Sentence examples for alone disease from inspiring English sources
Clinical remission rates at 1 year were higher in those patients receiving infliximab compared with methotrexate alone (disease activity score in 28 joints (DAS28) < 2.6; 22.7% versus 14.2%) [ 14, 16].
In axial SpA patients who reached partial remission after treatment with either IFX+NPX or NPX alone, disease activity remained low, and about half of patients remained in remission during 6 months in which NPX was continued or all treatments were stopped.
This incidence and pattern of recurrence is similar to data previously published (Sugihara et al, 1993) and confirms that the majority of patients developing recurrence develop liver- alone disease, which could potentially be amenable to further liver surgery (Topal et al, 2003).
Non-adherence was found to be a function of patient demographics (male, younger, living alone), disease and treatment variables (longer time since diagnosis of CML or start of imatinib therapy, higher than standard imatinib dosing), poor functional status, and negative perceptions about the quality of chronic care.
Among five studies in which HAI with FUdR chemotherapy was compared with resection alone, disease-free survival was reported to be better in patients with adjuvant HAI of FUdR after resection in three studies (Lygidakis et al, 1995; Asahara et al, 1998; Kemeny et al, 2002).
A recent study pointed out that COPD is not very often a "stand-alone" disease since comorbidities are frequent and 12 of them negatively influence the 4-year survival [ 8].
Obviously, patients with acute anterior AU who responded to topical therapy alone with disease quiescence did not require systemic treatment.
In the United States alone, heart disease kills one woman almost every minute.
In Panama alone, the disease has led to the extinction of at least 30 frog species.
In the US alone, the disease accounts for an estimated $148 billion dollars annually in healthcare expenses [1].
Two patients who progressed on vaccine alone experienced disease stabilisation when IL-2 was added.
