None of the studies recruited patients with brain metastases (unless neurologically stable) and relatively few patients with bone metastases were included (20% in the AVOREN trial and 30% in the trial of sunitinib vs IFN).
However, in the HFNC therapy intervention arm a nasogastric tube will be inserted, the stomach must be vented at 4 hour intervals, and no oral feeding will be allowed unless in stable weaning phase.
Most important exclusion criteria were history or diagnosis of GI disease, IBS or complicated GI surgery, depressive disorder, use of oral antibiotics within 4 weeks before the screening visit and the use of drugs, large doses of vitamins and minerals or food or herbal supplements for digestive symptoms, unless in stable dose.
Of the $4.5 billion pledged by international donors, only about half has been delivered, and more is unlikely unless a stable government is in place.
Rather, many say that unless a stable political culture is built first, elections in countries where extremist groups are accustomed to getting their way by force or intimidation pose great risks.
Few believe that Serbia can join the EU unless a stable solution to the issue is found.
But while intended to have one's music player sit between the speakers, it's not all that stable unless sitting on a sturdy surface.
For stable transfection, 10 cells (unless otherwise stated) were seeded in a 75 cm flask.
DMARDs were maintained at stable doses unless poorly tolerated, in which case tocilizumab was administered as monotherapy.
China is unlikely to behave like a self-assured power globally unless it feels stable internally.
This condition is stable unless an effort is made to provide an elevated substrate for tree seedlings to become established.
