Publications by authors named "E Geoffroy"

Purpose: High doses of amoxicillin are recommended to treat severe infections such as endocarditis. Amoxicillin causes dose-dependent toxicities, in particular crystal nephropathy. Toxicity could be avoided by monitoring of amoxicillin trough plasma concentrations (ATPC).

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We report data on six kidney or heart recipients who were administered daratumumab to treat or prevent antibody-mediated rejection (ABMR). To date, data are scarce concerning the use of daratumumab in solid organ transplantation and most reports show a decrease in donor-specific antigen (DSA) levels and an improvement in ABMR using a multiple myeloma daratumumab administration scheme, that is, with sequential systematic administration. Here, we report on the efficacy of daratumumab 1/ in reducing the histological signs of ABMR, 2/ in reducing the ability of DSA to bind to donor cells in vitro through negativation of flow cytometry crossmatching, 3/ in preferentially being directed towards antibodies sharing epitopes, suggesting that daratumumab may specifically target activated plasma cells, 4/ and when administered as a single dose.

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Background: We evaluated short and midterm outcomes with use of aortic valve-sparing root replacement to treat bicuspid aortic valves (BAVs).

Methods: From December 2007 to January 2022, all patients with BAVs who underwent aortic root replacement using Tirone's procedure were included. This study based on department database information for retrospective and follow-up data.

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Genetically regulated gene expression has helped elucidate the biological mechanisms underlying complex traits. Improved high-throughput technology allows similar interrogation of the genetically regulated proteome for understanding complex trait mechanisms. Here, we used the Trans-omics for Precision Medicine (TOPMed) Multi-omics pilot study, which comprises data from Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA), to optimize genetic predictors of the plasma proteome for genetically regulated proteome-wide association studies (PWAS) in diverse populations.

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Background: Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (China CDC) introduced the Structured Operational Research Training Initiative (SORT IT) into China to build a special capacity and equip public health professionals with an effective tool to support developing countries in strengthening their operational research. The paper aims to investigate and analyze the implementation, outcomes and challenges of the first cycle of SORT IT in China.

Main Text: As a result of the successful implementation, SORT IT China, Cycle 1 has demonstrated fruitful outputs as exemplified by the 18-month follow-up to the post-training initiatives of the twelve participants, who all achieved the four milestones required by SORT IT.

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