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Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA), a malignant tumor that occurs in the epithelium of the biliary tract, has a very poor prognosis because affected patients are frequently diagnosed at an advanced stage and recurrence after resection is common. Over the last two decades, our understanding of the molecular biology of this malignancy has expanded, and various studies have explored targeted therapy for CCA in order to improve patient survival. The histone acetylation/deacetylation equilibrium is affected in carcinogenesis, leading to altered chromatin structure and therefore changes in gene expression. Understanding the molecular identity of histone deacetylases (HDACs), their cellular interactions and potential role as anticancer agents will help us develop new therapeutic strategies for CCA-affected patients. Furthermore, HDAC inhibitors act on cellular stress response pathways and decrease cancer angiogenesis. Downregulation of pro-angiogenic genes such as vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), hypoxia inducible factor-1 (HIF-1), and endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) inhibit formation of new vessels and can negatively affect the metastatic process. Finally, recent clinical trials prove that administration of both HDAC inhibitors and DNA-targeting chemotherapeutic agents, such as topoisomerase inhibitors, DNA intercalating agents, inhibitors of DNA synthesis, covalently modifying DNA agents, and ionizing radiation, maximizes the anticancer effect by increasing the cytotoxic efficiency of a variety of DNA-damaging anticancer drugs. Therefore, combination therapy of classic chemotherapeutic drugs with HDAC inhibitors can act synergistically for the patients' benefit.OBJECTIVES To describe experience with airway pressure release ventilation (APRV) in children with severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) refractory to conventional low tidal volume ventilation. METHODS This retrospective observational study was performed in an 11-bed, level 3 pediatric intensive care unit. Tanespimycin mouse Evaluation was made of 30 pediatric patients receiving airway pressure release ventilation as rescue therapy for severe ARDS. RESULTS Patients were switched to APRV on an average 3.2 ± 2.6 d following intubation. When changed from conventional mechanical ventilation (CMV) to APRV, there was an expected increase in the SpO2/FiO2 ratio (165.1 ± 13.6 vs. 131.7 ± 10.2; p = 0.035). Mean peak inspiratory pressure was significantly lower during APRV (25.4 ± 1.26 vs. 29.8 ± 0.60, p  less then  0.001) compared to CMV prior to APRV but mean airway pressure (Paw) was significantly higher during APRV (19.1 ± 0.9 vs. 15.3 ± 1.3, p  less then  0.001). Hospital mortality in this study group was 16.6%. CONCLUSIONS The results of this study support the hypothesis that APRV may offer potential clinical advantages for ventilatory management and may be considered as an alternative rescue mechanical ventilation mode in pediatric ARDS patients refractory to conventional ventilation.BACKGROUND There are no studies based on a person-centered approach addressing sex-related differences in the characteristics of treatment-seeking patients with gambling disorder (GD). The main objective of the current study is to identify empirical clusters of GD based on several measures of the severity of gambling behavior, and considering the potential role of patient sex as a moderator. METHODS An agglomerative hierarchical clustering method was applied to an adult sample of 512 treatment-seeking patients (473 men and 39 women) by using a combination of the Schwarz Bayesian Information Criterion and log-likelihood function. RESULTS Three clusters were identified in the subsample of men cluster M1 (low-mild gambling severity level, 9.1%), cluster M2 (moderate level, 60.9%), and cluster M3 (severe level, 30.0%). In the women subsample, two clusters emerged cluster W1 (mild-moderate level, 64.1%), and cluster W2 (severe level, 35.9%). The most severe GD profiles were related to being single, multiple gambling preference for nonstrategic plus strategic games, early onset of the gambling activity, higher impulsivity levels, higher dysfunctional scores in the personality traits of harm avoidance, and self-directedness, and higher number of lifespan stressful life events (SLE). Differences between the empirical men and women clusters were found in different sociodemographic and clinical measurements. CONCLUSIONS Men and women have distinct profiles regarding gambling severity that can be identified by a clustering approach. The sociodemographic and clinical characterization of each cluster by sex may help to establish specific preventive and treatment interventions.Genomic technologies are having an increasing impact across medicine, including primary care. To enable their wider adoption and realize their potential, education of primary health-care practitioners will be required. To enable the development of such resources, understanding where GPs currently access genomic information is needed. One-hundred fifty-nine UK GPs completed the survey in response to an open invitation, between September 2017 and September 2018. Questions were in response to 4 clinical genomic scenarios, with further questions exploring resources used for rare disease patients, direct-to-consumer genetic testing and collecting a family history. Respondents were most commonly GP principals (independent GPs who own their clinic) (64.8%), aged 35-49 years (54%), worked as a GP for more than 15 years (44%) and practiced within suburban locations (typically wealthier) (50.3%). The most popular 'just in time' education source for all clinical genomic scenarios were online primary care focussed resources with general Internet search engines also popular. For genomic continuous medical education, over 70% of respondents preferred online learning. Considering specific scenarios, local guidelines were a popular resource for the familial breast cancer scenario. A large proportion (41%) had not heard of Genomics England's 100,000 genome project. Few respondents (4%) would access rare disease specific Internet resources (Orphanet, OMIM). Twenty-five percent of respondents were unsure how to respond to a direct-to-consumer commercial genetic test query, with 41% forwarding such queries to local genetic services. GPs require concise, relevant, primary care focussed resources in trusted and familiar online repositories of information. Inadequate genetic education of GPs could increase burden on local genetic services.
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