Publications by authors named "R H Advani"

Objectives: We investigated whether a smaller reduction in 2nd trimester blood pressure (BP) is associated with the development of gestational hypertensive disease.

Study Design: We conducted a retrospective cohort study utilizing a clinical database at an urban safety-net hospital. Individuals ages 18-40 with a singleton gestation and 1st trimester prenatal care were included.

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Introduction: Female gastroenterologists comprise 19% of the gastroenterology (GI) workforce, despite females making up 30% of GI fellows and over 50% of medical students in the USA. Barriers to pursuing GI fellowship have not been studied at the resident level. We aimed to determine multiple barriers that may prevent internal medicine (IM) residents from pursuing GI fellowship.

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The CD30-directed antibody-drug conjugate brentuximab vedotin (BV) was FDA approved in 2011 for the treatment of relapsed classic Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL), in 2015 for maintenance after autologous transplantation in high-risk patients, and in 2018 for frontline therapy with doxorubicin, vinblastine, and dacarbazine for advanced stage cHL. Although the role of BV in cHL had been reasonably well-established, it is currently being challenged by the changing landscape of other highly effective novel agents, such as checkpoint inhibitor immunotherapies. In this review, we discuss the evolving role of BV in the management of cHL and ongoing studies attempting to define the optimal usage of this effective agent.

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Article Synopsis
  • - Outcomes for patients with relapsed/refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (R/R DLBCL) are generally poor; however, the FDA approved Loncastuximab-teserine (Lonca) based on the LOTIS-2 trial results for those who have undergone at least two prior treatments.
  • - A retrospective study analyzed 187 patients from 21 US centers treated with Lonca, revealing a complete response rate of 14% and an overall response rate of 32%, indicating lower efficacy in a real-world setting compared to the original trial.
  • - Patients in this study had higher risk features, including bulky disease and high-grade B-cell histology, leading to poorer median event-free survival (2.1 months
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