Publications by authors named "M Amil"
Background: Ampullary carcinoma (AC) is a rare and severe gastrointestinal cancer with a disease recurrence rate of around 40% after curative-intent surgery and for which the main prognostic factors and adjuvant treatment decision remain a matter of debate.
Patients And Methods: The FFCD-AC cohort is a French nationwide prospective cohort, which included patients with non-metastatic resected AC. The primary objective of this study was to describe prognostic factors associated with disease-free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS) after pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) so as to propose a user-friendly score to better estimate the risk of recurrence.
Background: Anti-TNF are usually maintained during pregnancy in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) but safety is still a concern for them.
Aims: To provide data on management of anti-TNF agents during pregnancy, safety of live vaccines (BCG-MMR-rotavirus) and breastfeeding in newborns and dedicated information delivered to IBD women.
Methods: We performed an observational study in 25 centers from 2016 to 2018.
Background: Acute gastrointestinal bleeding (AGIB) is common in older patients but the use of iron in this context remains understudied.
Aims: This study aimed to evaluate prospectively the efficacy of ferric carboxymaltose to treat anaemia in older patients after AGIB.
Methods: This randomised double-blinded placebo-controlled clinical trial was conducted in 10 French centres.
Article Synopsis
- This pilot study aimed to see if confocal laser endoscopy (CLE) can help identify certain cells (α4β7- and TNF-expressing) that could predict how well ulcerative colitis patients respond to the drug vedolizumab.
- Nineteen patients with moderate-to-severe ulcerative colitis participated, and 58% showed clinical and endoscopic improvement after treatment, with specific staining patterns indicating potential responders versus non-responders.
- The findings suggest that positive α4β7 staining detected through CLE could be linked to better treatment outcomes, although blood tests and immune cell counts did not correlate with patient responses.
Essential oils have been recognised for their potential benefits in oral care. The aim of this study was to evaluate the antibacterial and antiproliferative activity of essential oils derived from four Zingiberaceae species. A combination of GC/MS and GC-FID was employed to analyse these essential oils.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF