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ArticleClinical and translational science2018

Physician Awareness of Immune Responses to Polyethylene Glycol-Drug Conjugates.

Morgan D McSweeney, Zina C Versfeld, Delesha M Carpenter, Samuel K Lai

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Article in Clinical and translational science, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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17citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed, 44 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Morgan D McSweeneyDivision of Pharmacoengineering and Molecular Pharmaceutics, Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
Zina C VersfeldCampbell University School of Osteopathic Medicine, Lillington, North Carolina, USA.
Delesha M CarpenterDivision of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy, Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, Asheville, North Carolina, USA.
Samuel K LaiDivision of Pharmacoengineering and Molecular Pharmaceutics, Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · USCampbell University · US

Funding

Prevalence and characteristics of anti-PEG antibodies in humansR21EB017938 · NIBIB · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI LAI, SAMUEL · 2014 to 2015
$413k
NIBIB NIH HHS R21 EB017938
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Antibodies against polyethylene glycol (PEG) can critically jeopardize the efficacy and safety of PEGylated therapeutics. For some PEG-drugs, a sizeable fraction of patients develop anti-PEG antibodies (APA), leading to reduced efficacy and potential adverse events. We surveyed physicians from several specialties to assess their awareness of APA. Overall, 83% of the physicians surveyed indicated that they have recently prescribed PEGylated drugs. Although 91% of respondents were aware of antidrug antibodies in general, only 22% were aware of APA responses. Further, there was limited awareness (35%) of PEG's inclusion in prescribed PEGylated therapeutics. These findings bring to light a need for improved awareness of APA, potentially via targeted education of physicians who prescribe specific PEGylated therapeutics that could induce or are otherwise affected by APA. Finally, it will be critical to quantitate the extent of knowledge transfer from the research community to clinicians, especially on topics of patient safety.

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AntibodiesClinical CompetenceDrug CompoundingDrug-Related Side Effects and Adverse ReactionsHumansNanoconjugatesPhysiciansPolyethylene GlycolsPrescription DrugsSurveys and QuestionnairesAntibodiesNanoconjugatesPolyethylene GlycolsPrescription Drugs

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PMID29383836
PMCPMC5866984
OpenAlexW2792817465

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