Ongoing trials are studying whether a prolonged antiviral treatment or maintenance therapy with pegylated IFN alfa monotherapy could be beneficial in the latter patients
Cella D, Grnwald V, and Escudier B, et al (2019 ) Patient-reported outcomes of patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma treated with nivolumab plus ipilimumab versus sunitinib (CheckMate 214): a randomised, phase 3 trial Lancet Oncol 20 (2) 297310 PMID: 30658932 PMCID: 6701190 11
sometimes used synonymously with heart failure Cardiac insufficiency - sometimes used synonymously with heart failure Heart failure - the heart's inability to pump enough blood for all of the body's needs Ischemia - inadequate blood supply to an organ or part of the body Observational study - a human research study in which no experimental intervention or treatment is applied, and participants are simply observed over time Oxidative stress - a situation in which the production of reactive oxygen species exceeds the ability of an organism to eliminate or neutralize them Placebo - a chemically inactive substance Randomized controlled trial - a human research study in which participants are assigned by chance alone to receive either an experimental agent (the treatment group) or a placebo (the control group) Reactive oxygen species (ROS) - highly unstable oxygen-containing compounds that react easily with nearby cellular structures, potentially causing damage Authors and Reviewers Originally written in May 2015 by: Giana Angelo, Ph.D
This reflects the fact that hepatic disease does not always affect the hepatic intrinsic clearance
Carter, PharmD, is a clinical pharmacist and freelance health writer who currently works in a managed care setting, performing quality audits on utilization management
Wild salmon also has astaxanthin which has been shown to decrease oxidative stress and inflammation in the body (12)
