Sentences with word «nomogram»

NRG Oncology's validated nomogram for prediction of survival in oropharyngeal cancer can be found on the NRG Oncology website under the Resources tab.

In this study, we aimed to develop and validate nomograms for predicting long - term overall survival (OS) and cancer - specific survival (CSS) in major salivary gland cancer (MSGC) patients.

New research, published in the Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, explores the accuracy of adult nomograms in children over ten.

«Based on the variability of pharmacokinetic parameters and drug clearance, the two Vancomycin nomograms developed to predict therapeutic Vancomycin concentrations in healthy adults did not accurately estimate dosage regimens in older children regardless of weight or age, and therefore should not be used to aid empiric dosing,» said Dr. Jessica Gillon.

While these adult nomograms are widely thought to be suitable for teenagers, pharmacological differences between teens and young adults remain poorly understood.

Your baby's pediatrician will keep track of baby weight gain and will usually plot the growth on a height / weight nomogram.

The results of 120 patients from a children's» hospital in Vanderbilt, Nashville, revealed that Vancomycin nomograms from adults were not accurate in predicting appropriate dosing levels in older children.

Weight change nomograms for the first month after birth.

Early weight loss nomograms for exclusively breastfed newborns.

While nomograms are common in prostate cancer research, the one developed by the Fred Hutch and UW researchers is the first to determine the likelihood of over-diagnosis on an individual level, said Ruth Etzioni, Ph.D., the paper's senior author.

«Nomograms offer the ability to personalize survival estimates for patients based upon a host of factors that are clinically relevant when we meet patients,» stated Carole Fakhry, MD, the study's lead author and an associate professor in the Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery at John Hopkins University.

The suggested nomogram dosing regimen was used in 108/178 (60.1 %) of eligible patients during the intervention period.

The 70 patients who were not dosed using the collaborative practice option during the intervention period had a trough distribution similar to historical controls (27.1 % low, 51.4 % in - range, and 21.4 % high; p = 0.02 for proportion of low and in - range groups compared to the collaborative practice nomogram cohort, p = 0.5 for comparison of supratherapeutic groups).

Validated nomograms can be advantageous in determining social or biological factors that could be associated with survival.

The vancomycin nomogram and the collaborative practice protocol were reviewed and approved by the University of Colorado Hospital Pharmacy and Therapeutics committee and were implemented per the Colorado State Boards of Medicine and Pharmacy collaborative practice model agreement.

When the baby's healthcare provider gives you the growth chart (or nomogram), watch the trend over time.

The researchers created a nomogram, a graphical calculating device, that incorporates a patient's age, prostate - specific antigen (PSA) level and Gleason score — which grades prostate cancer tissue based on how it looks under a microscope — to determine the likelihood that screening - detected prostate cancer has been over-diagnosed.

«This nomogram will provide clinically relevant information for both the provider and patient on which to base practical decision - making for newly diagnosed prostate cancer,» he said.

Daniel Lin, M.D., a urologist at the University of Washington and an associate member of the Fred Hutch Public Health Sciences Division, said the nomogram could be a valuable tool for clinicians and patients.

To develop the nomogram, the researchers created a virtual population model representing U.S. men aged 50 to 84 years from 1975 to 2005 and applied existing data on PSA levels, biopsy practices and cancer diagnosis patterns to learn about cancer progression in patients with and without screening.

Etzioni said the next step is to develop an interface and test the nomogram in a pilot study tentatively planned for later this year.

In adults, nomograms are used to calculate the correct dosage of Vancomycin based on a patient's weight and creatinine levels.

However, they state that the nomogram should be validated in an independent sample of patients before it is applied clinically.

The authors also developed a nomogram to predict the CVD risk of individuals based on their sleep study scores.

A nomogram is a graphic depiction of models that can be utilized to estimate the numeric probability of death, disease progression, or other events for a particular patient.

This nomogram was developed with data from clinical trials NRG Oncology / RTOG 0129 and 0522.

«These nomograms will help in providing patient - specific estimates of survival that can be used for risk - stratification and discussions of prognosis with patients,» added Dr. Fakhry.

Researchers developed and validated the nomograms for OS and PFS using a derivation cohort and the models were applied to a validation cohort.

NRG Oncology researchers recently developed and validated a nomogram that can predict 2 - year and 5 - year overall survival (OS) and progression - free survival (PFS) for patients with local - regionally advanced oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC) treated primarily with radiation - based therapy.

«Newly developed nomograms provide accurate predictions for patients with oropharyngeal cancer: Nomograms provide accurate prediction of overall survival and progression - free survival for patients with oropharyngeal cancer.»

These nomograms were developed using a retrospective cohort (N = 4218) from the Surveillance, Epidemiology,...

A nomogram for calculation of aerobic capacity (physical fitness) from pulse rate during sub-maximal work

A clinical pharmacist then gathered the required demographic and laboratory information, calculated eGFR, and ordered the vancomycin dose from the nomogram.

Prior to the collaborative practice model, we attempted to educate providers to directly use the nomogram with a nearly zero - use rate despite frequent personal communication with physicians.

We undertook a quality improvement initiative at our institution to optimize initial vancomycin dosing using a nomogram and a pharmacy collaborative practice approach.

A large number of patients during the intervention period were dosed without the nomogram.

The nomogram also performed well in subsets of patients at the extremes of weight and renal function (Table 3).

All clinical pharmacists involved in care of ICU patients were trained in nomogram use with a mandatory online educational module.

Although clinical pharmacists were encouraged to call providers to encourage them to use the nomogram, this did not reliably happen because of workload issues and logistics.