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A cure rate survival model after stem cell transplantation for relapsed or refractory Hodgkin lymphoma patients.

Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) is one of the best curable malignancies. Randomized controlled studies have validated the benefit of hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) for patients with relapsed or primary refractory HL. This analysis aimed to identify …

A cure rate model with discrete frailty on Hodgkin lymphoma patients after diagnosis

Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon cancer of lymphocytes characterized by cancerous Reed-Sternberg cells in an inflammatory background. HL is an extremely curable disease with combination chemotherapy, radiotherapy, or combined modality treatment. …

The Optimal Cut-off Score of the Nijmegen Questionnaire for Diagnosing Hyperventilation Syndrome Using a Bayesian Model in the Absence of a Gold Standard

The Nijmegen questionnaire is one of the most common tools for diagnosing hyperventilation syndrome (HVS). However, there is no precise cut-off score for differentiating patients with HVS from those without HVS. This study was conducted to evaluate …

The Predictive Value of Serum Cytokines for Distinguishing Celiac Disease from Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity and Healthy Subjects

Download the Symposium here. It has been established that the level of some inflammatory cytokines increases in celiac disease (CD) and non-celiac gluten sensitivity (NCGS) in comparison with healthy subjects. Therefore, the primary interest in our …

Assessing the diagnostic power of Cystatin C and Creatinine in the detection of chronic kidney disease.

In patients with renal disorders, a sudden decrease in glomerular filtration rate (GFR) would not result in rapid rise concentrations of Creatinine. The present study aimed to assess diagnostic accuracy of …