The impact of metformin on survival in diabetic endometrial cancer patients: a retrospective population-based analysis
ConclusionOur study results suggest no beneficial impact on overall and cancer-specific survival in endometrial cancer patients who were treated with metformin as part of their diabetes treatment. (Source: Journal of Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders)
Source: Journal of Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders - December 21, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: research
Is foam rolling as effective as its popularity suggests? A randomised crossover study exploring post-match recovery in female basketball
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Source: Journal of Sports Sciences - December 20, 2023 Category: Sports Medicine Authors: Marco PernigoniRasa Kreivyt ėInga LukonaitienėCem Rifat ToperSigitas KamandulisDaniele Contea Department of Movement, Human and Health Sciences, University of Rome “Foro Italico”, Rome, Italyb Institute of Sport Science and Innovations, Lithuanian S Source Type: research
Cancers, Vol. 15, Pages 5794: Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Followed by Gastrectomy for Cytology-Positive Gastric Cancer without Any Other Non-Curative Factors in a Western Setting: An International Eastern European Cohort Study
Bausys
Kestutis Strupas
The optimal approach for treating cytology-positive (Cy1) gastric cancer (GC) patients without additional non-curative factors remains uncertain. While neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by gastrectomy shows promise, its suitability for Western patients is not well supported by existing data. To address this knowledge gap, a cohort study was conducted across four major GC treatment centers in Lithuania, Estonia, and Ukraine. Forty-three consecutive Cy1 GC patients who underwent neoadjuvant chemotherapy between 2016 and 2020 were enrolled. The study evaluated overall survival (OS), progression-f...
Source: Cancers - December 11, 2023 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Augustinas Bausys Toomas Ümarik Oleksii Dobrzhanskyi Martynas Luksta Yourii Kondratskyi Arvo Reinsoo Mihhail Vassiljev Bernardas Bausys Klaudija Bickaite Kornelija Rauduvyte Raminta Luksaite-Lukste Rimantas Bausys Kestutis Strupas Tags: Article Source Type: research
The role of insurance policies in the drug pricing landscape
Expert Rev Pharmacoecon Outcomes Res. 2023 Dec 8:1-14. doi: 10.1080/14737167.2023.2292693. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: This overview paper aims at summarizing and analyzing the available literature on healthcare system organization and pricing policies of 11 European countries, comparing them to the Bulgarian pharmaceutical system. The countries were selected based on the reference basket for the pricing of pharmaceuticals in Bulgaria - Belgium, Greece, Spain, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, and France.AREAS COVERED: In the first part, we explore the health system models in the above-...
Source: Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research - December 8, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Alexandra Savova Manoela Manova Konstantin Tachkov Guenka Petrova Source Type: research
Validation of the Lithuanian multimorbidity treatment burden questionnaire (MTBQ) and its association with primary care patient characteristics
CONCLUSION: The study's findings show that the MTBQ is applicable in assessing the treatment burden of multimorbid patients in Lithuania. Furthermore, the study demonstrates that Lithuanian patients with multimorbidity have average treatment burden scores similar to or higher than participants in previous MTBQ validation studies.PMID:38010870 | DOI:10.1080/13814788.2023.2284257 (Source: European Journal of General Practice)
Source: European Journal of General Practice - November 27, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: Olga Vasiliauskien ė Dovydas Vasiliauskas Polly Duncan Ausrine Kontrimiene Lina Jaruseviciene Aiste Cesnuleviciene Gediminas Urbonas Ida Liseckiene Source Type: research
