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Polyclonal B cell differentiation and loss of gastrointestinal tract germinal centers in the earliest stages of HIV-1 infection.
(PLoS Med, 2009-07-07)
BACKGROUND: The antibody response to HIV-1 does not appear in the plasma until approximately
2-5 weeks after transmission, and neutralizing antibodies to autologous HIV-1 generally
do not become detectable until 12 weeks ...
Metronomic chemotherapy with daily, oral etoposide plus bevacizumab for recurrent malignant glioma: a phase II study.
(Br J Cancer, 2009-12-15)
BACKGROUND: We evaluated bevacizumab with metronomic etoposide among recurrent malignant
glioma patients in a phase 2, open-label trial. METHODS: A total of 59 patients, including
27 with glioblastoma (GBM) and 32 with grade ...
Neuropeptide Y gene polymorphisms confer risk of early-onset atherosclerosis.
(PLoS Genet, 2009-01)
Neuropeptide Y (NPY) is a strong candidate gene for coronary artery disease (CAD).
We have previously identified genetic linkage to familial CAD in the genomic region
of NPY. We performed follow-up genetic, biostatistical, ...
Liability issues for data monitoring committee members.
(Clin Trials, 2004)
In randomized clinical trials, a data monitoring committee (DMC) is often appointed
to review interim data to determine whether there is early convincing evidence of
intervention benefit, lack of benefit or harm to study ...
Do smokers respond to health shocks?
(Review of Economics and Statistics, 2001-11-01)
This paper reports the first effort to use data to evaluate how new information, acquired
through exogenous health shocks, affects people's longevity expectations. We find
that smokers react differently to health shocks ...
Issues in regulatory guidelines for data monitoring committees.
(Clin Trials, 2004)
As clinical trials have emerged as the major research method for evaluating new interventions,
the process for monitoring intervention safety and benefit has also evolved. The Data
Monitoring Committee (DMC) has become the ...
Reported lifetime aberrant drug-taking behaviors are predictive of current substance use and mental health problems in primary care patients.
(Pain Med, 2008-11)
BACKGROUND: The aim of this report is to determine the frequency of aberrant drug
behaviors and their relationship to substance abuse disorders in a large primary sample
of patients receiving opioids for chronic pain. METHODS: ...
The design of an observational study of hypertension management, adherence and pressure control in Blood Pressure Success Zone Program participants.
(Int J Clin Pract, 2008-09)
AIMS: The Blood Pressure Success Zone (BPSZ) Program, a nationwide initiative, provides
education in addition to a complimentary trial of one of three antihypertensive medications.
The BPSZ Longitudinal Observational Study ...
Collagen biomarkers for arthritis applications.
(Biomark Insights, 2007-02-07)
A new instrument for measuring anticoagulation-related quality of life: development and preliminary validation.
(Health Qual Life Outcomes, 2004-05-06)
BACKGROUND: Anticoagulation can reduce quality of life, and different models of anticoagulation
management might have different impacts on satisfaction with this component of medical
care. Yet, to our knowledge, there are ...