Background: The GoBolus study investigated the real-world effectiveness of faster aspart in patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D) using intermittent-scanning continuous glucose monitoring (iscCGM) systems. Methods: This 24-week, multicenter, single-arm, noninterventional study investigated adults with T1D (HbA 1c , 7.5%-9.5%) receiving multiple daily injections (MDI) of insulin and using iscCGM within local healthcare settings for ‡6 months before switching to faster aspart at study start (week 0; baseline). Primary endpoint was HbA 1c change from baseline to week 24. Exploratory endpoint was change in iscCGM metrics from baseline to week 24. Results: Overall, 243 patients were included (55.6% male), with mean age/diabetes duration, 49.9/18.8 years; mean HbA 1c , 8.1%. By week 24, HbA 1c had decreased by 0.19% (-2.1 mmol/mol, P < 0.0001) with no mean change in insulin doses or basal/bolus insulin ratios. For patients with sufficient available iscCGM data (n = 92): ''time in range'' (TIR; 3.9-10.0 mmol/L) increased from 46.9% to 50.1% (P = 0.01), corresponding to an increase of 46.1 min/day; time in hyperglycemia decreased from 49.1% to 46.1% (>10.0 mmol/L, P = 0.026) and 20.4% to 17.9% (>13.9 mmol/L, P = 0.013), corresponding to 43.5 (P = 0.024) and 35.6 (P = 0.015) fewer minutes per day on average spent in these ranges, respectively; no change for time in hypoglycemia (<3.9 and <3.0 mmol/L). Mean interstitial and postprandial glucose improved from 10.4 to 10.1 mmol/L (P = 0.035) and 11.9 to 11.0 mmol/L (P = 0.002), respectively. Conclusion: Real-world switching to faster aspart in adults with T1D on MDI improved HbA 1c , increased TIR, and decreased time in hyperglycemia without affecting time in hypoglycemia. The GoBolus study: NCT03450863.
The local recurrence rate after orthotopic urinary reconstruction is 12%. Survival after local recurrence is diagnosed is limited despite multimodality therapy. However, most patients may anticipate normal neobladder function even in the presence of recurrent disease or until death. Thus, creating orthotopic diversion after cystectomy in patients with locally advanced bladder cancer, including macroscopically or microscopically positive lymph nodes, is safe.
OBJECTIVE
To report the results using an extensive saturation biopsy in men with negative prostate biopsies but in whom there is still a clinical suspicion for carcinoma.
PATIENTS AND METHODS
Between February 1999 and October 2004 we offered 40 patients (median age 63 years) an extensive saturation biopsy if there was clinical suspicion of prostate cancer after previous negative prostate biopsies. The median (range) number of cores taken was 64 (39–139) and was adjusted to the size of the prostate. All patients received general or spinal anaesthesia.
RESULTS
Of the 40 patients, 18 (45%) had carcinoma in at least one core; 16 had a radical prostatectomy, which showed pT2a, pT2b, pT2c, pT3a and pT3b adenocarcinoma of the prostate in three, four, six, two and one patients, respectively. Brachytherapy and external radiation were the therapies of choice in the other patients. Sixteen patients had marked haematuria after the biopsy procedure.
CONCLUSION
There is no significant increase in the cancer detection rate in an extensive saturation‐biopsy regimen compared to published series with fewer cores, but the morbidity increased.
Neobladder emptying failure is of major concern but is not an argument against orthotopic diversion. The overall rate of transient or permanent neobladder emptying failure in males is high but most of the mechanical causes can be managed endoscopically, while the rate of patients with long-term catheterization for dysfunctional voiding is relatively low.
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