Publications by authors named "C De Gennes"

Background: In the recent Evolut Low Risk randomized trial, transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) was shown to be non-inferior to surgery (SAVR) regarding the composite end point of all-cause mortality or disabling stroke at 24 months.

Aims: To evaluate the cost-effectiveness of self-expandable TAVI in low-risk patients, using the French healthcare system as the basis for analysis.

Methods: Mortality, health-related quality of life, and clinical event rates through two-year follow-up were derived from trial data (N = 725 TAVI and N = 678 SAVR; mean age: 73.

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Background: Steroid-sensitive nephrotic syndrome (SSNS) is, in most patients, a chronic disease with 80% experiencing at least one relapse after first flare. B cell depletion using rituximab is effective in preventing relapse in steroid-dependent (SDNS) patients but fails to maintain long-term remission following B cell recovery, possibly due to development of autoreactive long-lived plasma cells. We investigated sequential combination of antiCD20 antibody targeting all B cell subsets, and antiCD38 antibody with high plasma cell cytotoxicity in patients with uncontrolled SDNS after failure of one or several attempts at B cell depletion.

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Objective: To describe the clinical, biological and pathological characteristics of patients with the association of SLE and thymic epithelial tumors (TET) in a retrospective multicenter series.

Methods: Cases diagnosed in France between 2000 and 2015 were collected after a call for observations from the French network for thymic epithelial tumors (RYTHMIC database) and the French National Society of Internal Medicine (SNFMI).

Results: Fourteen patients were identified, the majority were women (93%).

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