAIs and predictors of off–label First– or Second–Generation Antipsychotic (FGA vs. SGA) LAI choice in everyday clinical practice. Method: In a naturalistic national cohort of 449 patients who initiated LAI treatment in the STAR Network Depot Study, two groups were identified based on off– or on–label prescriptions. A multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to test several clinically relevant variables and identify those associated with the choice of FGA vs SGA prescription in the off–label group. Results: SGA LAIs were more commonly prescribed in everyday practice, without significant differences in their on– and off–label use. Approximately 1 in 4 patients received an off–label prescription. In the off–label group, the most frequent diagnoses were bipolar disorder (67.5%) or any personality disorder (23.7%). FGA vs SGA LAI choice was significantly associated with BPRS thought disorder (OR = 1.22, CI95% 1.04 to 1.43, p= 0.015) and hostility/suspiciousness (OR = 0.83, CI95% 0.71 to 0.97, p= 0.017) dimensions. The likelihood of receiving an SGA LAI grew steadily with the increase of the BPRS thought disturbance score. Conversely, a preference towards prescribing an FGA was observed with higher scores at the BPRS hostility/suspiciousness subscale. Conclusion: Our study is the first to identify predictors of FGA vs SGA choice in patients treated with off–label LAI antipsychotics. Demographic characteristics, i.e. age, sex, and substance/alcohol use co–morbidities did not appear to influence the choice towards FGAs or SGAs. Despite a lack of evidence, clinicians tend to favour FGA over SGA LAIs in bipolar or personality disorder patients with relevant hostility. Further research is needed to evaluate treatment adherence and clinical effectiveness of these prescriptive patterns.
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16. Comparing 1-year effectiveness and acceptability of once-monthly paliperidone palmitate and aripiprazole monohydrate for schizophrenia spectrum disorders: Findings from the STAR Network Depot Study
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Francesco Bartoli, A, Daniele Cavaleri, A, Tommaso Callovini, A, Ilaria Riboldi, A, Cristina Crocamo, A, Armando D’Agostino, B, Giovanni Martinotti, C, Federico Bertolini, D, Giovanni Ostuzzi, D, Corrado Barbui, D, Giuseppe Carr`a, A, STAR Network Depot Investigators, Corrado, Barbui, Federico, Bertolini, Filippo, Boschello, Chiara, Gastaldon, Maria Angela Mazzi, Michela, Nos´e, Giovanni, Ostuzzi, Davide, Papola, Giovanni, Perini, Alberto, Piccoli, Michela, Pievani, Marianna, Purgato, Mirella, Ruggeri, Federico, Tedeschi, Samira, Terlizzi, and Giulia Turrini (Verona), Mariarita, Caroleo, Pasquale De Fazio, Fabio, Magliocco, and Gaetano Raffaele (Catanzaro), Simone, Cavallotti, Margherita, Chirico, Armando, D’Agostino, Farida, Ferrato, Ivan, Limosani, Daniele, Mastromo, Emiliano, Monzani, Edoardo Giuseppe Ostinelli, Matteo, Porcellana, and Francesco Restaino (Milano), Pasqua Maria Annese, Simone, Bolognesi, Massimiliano, Cerretini, Alberto De Capua, Sara, Debolini, Maria Del Zanna, Francesco, Fargnoli, Alessandra, Giannini, Livia, Luccarelli, Claudio, Lucii, Elisa, Pierantozzi, and Fiorella Tozzi (Siena), Francesco, Bardicchia, Giuseppe, Cardamone, Edvige, Facchi, Nadia, Magnani, and Federica Soscia (Grosseto), Bruno Biancosino, and Spyridon Zotos (Ferrara), Marzio, Giacomin, Francesco, Pompei, Mariangela, Spano, and Filippo Zonta (Treviso), Buzzi, ALDO EMANUELE, Callegari, Camilla, Roberta, Calzolari, Caselli, Ivano, Marcello, Diurni, Edoardo Luigi Giana, Ielmini, Marta, Anna, Milano, Emanuele, Sani, and Daniele Zizolfi (Varese), Gabrio, Alberini, Paola, Bortolaso, Sara, Cazzamalli, Chiara, Costantini, Angela Di Caro, Chiara, Paronelli, Silvia, Piantanida, and Marco Piccinelli (Varese Verbano), Papalini, Alessandro, Silva Veronica Barbanti, Chiara, D’Ippolito, Mauro, Gozzi, and Valentina Moretti (Reggio Emilia), Ornella, Campese, Mariangela, Corbo, Lucia Di Capro, Massimo di Giannantonio, Federica, Fiori, Marco, Lorusso, Valerio, Mancini, Giovanni, Martinotti, and Daniela Viceconte (Chieti), Carmela, Calandra, Maria, Luca, Maria Salvina Signorelli, and Francesco Suraniti (Catania), Beatrice, Balzarro, Giancarlo, Boncompagni, Valentina, Caretto, Roberta, Emiliani, Pasqualino, Lupoli, Marco, Menchetti, Eugenio, Rossi, Viviana, Storbini, Ilaria, Tarricone, and Laura Terzi (Bologna), Marianna, Boso, Cristina, Catania, Giuseppe De Paoli, and Paolo Risaro (Pavia), Flora, Aspesi, Francesco, Bartoli, Mattia, Bava, Adele, Bono, Giulia, Brambilla, Giuseppe, Carr`a, Gloria, Castagna, Sara, Lucchi, Roberto, Nava, Milena, Provenzi, Tommaso, Tabacchi, Martina, Tremolada, and Enrica Verrengia (Monza), Michela Barchiesi and Maria Ginevra Oriani (Ancona), Monica Pacetti (Forlì), Andrea, Aguglia, Maurizio, Ferro, and Lucio Ghio (Genova), Rossella, Beneduce, Laura, Laffranchini, Laura Rosa Magni, Giuseppe, Rossi, and Giovanni Battista Tura (Brescia), Lelio, Addeo, Giovanni, Balletta, Elisa De Vivo, Rossella Di Benedetto, and Vincenzo Fricchione Parise (Avellino), Bernardo Carpiniello and Federica Pinna (Cagliari), Damiano Pecile (Mantova), Chiara Mattei (Fermo), Tommaso, Bonavigo, Elisabetta Pascolo Fabrici, Sofia, Panarello, Giulia, Peresson, and Claudio Vitucci (Trieste), Francesco Gardellin, and Stefania Strizzolo (Vicenza), Edoardo, Cossetta, Carlo, Fizzotti, and Daniele Moretti (Savona), Luana Di Gregorio and Francesca Sozzi (Trento), Giuseppe Colli and Daniele La Barbera (Palermo), and Sabrina Laurenzi (Civitanova, Marche)., Bartoli, F, Cavaleri, D, Callovini, T, Riboldi, I, Crocamo, C, D'Agostino, A, Martinotti, G, Bertolini, F, Ostuzzi, G, Barbui, C, Carra, G, and Bartoli, F., Cavaleri, D., Callovini, T., Riboldi, I., Crocamo, C., D'Agostino, A., Martinotti, G., Bertolini, F., Ostuzzi, G., Barbui, C., Carrà, G., Boschello, F., Gastaldon, C., Mazzi, M.A., Nosé, M., Papola, D., Perini, G., Piccoli, A., Pievani, M., Purgato, M., Ruggeri, M., Tedeschi, F., Terlizzi, S., Turrini, G., Caroleo, M., De Fazio, P., Magliocco, F., Raffaele, G., Chirico, M., Ferrato, F., Limosani, I., Mastromo, D., Monzani, E., Ostinelli, E.G., Porcellana, M., Restaino, F., Annese, P.M., Bolognesi, S., Cerretini, M., De Capua, A., Debolini, S., Del Zanna, M., Fargnoli, F., Giannini, A., Luccarelli, L., Lucii, C., Pierantozzi, E., Tozzi, F., Bardicchia, F., Cardamone, G., Facchi, E., Magnani, N., Soscia, F., Biancosino, B., Zotos, S., Giacomin, M., Pompei, F., Spano, M., Zonta, F., Buzzi, A., Callegari, C., Calzolari, R., Caselli, I., Diurni, M., Giana, E.L., Ielmini, M., Milano, A., Poloni, N., Sani, E., Zizolfi, D., Alberini, G., Bortolaso, P., Cazzamalli, S., Costantini, C., Di Caro, A., Paronelli, C., Piantanida, S., Piccinelli, M., Alessandro, P., Barbanti, S.V., D'Ippolito, C., Gozzi, M., Moretti, V., Corbo, M., Di Capro, L., di Giannantonio, M., Fiori, F., Lorusso, M., Mancini, V., Viceconte, D., Calandra, C., Luca, M., Signorelli, M.S., Suraniti, F., Balzarro, B., Boncompagni, G., Caretto, V., Emiliani, R., Lupoli, P., Menchetti, M., Rossi, E., Storbini, V., Tarricone, I., Terzi, L., Boso, M., Catania, C., De Paoli, G., Risaro, P., Aspesi, F., Bava, M., Bono, A., Brambilla, G., Castagna, G., Lucchi, S., Nava, R., Provenzi, M., Tabacchi, T., Tremolada, M., Verrengia, E., Barchiesi, M., Oriani, M.G., Aguglia, A., Ferro, M., Ghio, L., Beneduce, R., Laffranchini, L., Magni, L.R., Rossi, G., Tura, G.B., Addeo, L., Balletta, G., De Vivo, E., Di Benedetto, R., Parise, V.F., Carpiniello, B., Pinna, F., Pecile, D., Mattei, C., Bonavigo, T., Fabrici, E.P., Panarello, S., Peresson, G., Vitucci, C., Pacetti, M., Gardellin, F., Strizzolo, S., Cossetta, E., Fizzotti, C., Moretti, D., Di Gregorio, L., Sozzi, F., Colli, G., La Barbera, D., Laurenzi, S.
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Long-acting injectable antipsychotic ,Paliperidone palmitate 1-month ,Aripiprazole ,Aripiprazole monohydrate ,Long-acting injectable antipsychotics ,Psychiatry and Mental health ,Paliperidone Palmitate ,Schizophrenia ,Humans ,Prospective Studies ,Settore MED/25 - Psichiatria ,Biological Psychiatry ,Antipsychotic Agents - Abstract
In this prospective study, we assessed the effectiveness and acceptability of paliperidone palmitate 1-month (PP1M) and aripiprazole monohydrate (AM) over 1-year follow-up. We included 195 subjects (117 treated with PP1M and 78 with AM) with schizophrenia spectrum disorders from real-world settings. We estimated no differences in hospitalization (Odds Ratio=1.59; p = 0.12), symptoms improvement (p = 0.90 adjusted for baseline severity), and discontinuation (Hazard Ratio=0.72; p = 0.20) at study endpoint. Although current evidence suggests the possible superiority of AM over PP1M, our findings showed comparable effectiveness between these drugs. Additional studies in real-world settings with direct comparisons between these two LAIs are needed.
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17. A novel homozygous disruptive PRF1 variant (K285Sfs*4) causes very early-onset of familial hemophagocytic lymphohystiocytosis type 2
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Adriana Balduzzi, M L Coniglio, Maria Iascone, Manuel Quadri, F Vendemini, Grazia Fazio, E Sieni, Massimo Provenzi, Carmelo Rizzari, Francesco Saettini, Laura Pezzoli, Simona Sala, Giovanni Cazzaniga, Sonia Bonanomi, Fabiola Dell’Acqua, Ilaria Castelli, Andrea Biondi, Saettini, F, Castelli, I, Provenzi, M, Fazio, G, Quadri, M, Cazzaniga, G, Sala, S, Dell'Acqua, F, Sieni, E, Coniglio, M, Pezzoli, L, Iascone, M, Vendemini, F, Balduzzi, A, Biondi, A, Rizzari, C, and Bonanomi, S
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Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis ,Pediatrics ,medicine.medical_specialty ,business.industry ,Hematology ,Familial Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis ,Disease ,musculoskeletal system ,medicine.disease ,Very early onset ,Oncology ,hemic and lymphatic diseases ,Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health ,Medicine ,business ,familial hemophagocytic lymphohystiocytosis - Abstract
Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a life-threatening hyperinflammatory multisystemic disease. Familial hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (FHL) represents a group of rare autosomal recess...
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18. Clinical Characteristics and Outcome of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infection in Italian Pediatric Oncology Patients: A Study From the Infectious Diseases Working Group of the Associazione Italiana di Oncologia e Ematologia Pediatrica
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Antonella Colombini, Francesca Compagno, Simone Cesaro, Federica Galaverna, Valentina Baretta, Raffaela De Santis, Annalisa Tondo, Daniele Zama, Gianni Bisogno, Linda Meneghello, Cristina Meazza, Massimo Provenzi, Francesca Carraro, Bisogno G., Provenzi M., Zama D., Tondo A., Meazza C., Colombini A., Galaverna F., Compagno F., Carraro F., De Santis R., Meneghello L., Baretta V., and Cesaro S.
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Male ,Pediatrics ,pediatric malignancy ,medicine.medical_treatment ,COVID-19 epidemic ,Antineoplastic Agent ,0302 clinical medicine ,Neoplasms ,Viral ,Prospective Studies ,Child ,Prospective cohort study ,General Medicine ,Chemotherapy regimen ,AcademicSubjects/MED00290 ,Infectious Diseases ,Italy ,Child, Preschool ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,outcome ,Original Article ,Female ,medicine.symptom ,Coronavirus Infections ,Human ,medicine.drug ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Adolescent ,Pneumonia, Viral ,Antineoplastic Agents ,Asymptomatic ,Betacoronavirus ,03 medical and health sciences ,030225 pediatrics ,Intensive care ,medicine ,Humans ,Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health ,Preschool ,Pandemics ,Chemotherapy ,Pandemic ,Betacoronaviru ,Coronavirus Infection ,SARS-CoV-2 ,business.industry ,SARS-CoV-2 infection ,COVID-19 ,Infant ,Hydroxychloroquine ,Pneumonia ,medicine.disease ,Transplantation ,Prospective Studie ,Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health ,Neoplasm ,AcademicSubjects/MED00670 ,business ,Stem Cell Transplantation - Abstract
Background Little is known as yet about the outcome of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection in children being treated for cancer. Methods We collected information on the clinical characteristics and outcomes of a cohort of 29 children (16 female and 13 male; median age, 7 years [range, 0–16 years]) diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2 infection while on chemotherapy/immunotherapy (n = 26), or after stem cell transplantation (n = 3) during the peak of the epidemic in Italy. These patients suffered from leukemia (n = 16), lymphoma (n = 3), solid tumors (n = 10), and Langerhans cell histiocytosis (n = 1). Results The course of the disease was mild in all cases, with only 12 children developing symptoms (pneumonia in 3 cases), and none needing intensive care. Fifteen patients were hospitalized, including 7 asymptomatic patients. Nine patients (including 5 with no symptoms) were given hydroxychloroquine, and 3 of them were also given lopinavir/ritonavir. Among the 26 patients on chemotherapy/immunotherapy, the treatment was suspended in 16 cases for a median of 26 days (range, 15–68 days), whereas 8 patients continued their chemotherapy and 2 had minor modifications to their treatment regimen. Conclusions SARS-CoV-2 infection seems to take a milder clinical course in children than in adults with cancer. Specific SARS-CoV-2 treatment seems unnecessary for most children. In light of our findings, and albeit with the necessary caution, we suggest avoiding major changes to planned anticancer treatments in pediatric patients acquiring COVID-19., We describe clinical characteristics and outcomes of 29 SARS-CoV-2–infected children with cancer. In comparison to adult oncology patients, children presented a milder clinical course. A substantial number of them continued their anticancer treatment without major modifications.
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19. Flash survey on severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 infections in paediatric patients on anticancer treatment
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Triantafyllia Brozou, Jelena Lazic, Gabor G. Kovacs, Maria E.V. Alonso, Chi Kong Li, Gábor Ottóffy, Ondrej Hrusak, Pernilla Grillner, Adriana Balduzzi, Tomas Kalina, Sarah Elitzur, Joshua Wolf, Massimo Provenzi, Hany Ariffin, Ajay Vora, Jan Stary, Barbara Buldini, Nerea Domínguez-Pinilla, Karin Mellgren, Allen Eng Juh Yeoh, Valentino Conter, Rob Pieters, Jutte van der Werff ten Bosch, Luciano Dalla-Pozza, Jean-Pierre Bourquin, Martin Schrappe, Martin Stanulla, Owen P. Smith, Kjeld Schmiegelow, Roula Farah, Susana Rives, Andishe Attarbaschi, Carmelo Rizzari, Maria S. Felice, Atsushi Manabe, Gabriele Escherich, A Kolenova, María del Pozo Carlavilla, Melchior Lauten, Jan Styczyński, Arndt Borkhardt, Clinical sciences, Growth and Development, Pediatrics, Hrusak, O, Kalina, T, Wolf, J, Balduzzi, A, Provenzi, M, Rizzari, C, Rives, S, del Pozo Carlavilla, M, Alonso, M, Dominguez-Pinilla, N, Bourquin, J, Schmiegelow, K, Attarbaschi, A, Grillner, P, Mellgren, K, van der Werff ten Bosch, J, Pieters, R, Brozou, T, Borkhardt, A, Escherich, G, Lauten, M, Stanulla, M, Smith, O, Yeoh, A, Elitzur, S, Vora, A, Li, C, Ariffin, H, Kolenova, A, Dallapozza, L, Farah, R, Lazic, J, Manabe, A, Styczynski, J, Kovacs, G, Ottoffy, G, Felice, M, Buldini, B, Conter, V, Stary, J, and Schrappe, M
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0301 basic medicine ,Male ,Cancer Research ,Pediatrics ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Adolescent ,Pneumonia, Viral ,Anticancer chemotherapy ,Antineoplastic Agents ,Disease ,Asymptomatic ,03 medical and health sciences ,Betacoronavirus ,0302 clinical medicine ,Children ,Diabetes mellitus ,Neoplasms ,Surveys and Questionnaires ,medicine ,Humans ,Viral ,Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health ,Young adult ,Child ,Pandemics ,immunosuppression ,SARS-CoV-2 ,business.industry ,Incidence (epidemiology) ,COVID-19 ,Pneumonia ,medicine.disease ,Obesity ,COVID-19 Drug Treatment ,030104 developmental biology ,Oncology ,El Niño ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,Female ,Immunosuppression ,Coronavirus Infections ,medicine.symptom ,business - Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Since the beginning of COVID-19 pandemic, it is known that the severe course of the disease occurs mostly among the elderly, whereas it is rare among children and young adults. Comorbidities, in particular, diabetes and hypertension, clearly associated with age, besides obesity and smoke, are strongly associated with the need for intensive treatment and a dismal outcome. A weaker immunity of the elderly has been proposed as a possible explanation of this uneven age distribution. Thus, there is concern that children treated for cancer may allso be at risk for an unfavourable course of infection. Along the same line, anecdotal information from Wuhan, China, mentioned a severe course of COVID-19 in a child treated for leukaemia. AIM AND METHODS: We made a flash survey on COVID-19 incidence and severity among children on anticancer treatment. Respondents were asked by email to fill in a short Web-based survey. RESULTS: We received reports from 25 countries, where approximately 10,000 patients at risk are followed up. At the time of the survey, more than 200 of these children were tested, nine of whom were positive for COVID-19. Eight of the nine cases had asymptomatic to mild disease, and one was just diagnosed with COVID-19. We also discuss preventive measures that are in place or should be taken and treatment options in immunocompromised children with COVID-19. CONCLUSION: Thus, even children receiving anticancer chemotherapy may have a mild or asymptomatic course of COVID-19. While we should not underestimate the risk of developing a more severe course of COVID-19 than that observed here, the intensity of preventive measures should not cause delays or obstructions in oncological treatment.
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20. Children with cancer in the time of COVID‐19: An 8‐week report from the six pediatric onco‐hematology centers in Lombardia, Italy
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Laura Rachele Bettini, Federica Bruni, Monica Terenziani, Mariella D'Angiò, Michela Casanova, Carmelo Rizzari, Marco Zecca, Massimo Provenzi, Maura Massimino, Adriana Balduzzi, Chiara Piccolo, Fulvio Porta, Roberto Luksch, Maddalena Marinoni, Andrea Biondi, Andrea Ferrari, Giulia Maria Ferrari, Richard Fabian Schumacher, Francesca Compagno, Stefano Chiaravalli, Filippo Spreafico, Ferrari, A, Zecca, M, Rizzari, C, Porta, F, Provenzi, M, Marinoni, M, Schumacher, R, Luksch, R, Terenziani, M, Casanova, M, Spreafico, F, Chiaravalli, S, Compagno, F, Bruni, F, Piccolo, C, Bettini, L, D'Angiò, M, Ferrari, G, Biondi, A, Massimino, M, and Balduzzi, A
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medicine.medical_specialty ,2019-20 coronavirus outbreak ,Pediatrics ,Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) ,Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) ,Pneumonia, Viral ,Medical Oncology ,Betacoronavirus ,pediatric, childhood, COVID, SARS-CoV-2, hematology, oncology ,Internal medicine ,medicine ,Humans ,Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health ,Child ,Pandemics ,Hematology ,SARS-CoV-2 ,business.industry ,COVID-19 ,Cancer ,medicine.disease ,Italy ,Oncology ,Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health ,Coronavirus Infections ,business - Published
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21. Classical pediatric Hodgkin lymphoma in very young patients: the Italian experience
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Andrea Pession, Mariarita Vetro, Marta Pillon, Piero Farruggia, Francesco Locatelli, Caterina Elia, Rosamaria Mura, Claudio Favre, Marco Zecca, Tommaso Casini, Maurizio Bianchi, Alessandra Sala, Nicola Santoro, Roberta Burnelli, Massimo Provenzi, Antonella Sau, Alberto Garaventa, Giuseppe Puccio, Angela Trizzino, Francesca Rossi, Salvatore D'Amico, Maurizio Mascarin, Salvatore Buffardi, Giulio Andrea Zanazzo, Farruggia, P, Puccio, G, Locatelli, F, Vetro, M, Pillon, M, Trizzino, A, Sala, A, Buffardi, S, Garaventa, A, Rossi, F, Bianchi, M, Zecca, M, Pession, A, Favre, C, D'Amico, S, Provenzi, M, Zanazzo, Ga, Sau, A, Santoro, N, Mura, R, Elia, C, Casini, T, Mascarin, M, and Burnelli, R.
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Male ,Cancer Research ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Prognostic factor ,Multivariate analysis ,Adolescent ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Internal medicine ,Outcome Assessment, Health Care ,medicine ,Cutoff ,Humans ,Public Health Surveillance ,Favorable outcome ,Age of Onset ,Child ,chemotherapeutic approaches ,business.industry ,Age Factors ,Disease Management ,Infant ,Hematology ,Prognosis ,Hodgkin Disease ,Survival Analysis ,Natural history ,pediatric ,Oncology ,Italy ,ROC Curve ,Settore MED/38 - PEDIATRIA GENERALE E SPECIALISTICA ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,Child, Preschool ,Lymphoma and Hodgkin disease ,Hodgkin lymphoma ,Disease characteristics ,Female ,business ,030215 immunology - Abstract
Many studies have reported a more favorable outcome in younger patients with Hodgkin lymphoma (HL). The aims of this study were to find an appropriate age cutoff able to identify low-risk children and to describe the natural history of 135 very young patients affected by classic HL (cHL). The best age cutoff was identified at 7 years of age. EFS (p = .0451) and PFS (p = .00921) were significantly better in the group of younger patients. The OS rate at 10 years was 97.0% in the younger group and 92.5% in the older one (p = .0448). However, age was not found to be an independent prognostic factor in multivariate analysis and the better prognosis in younger patients seems to be related to more favorable disease characteristics at presentation.
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22. Factors associated with referrals to high security forensic services among people with severe mental illness and receiving inpatient care in prison
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E. Pini, Emanuele Truisi, Massimo Clerici, M Sergio, Maria Rosaria Malerba, A Lax, Enrico Capuzzi, Sara Mauri, Paola Rubelli, Francesca Cova, M Provenzi, Alessandra Ornaghi, Capuzzi, E, Pini, E, Malerba, M, Cova, F, Lax, A, Mauri, S, Ornaghi, A, Provenzi, M, Rubelli, P, Ripalta Sergio, M, Truisi, E, and Clerici, M
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Adult ,Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Referral ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Prison ,Substance use disorder ,Pathology and Forensic Medicine ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Risk Factors ,Health care ,Humans ,Medicine ,Psychiatry ,Referral and Consultation ,0505 law ,media_common ,Recidivism ,business.industry ,Mental Disorders ,Prisoners ,05 social sciences ,Forensic Psychiatry ,Mental illness ,medicine.disease ,Mental health ,030227 psychiatry ,Substance abuse ,Psychiatry and Mental health ,Mental disorder ,Prisons ,050501 criminology ,Female ,Prison, Mental disorders, Substance use disorder, Forensic services ,Forensic service ,business ,Law ,Psychopathology - Abstract
Background Prison mental health care is a significant topic which has been already studied and described in literature, particularly because of important implications both in the prison and in the health care system. It's not uncommon that inmates suffering from mental disorders are referred to high security forensic services (HSFS) but, to date, studies assessing factors associated with relevant referrals to these services are missing. So, the aim of our study is to investigate socio-demographic, criminological, psychopathological and toxicological variables among those who were referred to HSFS as compared to their non-referred counterpart. Methods We conducted a cross-sectional study recruiting 159 subjects receiving prison inpatient care in an Italian jail, between January 2010 and August 2015. No subjects were excluded from the study. The mean age was 39. Results About half of included prisoners suffered from personality disorder while one-third from psychotic disorders. >60% of the subjects had comorbid substance use disorders. The odds of being referred to HSFS were related to previous admission (odds ratio [OR] = 5.34, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.66–17.16), diagnosis of psychosis (OR = 2.79, 95% CI 1.11–7.04) and cannabis use disorder (OR = 2.68, 95% CI 1.14–6.28). Personality disorder was inversely associated to the referral to forensic facilities (OR = 0.37, 95% CI 0.14–0.97). Conclusions Mental health services should improve preventive measures for vulnerable prisoners in order to reduce criminal recidivism and forensic readmission.
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23. Fattori predittivi di invio in strutture alternative alla detenzione ordinaria (ex OPG) tra i detenuti inviati per l’accertamento delle infermita’ psichiche in carcere (art. 112c.2 D.P.R. 230/2000)
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CAPUZZI, ENRICO, PINI, ELENA, PROVENZI, MILENA, CROCAMO, CRISTINA, CARRA', GIUSEPPE, CLERICI, MASSIMO, Riboldi, I, Cova, F, Sergio, M, Capuzzi, E, Pini, E, Riboldi, I, Cova, F, Provenzi, M, Sergio, M, Crocamo, C, Carrà, G, Clerici, M, and Carra', G
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Patologia psichiatrica, OPG, carcere, osservazione psichiatrica, gesti autolesivi, suicidio - Abstract
La recentissima approvazione della normativa di superamento degli Ospedali Psichiatrici Giudiziari (OPG) ha posto il clinico psichiatra che opera in carcere di fronte a nuovi interrogativi e a nuove sfide sul trattamento intra ed extra-murario dei detenuti affetti da patologia psichiatrica grave (SMI). Gli studi Italiani condotti sull’argomento sono pochi e quelli internazionali di riferimento riportano percentuali in crescita di detenuti affetti da SMI ed una crescente difficoltà dell’istituzione a farsene carico. Lo studio apre ad indagini esplorative tese ad individuare un modello di caratteristiche di fragilità intrinseca alla sotto-popolazione di detenuti inviati al Reparto di Osservazione Psichiatrica per l’accertamento delle infermità psichiche. Nello specifico sono state ricercate delle caratteristiche associate all‘invio in strutture alternative alla detenzione ordinaria per quei detenuti con esito positivo dell’osservazione.Lo studio è stato condotto in maniera retrospettiva sui dati di tutti i 159 detenuti transitati presso il Reparto di Osservazione Psichiatrica della C.C. di Monza tra il 1 gennaio 2010 e il 31 agosto 2015 e valutati dagli psichiatri del Servizio di Psichiatria Penitenziaria dell’ Ospedale San Gerardo operante all’interno dell’istituto. Sono state raccolte ed analizzate una serie di variabili relative a caratteristiche socio-demografiche, criminologiche, tossicologiche cliniche e di modello comportamentale. Sui dati, raccolti in uno specifico database sono state condotte le analisi statistiche.Le evidenze maggiormente significative nella lettura dei risultati sono state le correlazioni tra l’esito positivo dell’osservazione psichiatrica con la diagnosi di psicosi in asse I, i gesti autolesivi e suicidari compiuti prima dell’ingresso in carcere e un’anamnesi positiva per pregressi accessi in l’Ospedale Psichiatrico Giudiziario. Non si sono evidenziate significatività invece nelle categorie di variabili tossicologiche né in quelle legate al campo d’imputazione e al grado di giudizio. Nel complesso i risultati ottenuti vanno letti tenendo in considerazione alcuni limiti del nostro studio: in particolare l’impossibilità di effettuare (retrospettivamente) una diagnosi con scale standardizzate, ma anche i bias di informazione e di recall propri del metodo di raccolta dati, oltre che il limite derivante dalla numerosità del campione che non ha permesso alcune sotto-analisi esplorative di interesse. I risultati dello studio aprono a nuove prospettive di ricerca: pur nell’impossibilità di effettuare un confronto diretto con le evidenze scientifiche presenti in letteratura (a causa della difficoltà di reperire studi analoghi dovuta, in parte, alle differenze tra i sistemi giuridici e terapeutici dei vari paesi), sono emerse variabili significative, affidabili, facilmente reperibili e altamente standardizzabili. Questi risultati, se confermati da ulteriori studi, potrebbero aiutare il clinico, ma anche il legislatore, a pensare, per i detenuti con determinate caratteristiche, a specifici percorsi/luoghi di cura/detenzione evitando così l’insorgere o l’acuirsi di una sofferenza psichica e dei concomitanti problemi di gestione e custodia in strutture non idonee come le sezioni ordinarie degli istituti di pena.
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24. Risk-adapted Treatment for Severe B-Lineage Posttransplant Lymphoproliferative Disease After Solid Organ Transplantation in Children
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Lorenzo DʼAntiga, Carlo Foglia, Andrea Gianatti, Eugenia Giraldi, Stefania Bolognini, Michele Colledan, Valentino Conter, Massimo Provenzi, Alessandro Rambaldi, Roberto Fiocchi, R. Sebastiani, Giraldi, E, Provenzi, M, Conter, V, Colledan, M, Bolognini, S, Foglia, C, Sebastiani, R, Fiocchi, R, Gianatti, A, D'Antiga, L, and Rambaldi, A
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Graft Rejection ,Male ,Time Factors ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Kaplan-Meier Estimate ,030230 surgery ,Gastroenterology ,Severity of Illness Index ,Organ transplantation ,Immunosuppressive Agent ,0302 clinical medicine ,Retrospective Studie ,Risk Factors ,hemic and lymphatic diseases ,Medicine ,Age Factor ,Cumulative incidence ,Child ,B-Lymphocytes ,B-Lymphocyte ,Age Factors ,Immunosuppression ,surgical procedures, operative ,Treatment Outcome ,Italy ,Lymphoproliferative Disorder ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,Child, Preschool ,Rituximab ,Female ,Immunosuppressive Agents ,Human ,medicine.drug ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Time Factor ,Adolescent ,Lymphoproliferative disorders ,Risk Assessment ,Disease-Free Survival ,03 medical and health sciences ,Internal medicine ,Humans ,Cell Lineage ,Retrospective Studies ,Transplantation ,business.industry ,Risk Factor ,Infant ,Retrospective cohort study ,Organ Transplantation ,medicine.disease ,Lymphoproliferative Disorders ,Discontinuation ,business - Abstract
Background: Optimal management of posttransplant lymphoproliferative disease (PTLD) remains to be defined due to heterogeneity of this condition and lack of predictors of the outcome. Here we report our experience with pediatric PTLD nonresponsive to immunosuppression (IS) withdrawal, managed after stratification into high and low risk according to the presenting features. Methods: This is a single-center retrospective review of prospectively enrolled patients. From 2001 to 2011, 17 children were diagnosed with severe B-lineage, CD20+, PTLD after a median of 37 months (range, 5-93) from liver (12), heart (4), or multiorgan (1) transplantation. Treatment was tailored on 2 risk groups: (1) standard-risk (SR) patients received IS reduction and rituximab; (2) high-risk (HR) patients received IS discontinuation, rituximab and polychemotherapy. Results: The cumulative incidence of rejection at 1 and 5 years after the diagnosis of PTLD was 35% (95% confidence interval [95% CI], 18-69%) and 53% (33-85%), respectively, whereas the disease-free survival at 1 and 5 years was 94% (95% CI, 65-99%) and 75% (45-90%), respectively. Three children died, PTLD-free, from different transplant-related complications: primary nonfunction after retransplantation (liver), cytomegalovirus disease 21 months after PTLD treatment (liver), graft dysfunction 25 months after PTLD (heart). Conclusions: Severe B-lineage PTLD after solid organ transplantation may be classified as SR or HR and treated accordingly with a tailored protocol obtaining a satisfactory long-term outcome. This approach accomplishes the control of lymphoproliferation in severe forms as well as the minimization of toxicity in milder PTLDs.
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25. Valutazione e prevenzione del rischio auto/eterolesivo e suicidario in carcere: l’attività di un DSM (Risk assessment and prevention of self-harm, hetero-aggressiveness and suicide in prison: reports from a Department of Mental Health)
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PINI, ELENA, COVA, FRANCESCA, CAPUZZI, ENRICO, PROVENZI, MILENA, MAZZA, UMBERTO, CLERICI, MASSIMO, Riboldi, I, Sergio, M, Mauri, S, Rubelli, P, Truisi, E, Pini, E, Riboldi, I, Cova, F, Capuzzi, E, Provenzi, M, Sergio, M, Mauri, S, Rubelli, P, Truisi, E, Mazza, U, and Clerici, M
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26. Pinhão potential and their parts (failures, shells, and almonds) in the elaboration of yogurts containing acai pulp: physicochemical, nutritional, and functional properties, antimicrobial activity, and multi-elemental profile.
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Sbruzzi Fiebig M, Regina Mendes Andrade D, José de Oliveira Mindelo L, Santos de Gois J, Luna AS, Afonso Provenzi M, Luiz Esteves Magalhães W, Miotto M, Vieira Helm C, and Schwinden Prudencio E
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This study applies natural resources, prioritizing recyclable and renewable inputs produced by pinhão cultivation, whose purpose is to use the failures, shells, and almonds as a source of bioactive compounds addition in yogurt, ensuring intelligent use of these natural resources. Thus, one açaí yogurt sample and eight yogurt formulations containing portions of pinhão byproducts between 5 % and 10 % were elaborated. These formulations were compared regarding their physicochemical, nutritional, functional properties, antimicrobial activity, and multi-elemental profile properties. Enriching açaí yogurt with pinhão byproducts does not significantly differ in protein, lipid, moisture, and mineral salt content between all samples with pinhão byproducts. Açaí yogurts enriched with pinhão byproducts had 5.71 to 26.07 % times total protein than the control sample, and total fiber also had a significant increase in samples ranging between 18.62 to 85.29 % times more than the control sample. Regarding color settings, all yogurt samples tended to be red-purple. A sample of açaí yogurt with pine nut flour and whole pine nut flour caused a biofilm mass amount of 46.58, 45.55, and 11.85 % for Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella enteritidis and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The behavior of pathogenic bacteria is related to the total polyphenol content in yogurts enriched with pinhão byproducts, which increased from 8.27 to 18.24 mg/100 g. Yogurt with açaí enriched with whole pinhão flour showed high antioxidant capacity. The sample's antioxidant activity results increased by 47.62 % and 130.38 % in the ABTS and DPPH analyses, respectively. The compounds in pinhão failure nanosuspensions, pinhão flour, whole pinhão flour, and yogurts were identified and divided into hydrophilic and lipophilic classes. Five classes (amino acids, organic acids, sugars, phenols, and cyclitols) were identified as hydrophilic. Lipophilic compounds were identified and separated into six classes (carboxylic acids, diterpenes, alcohols, Α-hydroxy acids, sterols, and triterpenes). The addition of pinhão byproducts increased the contents of Ca, Fe, K, Na, and P. Açaí yogurt with pinhão nanosuspension, pinhão flour, and whole pinhão flour had the highest Ca content (2164.38 ± 2.16 µg/L). Açaí yogurt with pinhão flour and whole pinhão flour had the highest Fe content (84.02 ± 0.08 µg/L)., Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper., (Copyright © 2024. Published by Elsevier Ltd.)
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27. SARS-CoV-2 Infection in the Pediatric Oncology Population: The Definitive Comprehensive Report of the Infectious Diseases Working Group of AIEOP.
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Zama D, Zanaroli A, Corbelli A, Lo Vecchio A, Del Bene M, Colombini A, Compagno F, Barone A, Fontanili I, Rosaria D'Amico M, Papa MR, Petris MG, Calore E, Montalto S, Meneghello L, Brescia L, Mura R, La Spina M, Muggeo P, Rinieri S, Meazza C, Perruccio K, Cellini M, Spadea M, Mercolini F, Petroni V, De Santis R, Soncini E, Provenzi M, Giurici N, Ziino O, Tridello G, and Cesaro S
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Objective: The objective of this study was to assess the clinical impact and outcome of the SARS-CoV-2 infection on children with cancer or those who received a hematopoietic stem cell transplantation., Methods: AIEOP (Italian Association of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology) performed a nationwide multicenter observational cohort study, including consecutive patients between April 2020 and November 2022., Results: Twenty-five Italian centers participated and 455 patients were enrolled. We reported a significant increasing trend of symptomatic cases over the years, while the number of nonmild infections remained stable. Early infection after oncologic diagnosis (<60 days) and severe neutropenia were identified as independent risk factors for developing moderate, severe, or critical infections. The percentage of patients who were asymptomatic and mildly symptomatic and who stopped chemotherapy reduced over the years of the pandemic. Nine patients died, but no death was attributed to SARS-CoV-2 infection., Conclusions: SARS-CoV-2 infection presented a self-limiting benign course in the Italian pediatric oncohematology population during the pandemic, and its main consequence has been the discontinuation of cancer-directed therapies. The rate of patients who were asymptomatic and stopped chemotherapy reduced over the years, suggesting that the continuation of chemotherapy is a feasible option., Competing Interests: Potential conflicts of interest. All authors: No reported conflicts. All authors have submitted the ICMJE Form for Disclosure of Potential Conflicts of Interest., (© The Author(s) 2023. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Infectious Diseases Society of America. All rights reserved. For permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com.)
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28. Therapeutic Targeting of ALK in Neuroblastoma: Experience of Italian Precision Medicine in Pediatric Oncology.
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Pastorino F, Capasso M, Brignole C, Lasorsa VA, Bensa V, Perri P, Cantalupo S, Giglio S, Provenzi M, Rabusin M, Pota E, Cellini M, Tondo A, De Ioris MA, Sementa AR, Garaventa A, Ponzoni M, and Amoroso L
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Neuroblastoma (NB) is the most common extracranial solid tumor in childhood. Patients with relapsed/refractory disease have a poor prognosis, and additional therapeutic options are needed. Mutations and amplifications in the ALK (Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase) gene constitute a key target for treatment. Our goal, within the Italian project of PeRsonalizEdMEdicine (PREME), was to evaluate the genomic status of patients with relapsed/refractory NB and to implement targeted therapies in those with targetable mutations. From November 2018 to November 2021, we performed Whole Exome Sequencing or Targeted Gene Panel Sequencing in relapsed/refractory NB patients in order to identify druggable variants. Activating mutations of ALK were identified in 8(28.57%) of 28 relapsed/refractory NB patients. The mutation p.F1174L was found in six patients, whereas p.R1275Q was found in one and the unknown mutation p.S104R in another. Three patients died before treatment could be started, while five patients received crizotinib: two in monotherapy (one with p.F1174L and the other with p.S104R) and three (with p.F1174L variant) in combination with chemotherapy. All treated patients showed a clinical improvement, and one had complete remission after two cycles of combined treatment. The most common treatment-related toxicities were hematological. ALK inhibitors may play an important role in the treatment of ALK-mutated NB patients.
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29. Bilateral adrenal primary tumor in Stage 4S neuroblastoma: The Italian experience and review of the literature.
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Montalto S, Sertorio F, Podda M, Sorrentino S, Di Cataldo A, Provenzi M, Nonnis A, D'Ippolito C, Corrias MV, and De Bernardi B
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- Humans, Infant, N-Myc Proto-Oncogene Protein, Neoplasm Staging, Prognosis, Prospective Studies, Adrenal Gland Neoplasms genetics, Adrenal Gland Neoplasms pathology, Adrenal Gland Neoplasms therapy, Neoplasms, Second Primary, Neuroblastoma genetics, Neuroblastoma pathology, Neuroblastoma therapy
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Bilateral adrenal neuroblastoma (NB) is rare and is mainly stage 4S. Its incidence, presenting features, management, and outcome have not been fully defined yet. We searched the Italian NB Registry (RINB) for stage 4S NB infants with bilateral adrenal primary tumor to compare them with stage 4S NB with unilateral tumor. Between 1979 and 2016, the RINB enrolled 3731 NB patients aged 0-18 years including 317 infants (8.5%) diagnosed with stage 4S NB. Eleven/317 (3.5%) had a bilateral adrenal primary tumor (Group 1) and 190/317 (59.9%) had a unilateral tumor (Group 2). Group 1 infants were significantly younger (51 vs. 89 days) but were comparable with Group 2 for any other presenting features. In the absence of specific protocols, upfront treatment was based on symptoms, size of adrenal tumors, and biology, and consisted of observation in 5 cases, radiotherapy in one, chemotherapy in 2, and surgery in 3. Five/11 developed progression and 2 of them, both with MYCN amplification, died. The 5-year EFS rates of Group 1 and 2 were 54.5% vs. 73.3% (P=.14) and 5-year OSs were 81.8% and 89.4%, respectively (P=.44). Our data support the hypothesis that 4S NB infants with bilateral adrenal tumors can have favorable outcome with personalized therapeutic approach. The three patients with MYCN amplified tumor benefited from upfront aggressive chemotherapy, in accordance with current protocols. Because of the rarity of this intriguing form of neuroblastoma, collaborative prospective studies are warranted, especially in view of gaining a better insight on its biological and genetic features.
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30. Phosphoproteomic Analysis Reveals a Different Proteomic Profile in Pediatric Patients With T-Cell Lymphoblastic Lymphoma or T-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia.
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Veltri G, Lovisa F, Cortese G, Pillon M, Carraro E, Cesaro S, Provenzi M, Buffardi S, Francescato S, Biffi A, Buldini B, Conter V, Serafin V, and Mussolin L
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T-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma (T-LBL) and lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) arise from the transformation of precursor T-cells sharing common morphological and immunophenotypic features. Despite this, T-LBL and T-ALL show different genomic/transcriptomic profiles and whether they represent two distinct disease entities or variant manifestations of the same disease is still a matter of debate. In this work, we performed a Reverse Phase Protein Array study on T-LBL and T-ALL samples and demonstrated that they are characterized by a different phosphoproteomic profile. Indeed, T-LBLs showed the hyperactivation of FAK/ERK1/2 and AKT/mTOR pathways, whereas JAK/STAT pathway was significantly hyperphosphorylated in T-ALLs. Moreover, since the only criteria for discriminating T-LBL from T-ALL is blasts' infiltration below 25% in the bone marrow and lymphoma patients can present with a percentage of blasts close to this cut-off, a biomarker that could help distinguishing the two diseases would be of great help for the clinical diagnosis and treatment decision. Pursuing this aim, we identified a proteomic signature of six proteins whose expression/activation was able to discriminate stage IV T-LBL from T-ALL. Moreover, we demonstrated that AKT hyperphosphorylation alone was able to distinguish stage IV T-LBL from both T-ALL and stage III T-LBL. Concluding, these data demonstrate that T-ALL and T-LBL bear different phosphoproteomic profiles, further sustaining the hypothesis of the two disease as different entities and paving the way for the identification of new biomarkers able to distinguish stage IV T-LBL from T-ALL disease, so far based only on BM involvement criteria., Competing Interests: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. The reviewer LM declared a shared affiliation with the author VC to the handling editor at the time of review., (Copyright © 2022 Veltri, Lovisa, Cortese, Pillon, Carraro, Cesaro, Provenzi, Buffardi, Francescato, Biffi, Buldini, Conter, Serafin and Mussolin.)
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31. Outcome of Children and Adolescents with Recurrent Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma: The Italian Experience.
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Garaventa A, Parodi S, Guerrini G, Farruggia P, Sala A, Pillon M, Buffardi S, Rossi F, Bianchi M, Zecca M, Vinti L, Facchini E, Casini T, Bernasconi S, Amoroso L, D'Amico S, Provenzi M, De Santis R, Sau A, Muggeo P, Mura RM, Haupt R, Mascarin M, and Burnelli R
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The objective of this study was to identify prognostic factors for children and adolescents with relapsed or progressive classical Hodgkin’s lymphoma (cHL) to design salvage therapy tailored to them. We analyzed a homogeneous pediatric population, diagnosed with progressive/relapsed cHL previously enrolled in two subsequent protocols of the Italian Association of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology in the period 1996−2016. There were 272 eligible patients, 17.5% of treated patients with cHL. Overall survival (OS) and event-free survival (EFS) after a 10-year follow-up were 65.3% and 53.3%, respectively. Patients with progressive disease (PD), advanced stage at recurrence, and ≥5 involved sites showed a significantly worse OS. PD, advanced stage, and extra-nodal involvement at recurrence were significantly associated with a poorer EFS. Multivariable analysis identified three categories for OS based on the type of recurrence and number of localizations: PD and ≥5 sites: OS 34%; PD and <5 sites: OS 56.5%; relapses: OS 73.6%. Four categories were obtained for EFS based on the type of recurrence and stage: PD and stage 3−4: EFS 25.5%; PD and stage 1−2: EFS 43%; relapse and stage 3−4: EFS 55.4%; relapse and stage 1−2: EFS 72.1%. Patients with PD, in advanced stage, or with ≥5 involved sites had a very poor survival and they should be considered refractory to first- and second-line standard chemotherapy. Probably, they should be considered for more innovative approaches since the first progression. Conversely, patients who relapsed later with localized disease had a better prognosis, and they could be considered for a conservative approach.
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32. Malignant sacrococcygeal germ cell tumors in childhood: The Associazione Italiana Ematologia Oncologia Pediatrica (AIEOP) experience.
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D'Angelo P, De Pasquale MD, Barretta F, Affinita MC, Conte M, Dall'Igna P, Di Cataldo A, Inserra A, Provenzi M, Quaglietta L, Riccipetitoni G, Spreafico F, Trizzino A, and Terenziani M
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- Child, Preschool, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Infant, Male, Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal pathology, Prognosis, Prospective Studies, Survival Rate, Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols therapeutic use, Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal drug therapy, Sacrococcygeal Region pathology
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Purpose: To evaluate clinical features at diagnosis, prognostic factors, and outcomes of malignant sacrococcygeal germ cell tumors (SC-GCTs) in patients enrolled in the Associazione Italiana Ematologia Oncologia Pediatrica (AIEOP) TCG 2004 protocol., Patients and Methods: A prospective analysis was conducted on all consecutive patients diagnosed with malignant SC-GCTs between January 2004 and May 2017. Patients with stage I underwent surgery and subsequent surveillance, the others received pediatric cisplatinum-etoposide-bleomycin (pPEB) regimen and eventual deferred surgery., Results: Of 45 patients, 35 were females. Age at diagnosis ranged from 1 day to 3.6 years (median 1.6 years); 26 were stage IV. Of 38 patients who underwent surgery, pathology revealed yolk sac tumor (YST) in 27 and teratoma + YST/embryonal carcinoma in 11, while seven patients were diagnosed based on imaging and elevated levels of alpha-fetoprotein (AFP). Of six patients approached with surgery, only one relapsed and was rescued with first-line chemotherapy. Overall, 38 out of 45 achieved complete remission, three a partial remission, and four were resistant. Ten out of 41 patients who entered remission later relapsed and nine were rescued with a second-line treatment. We observed a global failure percentage of 31% and a 5-year overall survival (OS) and event-free survival (EFS) of 95% and 69%, respectively., Conclusions: Chemotherapyis generally effective in malignant SC-GCTs, even though almost one-third of our patients experienced events salvageable with second-line treatment. Most of the relapses occurred within 1 year from diagnosis. A close follow up with serial AFP level monitoring should be done for at least 2 years after diagnosis., (© 2020 Wiley Periodicals LLC.)
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33. Clinical Characteristics and Outcome of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infection in Italian Pediatric Oncology Patients: A Study From the Infectious Diseases Working Group of the Associazione Italiana di Oncologia e Ematologia Pediatrica.
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Bisogno G, Provenzi M, Zama D, Tondo A, Meazza C, Colombini A, Galaverna F, Compagno F, Carraro F, De Santis R, Meneghello L, Baretta V, and Cesaro S
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- Adolescent, COVID-19, Child, Child, Preschool, Coronavirus Infections therapy, Female, Humans, Infant, Italy, Male, Neoplasms therapy, Pandemics, Pneumonia, Viral therapy, Prospective Studies, SARS-CoV-2, Antineoplastic Agents therapeutic use, Betacoronavirus, Coronavirus Infections complications, Neoplasms complications, Pneumonia, Viral complications, Stem Cell Transplantation
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Background: Little is known as yet about the outcome of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection in children being treated for cancer., Methods: We collected information on the clinical characteristics and outcomes of a cohort of 29 children (16 female and 13 male; median age, 7 years [range, 0-16 years]) diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2 infection while on chemotherapy/immunotherapy (n = 26), or after stem cell transplantation (n = 3) during the peak of the epidemic in Italy. These patients suffered from leukemia (n = 16), lymphoma (n = 3), solid tumors (n = 10), and Langerhans cell histiocytosis (n = 1)., Results: The course of the disease was mild in all cases, with only 12 children developing symptoms (pneumonia in 3 cases), and none needing intensive care. Fifteen patients were hospitalized, including 7 asymptomatic patients. Nine patients (including 5 with no symptoms) were given hydroxychloroquine, and 3 of them were also given lopinavir/ritonavir. Among the 26 patients on chemotherapy/immunotherapy, the treatment was suspended in 16 cases for a median of 26 days (range, 15-68 days), whereas 8 patients continued their chemotherapy and 2 had minor modifications to their treatment regimen., Conclusions: SARS-CoV-2 infection seems to take a milder clinical course in children than in adults with cancer. Specific SARS-CoV-2 treatment seems unnecessary for most children. In light of our findings, and albeit with the necessary caution, we suggest avoiding major changes to planned anticancer treatments in pediatric patients acquiring COVID-19., (© The Author(s) 2020. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of The Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society. All rights reserved. For permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com.)
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34. Children with cancer in the time of COVID-19: An 8-week report from the six pediatric onco-hematology centers in Lombardia, Italy.
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Ferrari A, Zecca M, Rizzari C, Porta F, Provenzi M, Marinoni M, Schumacher RF, Luksch R, Terenziani M, Casanova M, Spreafico F, Chiaravalli S, Compagno F, Bruni F, Piccolo C, Bettini L, D'Angiò M, Ferrari GM, Biondi A, Massimino M, and Balduzzi A
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- Betacoronavirus, COVID-19, Child, Coronavirus Infections, Humans, Italy, Pandemics, Pneumonia, Viral, SARS-CoV-2, Hematology, Medical Oncology
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35. A Review of Infants With Localized Neuroblastoma That Evolve to Stage 4s Disease.
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Caroleo AM, De Bernardi B, Avanzini S, Gigliotti AR, Muraca M, Pota E, Provenzi M, Mazzocco K, Sementa AR, Granata C, and Sorrentino S
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- Adolescent, Adult, Child, Child, Preschool, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Infant, Infant, Newborn, Male, Neoplasm Staging, Neuroblastoma surgery, Young Adult, Adrenalectomy methods, Neuroblastoma pathology
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The authors describe a newborn diagnosed with localized neuroblastoma that evolved to stage 4s at the age of 5 months. Peculiar features of the case included a bilateral adrenal primary, the skin as the only metastatic site, and the development of a muscular lesion late in the clinical course. The patient underwent left adrenalectomy and all other lesions regressed without further therapy. The case prompted a search for similar cases both in the Italian Neuroblastoma Registry and in the literature. All patients identified, although variously treated, survived with the exception of the 2 with MYCN gene amplification. We conclude that infants with neuroblastoma who undergo a transition from a localized to stage 4s disease could be less rare than expected. In the absence of unfavorable biology, a wait-and-see policy with strict follow-up could be adopted for these patients, avoiding potentially damaging systemic therapy.
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36. Role of the central autonomic nervous system intrinsic functional organisation and psychosocial factors in primary microvascular angina and Takotsubo syndrome.
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Cattaneo MM, Pravatà E, Provenzi M, Moccetti M, Kaelin A, Sudano I, Biasucci L, Gallino C, Limoni C, Calanchini C, Gallino A, Crea F, and Cattaneo M
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- Aged, Brain Mapping, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Mental Health, Microvascular Angina diagnosis, Microvascular Angina psychology, Neuropsychological Tests, Pain Perception, Prospective Studies, Stress, Psychological diagnosis, Stress, Psychological psychology, Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy diagnosis, Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy psychology, Autonomic Nervous System physiopathology, Cerebral Cortex physiopathology, Microvascular Angina physiopathology, Psychosocial Functioning, Stress, Psychological physiopathology, Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy physiopathology
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Introduction and Objective: Dysfunctional central autonomic nervous system network (CAN) at rest may result in aberrant autonomic responses to psychosocial stressors. We hypothesised that patients with primary microvascular angina (MVA) or Takotsubo syndrome (TTS) would exhibit a peculiar functional organisation of the CAN, potentially associated with psychological patterns., Methods: Patients underwent a psychosocial evaluation: a clinical diagnostic interview, Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory III, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory form Y and Short Form 36 Health Survey (SF-36). The strength of intrinsic functional connectivity (FC) between various nodes of the CAN was investigated using cerebral resting state functional MRI (RS-fMRI)., Results: We evaluated 50 (46 women) stable patients: 16 patients with MVA, 17 patients with TTS and 17 patients with previous acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Compared with AMI, patients with MVA showed a lower (higher impairment) SF-36 Body-Pain score (p 0.046) and a higher SF-36 Mental-Health score (p 0.039). Patients with TTS showed the strongest FC between two nodes of the CAN (sympathetic midcingulate cortex and parasympathetic primary motor area) (F 6.25, p 0.005) using RS-fMRI., Conclusions: The study implements an innovative collaborative research among cardiologists, neuroscientists and psychiatrists ('Neuro-psycho-heart Team'). MVA showed a discrepancy between the highest level of self-reported body pain and the best mental health score, which might suggest a mechanism of somatisation. TTS exhibited an increased functional integration between two areas of the CAN involved in interoceptive pain awareness and negative emotional status. We implemented an innovative research collaboration among cardiologists, neuroscientists and psychiatrists. These data are hypothesis generating and suggest potential prospective investigations on pathophysiology and implementation of psychotherapy and stress-reducing techniques as therapeutic strategies., Trial Registration Number: NCT02759341., Competing Interests: Competing interests: AG reports grants from the Swiss Heart Foundation and the ABREOC for unrelated work; IS reports grants from Swiss Heart Foundation and Swiss National Foundation for unrelated work., (© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2020. Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.)
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37. Comparison of Hodgkin's Lymphoma in Children and Adolescents. A Twenty Year Experience with MH'96 and LH2004 AIEOP (Italian Association of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology) Protocols.
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Burnelli R, Fiumana G, Rondelli R, Pillon M, Sala A, Garaventa A, D'Amore ESG, Sabattini E, Buffardi S, Bianchi M, Vinti L, Zecca M, Muggeo P, Provenzi M, Farruggia P, Rossi F, D'Amico S, Facchini E, Bernasconi S, De Santis R, Casini T, Porta F, D'Alba I, Mura R, Verzegnassi F, Sau A, Cesaro S, Perruccio K, Cellini M, Bertolini P, Sperlì D, Pericoli R, Galimberti D, Civino A, and Mascarin M
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Adolescents and young adults (AYAs) represent a distinct group of patients. The objectives of this study were: To compare adolescent prognosis to that of younger children; to compare the results achieved with the two consecutive protocols in both age groups; to analyze clinical characteristics of children and adolescents. Between 1996 and 2017, 1759 patients aged <18 years were evaluable for the study. Five hundred and sixty patients were treated with the MH'96 protocol and 1199 with the LH2004 protocol. Four hundred and eighty-two were adolescents aged ≥15 years. Patients in both age groups showed very favorable prognoses. In particular, OS improved with the LH2004 protocol, especially in the adolescent group and in the low risk group, where radiation therapy was spared. Adolescent characteristics differed significantly from the children's according to sex, histology, and the presence of symptoms. Remarkable is the decrease both in mixed cellularity in the children and in low stages in both age groups in the LH2004 protocol with respect to MH'96 protocol. Based on our experience, adopting pediatric protocols for AYA does not compromise patient outcomes.
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38. Flash survey on severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 infections in paediatric patients on anticancer treatment.
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Hrusak O, Kalina T, Wolf J, Balduzzi A, Provenzi M, Rizzari C, Rives S, Del Pozo Carlavilla M, Alonso MEV, Domínguez-Pinilla N, Bourquin JP, Schmiegelow K, Attarbaschi A, Grillner P, Mellgren K, van der Werff Ten Bosch J, Pieters R, Brozou T, Borkhardt A, Escherich G, Lauten M, Stanulla M, Smith O, Yeoh AEJ, Elitzur S, Vora A, Li CK, Ariffin H, Kolenova A, Dallapozza L, Farah R, Lazic J, Manabe A, Styczynski J, Kovacs G, Ottoffy G, Felice MS, Buldini B, Conter V, Stary J, and Schrappe M
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- Adolescent, COVID-19, Child, Coronavirus Infections drug therapy, Female, Humans, Male, Neoplasms complications, Pandemics, Pneumonia, Viral drug therapy, SARS-CoV-2, Surveys and Questionnaires, COVID-19 Drug Treatment, Antineoplastic Agents therapeutic use, Betacoronavirus, Coronavirus Infections complications, Neoplasms drug therapy, Pneumonia, Viral complications
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Introduction: Since the beginning of COVID-19 pandemic, it is known that the severe course of the disease occurs mostly among the elderly, whereas it is rare among children and young adults. Comorbidities, in particular, diabetes and hypertension, clearly associated with age, besides obesity and smoke, are strongly associated with the need for intensive treatment and a dismal outcome. A weaker immunity of the elderly has been proposed as a possible explanation of this uneven age distribution. Thus, there is concern that children treated for cancer may allso be at risk for an unfavourable course of infection. Along the same line, anecdotal information from Wuhan, China, mentioned a severe course of COVID-19 in a child treated for leukaemia., Aim and Methods: We made a flash survey on COVID-19 incidence and severity among children on anticancer treatment. Respondents were asked by email to fill in a short Web-based survey., Results: We received reports from 25 countries, where approximately 10,000 patients at risk are followed up. At the time of the survey, more than 200 of these children were tested, nine of whom were positive for COVID-19. Eight of the nine cases had asymptomatic to mild disease, and one was just diagnosed with COVID-19. We also discuss preventive measures that are in place or should be taken and treatment options in immunocompromised children with COVID-19., Conclusion: Thus, even children receiving anticancer chemotherapy may have a mild or asymptomatic course of COVID-19. While we should not underestimate the risk of developing a more severe course of COVID-19 than that observed here, the intensity of preventive measures should not cause delays or obstructions in oncological treatment., Competing Interests: Conflict of interest statement The authors have no conflict of interest with regard to this study., (Copyright © 2020. Published by Elsevier Ltd.)
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39. How to Reorganize Children's Access to Radiation Therapy in the Era of COVID-19, to Protect Them and Elderly Patients.
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Mascarin M, Coassin E, Provenzi M, Franchin G, and Mariotto A
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40. Mozhaisk haemoglobin variant effects on leukocyte differential channel using the Sysmex XN series.
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Moioli V, Seghezzi M, Previtali G, Baigorria MDC, Dominoni P, Michetti L, Provenzi M, Giraldi E, Foglia C, and Buoro S
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- Hemoglobins, Abnormal metabolism, Humans, Leukocyte Count methods, Leukocytes cytology, Reproducibility of Results, Blood Cell Count methods, Hemoglobins, Abnormal analysis
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41. Classical pediatric Hodgkin lymphoma in very young patients: the Italian experience.
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Farruggia P, Puccio G, Locatelli F, Vetro M, Pillon M, Trizzino A, Sala A, Buffardi S, Garaventa A, Rossi F, Bianchi M, Zecca M, Pession A, Favre C, D'Amico S, Provenzi M, Zanazzo GA, Sau A, Santoro N, Mura R, Elia C, Casini T, Mascarin M, and Burnelli R
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- Adolescent, Age Factors, Age of Onset, Child, Child, Preschool, Disease Management, Female, Hodgkin Disease diagnosis, Hodgkin Disease mortality, Hodgkin Disease therapy, Humans, Infant, Italy epidemiology, Male, Outcome Assessment, Health Care, Prognosis, Public Health Surveillance, ROC Curve, Survival Analysis, Hodgkin Disease epidemiology
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Many studies have reported a more favorable outcome in younger patients with Hodgkin lymphoma (HL). The aims of this study were to find an appropriate age cutoff able to identify low-risk children and to describe the natural history of 135 very young patients affected by classic HL (cHL). The best age cutoff was identified at 7 years of age. EFS (p = .0451) and PFS (p = .00921) were significantly better in the group of younger patients. The OS rate at 10 years was 97.0% in the younger group and 92.5% in the older one (p = .0448). However, age was not found to be an independent prognostic factor in multivariate analysis and the better prognosis in younger patients seems to be related to more favorable disease characteristics at presentation.
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42. Factors associated with referrals to high security forensic services among people with severe mental illness and receiving inpatient care in prison.
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Capuzzi E, Pini E, Malerba MR, Cova F, Lax A, Mauri S, Ornaghi A, Provenzi M, Rubelli P, Sergio MR, Truisi E, and Clerici M
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Background: Prison mental health care is a significant topic which has been already studied and described in literature, particularly because of important implications both in the prison and in the health care system. It's not uncommon that inmates suffering from mental disorders are referred to high security forensic services (HSFS) but, to date, studies assessing factors associated with relevant referrals to these services are missing. So, the aim of our study is to investigate socio-demographic, criminological, psychopathological and toxicological variables among those who were referred to HSFS as compared to their non-referred counterpart., Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study recruiting 159 subjects receiving prison inpatient care in an Italian jail, between January 2010 and August 2015. No subjects were excluded from the study. The mean age was 39., Results: About half of included prisoners suffered from personality disorder while one-third from psychotic disorders. >60% of the subjects had comorbid substance use disorders. The odds of being referred to HSFS were related to previous admission (odds ratio [OR] = 5.34, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.66-17.16), diagnosis of psychosis (OR = 2.79, 95% CI 1.11-7.04) and cannabis use disorder (OR = 2.68, 95% CI 1.14-6.28). Personality disorder was inversely associated to the referral to forensic facilities (OR = 0.37, 95% CI 0.14-0.97)., Conclusions: Mental health services should improve preventive measures for vulnerable prisoners in order to reduce criminal recidivism and forensic readmission., (Copyright © 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
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43. A Child with Early-Onset Gorham-Stout Disease Complicated by Chylothorax: Near-Complete Regression of Bone Lesions with Interferon and Bisphosphonate Treatment.
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Ramaroli DA, Cavarzere P, Cheli M, Provenzi M, Barillari M, Rodella G, Gaudino R, and Antoniazzi F
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- Humans, Infant, Male, Chylothorax drug therapy, Chylothorax pathology, Chylothorax physiopathology, Diphosphonates administration & dosage, Interferon-alpha administration & dosage, Osteolysis, Essential drug therapy, Osteolysis, Essential pathology, Osteolysis, Essential physiopathology, Pain drug therapy, Pain pathology, Pain physiopathology
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We report a case of Gorham-Stout disease (GSD) complicated by chylothorax and treated with a combination therapy with interferon and bisphosphonates. This treatment may be helpful in improving the usually unfavorable prognosis of GSD beginning with a chylothorax before 1 year of age, and in reducing bone lesions. Moreover, the use of bisphosphonates appears to be useful in treating pain., (© 2019 S. Karger AG, Basel.)
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44. Biliary tract rhabdomyosarcoma: a report from the Soft Tissue Sarcoma Committee of the Associazione Italiana Ematologia Oncologia Pediatrica.
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Perruccio K, Cecinati V, Scagnellato A, Provenzi M, Milano GM, Basso E, Manzitti C, Cecchetto G, Alaggio R, Di Martino M, Schiavetti A, Melchionda F, Affinita MC, Chiaravalli S, Miglionico L, Balter R, Tamburini A, Bisogno G, and Ferrari A
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- Antineoplastic Agents therapeutic use, Biliary Tract pathology, Biliary Tract Neoplasms surgery, Child, Child, Preschool, Disease Progression, Female, Humans, Infant, Italy, Male, Neoplasm Recurrence, Local mortality, Neoplasm Recurrence, Local pathology, Neoplasm Recurrence, Local therapy, Remission Induction methods, Rhabdomyosarcoma mortality, Rhabdomyosarcoma therapy, Sarcoma mortality, Sarcoma surgery, Treatment Outcome, Biliary Tract Neoplasms pathology, Rhabdomyosarcoma pathology, Sarcoma pathology
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Introduction: Rhabdomyosarcoma is a soft tissue malignant musculoskeletal tumor frequent in children. Biliary duct localization is extremely rare, but it is the most common cause of malignant obstructive jaundice in pediatric patients., Methods: This report describes a series of 10 patients under 18 years of age with biliary tract rhabdomyosarcoma who were enrolled, from 1979 to 2004, in 3 consecutive Italian pediatric cooperative protocols that had been drawn up by the Soft Tissue Sarcoma Committee of the Associazione Italiana Ematologia Oncologia Pediatrica (AIEOP)., Results: Considering initial and delayed surgery, tumor resection was achieved in 7 cases, 3 complete with free margins (2 liver transplants) and 4 with microscopic residual disease. Chemotherapy was given to all patients and radiotherapy to 3. At present, 5 patients survive in complete remission 90-200 months after diagnosis while 4 died of disease progression or relapse and 1 of liver transplant-related complications., Conclusions: Better outcomes in this series were associated with the feasibility of conservative surgery due to the favorable location of the tumor, in particular in the common bile duct. Chemotherapy and radiotherapy might obviate the need for demolitive surgery or liver transplant, which were linked to worse outcomes in our series.
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45. Results of the Third AIEOP Cooperative Protocol on Wilms Tumor (TW2003) and Related Considerations.
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Spreafico F, Biasoni D, Lo Vullo S, Gandola L, D'Angelo P, Terenziani M, Bianchi M, Provenzi M, Indolfi P, Pession A, Nantron M, Di Cataldo A, Morosi C, Perotti D, Catania S, Bellani FF, and Collini P
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- Adolescent, Adult, Child, Child, Preschool, Combined Modality Therapy, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Incidence, Infant, Infant, Newborn, Italy epidemiology, Kidney Neoplasms epidemiology, Kidney Neoplasms therapy, Male, Middle Aged, Prospective Studies, Survival Rate trends, Wilms Tumor epidemiology, Wilms Tumor therapy, Young Adult, Clinical Protocols, Kidney Neoplasms diagnosis, Neoplasm Staging, Risk Assessment methods, Wilms Tumor diagnosis
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Purpose: TW2003, the third Italian prospective study on Wilms tumor, aimed to improve survival in patients with stage III-IV tumors, de-escalate therapy for stage I-II nonanaplastic tumors, refine the risk stratification of therapy, and develop a national infrastructure for biobanking and central pathology review., Materials and Methods: TW2003 recruited children 18 years old or younger with primary intrarenal tumors. Local physicians chose nephrectomy with or without preoperative chemotherapy as the initial treatment based on the risk of unsafe and/or incomplete immediate surgery. The main drivers for adjuvant therapy were tumor stage and diffuse anaplasia. A new risk stratification schema was investigated, incorporating patient age, reason for stage III designation and completeness of lung nodule response in stage IV disease., Results: We report on 453 patients with unilateral Wilms tumor. Preoperative chemotherapy was administered to 42% of patients. The 5-year event-free survival and overall survival rates were 89.1% (95% CI 83.6-94.9) and 97.0% (93.7-100) for stage I; 85.1% (79.6-91.1) and 94.0% (90.1-98.1) for stage II (160); 82.7% (75.3-90.8) and 90.9% (85.0-97.1) for stage III (101); and 72.1% (61.9-84.0) and 82.5% (73.1-93.1) for stage IV (69), respectively. On multivariable analysis only anaplasia was significant for event-free survival (HR 2.68, 95% CI 1.48-4.86, p=0.001; bias corrected c-index 0.580) and overall survival (HR 5.29, 95% CI 2.52-11.12, p <0.001; bias corrected c-index 0.697)., Conclusions: The survival rates achieved and the proposed risk stratification schema provide a basis for future comparisons of Wilms tumor treatment burden and patient outcome., (Copyright © 2017 American Urological Association Education and Research, Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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46. Risk-adapted Treatment for Severe B-Lineage Posttransplant Lymphoproliferative Disease After Solid Organ Transplantation in Children.
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Giraldi E, Provenzi M, Conter V, Colledan M, Bolognini S, Foglia C, Sebastiani R, Fiocchi R, Gianatti A, DʼAntiga L, and Rambaldi A
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- Adolescent, Age Factors, Child, Child, Preschool, Disease-Free Survival, Female, Graft Rejection immunology, Humans, Immunosuppressive Agents administration & dosage, Infant, Italy, Kaplan-Meier Estimate, Lymphoproliferative Disorders diagnosis, Lymphoproliferative Disorders drug therapy, Lymphoproliferative Disorders mortality, Male, Organ Transplantation mortality, Retrospective Studies, Risk Assessment, Risk Factors, Severity of Illness Index, Time Factors, Treatment Outcome, B-Lymphocytes immunology, Cell Lineage, Lymphoproliferative Disorders immunology, Organ Transplantation adverse effects
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Background: Optimal management of posttransplant lymphoproliferative disease (PTLD) remains to be defined due to heterogeneity of this condition and lack of predictors of the outcome. Here we report our experience with pediatric PTLD nonresponsive to immunosuppression (IS) withdrawal, managed after stratification into high and low risk according to the presenting features., Methods: This is a single-center retrospective review of prospectively enrolled patients. From 2001 to 2011, 17 children were diagnosed with severe B-lineage, CD20+, PTLD after a median of 37 months (range, 5-93) from liver (12), heart (4), or multiorgan (1) transplantation. Treatment was tailored on 2 risk groups: (1) standard-risk (SR) patients received IS reduction and rituximab; (2) high-risk (HR) patients received IS discontinuation, rituximab and polychemotherapy., Results: The cumulative incidence of rejection at 1 and 5 years after the diagnosis of PTLD was 35% (95% confidence interval [95% CI], 18-69%) and 53% (33-85%), respectively, whereas the disease-free survival at 1 and 5 years was 94% (95% CI, 65-99%) and 75% (45-90%), respectively. Three children died, PTLD-free, from different transplant-related complications: primary nonfunction after retransplantation (liver), cytomegalovirus disease 21 months after PTLD treatment (liver), graft dysfunction 25 months after PTLD (heart)., Conclusions: Severe B-lineage PTLD after solid organ transplantation may be classified as SR or HR and treated accordingly with a tailored protocol obtaining a satisfactory long-term outcome. This approach accomplishes the control of lymphoproliferation in severe forms as well as the minimization of toxicity in milder PTLDs.
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47. The prognostic value of biological markers in paediatric Hodgkin lymphoma.
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Farruggia P, Puccio G, Sala A, Todesco A, Buffardi S, Garaventa A, Bottigliero G, Bianchi M, Zecca M, Locatelli F, Pession A, Pillon M, Favre C, D'Amico S, Provenzi M, Trizzino A, Zanazzo GA, Sau A, Santoro N, Murgia G, Casini T, Mascarin M, and Burnelli R
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- Adolescent, Age Factors, Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols adverse effects, Child, Child, Preschool, Databases, Factual, Disease Progression, Disease-Free Survival, Female, Hodgkin Disease blood, Hodgkin Disease mortality, Hodgkin Disease pathology, Humans, Infant, Infant, Newborn, Italy, Kaplan-Meier Estimate, Leukocyte Count, Male, Multivariate Analysis, Neoplasm Staging, Platelet Count, Predictive Value of Tests, Proportional Hazards Models, Retrospective Studies, Risk Factors, Time Factors, Treatment Outcome, Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols therapeutic use, Biomarkers, Tumor blood, Blood Platelets, Eosinophils, Ferritins blood, Hodgkin Disease diagnosis, Hodgkin Disease drug therapy
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Background: Many biological and inflammatory markers have been proposed as having a prognostic value at diagnosis of Hodgkin lymphoma (HL), but very few have been validated in paediatric patients. We explored the significance of these markers in a large population of 769 affected children., Patients and Methods: By using the database of patients enrolled in A.I.E.O.P. (Associazione Italiana di Emato-Oncologia Pediatrica) trial LH2004 for paediatric HL, we identified 769 consecutive patients treated with curative intent from 1st June 2004 to 1st April 2014 with ABVD (doxorubicin, bleomycin, vinblastine, and dacarbazine), or hybrid COPP/ABV (cyclophosphamide, vincristine, prednisone, procarbazine, doxorubicin, bleomycin and vinblastine) regimens., Results: On multivariate analysis with categorical forms, the 5-year freedom from progression survival was significantly lower in patients with stage IV or elevated value of platelets, eosinophils and ferritin at diagnosis. Furthermore, stage IV and eosinophils seem to maintain their predictive value independently of interim (after IV cycles of chemotherapy) positron emission tomography., Conclusion: Using the combination of four simple markers such as stage IV and elevated levels of platelets, ferritin and eosinophils, it is possible to classify the patients into subgroups with very different outcomes., (Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
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- 2016
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48. Percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage in an infant with obstructive jaundice caused by neuroblastoma.
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Saettini F, Agazzi R, Giraldi E, Foglia C, Cavalleri L, Morali L, Fasolini G, Spotti A, and Provenzi M
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- Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde, Humans, Infant, Jaundice, Obstructive etiology, Male, Cholestasis surgery, Drainage methods, Jaundice, Obstructive surgery, Neuroblastoma complications, Retroperitoneal Neoplasms complications
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Neuroblastoma presenting with obstructive jaundice is a rare event. Management of this condition includes surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, temporary cholecystostomy tube, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), and internal biliary drainage (IBD). We herein describe our experience with one infant affected by neuroblastoma presenting with jaundice, who successfully underwent percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage (PTBD). This report introduces PTBD as a viable treatment option for neuroblastoma and obstructive jaundice and provides a review of the pertinent literature.
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49. Is multifocality a prognostic factor in childhood hepatoblastoma?
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Saettini F, Conter V, Provenzi M, Rota M, Giraldi E, Foglia C, Cavalleri L, and D'Antiga L
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- Child, Child, Preschool, Combined Modality Therapy, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Hepatoblastoma mortality, Hepatoblastoma therapy, Humans, Infant, Infant, Newborn, Liver Neoplasms mortality, Liver Neoplasms therapy, Male, Multivariate Analysis, Neoplasm Metastasis, Neoplasm Staging, Prognosis, Retrospective Studies, Survival Rate, Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols therapeutic use, Hepatoblastoma secondary, Liver Neoplasms pathology
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Background: The aim of this study was to assess the prognostic value of multifocality and the effectiveness of two different therapeutic strategies in patients with newly diagnosed hepatoblastoma., Procedures: Between 1998 and 2011, 31 patients diagnosed with hepatoblastoma were referred to Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy. Patients were stratified according to SIOPEL protocols into high-risk (HR if AFP <100 ng/mL and/or PRETEXT IV and/or vascular invasion and/or extra-hepatic intra-abdominal disease and/or metastases) and standard-risk (SR, all others). The patient data we evaluated were: multifocality; patient age; gender; platelet count; AFP level at diagnosis, during treatment and follow-up; histotype; gestational age; birth weight; surgery (either resection or transplantation) and chemotherapy regimen adopted before and after surgery. The outcome measures were event free survival (EFS) and overall survival (OS); survival curves were estimated according to Kaplan-Meier., Results: EFS and OS were associated significantly with multifocality (3-year EFS 40% vs. 95%, P = 0.006; 3-year OS 42% vs. 95%, P = 0.004). Multivariate analysis demonstrated that multifocality predicts lower EFS (hazard ratio 10.01, P = 0.007). Other factors at diagnosis did not reach statistical significance. A marked treatment dependent improvement was associated with intensive chemotherapy given both before and after liver transplantation (P = 0.06)., Conclusions: Patients diagnosed with multifocal tumors had lower EFS levels. Multifocality should be taken into account for future stratification and further studied to assess genetic profile, immunochemistry and prognostic role., (© 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.)
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