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  • 1
    In: The Journal of Immunology, The American Association of Immunologists, Vol. 168, No. 6 ( 2002-03-15), p. 3017-3023
    Abstract: Recent studies have demonstrated an important role for IL-5-dependent bone marrow eosinophil progenitors in allergic inflammation. However, studies using anti-IL-5 mAbs in human asthmatics have failed to suppress lower airway hyperresponsiveness despite suppression of eosinophilia; therefore, it is critical to examine the role of IL-5 and bone marrow responses in the pathogenesis of allergic airway disease. To do this, we studied the effects of IL-5 deficiency (IL-5−/−) on bone marrow function as well as clinical and local events, using an established experimental murine model of allergic rhinitis. Age-matched IL-5+/+ and IL-5−/− BALB/c mice were sensitized to OVA followed by 2 wk of daily OVA intranasal challenge. IL-5−/− OVA-sensitized mice had significantly higher nasal mucosal CD4+ cells and basophilic cell counts as well as nasal symptoms and histamine hyperresponsiveness than the nonsensitized group; however, there was no eosinophilia in either nasal mucosa or bone marrow; significantly lower numbers of eosinophil/basophil CFU and maturing CFU eosinophils in the presence of recombinant mouse IL-5 in vitro; and significantly lower expression of IL-5Rα on bone marrow CD34+CD45+ progenitor cells in IL-5−/− mice. These findings suggest that IL-5 is required for normal bone marrow eosinophilopoiesis, in response to specific Ag sensitization, during the development of experimental allergic rhinitis. However, the results also suggest that suppression of the IL-5-eosinophil pathway in this model of allergic rhinitis may not completely suppress clinical symptoms or nasal histamine hyperresponsiveness, because of the existence of other cytokine-progenitor pathways that may induce and maintain the presence of other inflammatory cell populations.
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    ISSN: 0022-1767 , 1550-6606
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    Publisher: The American Association of Immunologists
    Publication Date: 2002
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    In: Cancer Research, American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), Vol. 81, No. 13_Supplement ( 2021-07-01), p. 636-636
    Abstract: Background: Over 4300 children, adolescents, and young adults (CAYA) are diagnosed with cancer each year in Canada, 1/3 of whom have refractory/metastatic disease or will relapse. A national collaborative program, PRecision Oncology For Young peopLE (PROFYLE), was created with the goal to develop and implement a pipeline providing access to tumor molecular profiling to identify novel targeted treatment options in a clinically relevant timeframe for CAYA with hard-to-treat cancers. Design: PROFYLE unites 21 institutions, building upon 3 pre-existing regional pediatric precision oncology programs (Personalized Oncogenomics (POG), SickKids Cancer Sequencing (KiCS), and Personalized Targeted Therapy in Refractory or Relapsed Cancer in Childhood (TRICEPS)). PROFYLE nodes (genomics/bioinformatics, proteomics, modeling, biomarkers, data/biobanking, therapeutics, bioethics, policy, AYA) are unified by a shared governance structure. PROFYLE includes genomic and transcriptomic sequencing of paired germline/cancer fresh/frozen samples. Inclusion criteria: ≤29y; treatment at a Canadian center; diagnosis of a hard-to-treat cancer. Profiling results are reviewed by multidisciplinary Molecular Tumor Boards. A report including a results/recommendations summary of actionable findings (therapeutic, diagnostic, prognostic, cancer predisposition), potential targeted therapy options including available clinical trials, clarification of diagnosis, and genetic counseling referral is provided to the treating oncologist. Results: To date, & gt;800 CAYA are enrolled in PROFYLE and POG, KiCS, TRICEPS. Cancer diagnoses: 35% sarcoma, 18% leukemia/lymphoma, 14% CNS tumor, 14% neuroblastoma, 19% other. At study entry, 44% of participants had not relapsed, 39% 1 relapse, 14% 2 relapses, and 3% 3+ relapses. 13% had a cancer-predisposing pathogenic/likely pathogenic germline variant, 39% had ≥1 potentially actionable somatic alteration, and 13% had a therapeutically targetable somatic alteration. The most frequent classes of alterations were RAS/MAPK, immune checkpoint, cell cycle, DNA repair, epigenetic, PI3K/AKT/mTOR, RTK. Of clinicians who reported the utility of results, 78% indicated the findings had the potential to inform a medical decision. Future Directions: We will build on PROFYLE's success by addressing the challenge of real-time availability of target-based therapies through innovative clinical trial strategies incorporating new drugs, off-label use, drug combinations, basket and single patient study designs to enable improved access to therapies for CAYA with actionable molecular targets. We will work on policy-relevant research to facilitate implementation of precision oncology care for CAYA in Canada. We will leverage knowledge developed by PROFYLE thus far by integrating omics, modeling and biomarkers research in the trials being developed. Citation Format: Stephanie A. Grover, Thierry Alcindor, Jason N. Berman, Jennifer A. Chan, Avram E. Denburg, Rebecca J. Deyell, David D. Eisenstat, Conrad V. Fernandez, Paul E. Grundy, Abha Gupta, Cynthia Hawkins, Meredith S. Irwin, Nada Jabado, Steven J. Jones, Michael F. Moran, Daniel A. Morgenstern, Shahrad R. Rassekh, Adam Shlien, Daniel Sinnett, Poul H. Sorensen, Patrick J. Sullivan, Michael D. Taylor, Anita Villani, James A. Whitlock, David Malkin, on behalf of the Terry Fox PROFYLE Consortium. PROFYLE: The pan-Canadian precision oncology program for children, adolescents and young adults with hard-to-treat cancer [abstract] . In: Proceedings of the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2021; 2021 Apr 10-15 and May 17-21. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2021;81(13_Suppl):Abstract nr 636.
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    ISSN: 0008-5472 , 1538-7445
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    Publisher: American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
    Publication Date: 2021
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    In: Cancer, Wiley, Vol. 127, No. 5 ( 2021-03), p. 787-793
    Abstract: Childhood cancer treatment is assumed to be too costly for low‐income and middle‐income country settings. Across 4 sub‐Saharan African countries, the authors demonstrate that childhood cancer treatment units can represent very cost‐effective interventions.
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    ISSN: 0008-543X , 1097-0142
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    Language: English
    Publisher: Wiley
    Publication Date: 2021
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    In: Journal of Personalized Medicine, MDPI AG, Vol. 12, No. 8 ( 2022-08-18), p. 1327-
    Abstract: Current literature/guidelines regarding the most appropriate term to communicate a cancer-related disease-causing germline variant in childhood cancer lack consensus. Guidelines also rarely address preferences of patients/families. We aimed to assess preferences of parents of children with cancer, genetics professionals, and pediatric oncologists towards terminology to describe a disease-causing germline variant in childhood cancer. Using semi-structured interviews we asked participants their most/least preferred terms from; ‘faulty gene,’ ‘altered gene,’ ‘gene change,’ and ‘genetic variant,’ analyzing responses with directed content analysis. Twenty-five parents, 6 genetics professionals, and 29 oncologists participated. An equal number of parents most preferred ‘gene change,’ ‘altered gene,’ or ‘genetic variant’ (n = 8/25). Parents least preferred ‘faulty gene’ (n = 18/25). Half the genetics professionals most preferred ‘faulty gene’ (n = 3/6); however this was least preferred by the remaining genetics professionals (n = 3/6). Many oncologists most preferred ‘genetic variant’ (n = 11/29) and least preferred ‘faulty gene’ (n = 19/29). Participants across all groups perceived ‘faulty gene’ as having negative connotations, potentially placing blame/guilt on parents/children. Health professionals described challenges selecting a term that was scientifically accurate, easily understood and not distressing to families. Lack of consensus highlights the need to be guided by families’ preferred terminology, while providing accurate explanations regarding implications of genetic findings.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    ISSN: 2075-4426
    Language: English
    Publisher: MDPI AG
    Publication Date: 2022
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    In: JCO Global Oncology, American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), , No. 8 ( 2022-06)
    Abstract: Access to essential cancer medicines is a major determinant of childhood cancer outcomes globally. The degree to which pediatric oncologists deem medicines listed on WHO's Model List of Essential Medicines for Children (EMLc) essential is unknown, as is the extent to which such medicines are accessible on the front lines of clinical care. METHODS An electronic survey developed was distributed through the International Society of Pediatric Oncology mailing list to members from 87 countries. Respondents were asked to select 10 cancer medicines that would provide the greatest benefit to patients in their context; subsequent questions explored medicine availability and cost. Descriptive and bivariate statistics compared access to medicines between low- and lower-middle–income countries (LMICs), upper-middle–income countries (UMICs), and high-income countries (HICs). RESULTS Among 159 respondents from 44 countries, 43 (27%) were from LMICs, 79 (50%) from UMICs, and 37 (23%) from HICs. The top five medicines were methotrexate (75%), vincristine (74%), doxorubicin (74%), cyclophosphamide (69%), and cytarabine (65%). Of the priority medicines identified, 87% (27 of 31) are represented on the 2021 EMLc and 77% (24 of 31) were common to the lists generated by LMIC, UMIC, and HIC respondents. The proportion of respondents indicating universal availability for each of the top medicines ranged from 9% to 46% for LMIC, 25% to 89% for UMIC, and 67% to 100% for HIC. Risk of catastrophic expenditure was more common in LMIC (8%-20%), compared with UMIC (0%-28%) and HIC (0%). CONCLUSION Most medicines that oncologists deem essential for childhood cancer treatment are currently included on the EMLc. Barriers remain in access to these medicines, characterized by gaps in availability and risks of catastrophic expenditure for families that are most pronounced in low-income settings but evident across all income contexts.
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    ISSN: 2687-8941
    Language: English
    Publisher: American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
    Publication Date: 2022
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    Springer Science and Business Media LLC ; 2020
    In:  International Journal for Equity in Health Vol. 19, No. 1 ( 2020-12)
    In: International Journal for Equity in Health, Springer Science and Business Media LLC, Vol. 19, No. 1 ( 2020-12)
    Abstract: Public policy approaches to funding paediatric medicines in developed public health systems remain understudied. Current approaches to HTA present a variety of conceptual, methodological and practical problems in the context of child health. This study explores the technical and sociopolitical determinants of public funding decisions on paediatric drugs, through the analysis of interviews with stakeholders involved in or impacted by HTA for child health technologies at the provincial and national levels in Canada. Methods We undertook in-depth interviews with a purposive sample ( n  = 22) of stakeholders involved with or affected by drug funding decisions for children at the provincial (Ontario) and national levels in Canada. Grounded theory methods were employed to guide data collection and analysis. Theory on ‘technology-as-policy’ and the sociopolitics of health technologies served as sensitizing concepts for inductive data coding and analysis. Emergent themes informed the development of conceptual and practical insights on social values and system dynamics related to child HTA, of relevance to public policymaking on the coverage of health technologies for children in Canada. Results Participant reflection on the normative and systems dimensions of drug funding for children formed two broad categories: HTA paradigms and sociopolitical context. Our analysis revealed notable differences of context and substance related to child health technology production, evaluation and use. These differences spanned the major phases of HTA (from assembly to assessment to integration) and the surrounding sociopolitical milieu (from markets to governance to politics). Careful analysis of these differences sets in relief a number of substantive and procedural shortcomings of current HTA paradigms in respect of child health. Our findings suggest a need to rethink how HTA is structured and operationalized for child health technologies. Conclusions Current approaches to health technology assessment are not well calibrated to the realities of child health and illness. Our study presents a nuanced and contextually grounded analysis of concepts instrumental to drug funding decisions for children. The insights generated are directly applicable to the Canadian and Ontario contexts, but also yield fundamental knowledge about HTA for children that are germane to drug policy in other health systems.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    ISSN: 1475-9276
    Language: English
    Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
    Publication Date: 2020
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    In: Pediatric Blood & Cancer, Wiley, Vol. 61, No. 3 ( 2014-03), p. 572-576
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    ISSN: 1545-5009
    Language: English
    Publisher: Wiley
    Publication Date: 2014
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    Maad Rayan Publishing Company ; 2020
    In:  International Journal of Health Policy and Management ( 2020-08-11)
    In: International Journal of Health Policy and Management, Maad Rayan Publishing Company, ( 2020-08-11)
    Abstract: Background: Public policy approaches to funding paediatric medicines in advanced health systems remain understudied. In particular, the ethical and social values dimensions of health technology assessment (HTA) and drug coverage decisions for children have received almost no attention in research or policy. Methods: To elicit and understand the social values that influence decision-making for public funding of paediatric drugs, we undertook a series of in-depth, semi-structured interviews with a stratified purposive sample (n = 22) of stakeholders involved with or affected by drug funding decisions for children at the provincial (Ontario) and national levels in Canada. Constructivist grounded theory methodology guided data collection and thematic analysis. Results: Our study provides empirical evidence about the unique ethical and social values dimensions of HTA for children, and describes a novel social values typology for paediatric drug policy decision-making. Three principal categories of values emerged from stakeholder reflections on HTA and drug policy-making for children: procedural values, structural values, and sociocultural values. Key findings include the importance of attention to the procedural legitimacy of HTA for children, with emphasis on the inclusion of child health voices in processes of technology appraisal and policy uptake; a role for HTA institutions to consider the equity impacts of technologies, both in setting review priorities and in assessing the value of technologies for public coverage; and the potential benefits of a distinct national framework to guide drug policy for children. Conclusion: Current approaches to HTA are not well designed for the realities of child health and illness, nor the societal priorities regarding children that our study identified. This research generates new knowledge to inform decision-making on paediatric drugs by HTA institutions and government payers in Canada and other publicly-funded health systems, through insights into the relevant social values for child drug funding decisions from varied stakeholder groups.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    ISSN: 2322-5939
    Language: English
    Publisher: Maad Rayan Publishing Company
    Publication Date: 2020
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    American Society of Hematology ; 2009
    In:  Blood Vol. 114, No. 22 ( 2009-11-20), p. 244-244
    In: Blood, American Society of Hematology, Vol. 114, No. 22 ( 2009-11-20), p. 244-244
    Abstract: Abstract 244 The Internet has become a major source of health information for our patients, especially those with chronic illnesses. Hemophilia is an inherited bleeding disorder that is due to a deficiency of coagulation factor VIII (hemophilia A) or Factor IX (hemophilia B). There are many websites devoted to hemophilia, but currently there are no data on the quality of the information provided on the Internet. To assess the quality, accuracy and readability of information related to hemophilia that is available on the Internet, three reviewers (two physicians and one lay person with severe hemophilia A) reviewed the first three pages of hits for the search term “hemophilia” on the four most popular Internet search engines. The validated DISCERN rating instrument for written patient information was applied to assess the general quality of the information (Charnock et al. 1999). Content was assessed for breadth and accuracy using an adapted Checklist Rating System Instrument (Bichakjian et al. 2002). The World Federation of Hemophilia's “Guidelines for the Management of Hemophilia” were referenced as the gold standard of hemophilia information. Readability was assessed using the Flesch Reading Score and the Flesch-Kinkaid Grade level score. After omission of duplicates and inaccessible sites, a total of 31 websites were reviewed. The sites were 42% commercial, 29% institutional and 29% charitable. Reviewers showed good inter-rater reliability when assessing overall quality with the DISCERN tool, with a quadratic weighted kappa 〉 0.6. Four websites (13%) contained a total of 15 inaccuracies. Readability of the five most highly-rated websites suggests that content is written at the equivalent of a grade 10/11 level, much higher than the grade 8 level suggested for patient education materials. In conclusion, the 31 websites containing hemophilia-related information varied widely in the content and quality of information with 13% of sites citing inaccuracies. Hemophilia treatment centers should be aware of the hemophilia resources available on the Internet and must guide patients in finding the most comprehensive and accurate information. Health care providers should be actively involved in the development of thorough and accurate web-based hemophilia education that is written at an appropriate level to meet the needs of our patients. Disclosures: Breakey: Baxter: Educational Grant for Hemophilia Patient Education. Blanchette:Baxter Healthcare Corporation: Educational Grant for Work in Hemophilia, Honoraria.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    ISSN: 0006-4971 , 1528-0020
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    Publisher: American Society of Hematology
    Publication Date: 2009
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    American Psychological Association (APA) ; 2018
    In:  Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology Vol. 6, No. 2 ( 2018-06), p. 190-200
    In: Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology, American Psychological Association (APA), Vol. 6, No. 2 ( 2018-06), p. 190-200
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    ISSN: 2169-4834 , 2169-4826
    Language: English
    Publisher: American Psychological Association (APA)
    Publication Date: 2018
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