Publications by authors named "A G Vaiopoulos"
Successful Achievement of Demanding Outcomes in Upadacitinib-Treated Atopic Dermatitis Patients: A Real-World, 96-Week Single-Centre Study.
Dermatol Ther (Heidelb)
January 2025
Introduction: Results from randomized controlled trials of upadacitinib, a Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitor, have led to its approval for the treatment of moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis (AD) in patients aged ≥ 12 years. The aim of this study was to report the effectiveness and safety of upadacitinib in real-world settings over a period of 96 weeks.
Methods: This retrospective study included all patients treated with upadacitinib at our centre between April 2022 and September 2024.
Article Synopsis
- - The study analyzed the effectiveness and safety of methotrexate (MTX) in treating mycosis fungoides (MF) across different stages, involving 211 patients from five Greek centers, with a median age of 68.3 years.
- - Results showed an overall response rate of 55.5%, with better outcomes in patients receiving MTX as a first-line treatment and those with erythrodermic disease compared to tumor stage disease.
- - The study concludes that MTX is a viable first-line treatment option for MF, demonstrating varying progression-free survival rates depending on the disease stage and acceptable safety profiles.
Psoriasis predisposes to cardiovascular dysfunction. We investigated whether glycocalyx dietary supplement (GDS), which contains glycosaminoglycans and fucoidan, improves endothelial glycocalyx and arterial stiffness in psoriatic patients. Fifty participants with psoriasis under biological agents were randomly assigned to GDS (n = 25) or placebo (n = 25) for 4 months.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThere is a lack of reliable biomarkers for diagnosis of infection eradication prior to second-stage reimplantation in two-stage exchange arthroplasty for periprosthetic joint infections (PJIs). The aim of this study was to assess the diagnostic accuracy of rotational thromboelastometry (ROTEM) for persistent infection in two-stage exchange arthroplasties. A pilot, retrospective analysis was performed including 70 patients who underwent a two-stage exchange arthroplasty for PJI.
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