Publications by authors named "M McPherson"

Purpose: To standardize and improve the safety and efficacy of opioid conversion in people with cancer.

Methods: The Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (MASCC), American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM), Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association (HPNA), and Network Italiano Cure di Supporto in Oncologia (NICSO) convened an Expert Panel to develop recommendations based on a systematic review of the literature and a formal consensus process. The systematic review focused on randomized and non-randomized studies published from database inception to June 2022.

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Antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) represent promising therapeutic constructs to enhance the selective delivery of drugs to target cells; however, attaining precise control over the timing and location of payload release remains challenging due to the complex intracellular processes that define ADC internalization, trafficking, and linker cleavage. In this study, we present novel real-time fluorogenic probes to monitor both subcellular dynamics of ADC trafficking and payload release. We optimized a tandem molecular design of sequential pH- and enzyme-activatable naphthalimide fluorophores to (1) track their subcellular localization along the endolysosomal pathway and (2) monitor linker cleavage with OFF-to-ON fluorescence switches.

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Background: In Tanzania, residential treatment centers for alcohol and other drugs, locally known as "sober houses," play a critical role in the treatment of people living with a substance use disorder (SUD), but little is known about the services they offer and service users' and providers' perceptions of those services. We aimed to address these gaps in knowledge and to better understand where evidence-based interventions may be able to address gaps in service provision.

Materials And Methods: This study used a mixed-methods approach across four sober houses in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

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: The purpose of this study was to determine whether a periodized resistance training program would influence self-reported depression and anxiety scores in college-aged females. : Eight participants participated in a six-week periodized resistance training program. The participants completed a 3-5 repetition maximum (3-5 RM) for the sumo deadlift (SDL), bench press (BP), barbell back squat (BBS), and standing shoulder press (SSP).

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