Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a positive-stranded RNA virus which belongs to the family
of Flaviviridae, predominantly infecting liver hepatocytes. HCV infection is a major cause for morbidity
worldwide. Aim: The primary objective was to evaluate the ...
Aim: To describe treatment patterns and outcomes of patients with unresectable stage III
and metastatic/stage IV melanoma. Materials & methods: An observational retrospective chart review of patients diagnosed with advanced melanoma
before 1 November ...
Aim: To assess long-term health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and treatment-related
costs in gynecological cancer patients, and to compare HRQoL between cancer types
and to age-standardized general female population. Materials & methods: A prospective ...
Aim: To assess the cost–effectiveness of standard utilization of zoledronic acid (ZA)
relative to real-world utilization of ZA for bone metastasis (BM) in Chinese patients
with advanced lung cancer. Materials & methods: A decision analytic model was ...
Aim: To compare secukinumab with infliximab in biologic-naive patients with psoriatic
arthritis using matching-adjusted indirect comparison. Patients & methods: Individual patient baseline data for secukinumab were matched to published aggregate
data ...
Aim: The objective of this study was to systematically compare the safety and efficacy
of porous tantalum metal (TM) implants and autograft in single-level anterior cervical
discectomy and fusion. Methods: Potential academic articles were acquired from ...
Aim: To determine measurement equivalence of paper and electronic application of the hematological
malignancy-patient-reported outcome (HM-PRO), a specific measure for the evaluation
of patient-reported outcomes in HMs. Patients & methods: Following ...
Aim: Increasing use of selective serotonin-reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) in Scotland, coupled
with safety concerns with some SSRIs, and the increasing availability of generic SSRIs,
have resulted in multiple initiatives to improve the quality and ...