PulmonologyPub Date : 2025-12-31Epub Date: 2024-10-24DOI: 10.1016/j.pulmoe.2024.06.004
L Rinaldi, F Perrotta
{"title":"Application and internal validation of lung ultrasound score in COVID-19 setting: The ECOVITA observational study. Authors' reply.","authors":"L Rinaldi, F Perrotta","doi":"10.1016/j.pulmoe.2024.06.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.pulmoe.2024.06.004","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54237,"journal":{"name":"Pulmonology","volume":" ","pages":"2416781"},"PeriodicalIF":10.4,"publicationDate":"2025-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141604499","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
PulmonologyPub Date : 2025-12-31Epub Date: 2024-11-04DOI: 10.1080/25310429.2024.2411807
B Adhikari, P Parajuli, S Lippmann
{"title":"Countering antimicrobial resistance.","authors":"B Adhikari, P Parajuli, S Lippmann","doi":"10.1080/25310429.2024.2411807","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/25310429.2024.2411807","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54237,"journal":{"name":"Pulmonology","volume":"31 1","pages":"2411807"},"PeriodicalIF":10.4,"publicationDate":"2025-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143069696","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
PulmonologyPub Date : 2025-12-31Epub Date: 2025-02-05DOI: 10.1080/25310429.2025.2457856
Irina Surovtsova, Felix J F Herth, Daria B Kokh, Philipp Morakis
{"title":"Outcomes of Pembrolizumab plus chemotherapy for patients with metastatic non-squamous NSCLC: Real-world evidence.","authors":"Irina Surovtsova, Felix J F Herth, Daria B Kokh, Philipp Morakis","doi":"10.1080/25310429.2025.2457856","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/25310429.2025.2457856","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Pembrolizumab with chemotherapy (immunochemotherapy) has shown encouraging overall survival (OS) benefits in non-squamous mNSCLC, as demonstrated by the KEYNOTE-189 trial. However, randomised controlled trials may not fully capture the diversity of real-world patients. This study aims to evaluate immunochemotherapy outcomes in a real-world setting, including subgroups underrepresented in the KEYNOTE-189 trial.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Patients diagnosed with non-squamous mNSCLC 2011-2022 and recorded in Cancer Registry Database of the German Federal State Baden-Württemberg (BWCR), were analysed. OS was assessed using Kaplan-Meier and multivariable Cox models, adjusted for major clinical parameters. Results were compared with KEYNOTE-189.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Among 2630 eligible cases, 1314 patients received chemotherapy alone and 1316 received immunochemotherapy. Median OS (mOS) was 14.1 months (95%CI: 13.1-15.4) for immunochemotherapy and 10.4 months (95%CI: 9.7-11.2) for chemotherapy alone, with an HR of 0.7 (95%CI: 0.64-0.77). A significant benefit was seen in M1c stage (HR 0.7, 95%CI: 0.63-0.79). No significant OS improvement was observed in patients with ECOG 2-3 or bone metastases.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This real-world evidence suggests that immunochemotherapy generally improves OS in mNSCLC. Subgroup analysis showed no survival benefit for patients with ECOG >1 or bone metastasis, but a benefit for patients with M1c stage.</p>","PeriodicalId":54237,"journal":{"name":"Pulmonology","volume":"31 1","pages":"2457856"},"PeriodicalIF":10.4,"publicationDate":"2025-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143191275","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
PulmonologyPub Date : 2025-12-31Epub Date: 2025-02-07DOI: 10.1080/25310429.2025.2463711
Riya Kalra, Etika Rana
{"title":"Correspondence: Insights on the methodology and statistics of PAP therapy's impact on BMI.","authors":"Riya Kalra, Etika Rana","doi":"10.1080/25310429.2025.2463711","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/25310429.2025.2463711","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54237,"journal":{"name":"Pulmonology","volume":"31 1","pages":"2463711"},"PeriodicalIF":10.4,"publicationDate":"2025-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143366810","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
PulmonologyPub Date : 2025-12-31Epub Date: 2025-03-17DOI: 10.1080/25310429.2025.2466920
Dinis Brito, Cristina Jácome, Cláudia Bulhões, Maria João Barbosa, Nuno Pina, Ana Alves da Silva, Catarina João, Diana Gomes, Filipa Lopes, Janete Quelhas-Santos, Liliana Amorim, Marina Rodrigues, Marisa Pardal, Pedro M Teixeira, Tiago Jacinto, Ana Margarida Cruz, Ana Margarida Pereira, Ana Marques, Bernardo Sousa-Pinto, Cláudia Vicente, Elisete Ferreira, Luís Alves, Maria Inês Fernandes, Rafael Vieira, Rita Amaral, Rita Sousa, Rui Costa, Teresa Castanho, Filipa Bernardo, Jaime Correia-de-Sousa, João A Fonseca
{"title":"Prevalence of asthma in Portuguese adults - the EPI-ASTHMA study, a nationwide population-based survey.","authors":"Dinis Brito, Cristina Jácome, Cláudia Bulhões, Maria João Barbosa, Nuno Pina, Ana Alves da Silva, Catarina João, Diana Gomes, Filipa Lopes, Janete Quelhas-Santos, Liliana Amorim, Marina Rodrigues, Marisa Pardal, Pedro M Teixeira, Tiago Jacinto, Ana Margarida Cruz, Ana Margarida Pereira, Ana Marques, Bernardo Sousa-Pinto, Cláudia Vicente, Elisete Ferreira, Luís Alves, Maria Inês Fernandes, Rafael Vieira, Rita Amaral, Rita Sousa, Rui Costa, Teresa Castanho, Filipa Bernardo, Jaime Correia-de-Sousa, João A Fonseca","doi":"10.1080/25310429.2025.2466920","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/25310429.2025.2466920","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>In 2010, 6.8% of the Portuguese adults had asthma. Contemporary studies employing more accurate methods are needed. We aimed to assess asthma prevalence in Portugal and to identify associated-factors.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A population-based nationwide study was conducted from May 2021 to March 2024. A multistage random sampling approach was applied to select adults from primary care. Stage 1 involved a telephone screening interview to collect socio-demographic and clinical data. Patients with an Adult Asthma Score (A2 Score) ≥1 were eligible for Stage 2, and 5% of those with an A2 Score = 0 were also invited to participate in Stage 2, which consisted of a diagnostic visit with a physical examination and diagnostic tests. We computed weighted asthma prevalence estimates and multivariable logistic regression models were used.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 7,556 participants completed Stage 1 and 1,857 Stage 2. The prevalence of asthma was 7.1% (95%CI = 6.3-8.0%), with slight differences by sex, age, and region. Education, family history of asthma, inhaler prescription, nasal/ocular symptoms, food allergies, and previous allergy skin tests were associated with an increased risk of asthma (R<sup>2</sup> = 33%). Asthma diagnosis could also be predicted by the A2 score, either on its own (R<sup>2</sup> = 43%) or in combination with family history and previous allergy skin tests (R<sup>2</sup> = 45%).</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>Asthma affects 7.1% of Portuguese adults. Family history of asthma, nasal/ocular symptoms, and comorbid food allergy are associated with increased risk of asthma.</p>","PeriodicalId":54237,"journal":{"name":"Pulmonology","volume":"31 1","pages":"2466920"},"PeriodicalIF":10.4,"publicationDate":"2025-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143651531","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
PulmonologyPub Date : 2024-11-01DOI: 10.1016/j.pulmoe.2024.05.003
{"title":"Disseminated tuberculosis mimicking pleural mesothelioma in a polycythemia vera patient treated with ruxolitinib","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.pulmoe.2024.05.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.pulmoe.2024.05.003","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54237,"journal":{"name":"Pulmonology","volume":"30 6","pages":"Pages 668-670"},"PeriodicalIF":10.4,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141201312","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
PulmonologyPub Date : 2024-11-01DOI: 10.1016/j.pulmoe.2022.12.005
{"title":"Prone position for acute respiratory distress syndrome and the hazards of meta-analysis","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.pulmoe.2022.12.005","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.pulmoe.2022.12.005","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Researchers have tried unsuccessfully for many years using randomized controlled trials to show the efficacy of prone ventilation in treating ARDS. These failed attempts were of use in designing the successful PROSEVA trial, published in 2013. However, the evidence provided by meta-analyses in support of prone ventilation for ARDS was too low to be conclusive. The present study shows that meta-analysis is indeed not the best approach for the assessment of evidence as to the efficacy of prone ventilation.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>We performed a cumulative meta-analysis to prove that only the PROSEVA trial, due to its strong protective effect, has substantially impacted on the outcome.</div><div>We also replicated nine published meta-analyses including the PROSEVA trial. We performed leave-one-out analyses, removing one trial at a time from each meta-analysis, measuring <em>p</em> values for effect size, and also the Cochran's Q test for heterogeneity assessment. We represented these analyses in a scatter plot to identify outlier studies influencing heterogeneity or overall effect size. We used interaction tests to formally identify and evaluate differences with the PROSEVA trial.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The positive effect of the PROSEVA trial accounted for most of the heterogeneity and for the reduction of overall effect size in the meta-analyses. The interaction tests we conducted on the nine meta-analyses formally confirmed the difference in the effectiveness of prone ventilation between the PROSEVA trial the other studies.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>The clinical lack of homogeneity between the PROSEVA trial design and the other studies should have discouraged the use of meta-analysis. Statistical considerations support this hypothesis, suggesting that the PROSEVA trial is an independent source of evidence.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54237,"journal":{"name":"Pulmonology","volume":"30 6","pages":"Pages 529-536"},"PeriodicalIF":10.4,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9874051/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9187052","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}