Publications by authors named "D J MULFORD"

Effective suppression of gastric acid secretion promotes healing of erosive esophagitis. Treatment guidelines recommend proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) and histamine H-receptor antagonists (HRAs). Emerging evidence also supports potassium-competitive acid blockers (P-CABs).

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Many patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) will develop treatment resistance to Bruton tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitors. Phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase (PI3K) inhibitors, including umbralisib, have significant clinical activity in relapsed/refractory CLL, but prolonged exposure is associated with potential toxicities. Owing to the synergistic antitumor effects of combined PI3K and BCL-2 inhibition, we sought to explore the feasibility of response-adapted, time-limited therapy to optimize disease control while mitigating the risks of prolonged treatment.

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Background: Individuals with lung cancer (LC) face a variety of symptoms that significantly impact their lives. We use extensive patient input to determine the relative importance and prevalence of these symptoms and identify which demographic features are associated with a higher level of disease burden.

Methods: We performed semi-structured qualitative interviews with participants with LC to identify potentially important symptoms.

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Background: Treatment of acid-related disorders relies on gastric acid suppression. The percentage of time intragastric pH is >4 (pH >4 holding time ratio [HTR]) is important for healing erosive oesophagitis; and the pH >6 HTR is critical for eradication of Helicobacter pylori infection, as bacterial replication is active and antibiotic effectiveness is optimised. Vonoprazan, a potassium-competitive acid blocker approved in the USA and other countries, suppresses gastric acid secretion in a predictable, rapid and consistent manner, extended over prolonged periods.

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Vonoprazan is metabolized extensively through CYP3A and is an in vitro time-dependent inhibitor of CYP3A. A tiered approach was applied to understand the CYP3A victim and perpetrator drug-drug interaction (DDI) potential for vonoprazan. Mechanistic static modeling suggested vonoprazan is a potential clinically relevant CYP3A inhibitor.

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