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Warm at 27F
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
Used it 3 times with a thick smartwool and a thin sock as a outer layer, one of the rides was in snow fall feet was dry end of one hour ride . Size is another issue, I went up 3 sizes, I use Lake regular mtb shoes 43 the LG is 46
Warm but zippers break
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My feet always get cold when it drops below 25, but with these shoes I have ridden in -15. They are warm and made year-round winter commuting in VT possible for me. Unfortunately the design is such that the neoprene liner jams in the zipper and rips. This didn't seem to affect how warm the shoes are, but after a month of use both zippers broke and I had to rig them with paper clips to zip them up. With some design improvements and sturdier zippers these shoes would be great.
Warm but faulty zippers
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I really wanted to like these shoes and there are good things about them. They are warm and they are very stiff in a good way for biking and the tread is aggressive and grips the trail on hike-a-bike sections. Having said that, I wore these twice and both zippers are broken. On on shoe, just the pull string ripped off, but on the other the zipper jammed and damaged itself...and the pull string then ripped off when I tried to unjam it. I assure you I did not abuse the zipper in any way and there was nothing in the mechanism like dirt or ice. It was brand new and clean, it just broke. For the price and intended use of these shoes, I think a quality zipper is a must, and since it obviously is not, I wonder about the longevity of the rest of the shoe.
One last good comment, the Specialized defroster shoe has a similar design but the boa dial isn't covered by the overshoe flap. I much prefer the design of the LG shoes.
Again, I wanted to like these, but they broke almost immediately, and I am returning them.
Sizing runs very small. I wear a 10 and a half in regular shoes and I ordered the size 45 (11.5) and they were snug. If I ordered them again I'd go up yet another size so I could fit bigger socks.
Garneau 0 degree mountain bike shoes
- Familiarity: I've used it once or twice and have initial impressions
- Fit: True to size
I just got a pair of these for sub 30 degree riding. Yoday was 31 degrees and my feet were toasty warm the whole time. The dial-secure tongue and zip-up windproof protector work great to cinch the shoe evenly on my feet. The bottom cleats are big and excellent for grip when hiking. Absolute top quality construction from Garneau. So far I'm very satisfied. They beat the heck out of summer shoes with covers.
These run small
I had to return these shoes because they run small. I wear a size 11.5 when I use my specialized riding shoes. The 11.5/45 for these Garneaus is very tight. I recommend that if you order these shoes, you order a half size larger.


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Town Hall Theatre serves up an old chestnut this holiday season that can't help but fill everyone to the brim with holiday cheer. Running through Dec. 16, "It's a Wonderful Life" tells the story of George Bailey, who, faced with financial ruin, considers suicide so that his family can at least benefit from his insurance policy.
Enter one guardian angel named Clarence who shows George what the world would be like if he hadn't been born. It's a sobering journey -- much like the one Ebenezer Scrooge experiences.
"In its own way, this play is very much a tale of gratitude," says artistic director Clive Worsley. "It's a reminder to all of us to remember the good we have in our lives, and the good that we do for others."
Director Lisa Anne Porter has certainly done "good" for local audiences with her nostalgic look at small-town America. Scenic designer Martin Flynn and scenic artist Sarah Spero add to the ambience with their three-dimensional backdrop, well lit by Chris Guptill, that gives a warm, homey feel and allows the stage to easily change from one locale to another. Sound designer Nico Brenni uses his expertise to add such nice details as a squeaking screen door pantomimed by an actress.
But it is the performers who make this show come alive, beginning with Dan Saski's engaging portrayal of George. Saski strikes a nice balance between the younger, idealistic George and his older, disillusioned self, with Lauren Rosi exuding a lovely energy as his wife Mary.
Also of note in this large cast are Randy Anger (who seems to be enjoying himself immensely as the evil Henry Potter), Caitlin Evenson (wonderful in three different roles), Adrienne Krug (as George's loving mother), and Tom Flynn (as the guardian angel).
"It's a Wonderful Life" plays through Dec. 16, at Lafayette's Town Hall Theatre. Call 925-283-1557 or go to www.townhalltheatre.com.
The company is also hoping for a special Christmas present from Mozilla's Firefox Challenge. The company will donate an additional $100,000 to the nonprofit that raises the most money between now and Jan. 10.
"That means every time someone donates to Town Hall, it gets us closer to that additional $100,000 from Mozilla," says Worsley. "That money would go a long way toward sets, costumes, lights, actors, teaching artists and upgrades to our facilities." For more information, go to www.townhalltheatre.com.
Also opening this past weekend was Onstage Theatre's production of "Christmas Belles" at Cue Productions Live, 1835 Colfax St., in Concord. Directed by Helen Means, the production brings a southern touch to the holidays as the Futrelle sisters celebrate Texas-style.
Frankie (June McCue) is long overdue with the birth of twins while a revenge-seeking Twink (Siobhan O'Brien) is in jail for burning half the town down. Meanwhile, the slightly more responsible Honey Raye Futrelle (Babette Bilger) tries to hold the church's Christmas program together as cast members come down with food poisoning from the Boosters' pancake breakfast.
It's a Christmas story of a different variety but one that brings plenty of laughs and even a tear or two. "Christmas Belles" only has four shows left -- 7:30 p.m. Dec. 6; 8 p.m. Dec. 7; and 2:15 p.m. and 8:15 p.m. Dec. 8. Call 925-518-3277 for tickets.
If you prefer the traditional "A Christmas Carol," Center Rep presents the perennial favorite Dec. 6-16, at the Lesher Center for the Arts in Walnut Creek.
Directed by Scott Denison, the show features Mark Anderson Phillips as Scrooge and lots of elaborate costumes and special effects. Call 926-943-SHOW (925-943-7469) or go to www.lesherartscenter.org.
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I want to thank everyone who has kept me in prayer about the upcoming anniversary of Pete's death. Tomorrow is the day. I am staying home, except to go the grief counseling group which happens to be tomorrow. Your prayers have helped. I am not as anxious about tomorrow as I thought I was going to be. Tomorrow may be different lol I don't know. Please keep him and our children and myself in your thoughts and prayers tomorrow. Hard to believe an entire year has gone by. Thank you all so very much. Lauren


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When we make distinctions between natural and supernatural activity in Scripture, not only do we push our modern categories into the Bible, but we also limit God's action.
Companion series to the spring 2015 book club featuring "The Lost World of Genesis One: Ancient Cosmology and the Origins Debate" by John Walton.
Series adapted from the article "The Narrative Form of Genesis 1: Cosmogonic, Yes; Scientific, No", originally published in 1984 in the Journal of the American Scientific Affiliation (now Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith). It is reprinted with permission. The ideas in this essay are drawn by Hyers' excellent book The Meaning of Creation: Genesis and Modern Science.
All creation is the doings of God's hands, no matter how he did it. When I look at a painting, I can connect somehow with the painter, and the same goes with the universe and God.
Collection of the best articles of the past several weeks on science (and faith) from around the web.
Some of the Christian objections to evolutionary creation come from a misunderstanding of what the Bible means when it says "God created".
If discussions of science and religion sometimes get bogged down in Genesis, perhaps that is because they have not made the preparatory journey through the rich material of the Wisdom books.
What we do learn from scripture is that there is only one Creator and that there's a clear distinction between God and the created world. And that we who are created in the image of God are able to investigate a creation that is remarkably tuned for our discovery.
What we do learn from scripture is that there is only one Creator and that there's a clear distinction between God and the created world. And that we who are created in the image of God are able to investigate a creation that is remarkably tuned for our discovery.
These excerpts from Origins: Christian Perspectives on Creation, Evolution, and Intelligent Design, written by BioLogos president Deborah Haarsma and her husband Loren Haarsma, offer a sampling of the book's many topics, from exploring our disagreements and agreements on origins as Christians to explaining scientific processes to looking at how we read Genesis.
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Although committed to the principle of sola Scriptura, Calvin recognized that the Bible would have been written in terms its original recipients would have understood. Calvin inherited the medieval cosmology of his time, a way of viewing the world heavily influenced by Greek thought and one which was about to receive shocks from astronomers such as Copernicus and Galileo. But not just yet.
Augustine had a great deal to say about those chapters in Genesis that are especially controversial within Christianity today.
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In this talk, originally delivered at the BioLogos President's Circle meeting in October 2012, Dr. John Walton discusses the origin stories of Genesis 1-3, and why their focus on function and archetypes mean there is no Biblical narrative of material origins.
Many people assume that until Darwin came along, devout Christians everywhere read and understood Genesis in the same way. But Dr. Pak points out that some of the most revered figures in Christian history--Origen, Augustine, Aquinas, Luther, and Calvin--offered insightful but distinctive interpretations of the text that are often overlooked today. First presented at a symposium in Raleigh, NC, Dr. Pak's paper is presented here as a three part series.
Gregg Davidson and Ken Wolgemuth seek to remove the stumbling block of the Genesis flood in this four part series. Though many believe in an ancient world-wide flood, the evidence given does not hold up to geological scrutiny, but points rather to something regional instead. It is their hope that Christians will not walk away from faith in Christ simply because a global flood is not supported by science. Looking at natural phenomena like the Grand Canyon, salt beds, and fossil deposits, they reveal reasons for these deposits and structures while showing that their origin did not stem from a violent flood that covered the planet.
This ongoing series written by historian Ted Davis begins with a brief synopsis of his personal background, and then goes on to reveal his passion for debunking "the now-common view that the history of science and Christianity is one of ongoing, inevitable conflict."
The related ideas of the "fixity of species" and "natural kinds" have been prominent in the science and faith conversation. Some Christians take Genesis to mean that God created (bara) fixed species (mîn). But does the text truly indicate such a concept? Biblical scholar Dr. Richard Hess looks at the Biblical context and meaning of the Hebrew mîn, and suggests that when Christians use it to frame our understanding of the entire created order, we may be asking too much of this single word.


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Decision to tap F&G habitat fund explained
In order to receive state general fund money, the department had to first look within its own funds to address shortfalls, said Executive Director Glenn Normandeau.
The decision to use $140,000 from the Habitat, Game Management and Fisheries Habitat Accounts recently drew protests from sportsmen and organizations across the state.
The department lost 15 positions in the current budget, and he said using the dedicated habitat funds was a way to retain three positions the agency needs.
The work they do is federally reimbursed, he said, so that money will now go into the habitat funds instead of the fish and game fund, which pays for general department operations.
He noted the controversy over the use of the habitat funds came because the N.H. Fish and Game Commission had to approve it, which it did in August.
Commission Chairman Tom Hubert of Newport said there has not been significant opposition to the use of the habitat funds once people understand the funds are not being robbed, noting fish and game departments around the country are facing similar situations.
The arrangement for paying the biologists ends with the biennial budget June 30, 2015, so the department is exploring other ways to raise revenues, such as a $5 fee on hunting and fishing licenses and charges for a conservation decal.
The commission will be reconstituted and meet again in January.
He said there is no readily available nugget to fund the department's operations, but noted the need to expand its revenue stream beyond just hunters and fishermen is apparent.
Normandeau said he assumes in the future there will be other sources of money for the department, or lawmakers will have to decide what the department will not do in the future.
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With some of the insights you and John have provided on the 00 flour I am using, it brings me to the question: is there even any point in cold fermenting this type of flour?
The dough balls are still not stretching (or are as easy to shape) as I would like them to be.


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Exploring the Brain Through Experience Design
"Welcome to the human brain, the cathedral of complexity."—Peter Coveney and Roger Highfield
It's inevitable a powerful problem-solving machine like the human brain would turn increasing attention to one of the greatest puzzles of all: itself.
Ironically, it may be impossible for us to decipher many of the secrets of our own brains without significant help from the digital tools we've created. Advances in machine learning and neuroimaging, in combination with visualizations that leverage human cognitive and perceptual strengths, are paving the way toward a far better understanding of our brains.
There are many ways to look at the brain, but that variety itself presents a challenge: the process of analyzing different kinds of data can be fragmented and cumbersome. How can designers help re-assemble disparate data into the most meaningful and complete picture? How can we apply design to help the brain better understand itself?
Gaining new insights from data is not just about better collection tools and techniques; it also depends on the ways we assemble data and how we enable users to interact with the different elements.
This article will illustrate some ideas drawn from two complementary brain visualization concept projects:
- One project involved a collaboration of computer scientists at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, neuroscientists at UCSF, and designers with the LA-based design shop, Oblong Industries. It focused on age-related dementia and was presented at the UCSF's OME Precision Medicine Summit in May 2013.
- The other project was a UI concept demo exploring Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) that Jeff Chang, an ER radiologist, and I presented at a 3D developers conference (zCon in April 2013 hosted by zSpace). We gave our system the name "NeuroElectric and Anatomic Locator," or "N.E.A.A.L."
Reaching a deeper understanding of our brains requires an evolution in thinking about design
Despite differences in goals and approaches, some common threads run through both projects. Discussed below are just a few themes that emerged. While these ideas were used in a very specific context, they can also apply well beyond the subject matter.
Navigating Investigative Pathways with Combinations of 2D and 3D Visualizations
"Since the brain is unlike any other structure in the known universe, it seems reasonable to expect that our understanding of its functioning … will require approaches that are drastically different from the way we understand other physical systems."—Richard M. Restak
As we navigate daily life, we regularly shift our attention between different perspectives and levels of abstraction. Sometimes a flat, stylized transit map is just the ticket for figuring out where and when we need to travel.
Other times, a more dimensional and literal representation is necessary to get a clearer and more complete understanding of a place.
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Each view can be useful and sometimes they are complementary. This same idea applies to neurobiology research and medicine in which there are many formats to represent widely disparate aspects of our brains. For example, the brain has a vast number of connections that can be at least partially visualized by either 2D or 3D network graphs. These networks have attributes similar to transit maps with express lines, local stops, and transfer stations. However, in the case of the brain, every stop links to several thousand others. The traffic patterns across these networks are as intimately connected to physical brain structure as transit lines are tied to physical geography. These anatomical features can be best represented by 3D visualizations.
The patterns of connections and activity reveal a great deal of information that can be useful for predicting the course of conditions like dementia and Alzheimer's disease. The team from LBL/UCSF/Oblong developed a gesture-based interface with 2D and 3D elements. The system has network diagrams that show normal and problematic traffic patterns, combined with mapping the physical structure of the brain. In the picture below, Oblong Industries designer John Carpenter uses gestural control to pull out an area of highlighted activity from its surroundings within a 3D mesh representation of the brain.
Oblong Industries software engineer Alessandro Valli says, "Instead of putting stuff in a screen or window, we put stuff in space and then add screens that act like portholes."
"Years ago, after seeing Google Earth for the first time, my perception of the world changed," Valli recalls. "Even though it was still a mouse and keyboard experience and the content was the same, that freedom of navigation really opened up my mind about geography." Good interactions with blended 2D and 3D systems require thoughtful transitions between the two.
Oblong's chief scientist John Underkoffler notes, "It is possible to locate really important meaning in data within the transitions. It's important to be able to see the steps that lead from one process to another." Underkoffler's innovative work includes designing the computer interfaces that appeared in the film, Minority Report.
Navigating Investigative Paths with "N.E.A.A.L."
The physical forces involved in a traumatic head injury event can produce many different aftereffects in the brain. The internal damage can be obscure and the chain of causality complex. How can people ever hope to trace the path from symptoms to sources? There are variety of telltale signs and clues, including aberrant electrical patterns and changes in the diffusion rates of water in brain tissue. These clues can point to specific damage in different neural pathways. Blending various 2D and 3D visualizations that interweave the data into meaningful patterns and relationships can speed and enhance the investigative process. Useful insights can be derived from the transitions between the different views.
N.E.A.A.L. brings together different kinds of data and formats, from imaging to cognitive assessments, and stitches them together so that a user can quickly and easily go from viewing a psychological assessment document to "flying over" a white matter fiber tract looking for potential physical sources of the problem.
In one scenario involving N.E.A.A.L., Chang and I explored a case in which a researcher was investigating a soldier with traumatic brain injury who was suffering from subsequent episodes of epilepsy and depression. The images below are screen shots of an early video sketch showing the researcher exploring an investigative pathway through a series of partially overlaid brain imaging modalities to find the potential origin of depression associated with TBI. The experience is designed to be fluid and effortless, despite the rapid transitions of imaging modalities, image orientation, and scale.
Ultimately, we want N.E.A.A.L. to offer an experience that includes voice and gestural input. Using voice input for actions like changing or overlaying different kinds of images would be helpful in allowing researchers to keep their focus on the brain itself. There should be some visual confirmation that the system "understood" the command, but that's best kept in the periphery.
Voice commands make sense for certain actions, but not all. Verbally requesting N.E.A.A.L. to display a particular type of EEG, MRI, or other data set works well. However, gestural input—whether with pointing devices or highly accurate and precise motion capture—can provide effortless and effective ways to interact with 2D and 3D visualizations of the brain.
There are many instances where it's far easier to people to show rather than tell what they want the system to do. Instead of having the system figure out what "a little more to the right" might mean for any particular person, the user can simply gesture to indicate the "little more" that they need, akin to moving a mouse or adjusting a ZeroN element from MIT.
Relating Abstract Data to Anatomical Features
In the screen shot above from the LBL/UCSF/Oblong project, the colored blobs within the left-sided representation of the brain reflect patterns of activity with respect to the brain's anatomical landmarks, reminiscent of a street map showing traffic patterns. The heat map in the lower right shows connection strength between the elements.
UCSF neuroscientist Jesse Brown researches the functional connectivity of the brain. He looks at patterns of activity, represented by networks, in healthy brains and compares them to those with degenerative diseases. "These networks map pretty well to disease-specific patterns of activity," Brown says. One of the central questions is determining the origin of the problem. Brown continues: "Network diagrams are good at the populations level, at predicting the patterns of spread from a source."
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Brown and his colleagues are exploring how to diagram these patterns at the individual subject level. He says many researchers represent this kind of activity on a graph and then do analyses to find centers of activity and points of connection. This approach to network analysis and prediction, he says, is somewhat like "playing Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon."
Although network diagrams are useful, Brown says, they are also so abstract that you can't always tell how they relate to the corresponding anatomical features. However, when creating a multifaceted visualization system, "we can point to an anatomical feature and then connect that to a network graph and compare the two … they are all stepping stones."
Optimizing the Interplay Between Human Intelligence and Machine Learning
"There are billions of neurons in our brains, but what are neurons? Just cells. The brain has no knowledge until connections are made between neurons. All that we know, all that we are, comes from the way our neurons are connected."—Tim Berners-Lee
Daniela Ushizima, a research scientist at the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab says, "Mapping the brain's connectivity means dealing with the representation of tens of billions of neurons modeled as nodes in a network." Given the scale and complexity, she adds, "We need to push for better network graph algorithms to answer questions about, for example, patterns of activity."
Ushizima frames the question with a social network graph analogy, "What is the most 'popular' or influential group of neurons in a network?" For this kind of massive network and connectivity analysis, Ushizima thinks data mining will play an increasingly important role in brain research. However, she also notes the critical role human perception, thought, and judgment will play in the process. "The fact is, people can use visualizations to help ensure that they are mining the right features. Visualizations enable you to use your domain expertise to seek the most likely features so that the data mining algorithms will actually work."
While Chang is highly trained to interpret biomedical images, he is also a strong proponent of the power of machine learning and AI to "look" for patterns in the data. Like Ushizima, he sees a symbiotic relationship between AI and UI and believes that, "UX design can help create interfaces that foster both automatic and user-driven analyses." Chang believes, "As we move toward more intelligent AI systems, they will become more 'brain-like'—spiking neural networks with deep learning architecture, arranged into functional groups sporting trillions of synaptic connections—since that's our best model of what intelligence actually looks like."
Stripping Away UI Artifacts and Letting the Brain Propel the Interactions
One of the main themes from both of the projects described in this article is the value of getting out of the way of the user and the subject matter. Stripping away as many elements of a UI that do not further the interaction is an essential but challenging task. The physical nature of the brain makes it an interesting case study in disintermediation. A virtual representation of the brain can become a primary driver of user interactions. "The more layers you can dissolve between you and the information, the more immersive it gets," Oblong's Underkoffler says. "This ability to experience this complex form inside of you is really interesting!"
Reaching a deeper understanding of our brains requires an evolution in thinking about design. How can we best take untapped human perceptual and cognitive strengths and blend them with the raw power of computing?
Creating a new generation of interfaces to explore brain data can bring benefits that extend far beyond the immediate subject area. Because the brain is so many things at once—a complex physical structure, a system of networks, etc.—the solutions for better understanding it could be translated and applied to a many other subject areas and disciplines. Cybersecurity is just one example that immediately comes to mind.
As Underkoffler says, "Once we've overcome prejudices about some kinds of interactions, then the barn doors get blown off and we can do all sorts of great things."
We may all have different perspectives, skills, and interests, but each of us has a brain. It will take that diversity of talent and experience to truly understand something we all have in common.
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Thanks for covering some of the work that is current part of the funded project: "Graph-based analysis and visualization of multimodal multi-resolution large-scale neuroimaging data", whose P.I. is Aydin Buluc. My particular recognition to Gunther Weber's work on visualization, who collaborated very close to Oblong researchers. Other researchers in the LBNL team are Lenny Oliker and Dmitriy Morozov. Good job guys!
Great article, Hunter! For a more holistic view, I would also add studies on (the neurological) Emotions into the mix. It is common for us to study the brain as a pure logical entity. However, this is not the case... a holistic view becomes even more important when we begin to the study the neurons and their reactiveness within the context of design and human computer interaction. If I may,a little more on this here:
Thank you, Nilo. I very much agree with your comments and like the general direction of what you wrote on your doctoral confirmation of candidature. Several years ago, I co-wrote with Ross Teague a cover story called, "What's Love Got to Do With It?" Why emotions and aspirations matter in person-centered design, for a magazine published by the User Experience Professionals Association.
Even longer ago, I did some grad work in an area called psychoneuroimmunology, which is the study of how emotions can affect the immune system. I learned the scientific study on the impact of emotion on physiological systems can be challenging for many reasons, but is still really important.


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The primary purpose of this study is to determine whether a protease inhibitor-based antiretroviral regimen is more efficacious than a non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor-based antiretroviral regimen in promoting the regression of KS tumor burden in persons with AIDS-related KS in Africa.
Condition | Intervention | Phase |
Kaposi's Sarcoma HIV Infections |
Drug: Lopinavir/ritonavir plus Emtricitabine/Tenofovir versus Efavirenz plus Emtricitabine/Tenofovir |
Phase 4 |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Allocation: Randomized Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: Single Blind (Outcomes Assessor) Primary Purpose: Treatment |
Official Title: | A Randomized Comparison of Protease Inhibitor-based Versus Non-nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitor-based Antiretroviral Therapy for Initial Treatment of Individuals With AIDS-related Kaposi's Sarcoma in Sub-Saharan Africa |
- Blinded assessment of the change in the burden of KS lesionssurvival
- CD4+ T cell count and HIV plasma HIV RNA levels
- KSHV DNA levels in saliva and blood
- Humoral and cellular KSHV immune response markers
- Quality-of-life assessment
- Incidence of Kaposi's sarcoma-associated Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome (KS-IRIS)
Enrollment: | 224 |
Study Start Date: | April 2007 |
Study Completion Date: | July 2012 |
Primary Completion Date: | February 2012 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
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Active Comparator: PI-based HAART regimen
PI-based HAART regimen (lopinavir/ritonavir plus emtricitabine/tenofovir)
Drug: Lopinavir/ritonavir plus Emtricitabine/Tenofovir versus Efavirenz plus Emtricitabine/Tenofovir
Lopinavir/ritonavir 200/50mg plus Emtricitabine/Tenofovir 200/300mg versus Efavirenz 600mg plus Emtricitabine/Tenofovir 200/300mg
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Active Comparator: non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor
non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI)-based HAART regimen (efavirenz plus emtricitabine/tenofovir)
Drug: Lopinavir/ritonavir plus Emtricitabine/Tenofovir versus Efavirenz plus Emtricitabine/Tenofovir
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With the advent of the HIV epidemic, Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is now the most common adult cancer in many parts of sub-Saharan Africa. In HIV-infected patients with KS in developed settings, the initiation of highly active anti-retroviral therapy (HAART) has been associated with regression of the tumor, in many but not all cases, even in the absence of conventional chemotherapy. However, it is not known which specific antiretroviral drugs or regimens are critical to convey HAART's anti-KS effect. In particular, it is not known whether the anti-KS effects of protease inhibitors (PI) in vitro and in animal models translate into improved clinical outcomes as compared to non-PI-based HAART regimens. To address this, we will determine whether a PI-based HAART regimen (lopinavir/ritonavir plus emtricitabine/tenofovir) is superior to a non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI)-based HAART regimen (efavirenz plus emtricitabine/tenofovir) in promoting the regression of KS tumor burden in persons with AIDS-related KS in sub-Saharan Africa. We will enroll 224 patients with AIDS-related KS in Kampala, Uganda, randomly assign them to either a PI-based HAART or an NNRTI-based HAART regimen, and observe them for one year to determine the response in their KS to therapy.
Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older |
Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Age 18 years or older
- HIV-1 infection
- No prior antiretroviral therapy of any duration, including prior use to prevent perinatal transmission within prior six months.
- No prior chemotherapy or radiotherapy for KS
- Presence of Kaposi's sarcoma, documented by biopsy by the Pathology Department at Mulago Hospital, with at least one mucocutaneous lesion (including oral or genital mucosal lesions), each at least 0.6 x 0.6 cm in perpendicular diameters.
- Laboratory values obtained within 21 days prior to randomization: absolute neutrophil count equal to or more than 1000/mm3; hemoglobin > 9.0 g/dL; platelet count > 50,000/mm3; creatinine < 2 times upper limit of normal (ULN); aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) < 5 times ULN; and alkaline phosphatase and total bilirubin < 2 times ULN.
- In women, negative urine pregnancy test within 28 days of randomization and just before randomization.
- If a woman of child-bearing potential (i.e., not yet reached menopause or undergone hysterectomy, bilateral oophorectomy, or tubal ligation), must be willing to use at least two of the following methods of contraception, to be provided by the study: condoms (male or female), IUD, or hormone-based therapy, e.g., contraceptive pills, Norplant or Depo-Provera.
- Candidate currently resides within Uganda and does not intend to relocate away from current geographical area of residence for the duration of study participation.
- Karnofsky performance score of 70 or more
Exclusion Criteria:
Extensive degree of mucocutaneous KS, which would typically require chemotherapy or radiotherapy. This is defined by any of the following:
- One or more bulky cutaneous lesions, defined as at least 5.0 cm in greatest diameter across the surface of the skin and at least 3 cm in height
- One or more mucocutaneous lesions exhibiting ulceration
- One or more oral lesions that interfere with swallowing
Suggestion of pulmonary or gastrointestinal visceral KS, as evidenced by any of the following:
- Abnormal chest x-ray within 21 days prior to randomization which is otherwise unexplained, unless the x-ray is unchanged compared with at least 60 days earlier
- Positive occult blood stool testing within 21 days prior to randomization or history of overt bleeding from the mouth or rectum in the 21 days prior to randomization
- Facial lymphedema or lymphedema in any other body region which causes symptoms (e.g., pain) or functional disability (e.g., any less than 85% active range of motion in a large joint)
- Evidence of currently active, untreated opportunistic infection or malignancy (not including Kaposi's sarcoma); or unexplained temperature which is > 38.5 degrees C
- Use of drugs, within the prior 28 days, contraindicated while taking lopinavir/ritonavir or efavirenz because of effects on the cytochrome P450 system. These include propafenone, astemizole, terfenadine, rifampin, rifapentine, ergot derivatives, cisapride, lovastatin, simvastatin, pimozide, midazolam, and triazolam.
- Active drug or alcohol use that, in the investigators' opinion, would interfere with study participation
- Breastfeeding
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00444379
Uganda | |
Infectious Diseases Institute, Mulago Hospital | |
Kampala, Uganda |
Principal Investigator: | Dr. Jeffrey N Martin, MD, MPH | University of California, San Francisco | |
Principal Investigator: | Dr. Edward K Mbidde, MBChB, MMed | MRC/UVRI Uganda Research Unit on Aids |
Additional Information:
No publications provided
Responsible Party: | University of California, San Francisco |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00444379 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: | NIH/NCI Grant #: R01 CA119903 |
Study First Received: | March 6, 2007 |
Last Updated: | August 19, 2014 |
Health Authority: | United States: Institutional Review Board |
Keywords provided by University of California, San Francisco:
Kaposi's sarcoma KSHV AIDS HHV-8 treatment naive |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Sarcoma Sarcoma, Kaposi DNA Virus Infections Herpesviridae Infections Neoplasms Neoplasms by Histologic Type Neoplasms, Connective and Soft Tissue Neoplasms, Vascular Tissue Virus Diseases Efavirenz Emtricitabine Lopinavir Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors Ritonavir |
Tenofovir Tenofovir disoproxil Anti-HIV Agents Anti-Infective Agents Anti-Retroviral Agents Antiviral Agents Enzyme Inhibitors HIV Protease Inhibitors Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors Pharmacologic Actions Protease Inhibitors Therapeutic Uses |
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Emerging Dodgers go for split in San Diego
Picking up offensive pace, L.A. looks to back Capuano vs. Cashner
All it took was one win for the Dodgers. No longer on the brink of getting swept, they now have a chance to split a four-game series with the streaking Padres on Sunday afternoon.
While the Dodgers' pitching has kept them afloat, their once-lackluster lineup has started to show signs of a breakout.
With Hanley Ramirez back at shortstop and Yasiel Puig providing a threat from the top of the lineup, the Dodgers' offense, ranked 29th in the Majors, has moved toward the middle of the pack for the month of June.
The Dodgers scored six runs on Saturday to snap the Padres' eight-game home winning streak.
"You can kind of feel it," manager Don Mattingly said. "We've been swinging the bat better, particularly those two games in New York. We've shown flashes of really being able to put big innings together."
San Diego caught a hot streak in June, having won 13 of its last 18 to pull above .500.
Chris Capuano, who hasn't pitched on three days' rest since 2005 -- before he had two Tommy John surgeries -- will do just that as he takes the mound against the Friars for Sunday's series finale.
Capuano has also been on the disabled list twice this year -- in April for a strained calf muscle and most recently with a strained lat muscle. He came off the DL to start Wednesday against the Yankees, holding them scoreless in six innings with just 83 pitches, before volunteering to pitch on short rest.
"I felt like he was our best chance," Mattingly said. "From the day he pitched the other day, he felt it was one of his easiest starts. If we called somebody up and got five innings, we'd have been happy. We're confident we're not taking any chances with him. He's confident we're not taking any chances."
A win for the Padres on Sunday would give them three of their last four. And a good pitching performance from Andrew Cashner couldn't hurt, as they get ready to take on the Phillies and their improving offense for a three-game set starting Monday.
Cashner, the key ingredient in a trade that sent Anthony Rizzo to the Cubs, has emerged as a reliable young starter for the Padres. His fastball isn't averaging 98 mph like it was last year; instead he's throwing 94 mph, though he has been able to work deeper into games. Cashner's pitched at least six innings in eight straight starts since May 6, going 4-1 with a 3.27 ERA in that stretch.
This will be Cashner's first career start against the Dodgers.
Dodgers: Familiar territory for A-Gon
As of Saturday, Adrian Gonzalez owned the seventh-highest career batting average (.376) against the Padres.
Especially satisfying? Perhaps, considering Gonzlaez spent five years with the Padres before getting shipped out to Boston before the 2011 season.
Gonzalez has hit safely in 18 of 21 career games against San Diego. He homered in the sixth inning to break up a no-hitter by Edinson Volquez on Saturday.
Padres: Almost blanked without Blanks
The Padres were on the verge of being shut out for the first time in almost a month on Saturday before putting up a run in the eighth inning. Without Kyle Blanks, offense was tough to come by.
Blanks has been on a tear this month. As of Saturday, he was tied for ninth in the Majors with 10 extra-base hits (five doubles, five homers) in June.
But the slugging outfielder was held out with tightness in his lower back. The Padres aren't sure how long he's expected to be out of action, though it doesn't appear to be a long-term issue.
"Kyle plays hard," Padres manager Bud Black said. "He told me this has happened before, and usually it resolves itself very quick."
Worth noting
• Carlos Quentin (left shoulder) returned to the Padres' lineup Saturday for the first time since June 14, and showed some rust, going 0-for-3 with a pair of strikeouts.
• Watch out for the running game: The Padres have stolen more bases than any team in baseball, while the Dodgers have caught 57.8 percent of basestealers, second best in the Majors. Catcher A.J. Ellis ranks second with 14 runners caught in 30 attempts.
Jason Mastrodonato is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @jmastrodonato. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Rangers book return trip to World Series
Nine-run third propels Texas to second straight AL pennant
ARLINGTON -- Rangers hitters held a meeting before Game 6 to go over the Tigers' pitching one more time. Infielder Michael Young spoke up.
"We're due for a blowout," Young told his teammates. "Let's put up a 10-spot." Thus, the captain spoke, and then he led the way. The Rangers delivered the blowout that Young called for and they are back in the World Series for the second consecutive year after a 15-5 victory over the Tigers in Game 6 of the American League Championship Series on Saturday night. The Rangers trailed, 2-0, against Tigers starter Max Scherzer going into the bottom of the third before putting together a nine-run inning. Young delivered a two-run double at the start of the rally and finished it off with another two-run double. He also had a seventh-inning home run and caught Brandon Inge's popup for the final out that set off another huge celebration among the players while 51,508 fans stood and cheered their conquering heroes at the Ballpark in Arlington. "This is great, especially being able to do it in front of our fans," Young said as he clutched the American League trophy. Young entered the game hitting .162 with no home runs and two RBIs in the playoffs. "He came through when we needed it," Rangers manager Ron Washington said. "And it seemed as if he saved his best for last. As far as I'm concerned, tonight he put us on his back." As Young and his teammates celebrated with ginger ale out on the field, another banner was raised on the center-field office building, proclaiming the Rangers as the 2011 American League champions. "It's an amazing moment and we're not done yet," catcher Mike Napoli said before heading into the clubhouse for the champagne-spraying portion of the program. "This is everything I imagined," said third baseman Adrian Beltre, who is going to play in the World Series for the first time in his 13-year career. "This is why I came here, but we're not done. We won't be done until we win four more games." The Rangers, who lost to the Giants in the World Series last year, are the first American League champions to repeat since the Yankees won four straight pennants from 1998-2001. The last non-Yankees team to repeat in the AL was the Blue Jays in 1992-93. The Rangers now await the winner of the National League Championship Series between the Cardinals and the Brewers. The Cardinals hold a 3-2 lead with Game 6 scheduled for Sunday in Milwaukee. Regardless of who wins, the World Series will open Wednesday night in the NL city. Games 3-4-5 are scheduled at the Ballpark in Arlington for Saturday, Sunday and Monday. "It's incredible ... this is incredible," second baseman Ian Kinsler said. "This was a huge series and a huge win. We defended our title and couldn't be in a better spot. It's the ultimate goal of our sport and now we have another chance at it." Nelson Cruz finished the Rangers' scoring with a two-run home run in the seventh. That gave him six home runs and 13 RBIs in the series, setting new Major League records for both in a single postseason series. "He has been awesome," outfielder Josh Hamilton said. "He stepped up for us at the right time. He just does it on the field and at the plate. You know how he is when he gets on a roll." The Rangers remain on a roll, having won 17 of their last 21 games going back to the regular season. The 15 runs scored tied for the most in a clinching game in Major League history. The Braves beat the Cardinals, 15-0, in Game 7 of the 1996 NLCS. "They proved in this series that they were the team that should represent the American League in the World Series," Tigers manager Jim Leyland said. "The Texas Rangers beat us and they are definitely the team that should represent the American League in the World Series." The offensive explosion was typical for the Rangers considering Derek Holland was on the mound. During the regular season, Holland led the Major Leagues by getting 7.64 runs per nine innings of offensive support. But he could not stay around long enough to get the victory. Instead, he lasted 4 2/3 innings and Washington had to round up his usual cast of relievers to finish the game. Scott Feldman finished the fifth, Alexi Ogando pitched two scoreless innings in the sixth and seventh, and then came Mike Adams and Neftali Feliz to close it out. Ogando earned the victory, his second of the series, as the Rangers became the second team in history to win a best-of-seven playoff series without a win from their starters. Feldman and Adams also picked up wins for a bullpen that had a 1.32 ERA. The 1997 Indians also won the ALCS without a win from a starter. "They definitely played better than us this series, no question about it," Tigers catcher Alex Avila said. Holland gave up home runs to Miguel Cabrera in the first and Jhonny Peralta in the second, and the Rangers trailed, 2-0, going into the third. But Inge said they were hardly feeling giddy at that moment. "No chance," Inge said. "With that team? No way." He was right. Elvis Andrus drew a one-out walk, Hamilton singled to left and Young doubled down the left-field line to tie the game. From there, the Tigers could not stop the bleeding. Beltre had an RBI single to put the Tigers ahead for good, David Murphy and Kinsler had a pair of two-run singles and Young added his second two-run double to give the Rangers a 9-2 lead. Austin Jackson's two-run home run made it 9-4, but the Rangers kept piling on. Hamilton had a sacrifice fly in the fifth and Gentry and Kinsler added RBI singles in the sixth. Young then punctuated one of his most memorable games with the Rangers with a home run in the seventh and Cruz followed with his record-breaking blast later in the inning. "To beat these guys, you have to score a lot of runs," said Cabrera, who added a second home run off Adams in the eighth. "Two, three runs are not going to beat these guys. They finish games." The Rangers certainly finished off this one and now they are headed back to the World Series. "It never gets old," Murphy said. "The bottom line is we know how hard it is to get back a second time and to repeat like this makes it that much sweeter. It's a great moment for the Dallas-Fort Worth area and a great moment for the Texas Rangers."T.R. Sullivan is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Postcards from Elysian Fields and follow him on Twitter @Sullivan_Ranger. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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