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Effectiveness of Nirmatrelvir-Ritonavir Against the Development of Post-COVID-19 Conditions Among U.S. Veterans : A Target Trial Emulation.
Ioannou G, Berry K, Rajeevan N, Li Y, Mutalik P, Yan L, Bui D, Cunningham F, Hynes D, Rowneki M, Bohnert A, Boyko E, Iwashyna T, Maciejewski M, Osborne T, Viglianti E, Aslan M, Huang G, Bajema K. Effectiveness of Nirmatrelvir-Ritonavir Against the Development of Post-COVID-19 Conditions Among U.S. Veterans : A Target Trial Emulation. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2023, 176: 1486-1497. PMID: 37903369, PMCID: PMC10620954, DOI: 10.7326/m23-1394.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAntiviral AgentsCOVID-19COVID-19 Drug TreatmentFemaleHumansMaleRetrospective StudiesRitonavirSARS-CoV-2ThromboembolismUnited StatesVeteransConceptsAcute COVID-19Veterans Health AdministrationUntreated comparatorsThromboembolic eventsCOVID-19Severe COVID-19Target trial emulationSARS-CoV-2Post COVID-19 conditionIndex dateVenous thromboembolismBaseline characteristicsCumulative incidencePulmonary embolismAcute infectionMedian ageOral antiviralsTrial emulationVHA careOutpatient treatmentInternational ClassificationHealth AdministrationU.S. veteransVeterans AffairsOrgan systemsEffectiveness of COVID-19 Treatment With Nirmatrelvir–Ritonavir or Molnupiravir Among U.S. Veterans: Target Trial Emulation Studies With One-Month and Six-Month Outcomes
Bajema K, Berry K, Streja E, Rajeevan N, Li Y, Mutalik P, Yan L, Cunningham F, Hynes D, Rowneki M, Bohnert A, Boyko E, Iwashyna T, Maciejewski M, Osborne T, Viglianti E, Aslan M, Huang G, Ioannou G. Effectiveness of COVID-19 Treatment With Nirmatrelvir–Ritonavir or Molnupiravir Among U.S. Veterans: Target Trial Emulation Studies With One-Month and Six-Month Outcomes. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2023, 176: m22-3565. PMID: 37276589, PMCID: PMC10243488, DOI: 10.7326/m22-3565.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAntiviral AgentsCOVID-19COVID-19 Drug TreatmentCOVID-19 VaccinesFemaleHumansMaleRetrospective StudiesRitonavirSARS-CoV-2VeteransConceptsVeterans Health AdministrationCOVID-19 symptom onsetCOVID-19-related outcomesSevere COVID-19Six-month outcomesCOVID-19 vaccinationCOVID-19 treatmentCOVID-19SARS-CoV-2Percent of participantsUntreated control participantsCause mortalitySymptom onsetMedian ageOral antiviralsVHA careOutpatient treatmentHospitalizationHealth AdministrationDay 31U.S. veteransVariant transmissionMost veteransVeterans AffairsOne month
2024
Pretreatment level of serum sialic acid predicts both qualitative and quantitative bone metastases of prostate cancer
Sun J, Tian T, Wang N, Jing X, Qiu L, Cui H, Liu Z, Liu J, Yan L, Li D. Pretreatment level of serum sialic acid predicts both qualitative and quantitative bone metastases of prostate cancer. Frontiers In Endocrinology 2024, 15: 1338420. PMID: 38384968, PMCID: PMC10880016, DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2024.1338420.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBone NeoplasmsHumansMaleN-Acetylneuraminic AcidProstate-Specific AntigenProstatic NeoplasmsRetrospective StudiesConceptsHigh-volume diseasePresence of bone metastasesSerum sialic acidBone metastasesProstate-specific antigenProstate cancer patientsProstate cancerArea under the curveCut-off valueReceiver operating characteristicAssociated with high volume diseasePredictors of bone metastasisLevels of serum sialic acidClinical parameters of patientsDiagnosis of prostate cancerMetastasis of prostate cancerReceiver operating characteristic curve analysisBone metastasis of prostate cancerDiagnosed PCa patientsMultivariate logistic regression analysisSerum SA levelsMann-Whitney U testParameters of patientsLogistic regression analysisLevels of alkaline phosphatase