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Trial reportRevista paulista de pediatria : orgao oficial da Sociedade de Pediatria de Sao Paulo2013

A first-year dornase alfa treatment impact on clinical parameters of patients with cystic fibrosis: the Brazilian cystic fibrosis multicenter study.

Tatiana Rozov, Fernando Antônio A E Silva, Maria Angélica Santana, Fabíola Villac Adde, Rita Heloisa Mendes, Brazilian Cystic Fibrosis Multicenter Study Group

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Trial report in Revista paulista de pediatria : orgao oficial da Sociedade de Pediatria de Sao Paulo, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Dornase alpha use in patients with cystic fibrosis.Revista paulista de pediatria : orgao oficial da Sociedade de Pediatria de Sao Paulo · 2013
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Tatiana RozovEscola Paulista de Medicina, Unifesp, São PauloSP, Brasil.
Fernando Antônio A E SilvaFaculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto AlegreRS, Brasil.
Maria Angélica SantanaHospital Especializado Octávio Mangabeira, Secretaria da Saúde da Bahia, SalvadorBA, Brasil.
Fabíola Villac AddeHospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São PauloSP, Brasil.
Rita Heloisa MendesHospital de Base do Distrito Federal, BrasíliaDF, Brasil.
Brazilian Cystic Fibrosis Multicenter Study Group
Fundação de Apoio à Universidade Federal de São Paulo · BRHospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo · BRSecretaria da Educação do Estado da Bahia · BRUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul · BR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo describe the clinical impact of the first year treatment with dornase alfa, according to age groups, in a cohort of Brazilian Cystic Fibrosis (CF) patients.

methodsThe data on 152 eligible patients, from 16 CF reference centers, that answered the medical questionnaires and performed laboratory tests at baseline (T0), and at six (T2) and 12 (T4) months after dornase alfa initiation, were analyzed. Three age groups were assessed: six to 11, 12 to 13, and >14 years. Pulmonary tests, airway microbiology, emergency room visits, hospitalizations, emergency and routine treatments were evaluated. Student's t-test, chi-square test and analysis of variance were used when appropriated.

resultsRoutine treatments were based on respiratory physical therapy, regular exercises, pancreatic enzymes, vitamins, bronchodilators, corticosteroids, and antibiotics. In the six months prior the study (T0 phase), hospitalizations for pulmonary exacerbations occurred in 38.0, 10.0 and 61.4% in the three age groups, respectively. After one year of intervention, there was a significant reduction in the number of emergency room visits in the six to 11 years group. There were no significant changes in forced expiratory volume in one second (VEF(1)), in forced vital capacity (FVC), in oxygen saturation (SpO(2)), and in Tiffenau index for all age groups. A significant improvement in Shwachman-Kulczychi score was observed in the older group. In the last six months of therapy, chronic or intermittent colonization by P. aeruginosa was detected in 75.0, 71.4 and 62.5% of the studied groups, respectively, while S. aureus colonization was identified in 68.6, 66.6 and 41.9% of the cases.

conclusionsThe treatment with dornase alfa promoted the maintenance of pulmonary function parameters and was associated with a significant reduction of emergency room visits due to pulmonary exacerbations in the six to 11 years age group, with better clinical scores in the >14 age group, one year after the intervention.

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AdolescentBrazilChildCystic FibrosisDeoxyribonuclease IHumansProspective StudiesRecombinant ProteinsTime FactorsDeoxyribonuclease Idornase alfaRecombinant Proteins

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PMID24473945
PMCPMC4183036
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