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Urinary volatile organic compounds for the detection of prostate cancer (2015)
Journal Article
Khalid, T., Aggio, R., White, P., De Lacy Costello, B., Persad, R., Al-Kateb, H., …Ratcliffe, N. (2015). Urinary volatile organic compounds for the detection of prostate cancer. PLoS ONE, 10(11), e0143283. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0143283

© 2015 Khalid et al.This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are cred... Read More about Urinary volatile organic compounds for the detection of prostate cancer.

Test statistics for comparing two proportions with partially overlapping samples (2015)
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Derrick, B., Dobson-Mckittrick, A., Toher, D., & White, P. (2015). Test statistics for comparing two proportions with partially overlapping samples. Journal of Applied Quantitative Methods, 10(3),

Standard tests for comparing two sample proportions of a dichotomous dependent variable where there is a combination of paired and unpaired samples are considered. Four new tests are introduced and compared against standard tests and an alternative p... Read More about Test statistics for comparing two proportions with partially overlapping samples.

The psychosocial impact of breast cancer diagnosis and treatment amongst Black, South Asian and White women: Do differences exist between ethnic groups? (2015)
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Patel, G., Harcourt, D., Rumsey, N., Naqvi, H., & White, P. (2015). The psychosocial impact of breast cancer diagnosis and treatment amongst Black, South Asian and White women: Do differences exist between ethnic groups?. Diversity and Equality in Health and Care, 12(1),

Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in females, affecting women of all ethnic groups. Until now, very little research has captured the psychosocial impact of the disease amongst Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) women, and that which ha... Read More about The psychosocial impact of breast cancer diagnosis and treatment amongst Black, South Asian and White women: Do differences exist between ethnic groups?.

Cardiopulmonary reserve as determined by cardiopulmonary exercise testing correlates with length of stay and predicts complications after radical cystectomy (2015)
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Darweish, A., Tolchard, S., Angell, J., Pyke, M., Lewis, S., Dodds, N., …Gillatt, D. (2015). Cardiopulmonary reserve as determined by cardiopulmonary exercise testing correlates with length of stay and predicts complications after radical cystectomy. BJU International, 115(4), 554-561. https://doi.org/10.1111/bju.12895

© 2014 The Authors. BJU International © 2014 BJU International. ObjectiveTo investigate whether poor preoperative cardiopulmonary reserve and comorbid state dictate high-risk status and can predict complications in patients undergoing radical cystect... Read More about Cardiopulmonary reserve as determined by cardiopulmonary exercise testing correlates with length of stay and predicts complications after radical cystectomy.

The South West Area Mesothelioma and Pemetrexed trial: A multicentre prospective observational study evaluating novel markers of chemotherapy response and prognostication (2015)
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Lowndes, S. A., White, P., Hooper, C. E., Lyburn, I. D., Searle, J., Darby, M., …Maskell, N. A. (2015). The South West Area Mesothelioma and Pemetrexed trial: A multicentre prospective observational study evaluating novel markers of chemotherapy response and prognostication. British Journal of Cancer, 112(7), 1175-1182. https://doi.org/10.1038/bjc.2015.62

© 2015 Cancer Research UK. All rights reserved. Background: Robust markers that predict prognosis and detect early treatment response in malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) would enhance patient care. Methods: Consecutive patients with MPM who were... Read More about The South West Area Mesothelioma and Pemetrexed trial: A multicentre prospective observational study evaluating novel markers of chemotherapy response and prognostication.

A randomised controlled trial of intravenous zoledronic acid in malignant pleural disease: A proof of principle pilot study (2015)
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Maskell, N. A., Kahan, B. C., Lyen, S. M., Sequeiros, I., Braybrooke, J. P., Morley, A. J., …Maskell, N. A. (2015). A randomised controlled trial of intravenous zoledronic acid in malignant pleural disease: A proof of principle pilot study. PLoS ONE, 10(3), https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0118569

© 2015 Clive et al. Introduction: Animal studies have shown Zoledronic Acid (ZA) may diminish pleural fluid accumulation and tumour bulk in malignant pleural disease (MPD). We performed a pilot study to evaluate its effects in humans. Methods: We und... Read More about A randomised controlled trial of intravenous zoledronic acid in malignant pleural disease: A proof of principle pilot study.

The effect of chemotherapy on health-related quality of life in mesothelioma: Results from the SWAMP trial (2015)
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Arnold, D. T., Hooper, C. E., Morley, A., White, P., Lyburn, I. D., Searle, J., …Maskell, N. A. (2015). The effect of chemotherapy on health-related quality of life in mesothelioma: Results from the SWAMP trial. British Journal of Cancer, 112(7), 1183-1189. https://doi.org/10.1038/bjc.2015.77

© 2015 Cancer Research UK. All rights reserved. Background: The effect of chemotherapy on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is poorly understood. Patient-individualised prognostication and prediction of tr... Read More about The effect of chemotherapy on health-related quality of life in mesothelioma: Results from the SWAMP trial.

Predictive value of abnormally raised serum bilirubin in acute appendicitis: A cohort study (2015)
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White, P., Chambers, A. C., Bismohun, S. L., Davies, H., White, P., & Patil, A. V. (2015). Predictive value of abnormally raised serum bilirubin in acute appendicitis: A cohort study. International Journal of Surgery, 13, 207-210. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsu.2014.11.041

© 2014 Surgical Associates Ltd. Appendicitis is a common clinical diagnosis aided by biochemical, haematological and radiological investigations. The role of some investigations, such as bilirubin, is controversial but could indicate complicated appe... Read More about Predictive value of abnormally raised serum bilirubin in acute appendicitis: A cohort study.

EGFR and EGFRvIII analysis in glioblastoma as therapeutic biomarkers (2015)
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Kurian, K. M., DeSouza, R. M., Haynes, H. R., Faulkner, C., Palmer, A., Williams, H., …Kurian, K. M. (2015). EGFR and EGFRvIII analysis in glioblastoma as therapeutic biomarkers. British Journal of Neurosurgery, 29(1), 23-29. https://doi.org/10.3109/02688697.2014.950631

Copyright © 2014 The Neurosurgical Foundation. Introduction. EGFR and EGFRvIII analysis is of current interest because of new EGFRvIII vaccine trials opened in the UK. EGFR activation promotes cellular proliferation via activation of MAPK and PI3K-Ak... Read More about EGFR and EGFRvIII analysis in glioblastoma as therapeutic biomarkers.

Pleural irrigation trial (PIT): A randomised controlled trial of pleural irrigation with normal saline versus standard care in patients with pleural infection (2015)
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Maskell, N. A., Zahan-Evans, N., Harvey, J. E., Medford, A. R., Clive, A. O., Edey, A. J., …Maskell, N. A. (2015). Pleural irrigation trial (PIT): A randomised controlled trial of pleural irrigation with normal saline versus standard care in patients with pleural infection. European Respiratory Journal, 46(2), 456-463. https://doi.org/10.1183/09031936.00147214

© ERS 2015. Pleural infection is increasing in incidence. Despite optimal medical management, up to 30% of patients will die or require surgery. Case reports suggest that irrigation of the pleural space with saline may be beneficial. A randomised con... Read More about Pleural irrigation trial (PIT): A randomised controlled trial of pleural irrigation with normal saline versus standard care in patients with pleural infection.

BRAF Fusion Analysis in Pilocytic Astrocytomas: KIAA1549-BRAF 15-9 Fusions Are More Frequent in the Midline Than Within the Cerebellum (2015)
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Faulkner, C., Ellis, H. P., Shaw, A., Penman, C., Palmer, A., Wragg, C., …Kurian, K. M. (2015). BRAF Fusion Analysis in Pilocytic Astrocytomas: KIAA1549-BRAF 15-9 Fusions Are More Frequent in the Midline Than Within the Cerebellum. Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology, 74(9), 867-872. https://doi.org/10.1097/NEN.0000000000000226

Copyright © 2015 by the American Association of Neuropathologists, Inc. Pilocytic astrocytomas (PAs) are increasingly tested for KIAA1549-BRAF fusions. We used reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction for the 3 most common KIAA1549-BRAF fusion... Read More about BRAF Fusion Analysis in Pilocytic Astrocytomas: KIAA1549-BRAF 15-9 Fusions Are More Frequent in the Midline Than Within the Cerebellum.

Women's views and experiences of antenatal enquiry for domestic abuse during pregnancy (2015)
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Salmon, D., Baird, K., & White, P. (2015). Women's views and experiences of antenatal enquiry for domestic abuse during pregnancy. Health Expectations, 18(5), 867-878. https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.12060

© 2015 John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Objective: The aim of this study was to explore the acceptability of antenatal enquiry for domestic abuse from the perspective of women using maternity services. It also sought to understand the experiences of referral... Read More about Women's views and experiences of antenatal enquiry for domestic abuse during pregnancy.

Multimodal neurophysiological evaluation of primary progressive multiple sclerosis - An increasingly valid biomarker, with limits (2015)
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Canham, L. J., Kane, N., Oware, A., Walsh, P., Blake, K., Inglis, K., …Cottrell, D. A. (2015). Multimodal neurophysiological evaluation of primary progressive multiple sclerosis - An increasingly valid biomarker, with limits. Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders, 4(6), 607-613. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msard.2015.07.009

© 2015 Elsevier B.V. Background The promising utility of multi-modality evoked potential batteries to objectively measure multi-tract dysfunction has been evaluated by several groups using different methods. Objective To independently evaluate the us... Read More about Multimodal neurophysiological evaluation of primary progressive multiple sclerosis - An increasingly valid biomarker, with limits.

A pilot randomized controlled trial comparing bismuth iodine paraffin paste external ear pack and no ear pack after middle ear surgery (2015)
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Nunez, D. A., Hajioff, D., Whitwell, R., Javed, F., Whitewell, R., Hakioff, D., …Nunez, D. A. (2015). A pilot randomized controlled trial comparing bismuth iodine paraffin paste external ear pack and no ear pack after middle ear surgery. European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, 272(3), 543-550. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-013-2812-6

© 2013, The Author(s). To pilot a substantive randomized control trial comparing post-operative external ear canal pack with no ear pack after middle ear surgery, 32 adults undergoing primary posterior bony canal wall preserving middle ear surgery we... Read More about A pilot randomized controlled trial comparing bismuth iodine paraffin paste external ear pack and no ear pack after middle ear surgery.