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- Kehoe, Laura, et al.
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Make EU trade with Brazil sustainable
- 2019
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In: Science. - : American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). - 0036-8075 .- 1095-9203. ; 364:6438, s. 341-
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- Bentham, James, et al.
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A century of trends in adult human height
- 2016
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In: eLIFE. - 2050-084X. ; 5
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Being taller is associated with enhanced longevity, and higher education and earnings. We reanalysed 1472 population-based studies, with measurement of height on more than 18.6 million participants to estimate mean height for people born between 1896 and 1996 in 200 countries. The largest gain in adult height over the past century has occurred in South Korean women and Iranian men, who became 20.2 cm (95% credible interval 17.522.7) and 16.5 cm (13.319.7) taller, respectively. In contrast, there was little change in adult height in some sub-Saharan African countries and in South Asia over the century of analysis. The tallest people over these 100 years are men born in the Netherlands in the last quarter of 20th century, whose average heights surpassed 182.5 cm, and the shortest were women born in Guatemala in 1896 (140.3 cm; 135.8144.8). The height differential between the tallest and shortest populations was 19-20 cm a century ago, and has remained the same for women and increased for men a century later despite substantial changes in the ranking of countries.
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- Bentham, James, et al.
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A century of trends in adult human height
- 2016
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In: eLIFE. - : eLife Sciences Publications Ltd. - 2050-084X. ; 5
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Being taller is associated with enhanced longevity, and higher education and earnings. We reanalysed 1472 population-based studies, with measurement of height on more than 18.6 million participants to estimate mean height for people born between 1896 and 1996 in 200 countries. The largest gain in adult height over the past century has occurred in South Korean women and Iranian men, who became 20.2 cm (95% credible interval 17.5–22.7) and 16.5 cm (13.3– 19.7) taller, respectively. In contrast, there was little change in adult height in some sub-Saharan African countries and in South Asia over the century of analysis. The tallest people over these 100 years are men born in the Netherlands in the last quarter of 20th century, whose average heights surpassed 182.5 cm, and the shortest were women born in Guatemala in 1896 (140.3 cm; 135.8– 144.8). The height differential between the tallest and shortest populations was 19-20 cm a century ago, and has remained the same for women and increased for men a century later despite substantial changes in the ranking of countries.
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- Earp, Justin C., et al.
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Esomeprazole FDA Approval in Children With GERD : Exposure-Matching and Exposure-Response
- 2017
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In: Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition - JPGN. - : LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS. - 0277-2116 .- 1536-4801. ; 65:3, s. 272-277
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Objectives: Food and Drug Administration approval of proton-pump inhibitors for infantile gastroesophageal reflux disease has been limited by intrapatient variability in the clinical assessment of gastroesophageal reflux disease. For children 1 to 17 years old, extrapolating efficacy from adults for IV esomeprazole was accepted. The oral formulation was previously approved in children. Exposure-response and exposure matching analyses were sought to identify approvable pediatric doses. Methods: Intragastric pH biomarker comparisons between children and adults were conducted. Pediatric doses were selected to match exposures in adults and were based on population pharmacokinetic (PK) modeling and simulations with pediatric esomeprazole data. Observed IV or oral esomeprazole PK data were available from 50 and 117 children, between birth and 17 years, respectively, and from 65 adults, between 20 and 48 years. A population PK model developed using these data was used to simulate steady-state esomeprazole exposures for children at different doses to match the observed exposures in adults. Results: Exposure-response relationships of intragastric pH measures were similar between children and adults. The PK simulations identified a dosing regimen for children that results in comparable steady-state area under the curve to that observed after 20 mg in adults. For IV esomeprazole, increasing the infusion duration to 10 to 30 minutes in children achieves matching C-max values with adults. Conclusions: The exposure-matching analysis permitted approval of an esomeprazole regimen not studied directly in clinical trials. Exposureresponse for intragastric pH-permitted approval for the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease in children in whom it was not possible to evaluate the adult primary endpoint, mucosal healing assessed by endoscopy.
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- Olivier, Cecille, et al.
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New strategies for the conduct of clinical trials in paediatric Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH): Outcome of a multi-stakeholder meeting with patients, academia, industry and regulators held at EMA on Monday 12th June 2017
- 2019
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In: Journal of the American Heart Association. - 2047-9980. ; 8:10, s. 1-10
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Research review (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Aims: Drug development for paediatric pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) ispressingly needed. Experts from the US Food and Drug Administration, EuropeanMedicines Agency, Health Canada, key opinion leaders, academia, patients, and industry representatives held a workshop on 12th June 2017 dedicated to addressing challenges and unmet needs. This report summarises the approaches proposed during the meeting to address key issues in extrapolation, trial design, and study endpoints in pediatric drug development.Methods and Results: A pre-workshop stakeholder survey was conducted and showed that most respondents believe the pathophysiology of heritable PAH and some forms of idiopathic PAH is thought to be sufficiently similar in adult and paediatric patients, although the clinical manifestations may differ. In this situation, placebo-controlled trials might not be required to confirm clinical benefit in paediatrics. The study endpoints used to support drug approvals in adults were reviewed to determine if these existing study endpoints can be applied in paediatric PAH efficacy trials. It showed that non-invasive study endpoints, such as the time to clinical worsening, WHO functionalclass, and 6-Minute-Walk-Test could be applicable in paediatric PAH trials, although each presents some limitations in paediatrics.Conclusion: Extrapolation of efficacy from informative adult studies may be appropriate in some forms of PAH. Initial dose-finding studies and exposure-response modelling are warranted in paediatric PAH, followed by an efficacy and safety study to explore the response to treatment and exposure-response relationship. A novel, non-invasive, developmentally-appropriate, and reliable study endpoint needs to be developed.
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