Publications by authors named "D M Yip"
Background: The prognosis in patients with advanced cardiac amyloidosis (CA) remains poor.
Objectives: We sought to describe survival post heart transplantation (HT) in amyloid compared with non-amyloid recipients, highlight waitlist times within the new allocation system across three Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) regions, and describe multiorgan transplantation (MOT) in hereditary amyloidosis.
Methods: This is a retrospective review of end-stage CA patients who underwent HT at Mayo Clinic from January 2007 to December 2020.
Chemotherapy and radiotherapy for advanced pancreatic cancer.
Cochrane Database Syst Rev
December 2024
Article Synopsis
- Pancreatic cancer is a highly lethal disease with limited treatment options, leading to an updated review of randomized data focused on first-line treatments for advanced cases.
- The review examines the impact of chemotherapy, radiotherapy, or a combination of both on overall survival, severe adverse events, and quality of life for patients with unresectable or metastatic pancreatic cancer.
- A total of 75 studies were analyzed, with 51 included in the meta-analysis, examining various treatment comparisons and finding that the studies generally had low risks for biases in methodology.
Purpose: Few digital interventions target patients with advanced cancer. Hence, we feasibility-tested Finding My Way-Advanced (FMW-A), a self-guided program for women with metastatic breast cancer.
Methods: A single-site randomised controlled pilot trial was conducted.
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to assess the effectiveness of the Khorana, PROTECHT, CONKO, and COMPASS-CAT scores in identifying risk for venous thromboembolism (VTE) in lung cancer patients.
- A total of 591 patients were analyzed, with 108 experiencing VTE; results showed that the CONKO score had better discriminatory ability than the Khorana score over both 6 and 12 months.
- The findings highlight a decrease in the Khorana score's effectiveness over time and suggest the need for further research to validate the CONKO score and the identified risk factors.
Objectives: First, to understand Papua New Guinea (PNG) oncology nursing issues perceived through the nurses' lens of unmet supportive care needs of people affected by cancer and to identify nurses' self-perceived educational priorities in cancer care. Second, to evaluate the tailored bidirectional learning and knowledge transfer among the participants of the Australia Capital Territory Health and PNG Oncology Nursing Development Program hosted in Australia in June 2023.
Methods: A qualitative descriptive study was conducted.