Background: Sorafenib is a tyrosine kinase inhibitor approved for the treatment of metastatic renal cell carcinoma, hepatocellular carcinoma, and recently for radioactive iodine (RAI)-refractory metastatic differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC). Several side effects have been described including alterations in amylase and lipase levels. Nonetheless, only a few cases of pancreatitis during renal carcinoma and hepatocellular carcinoma treatment have been described.
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July 2017
Background: Pregnancy in women with type 1 diabetes (T1D) is associated with increased risk of maternal complications and neonatal morbidity and mortality. Optimizing glycemic control improves these outcomes.
Objective: To describe the experience of using sensor-augmented insulin pump therapy (SAPT) and SAPT + low-glucose suspension (LGS) on pregnant women with T1D, including neonatal and maternal outcomes.
Diabetes Technol Ther
February 2017
Background: Literature supports short-term efficacy and safety of Sensor Augmented Insulin Pump (SAP) therapy in patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D). However, no data are available showing long-term outcomes. Our study describes the long-term outcomes of SAP therapy with low-glucose suspend feature (SAP+LGS) in hypoglycemia in a Colombian population with T1D and hypoglycemia.
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