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Judicialização da saúde: análise dos processos judiciais do medicamento lenalidomida impetrados contra a Secretaria de Saúde do Estado de São Paulo para tratamento de mieloma múltiplo

O Mieloma Múltiplo é uma neoplasia maligna que acomete a medula óssea, sendo comumente diagnosticado em idosos. Para o tratamento no Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS) seguem-se as Diretrizes Diagnósticas e Terapêuticas do Mieloma Múltiplo do Ministério da Saúde, de 2015. O medicamento lenalidomida ...

Prurigo actínico en un centro dermatológico de referencia en Colombia: 108 casos

Biomédica (Bogotá); 40 (3), 2020
Introducción. El prurigo actínico es una fotodermatosis crónica. Afecta con mayor frecuencia a la población latinoamericana, predomina en mujeres y compromete la piel expuesta al sol, las conjuntivas y los labios. Objetivo. Actualizar la información sobre las características clínico-epidemiológic...

Transitory response of a myelodysplastic syndrome with deletion of chromosome 5q to thalidomide. Report of one case

Rev. méd. Chile; 148 (9), 2020
ABSTRACT Myelodysplastic syndrome with deletion of chromosome 5q (5q-syndrome) has a favorable prognosis and a low risk of transformation to acute myeloid leukemia, when treated with lenalidomide. Azacitidine leads to complete remission even as second-line therapy and in patients with clonal evolution. W...

Informe diário de evidências COVID-19: busca realizada em 5 de junho de 2020
COVID-19 daily evidence report: search conducted on June 5, 2020

O Informe Diário de Evidências é uma produção do Ministério da Saúde que tem como objetivo acompanhar diariamente as publicações científicas sobre tratamento farmacológico e vacinas para a COVID-19. Dessa forma, são realizadas buscas estruturadas em bases de dados biomédicas, referente ao di...

Superiority of the triple combination of bortezomib, cyclophosphamide and dexamethasone versus cyclophosphamide, thalidomide and dexamethasone in patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma, eligible for transplantation

ABSTRACT Background: The treatment of multiple myeloma (MM) has evolved significantly in the past decade, and new drug combinations have improved the response rates and prolonged survival. Studies comparing different induction chemotherapy regimens have shown that triple combinations have better results...

"Descansar e dormir sem riscos": o Jornal do Médico (Portugal) e o desastre da talidomida, 1960-1962

Resumo O artigo analisa como o periódico Jornal do Médico, editado na cidade do Porto, em Portugal, divulgou o desastre da talidomida. A pesquisa percorreu as páginas da fonte desde o início de 1960 até o final de 1962. Aqui, objetivam-se apontar e discutir duas questões interligadas: a morosidade ...

Rationale use of Thalidomide in erythema nodosum leprosum - A non-systematic critical analysis of published case reports

Abstract INTRODUCTION: Thalidomide is an anti- tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-a) drug used mainly in the management of moderate to severe form of Erythema Nodosum Leprosum (ENL). Because of its teratogenic potential it has to be used under proper supervision. Our critical analysis tries to look into ...

Pharmacovigilance of thalidomide in the Brazilian Health System and patient safety

In Brazil, thalidomide is manufactured by a public laboratory, distributed by the Unified Health System (SUS), and regulated by the National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa). Despite the concerns regarding the adverse effects of thalidomide, few drug utilization studies have been conducted to describe...

Thalidomide reduces cell proliferation in endometriosis experimentally induced in rats

Abstract Objective To analyze the effect of thalidomide on the progression of endometriotic lesions experimentally induced in rats and to characterize the pattern of cell proliferation by immunohistochemical Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen (PCNA) labeling of eutopic and ectopic endometrium. Methods...

The tale of lenalidomide clinical superiority over thalidomide and regulatory and cost-effectiveness issues

Abstract In April 2017, the National Sanitary Surveillance Agency (ANVISA-Brazil) approved lenalidomide (LEN) for multiple myeloma (MM) and myelodysplastic syndrome. ANVISA had rejected the first application in 2010, and denied a request for reconsideration in 2012. The reason for rejection was the lack ...