Publications by authors named "Hanin A Alharbi"
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- This study focused on metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC), examining the survival outcomes of first-line immuno-oncological (ICI) regimens compared to single-agent tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) in Saudi Arabian patients.
- A total of 84 patients diagnosed with clear cell mRCC were analyzed, showing a median progression-free survival (PFS) of 9.7 months and an overall survival (OS) of 42.0 months, with no significant difference between treatment groups.
- The results indicated that first-line single-agent ICI therapy demonstrated promising anti-tumor activity and survival outcomes similar to both ICI-based combinations and TKIs, with liver metastasis and lower performance status being significant
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- The study aimed to evaluate disease activity indices of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) using telephone tele-visits compared to traditional face-to-face clinic visits.
- A total of 78 RA patients participated, with assessment results showing mixed agreement between the RAPID3 score from telephone assessments and two other disease activity measures (DAS28-CRP and DAS28-ESR), indicating moderate to low correlation.
- Satisfaction rates among patients regarding the telephone assessments were low, suggesting that this tele-rheumatology approach may not be effective for RA follow-up and needs further refinement.
Background Patients need to be educated and all possible treatment alternatives should be explored. Patients should be given options that they can choose from based on their demographic information, clinical information, and possible options for treating a given issue. This is especially true in elective surgery.
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