2005
Control Group Bias in Randomized Atypical Antipsychotic Medication Trials for Schizophrenia
Woods SW, Gueorguieva RV, Baker CB, Makuch RW. Control Group Bias in Randomized Atypical Antipsychotic Medication Trials for Schizophrenia. JAMA Psychiatry 2005, 62: 961-970. PMID: 16143728, DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.62.9.961.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAntipsychotic AgentsBrief Psychiatric Rating ScaleDouble-Blind MethodDrug Administration ScheduleFemaleHumansMalePlacebosPsychotic DisordersRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicResearch DesignSchizophreniaSchizophrenic PsychologySelection BiasSeverity of Illness IndexSex FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsBrief Psychiatric Rating ScalePlacebo-controlled trialPsychiatric Rating ScalePlacebo-controlled studyAtypical antipsychotic medicationsDose-controlled studyMedication trialsAntipsychotic medicationRating ScaleDouble-blind clinical trialNew atypical antipsychotic medicationsDose-controlled trialsTreatment completion ratesPlacebo control groupEnd point changePercentage of menDrug Administration databaseRandom effects analysisIll adultsMedication armClinical trialsNew medicationsNovel medicationsSame drugAverage age
1980
Determination of prognostic factors and their influence on therapeutic results in patients with Ewing's sarcoma
Glaubiger D, Makuch R, Schwarz J, Levine A, Johnson R. Determination of prognostic factors and their influence on therapeutic results in patients with Ewing's sarcoma. Cancer 1980, 45: 2213-2219. PMID: 7370962, DOI: 10.1002/1097-0142(19800415)45:8<2213::aid-cncr2820450834>3.0.co;2-l.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDisease-free survivalPrognostic factorsEwing's sarcomaTreatment groupsLactic acid dehydrogenasePrimary diseaseSerum lactic acid dehydrogenaseSystemic chemotherapy regimensFavorable prognostic factorTime of presentationLactic acid dehydrogenase levelsNumber of patientsResults of treatmentNational Cancer InstituteLatest regimensChemotherapy regimensMetastatic diseaseFavorable prognosisMetastatic statusFavorable outcomeTherapeutic resultsDehydrogenase levelsTreatment protocolLocal irradiationCancer Institute