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Explanation (of rationale for current study):
Despite the encouraging case report described above, oseltamivir has not been rigorously tested in humans to determine its efficacy in the management of ITP. Oseltamivir is an attractive drug for ITP since it specifically targets a pathophysiologic
INTRODUCTION
Overweight and obesity represent a risk factor for hormone dependent cancers such as breast, endometrium, ovarian, uterine and gastrointestinal cancer.
In particular, overweight and obesity are risk factors for breast cancer in post-menopause women since they are associated to higher
Crohn's Disease (CD) is an immunologically mediated chronic illness that has a relapsing and remitting course, most commonly presenting in the 2nd or 3rd decade and causing lifelong impairment of health and quality of life. Mainstay of clinical treatment for severe disease is combination of
Japanese encephalitis (JE) is the most important epidemic encephalitis worldwide, causing approximately 35-50,000 cases and 10-15,000 deaths annually. Half of the survivors have severe neuropsychiatric sequelae, posing a large socio-economic burden on communities that can ill afford it. JE virus
Corticosteroids are the standard initial therapy for Acute GvHD (aGVHD) after HSCT (hematopoietic stem cell transplant aka BMT) and 25-41% patients will respond to prednisone (or methylprednisolone) at a dose of 2mg/kg/day. Complete response of aGvHD is an important predictor of survival; in
1. Protocol Title:
Optimizing ovulation induction in the poor responder: a randomized controlled trial of luteal phase estradiol verses combined oral contraceptive pill (COCP) on ovarian morphology and biomarkers prior to ovulation induction
2. Purpose of the Study:
In women undergoing ovulation
Method of Harvesting Stem Cells
Based on the experience of the pilot studies, the current protocol will mobilize stem cells with granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) and collect stem cells by apheresis, with subsequent bone marrow harvest performed only if needed to supplement the
Selection of the Regimen for Immunosuppressive Therapy
Cyclophosphamide with ATG is a common conditioning regimen with two decades of experience in the treatment of aplastic anemia, and has been used safely without reported mortality in the treatment of autoimmune diseases such as systemic lupus
Selection of High Dose Immunosuppressive Therapy and Autologous HSCT Strategy for this Trial
Selection of the Regimen for High-Dose Immunosuppressive Therapy Cyclophosphamide with ATG (Cy/ATG) is a common conditioning regimen with two decades of experience in the treatment of aplastic anemia and has
CMV infection occurs most frequently in the first three months following transplantation and following treatment for acute rejection; both instances can be related to relatively high levels of immunosuppression relative to stable long-term allograft recipients. Disease then can occur and is manifest
Background/Rationale:
Medical abortions induced with either mifepristone or methotrexate and then followed by misoprostol are becoming more common. Although mifepristone is the preferred drug used to initiate the abortion in Europe, parts of Asia and in the US, it is not available in many parts of