Search results
New Interventional Techniques Eliminate the Need for Thyroid Surgery in Nearly One-Third of Patients with Nodules
… 65 percent of people will have a thyroid nodule in their lifetime. Not everyone will have a large nodule, “but … people,” explains Jennifer Kuo, MD , Surgical Director of the Thyroid Biopsy Clinic at the Columbia Thyroid Center . … New Interventional Techniques Eliminate the Need for Thyroid Surgery in Nearly One-Third of Patients …
Last Modified:
A randomized, parallel-group, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multi-center study of eculizumab for the prevention of delayed graft function after kidney transplantation in adult subjects at increased risk of delayed graft function.
… Purpose A trial to determine if eculizumab is safe and could be used to prevent Delayed Graft Function … Delayed Graft Function (DGF) is an early complication of organ transplantation, which consists of the failure of an organ to function when it is initially …
Last Modified:
A Study of the Activity of RO6958688 in Combination With Atezolizumab in Participants With Locally Advanced and/or Metastatic Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA)-Positive Solid Tumors
… This is a randomized, multicenter, open-label, dose-exploration and dose-expansion study to evaluate the safety, tolerability, antitumor activity, PK, pharmacodynamics, and immunogenicity of MEDI4736 in combination with tremelimumab, MEDI4736 … A Study of the Activity of RO6958688 in Combination With Atezolizumab in …
Last Modified:
Prospective, non-randomized, open label clinical study to assess the feasibility of the Bioabsorbable pulmonary valved conduit in subjects undergoing Right Ventricular Outflow Tract (RVOT) reconstruction
… This is a multi-center prospective, single-arm, non-randomized, open label study to assess feasibility of the Xeltis Bioabsorbable Pulmonary Valved Conduit in … non-randomized, open label clinical study to assess the feasibility of the Bioabsorbable pulmonary valved conduit …
Last Modified:
Familial Amyloidosis & the Liver
… condition that can affect multiple organs throughout the body and sometimes lead to organ failure. It is caused by … called amyloid. Key Facts Over 100 different mutations of the amyloid protein are associated with this condition. It’s passed down from one or both parents to their child. Although these protein mutations are present at …
Last Modified:
Cystic Fibrosis & the Liver
… condition that causes mucus to build up throughout the body. It is a chronic and usually fatal disease that can … condition. Both parents must possess at least one copy of the defective CF gene to pass it on to their child. Children of parents with one defective CF gene …
Last Modified:
The Heart: A Love Story
… Ancient Egyptians likened it to one’s moral compass. The Teotihuacan of ancient Mexico believed it held a spirit that was key to … Ancient Greeks thought it housed a person’s soul and kept their body warm. Today, the heart is a universal symbol of … The Heart: A Love Story …
Last Modified:
Monitoring the long term safety and efficacy of Novilase breast interstitial laser therapy in real world application
… To assess the assess the potential advantages and disadvantages of interstitial laser therapy (ILT) compared to lumpectomy. … Monitoring the long term safety and efficacy of Novilase breast interstitial laser therapy in real world …
Last Modified:
A pilot study to determine the safety of recovered blood intended for auto- transfusion during pancreatic cancer operations
… Prospective protocol assessing the safety of autologous blood transfusions following pancreatectomy for … A pilot study to determine the safety of recovered blood intended for auto- transfusion during …
Last Modified:
Guide to the Aorta
… What is the Aorta? To understand the aorta, it helps to have a good sense of how blood moves throughout the body. Blood travels through … Guide to the Aorta …
Last Modified:
The Case for Overlapping Procedures
… The US Senate Finance Committee has proposed banning surgeons … for two overlapping procedures when critical parts of the procedures are not coincident. The study of … focus should remain on understanding sources of surgical quality variation, whether and when a procedure is …
Last Modified:
THRIVE: Thymira Indeterminate FNA Validation: A Validation study to establish the specificity and sensitivity of Thymira diagnostic test for patients with Indeterminate FNAs versus the standard pathological examination
… thyroid nodules, which are prevalent in approximately 30% of the general population. The cornerstone of thyroid-nodule evaluation is the fine needle aspiration biopsy that enables the … FNA Validation: A Validation study to establish the specificity and sensitivity of Thymira diagnostic test …
Last Modified:
Assessment of Performance
… There are several components to the clerkship grade, as outlined below. There are two final exams given at the end of the clerkship. The National Board of Medical Examiners … students at all sites must submit one case write-up to their preceptor and complete at least one observed history …
Last Modified: