Publications by authors named "K V Shetty"

Article Synopsis
  • Estimates indicate significant variation in R&D costs, with 20 large firms comprising 80.8% of patient-months and showing lower costs per patient-month compared to smaller firms.
  • A novel methodology was used to analyze R&D costs per drug, focusing on discrete units of activity related to clinical trials and using data from 268 US publicly traded drug developers.
  • The study found that R&D costs per new drug averaged around $1.31 billion, with a lower median cost of $708 million, highlighting a skewed distribution of expenses related to drug development.
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Aims And Background: Competency-based medical education has been widely accepted across the globe and it has been adopted in the undergraduate curriculum in India from 2019. One introduction to this curriculum is the Electives postings. Electives are chosen by the students.

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Introduction: Immunogenicity continues to be a challenge for development and clinical utility of monoclonal antibodies, and there are gaps in our current ability to prevent anti-drug antibody development in a safe and antigen-specific manner.

Methods: To mitigate immunogenicity of monoclonal antibodies administered subcutaneously, O-phospho-L-serine (OPLS)-the head group of the tolerance-inducing phospholipid, phosphatidylserine-was investigated as an immunoregulatory adjuvant.

Results: Formulations of adalimumab, trastuzumab or rituximab with OPLS showed reduction in relative immunogenicity in mice compared to vehicle formulations, indicated by reduced anti-drug antibody development and significant reductions in CD138+ plasma cell differentiation in bone marrow.

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Background: This study evaluates the fracture resistance of apical plugs created from Biodentine and mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) in thicknesses of 3 and 5 mm within simulated open apex tooth models.

Methods: Fifty human maxillary central incisors were obtained from a pool of freshly extracted teeth. In order to replicate open apices without cavity preparation, ten teeth in the control group received apical-to-coronal preparation with Peeso reamers.

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Background: Pulp capping is a vital dental procedure used to preserve the vitality of teeth affected by deep caries lesions without irreversible pulpitis. The use of modern bioceramic materials has enhanced the predictability of vital pulp therapy (VPT).

Aim: This study aimed to assess the clinical success of Biodentine, modified NeoPutty mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA), and calcium hydroxide (Ca(OH)2) as pulp capping materials for indirect pulp capping in carious primary teeth.

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