Publications by authors named "B Mesples"

Background: Rituximab (RTX) resistance or early B-cells repopulation were observed in children but only few publications reported the use of Obinutuzumab and no recommendations were made concerning the dosage for children.

Methods: This study was a single-center retrospective cohort study of all the children followed-up in the Pediatric Neurology Department of Necker-Enfants malades Hospital in Paris, France, and treated with obinutuzumab, between November 1, 2019, and November 1, 2021.

Results: A total of eight children (three females, median age 4.

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Background: RTX is used off-label in several neurological inflammatory diseases in adults children patients. We conducted a study to assess indications and safety of rituximab (RTX) for children and to identify risk factors for early B-cell repopulation.

Methods: A single-center retrospective study of children treated with RTX for a neurological disease between May 31, 2010, and May 31, 2020, was performed.

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Introduction: The objective was to evaluate health care providers' (HCP) adherence to and efficacy of varicella post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) recommendations. It was an observational, prospective, multicenter study set in Ile-de-France, France.

Methods: All children under 18 with a cancer diagnosis, currently or within 3months of receiving cancer treatment, regardless of varicella zoster virus (VZV) serostatus or previous personal history of varicella, were eligible.

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Background: The optimal therapeutic regimen for children at onset of idiopathic nephrotic syndrome (INS) is still under debate. A better knowledge of the disease's course is necessary to design more appropriate and/or personalized treatment protocols.

Methods: We report the 5-year outcome of patients included from December 2007 to May 2010 in the prospective multicentric and multiethnic population-based NEPHROVIR study.

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Objective: to describe medical care pathways between first symptoms and first oncologic consultation in children and adolescents with solid cancers in order to analyze a possible relationship between delayed diagnosis and its potential consequences.

Methods: Retrospective study on patients aged less than 25 years at first consultation in the oncology department of pediatric, adolescent and young adult in Institut Curie during one year. Were collected data on cancer characteristics, components of care pathways, and sociodemographic parents' characteristics.

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