scholarly journals Ticagrelor does not impact patient‐reported pain in young adults with sickle cell disease: a multicentre, randomised phase II b study

2018 ◽  
Vol 184 (2) ◽  
pp. 269-278 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julie Kanter ◽  
Miguel R. Abboud ◽  
Banu Kaya ◽  
Videlis Nduba ◽  
Carl Amilon ◽  
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2020 ◽  
pp. 1-2
Author(s):  
Michael Alperovich ◽  
Eric Park ◽  
Michael Alperovich ◽  
Omar Allam ◽  
Paul Abraham

Although sickle cell disease has long been viewed as a contraindication to free flap transfer, little data exist evaluating complications of microsurgical procedures in the sickle cell trait patient. Reported is the case of a 55-year-old woman with sickle cell trait who underwent a deep inferior epigastric perforator (DIEP) microvascular free flap following mastectomy. The flap developed signs of venous congestion on postoperative day two but was found to have patent arterial and venous anastomoses upon exploration in the operating room. On near-infrared indocyanine green angiography, poor vascular flow was noted despite patent anastomoses and strong cutaneous arterial Doppler signals. Intrinsic microvascular compromise or sickling remains a risk in the sickle cell trait population as it does for the sickle cell disease population. Just like in sickle cell disease patients, special care should be taken to optimize anticoagulation and minimize ischemia-induced sickling for patients with sickle cell trait undergoing microsurgery.


2017 ◽  
Vol 42 (9) ◽  
pp. 1016-1027 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jerlym S. Porter ◽  
Kimberly M. Wesley ◽  
Mimi S. Zhao ◽  
Rebecca J. Rupff ◽  
Jane S. Hankins

Thorax ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 73 (6) ◽  
pp. 575-577 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan Lunt ◽  
Lucy Mortimer ◽  
David Rees ◽  
Sue Height ◽  
Swee Lay Thein ◽  
...  

To detect and characterise different phenotypes of respiratory disease in children and young adults with sickle cell disease (SCD), 11 lung function and haematological biomarkers were analysed using k-means cluster analysis in a cohort of 114 subjects with SCD aged between 5 and 27 years. Three clusters were detected: cluster 1 had elevated pulmonary capillary blood volume, mixed obstructive/restrictive lung disease, hypoxia and moderately severe anaemia; cluster 2 were older patients with restrictive lung disease; and cluster 3 were younger patients with obstructive lung disease, elevated serum lactate dehydrogenase and bronchodilator reversibility. These results may inform more personalised management strategies to improve outcomes.


2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Telfer ◽  
Irene Agodoa ◽  
Kathleen M. Fox ◽  
Laurie Burke ◽  
Timothy Mant ◽  
...  

For many patients with sickle cell disease (SCD), jaundice is a significant clinical disease manifestation that impacts on patient well-being. We report a case of a patient with SCD and chronic jaundice treated with voxelotor (GBT440), a novel small molecule hemoglobin oxygen affinity modulator and potential disease-modifying therapy for SCD. The case patient is a 27- year-old Black male with a long history of SCD with clinical jaundice and scleral icterus. After starting voxelotor, the patient reported that his jaundice cleared within one week, and that he felt much better with more energy, and was relieved after his eyes cleared. Voxelotor reduced bilirubin and unconjugated bilirubin (by up to 76%), and hemoglobin improved from 9.9 g/dL at baseline to 11.1 g/dL at 90 days. Jaundice impacts many adults with SCD, significantly impacting self-image. Voxelotor treatment reduced bilirubin levels and improved jaundice, resulting in an improved sense of well-being in our case patient.


Author(s):  
Dalal S. Aldossary ◽  
Vandy Black ◽  
Miriam O. Ezenwa ◽  
Agatha M. Gallo ◽  
Versie M. Johnson‐Mallard ◽  
...  

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (23) ◽  
pp. 3982-4001 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ann T. Farrell ◽  
Julie Panepinto ◽  
C. Patrick Carroll ◽  
Deepika S. Darbari ◽  
Ankit A. Desai ◽  
...  

Abstract To address the global burden of sickle cell disease (SCD) and the need for novel therapies, the American Society of Hematology partnered with the US Food and Drug Administration to engage the work of 7 panels of clinicians, investigators, and patients to develop consensus recommendations for clinical trial end points. The panels conducted their work through literature reviews, assessment of available evidence, and expert judgment focusing on end points related to: patient-reported outcomes (PROs), pain (non-PROs), the brain, end-organ considerations, biomarkers, measurement of cure, and low-resource settings. This article presents the findings and recommendations of the PROs, pain, and brain panels, as well as relevant findings and recommendations from the biomarkers panel. The panels identify end points, where there were supporting data, to use in clinical trials of SCD. In addition, the panels discuss where further research is needed to support the development and validation of additional clinical trial end points.


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