Publications by authors named "A Radji"
Introduction: Cardio-pulmonary exercise testing (CPET) is frequently used to assess aerobic capacity, to evaluate respiratory tolerance and to provide prognostic information. Therefore, CPET is often incorporated in the preoperative assessment of cancer patients. This clinical case report presents the preoperative assessment of a patient before thoracic surgery, in whom an important decrease of aerobic capacity was noted, possibly because of muscular toxicity linked to chemotherapy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The ZOHé study was a prospective, non-interventional, multicentre study in France to assess the use of biosimilar filgrastim Zarzio® (Sandoz filgrastim) in routine clinical practice in patients at risk of neutropenia-inducing chemotherapy (CT).
Methods: Patients ≥ 18 years undergoing CT for a malignant disease and with a first prescription for Zarzio® were enrolled in two cohorts according to tumour type: solid tumour or haematological malignancy; results from the solid tumour cohort are reported here. Analyses primarily described the prescription and use of Zarzio® in current practice, and also included identification of factors linked to prescription for primary prophylaxis and comparison of Zarzio® use in relation to European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) guidelines.
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- The study examines the link between post-radiation therapy overreactions (OR) in patients and their clinical radiosensitivity, highlighting the lack of consensus on effective prediction methods since 2003.
- Researchers collected skin biopsy samples from patients with varying degrees of OR, focusing on skin fibroblasts from different sensitivity groups and analyzing their DNA damage response after radiation.
- Findings suggest that OR patients experience a delay in the ATM protein's activity rather than a complete repair defect, leading to a proposed classification of human radiosensitivity into three groups based on their reaction severity.
Background: The Pteridaceae family is the largest fern family in Togo by its specific and generic diversity. Like all other families of ferns in the country, Pteridaceae are poorly studied and has no identification key. The objective of this study is to perform a taxonomic revision and list establishment of this family of leptosporangiate ferns in the light of current available knowledge about the family.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFContext: Patients with gastrointestinal cancer are at high risk for deterioration of nutrition. Home parenteral nutrition (HPN) could improve nutritional status and quality of life (QoL).
Objectives: The purpose of this study was 1) to evaluate the impact of HPN on QoL, 2) to assess changes in nutritional status, and 3) to assess proxy perception of patient well-being.