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Introduction EGFR is the receptor for epidermal growth factor (EGF) and belongs to the protein tyrosine kinase (PTK) receptor. Histone Methyltransferase inhibitor It is closely related to the inhibition of tumor cell proliferation, invasion, and apoptosis. Overexpression or mutation activation of EGFR is involved in the development of many human malignancies, especially non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). At present, numerous small molecule tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) have been developed to target the ATP-binding region of EGFR, aiming to develop selective and effective inhibitors for the treatment of NSCLC against EGFR mutants.Areas covered This review covers the latest progress in the patented EGFR inhibitors and the inhibition activity against NSCLC from 2014 to present.Expert opinion EGFR is an important anti-tumor target, and small molecule inhibitors targeting EGFR have become important biologically active compounds for the treatment of cancer, especially against NSCLC. Among the recent patents available, great majority of them focus on selective inhibitors of EGFR mutants. Although great achievements have been made in the development of selective EGFR inhibitors, there is still an urgent need to discover new EGFR inhibitors which are safe, efficient, selective, and low-toxic to avoid the adverse pharmacokinetics caused by wild-type EGFR feature.
Allergic rhinitis (AR) is one of the most prevalent chronic diseases in children. Patients with AR tend to have more persistent symptoms after adenotonsillectomy (T&A).
This study was aimed to evaluate the outcome of additional concurrent coblation-assisted turbinoplasty with adenotonsillectomy (T&A + T) in patients with AR.
This study included 104 children who underwent T&A, and 67 who underwent T&A + T. All patients were diagnosed as AR and were aged < 12 years at the time of surgery. Symptoms (snoring, mouth breathing, nasal obstruction, rhinorrhea, itching, and sneezing) were evaluated preoperatively and postoperatively
a questionnaire and a telephone survey.
None of the six symptoms investigated differed significantly between the two groups preoperatively, and all evaluated symptoms exhibited dramatic improvements after the surgery in both groups. The T&A + T group showed significantly greater difference of improvement in mouth breathing and nasal obstruction than T&A group. There were no significant difference of improvements in snoring, rhinorrhea, itching and sneezing postoperatively between two groups. In multiple regression analysis, postoperative obstructive symptoms including mouth breathing and nasal obstruction were significantly associated with concurrent turbinoplasty.
Concurrent turbinoplasty should be considered especially in patients who have AR and adenotonsillar hypertrophy to improve obstructive symptoms.
Concurrent turbinoplasty should be considered especially in patients who have AR and adenotonsillar hypertrophy to improve obstructive symptoms.To assess and compare the QoL of the older people dwelling in traditional family versus nursing home/institution. A comprehensive literature search was performed on 10 January 2018 to identify studies that investigated the QoL of older adults dwelling in family versus nursing home settings. Analyses were run using random-effects meta-analyses. A total of six cross-sectional studies with 1623 people were included. The quality of included studies was moderate. Meta-analysis showed that compared with nursing home support, the family support could significantly improve the physical health (6 studies, SMD = 0.50, 95%CI 0.32-0.68, p less then 0.05), mental status (6 studies, SMD = 0.45, 95%CI 0.26-0.65, p less then 0.05), and social relationship (5 studies, SMD = 0.51, 95%CI 0.19-0.83, p less then 0.05). Traditional family support model demonstrated a significant improvement in the physical health, psychological status and social relationships among older adults. The conclusions were driven by cross-sectional studies, Larger, adequately powered RCTs are required to confirm our finding.Hemoglobin (Hb) variants, characterized by structural abnormalities in the globin chains, are among the most common inherited disorders. It has been shown that Hb variant remains an important cause of erroneous HbA1c results. Thus, it is important to be aware of the extent of the interference of each Hb variant encountered to avoid reporting unreliable results. However, the effects of many types of Hb variants on the measurement of HbA1c remain unclear. Here, we describe three rare Hb variants, Hb J-Tashikuergan [HBA2 c.59 C > A], Hb Pyrgos [HBB c.251G > A], and Hb Hope [HBB c.410 G > A], which lead to extremely high values (>25%) determined by Variant II Turbo 2.0. We further investigated their effects on HbA1c measurement by an HPLC system (Bio-Rad D100), a CE system (Sebia Capillarys 3 TERA), a boronate affinity chromatography system (Premier Hb9210), and an immunoassay method (Roche Diagnostics), and found that these Hb variants severely interfered with HbA1c measurement by Variant II Turbo 2.0 and Bio-Rad D100. This study demonstrates that patients with abnormally high HbA1c levels should be highly suspected of carrying Hb variants. When the HbA1c results are considered unreliable, other indicators such as glycated albumin may be a possible alternative to HbA1c in diabetic patients.
The development of companion diagnostics (CDx) will increase efficacy and cost-benefit markedly, compared to the currently prevailing trial-and-error approach for treatment. Recent improvements in high-throughput protein technology have resulted in large amounts of predictive biomarkers that are potentially useful components of future CDx assays. Current high multiplex protein arrays are suitable for discovery-based approaches, while low-density and more simple arrays are suitable for use in point-of-care facilities.
This review discusses the technical platforms available for protein array focused CDx, explains the technical details of the platforms and provide examples of clinical use, ranging from multiplex arrays to low-density clinically applicable arrays. We thereafter highlight recent predictive biomarkers within different disease areas, such as oncology and autoimmune diseases. Lastly, we discuss some of the challenges connected to the implementation of CDx assays as point-of-care tests.
Recent advances in the field of protein arrays have enabled high-density arrays permitting large biomarker discovery studies, which are beneficial for future CDx assays.
