Publications by authors named "Nathalie Benard"

Background: Riociguat is the first approved treatment for inoperable and persistent/recurrent post-surgery chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH). The RetrospectIve Adempas® stuDy (RiAD) aimed to describe the real-world utilization of riociguat in France.

Methods: In this retrospective multicentric study in patients initiating riociguat, dosing regimen, co-treatments and clinical characteristics were collected over a 2-year follow-up period.

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We report the results of the French Temporary Authorization of Use (ATU) compassionate program of letermovir for primary prophylaxis conducted in 21 transplant centers. Patients were CMV seropositive allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation recipients and at high risk for CMV infection. Primary prophylaxis was defined as initiation of letermovir between day 0 and day +28 post-transplant.

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Letermovir potently inhibits the cytomegalovirus (CMV)-terminase complex. Letermovir primary prophylaxis given for the first 3 months after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) has been shown to reduce clinically significant CMV infection and is well tolerated. Until now, only case reports or small retrospective series have been published on the use of letermovir for a secondary prophylaxis (SP) of CMV infection or diseases after HCT.

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  • * Before treatment, patients rated their understanding of instructions and information as high, but a significant number had gaps in knowledge, particularly regarding medication dosing and anxiety about self-administering injections.
  • * Despite patients reporting lower compliance (27%) than physicians perceived (94.3%), the findings suggest that miscommunication and misunderstanding in treatment protocols may still be common, highlighting the need for improved communication strategies.
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Malic and citric acids accumulate in cherry tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) fruit during the period of rapid growth, from the end of cell division to the onset of ripening. The involvement of phospho enolpyruvate carboxylase (PEPCase, EC 4.

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