Introduction: The lung cancer continues to be the primary cause of cancer-related deaths, despite significant advancements in treatment through the introduction of immunological checkpoint inhibitors (ICI). These inhibitors, initially used as monotherapy, are now employed in combined therapies, resulting in improved survival rates. The ICI function by restoring T-cell activity to target tumor cells, but may lead to undesirable immune-related adverse events (irAE), necessitating careful management.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Cases of psoriasis associated with Tocilizumab (TCZ) are scarce.
Objective: To describe a new case of TCZ-associated psoriasis and to perform a case-based review of similar cases.
Methods: We searched Medline/Pubmed, Embase, Scopus, Web of Science, and Directory of Open Access Journals databases using the terms « Tocilizumab » and « Psoriasis » in the French and English literature.
Serum sickness (SS) and anaphylaxis are well-documented complications of rituximab (RTX) infusions. While the first presents usually as a triad of fever, rash, and arthralgias occurring seven to 14 days after infusion, the second presents as a sudden onset of hemodynamic instability, bronchospasm, and a pruritic erythematous rash, occurring within the first few hours after infusion. We present here a case of serum sickness associated with anaphylaxis five days after the first infusion of a second course of RTX.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFResearch Aim And Purpose: The benefits of Electronic Patient -Reported Outcomes (e-PRO) for telemonitoring are well established, allowing early detection of illnesses and continuous monitoring of patients. The primary objective of the PROTECTY study was to assess the compliance with patient use of the telemonitoring platform Cureety. An exploratory objective was to assess if the first-month health status is a prognostic factor of progression free-survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) for prostate cancer patient.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Evidence regarding the analgesic effect of distraction through immersion in virtual reality (VR) for care-induced pain has been documented in several phase 2 trials, but comparison with standard treatments in large, randomized studies is needed.
Objective: In this open-label, multicenter, randomized, phase 3 trial, we evaluated the safety and efficacy of a novel VR therapy solution for distraction in the context of bone marrow biopsy.
Methods: Bliss is a VR software with 4 imaginary interactive environments in 3 dimensions with binaural sound (head-mounted display).