8 results on '"Fernández-Contreras, M. E."'
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2. Impact of preoperative levels of hemoglobin and albumin on the survival of pancreatic carcinoma
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Ruiz-Tovar, J., Martín Pérez, E., Fernández Contreras, M. E., Reguero Callejas, M. E., and Gamallo Amat, C.
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Cáncer de páncreas ,Survival ,Hemoglobina ,Superviviencia ,Albúmina ,Factores pronósticos ,Pancreatic cancer ,Hemoglobin ,Albumina ,Prognostic factors - Abstract
Introduction: Pancreatic cancer presents the worst survival rates of all neoplasms. Surgical resection is the only potentially curative treatment, but is associated with high complication rates and outcome is bad even in those resected cases. Therefore, candidates amenable for resection must be carefully selected. Identification of prognostic factors preoperatively may help to improve the treatment of these patients, focusing on individually management based on the expected response. Patients and methods: We perform a retrospective study of 59 patients with histological diagnosis of pancreatic carcinoma between 1999 and 2003, looking for possible prognostic factors. Results: We analyze 59 patients, 32 males and 27 females with a mean age of 63,8 years. All the patients were operated, performing palliative surgery in 32% and tumoral resection in 68%, including pancreaticoduodenectomies in 51% and distal pancreatectomy in 17%. Median global survival was 14 months (Range 1-110). We observed that preoperative levels of hemoglobin under 12 g/dl (p = 0,0006) and serum albumina under 2,8 g/dl (p = 0,021) are associated with worse survival. Conclusion: Preoperative levels of hemoglobin and serum albumina may be prognostic indicators in pancreatic cancer. Introducción: El cáncer de páncreas presenta la peor tasa de supervivencia de todas las neoplasias. La resección quirúrgica es el único tratamiento potencialmente curativo, pero está grabado con una alta tasa de complicaciones y el pronóstico continúa siendo malo en aquellos casos resecados, por lo que es necesario seleccionar bien a los candidatos. Por ello, la identificación de factores pronósticos de forma preoperatoria podría contribuir a mejorar el tratamiento de estos pacientes orientando hacia pautas más personalizadas en función de la respuesta esperable. Material y métodos: Realizamos un estudio retrospectivo de 59 pacientes con diagnóstico histológico de carcinoma de páncreas entre 1999 y 2003, para identificar posibles factores pronósticos. Resultados: De los 59 pacientes, 32 eran varones y 27 mujeres, con una edad media de 63,8 años. Todos los pacientes fueron operados, realizándose cirugía paliativa en el 32% y resección tumoral en el 68%, incluyendo duodenopancreatectomías cefálicas en el 51% y pancreatectomías distales en el 17%. La mediana de supervivencia global fue de 14 meses (intervalo 1-110). Observamos que los niveles preoperatorios de hemoglobina inferiores a 12 g/dl (p = 0,0006) y de albúmina sérica por debajo de 2,8 g/dl (p = 0,021) se asocian a menor supervivencia global. Conclusión: Los niveles preoperatorios de hemoglobina y albúmina pueden ser indicadores pronósticos en el cáncer de páncreas.
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- 2010
3. Impact of preoperative levels of hemoglobin and albumin on the survival of pancreatic carcinoma
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Ruiz-Tovar, J., primary, Martín Pérez, E., additional, Fernández Contreras, M. E., additional, Reguero Callejas, M. E., additional, and Gamallo Amat, C., additional
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- 2010
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4. Impact of preoperative levels of hemoglobin and albumin on the survival of pancreatic carcinoma | Impacto de los niveles preoperatorios de hemoglobina y albúmina en la supervivencia del carcinoma de páncreas
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Ruiz-Tovar, J., ELENA MARTIN-PEREZ, Fernández Contreras, M. E., Reguero Callejas Y, M. E., and Gamallo Amat, C.
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Cáncer de páncreas ,Hemoglobina ,Superviviencia ,Survival ,Albúmina ,Factores pronósticos ,lcsh:Diseases of the digestive system. Gastroenterology ,Pancreatic cancer ,Hemoglobin ,Albumina ,lcsh:RC799-869 ,Prognostic factors - Abstract
Introduction: Pancreatic cancer presents the worst survival rates of all neoplasms. Surgical resection is the only potentially curative treatment, but is associated with high complication rates and outcome is bad even in those resected cases. Therefore, candidates amenable for resection must be carefully selected. Identification of prognostic factors preoperatively may help to improve the treatment of these patients, focusing on individually management based on the expected response. Patients and methods: We perform a retrospective study of 59 patients with histological diagnosis of pancreatic carcinoma between 1999 and 2003, looking for possible prognostic factors. Results: We analyze 59 patients, 32 males and 27 females with a mean age of 63,8 years. All the patients were operated, performing palliative surgery in 32% and tumoral resection in 68%, including pancreaticoduodenectomies in 51% and distal pancreatectomy in 17%. Median global survival was 14 months (Range 1-110). We observed that preoperative levels of hemoglobin under 12 g/dl (p = 0,0006) and serum albumina under 2,8 g/dl (p = 0,021) are associated with worse survival. Conclusion: Preoperative levels of hemoglobin and serum albumina may be prognostic indicators in pancreatic cancer.Introducción: El cáncer de páncreas presenta la peor tasa de supervivencia de todas las neoplasias. La resección quirúrgica es el único tratamiento potencialmente curativo, pero está grabado con una alta tasa de complicaciones y el pronóstico continúa siendo malo en aquellos casos resecados, por lo que es necesario seleccionar bien a los candidatos. Por ello, la identificación de factores pronósticos de forma preoperatoria podría contribuir a mejorar el tratamiento de estos pacientes orientando hacia pautas más personalizadas en función de la respuesta esperable. Material y métodos: Realizamos un estudio retrospectivo de 59 pacientes con diagnóstico histológico de carcinoma de páncreas entre 1999 y 2003, para identificar posibles factores pronósticos. Resultados: De los 59 pacientes, 32 eran varones y 27 mujeres, con una edad media de 63,8 años. Todos los pacientes fueron operados, realizándose cirugía paliativa en el 32% y resección tumoral en el 68%, incluyendo duodenopancreatectomías cefálicas en el 51% y pancreatectomías distales en el 17%. La mediana de supervivencia global fue de 14 meses (intervalo 1-110). Observamos que los niveles preoperatorios de hemoglobina inferiores a 12 g/dl (p = 0,0006) y de albúmina sérica por debajo de 2,8 g/dl (p = 0,021) se asocian a menor supervivencia global. Conclusión: Los niveles preoperatorios de hemoglobina y albúmina pueden ser indicadores pronósticos en el cáncer de páncreas.
5. Influence of the IL17A locus in giant cell arteritis susceptibility
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Márquez, A., Hernández Rodríguez, José, Cid Xutglà, M. Cinta, Solans, Roser, Castañeda, Santos, Fernández-Contreras, M. E., Ramentol, Marc, Morado, Inmaculada C., Narváez García, Francisco Javier, Gómez Vaquero, Carmen, Martínez-Taboada, V. M., Ortego Centeno, Norberto, Sopeña, Bernardo, Monfort, J., García-Villanueva, María Jesús, Caminal Montero, L., Miguel, E. de, Blanco, Ricardo, Spanish GCA Consortium, Palm, O., Molberg, O, Latus, J., Braun, Niko, Moosig, F., Witte, Torsten, Beretta, Lorenzo, Santaniello, Alessandro, Pazzola, Giulia, Boiardi, Luigi, Salvarani, Carlo, González-Gay, Miguel A., Martín, Javier, and Universitat de Barcelona
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Genotype ,Immunology ,Giant Cell Arteritis ,Locus (genetics) ,Biology ,Genetic polymorphisms ,General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology ,Rheumatology ,Gene Frequency ,medicine ,Genetics ,Immunology and Allergy ,Humans ,Genetic Predisposition to Disease ,Arteritis ,Allele ,Allele frequency ,Arteritis de cèl·lules gegants ,Giant cell arteritis ,Polymorphism, Genetic ,Polimorfisme genètic ,Haplotype ,Interleukin-17 ,medicine.disease ,Meta-analysis ,Haplotypes ,Case-Control Studies ,Gene polymorphism ,Vasculitis ,Cytokines ,Gene Polymorphism ,Genètica ,Metaanàlisi - Abstract
Objective Different lines of evidence have highlighted the role of IL-17A in the inflammatory process occurring in giant cell arteritis (GCA). The aim of the present study was to assess whether the IL17A locus influences GCA susceptibility and its clinical subphenotypes. Methods We carried out a large meta-analysis including a total of 1266 biopsy-proven GCA patients and 3779 healthy controls from four European populations (Spain, Italy, Germany and Norway). Five IL17A polymorphisms (rs4711998, rs8193036, rs3819024, rs2275913 and rs7747909) were selected by tagging and genotyped using TaqMan assays. Allelic combination and dependency tests were also performed. Results In the pooled analysis, two of the five analysed polymorphisms showed evidence of association with GCA (rs2275913: P MH =1.85E−03, OR=1.17 (1.06–1.29); rs7747909: P MH =8.49E–03, OR=1.15 (1.04–1.27)). A clear trend of association was also found for the rs4711998 variant (P MH =0.059, OR=1.11 (1.00–1.23)). An independent effect of rs2275913 and rs4711998 was evident by conditional regression analysis. In addition, the haplotype harbouring the risk alleles better explained the observed association than the polymorphisms independently (likelihood p value −05 ). Conclusions Polymorphisms within the IL17A locus show a novel association with GCA. This finding supports the relevant role of the Th17 cells in this vasculitis pathophysiology.
6. Thymidylate synthase expression pattern is a prognostic factor in patients of colorectal cancer treated with 5-fluorouracil
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Fernández-Contreras, M. E., Jiménez Ayala, B., García Paredes, M. L., Velasco, A., Pedro Lorenzo Majano, Palacios, J., and Gamallo, C.
7. Amplification of human genomic sequences by human papillomaviruses universal consensus primers.
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Fernández-Contreras ME, Sarriá C, Nieto S, and Lazo PA
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- Base Sequence, Carcinoma, Squamous Cell virology, DNA Primers, False Positive Reactions, HeLa Cells, Hematologic Neoplasms genetics, Humans, Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive genetics, Molecular Sequence Data, Mouth Neoplasms virology, Polymerase Chain Reaction methods, Carcinoma, Squamous Cell genetics, DNA, Viral analysis, Mouth Neoplasms genetics, Papillomaviridae genetics, Tumor Virus Infections
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Detection of human papillomaviruses DNA (HPV) in tumour samples is often determined by a PCR based approach with standard universal consensus oligonucleotides. It is shown that these primers under the same amplification conditions can amplify a human genomic sequence of 1361 nucleotides in oral carcinomas and normal DNA samples. This sequence is detected more easily as the copy number of HPV DNA decreases. Therefore, in tumour samples that have a low copy number of HPV or that are contaminated by normal tissue there is a potential risk of misidentification of the presence of HPV if this observation is not taken into account.
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- 2000
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8. [Prevalence of antibodies against HIV in drug addicts and convicts].
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Cour MI, Martín Cala M, Fernández Contreras ME, Martín Picola C, Palau L, García Lerín MC, Ferro A, and Rodríguez Losas J
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- Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Risk Factors, Family, HIV Antibodies analysis, HIV Seropositivity, Prisoners, Substance-Related Disorders immunology
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The presence of anti-HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) antibodies was determined in 325 subjects. The samples were taken from 138 convicts from Carabanchel and Ocaña I jail, 162 parenteral drug addicts (PDA) from a center for rehabilitation of drug addicts (CR), and from 14 family members and 11 stable couples of these PDAs. There was a global seroprevalence of 61.23%, 56.9% in Carabanchel, 68.7% in Ocaña I and 68.5% in the CR. When the results from the jailed convicts were analyzed according to risk factors, it was discovered that drug addiction was the most relevant since there was only a 29.4% of seropositivity in non PDAs with a statistically significant difference (p less than 0.01). This value was also higher than the seroprevalence found in the CR with a statistically significant difference (p less than 0.01). None of the family members of the CR were HIV-positive. Two stable couples were positive in this sexual contact group. This article makes clear the important role of drug addiction in the dispersion of HIV infection in our midst.
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- 1989
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