Publications by authors named "J SPERBER"
Background: Prognostic indices for patients with brain metastases (BM) are needed to individualize treatment and stratify clinical trials. Two frequently used tools to estimate survival in patients with BM are the recursive partitioning analysis (RPA) and the diagnosis-specific graded prognostic assessment (DS-GPA). Given recent advances in therapies and improved survival for patients with BM, this study aims to validate and analyze these 2 models in a modern cohort.
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- Palliative care (PC) enhances quality of life for patients with metastatic cancer by alleviating symptoms and aiding in advance care planning, but it is frequently misunderstood and underused.
- A study surveyed patients with metastatic spine tumors (MSTs) to explore barriers to understanding PC, comparing their responses with a broader population from the HINTS 5 database.
- The results showed that MST patients had a better grasp of PC than the general public but over 25% still lacked understanding, indicating a need for improved education about PC and its distinction from hospice care.
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- * Data from 38,414 NMPTS cases diagnosed between 2004 and 2019 was analyzed, revealing significant differences in treatment frequency and type based on urbanicity, with rural patients receiving certain surgeries less often.
- * The findings indicate that non-Hispanic Black patients in non-metropolitan areas have a significantly lower all-cause survival rate compared to their urban counterparts, underscoring disparities in health outcomes related to race-ethnicity and geographic location.
Two experiments evaluated the impact of the reduction in the percentage of corn oil remaining in distillers grains plus solubles (DGS) after the ethanol plant de-oiling process or by adding corn oil back to DGS following de-oiling on finishing cattle performance and nutrient digestion. Experiment 1 utilized 320 yearling steers (initial BW = 413 kg; SD = 25 kg) fed in 32 pens (10 steers/pen) and assigned to one of four treatments (n = 8 pens/treatment). The four treatments consisted of a blended DRC:HMC corn control diet (CON), de-oiled modified distillers grains plus solubles included at 40% of diet DM (DODGS), de-oiled modified distillers grains plus solubles included at 38% of diet DM plus 2% added corn oil (DODGS + Oil), and full-fat modified distillers grains plus solubles included at 40% of diet DM (FFDGS).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEconomic disadvantage has often been associated with poorer performance on measures of early childhood development. However, the causal impacts of income on child development remain unclear. The present study uses data from the Baby's First Years randomized control trial to identify the causal impact of unconditional cash transfers on maternal reports of early childhood development.
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