2012
How Do Perceptions About Cessation Outcomes Moderate the Effectiveness of a Gain-Framed Smoking Cessation Telephone Counseling Intervention?
Latimer-Cheung AE, Fucito LM, Carlin-Menter S, Rodriguez J, Raymond L, Salovey P, Makuch R, Cummings KM, Toll BA. How Do Perceptions About Cessation Outcomes Moderate the Effectiveness of a Gain-Framed Smoking Cessation Telephone Counseling Intervention? Journal Of Health Communication 2012, 17: 1081-1098. PMID: 22765277, PMCID: PMC3644974, DOI: 10.1080/10810730.2012.665420.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsState quitlineSmoking cessation counselingTelephone counseling interventionSmoking cessation messagesCessation counselingOutcome expectanciesSmoking statusSmoking cessationCessation messagesQuit statusHealth messagesSecondary analysisSmokers' beliefsCare messagesQuitlineIndividual perceptionsCounseling conditionCounseling interventionPreventionMenPositive outcome expectanciesInterventionOutcomesExpectancyIndividual differences
2010
Nicotine dependence as a moderator of a quitline-based message framing intervention
Fucito LM, Latimer AE, Carlin-Menter S, Salovey P, Cummings KM, Makuch RW, Toll BA. Nicotine dependence as a moderator of a quitline-based message framing intervention. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2010, 114: 229-232. PMID: 21036492, PMCID: PMC3044773, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2010.09.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCounselingFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHotlinesHumansMaleMiddle AgedSmoking CessationTobacco Use DisorderConceptsMessage framing interventionsNicotine dependence scoresGain-framed messagesNicotine dependenceDependence scoresMore cigarettesPoint prevalence smoking abstinenceNew York State Smokers' QuitlineSmoking cessation treatmentHigh nicotine dependenceState Smokers' QuitlineBaseline total scoreHigher nicotine dependence scoresNicotine dependence levelHigher dependence scoresNicotine medicationsNicotine patchCessation treatmentDependent smokersSmoking abstinenceSmokersSmoking outcomesTotal scoreFraming interventionQuitline
2009
Incidence, Prevalence, and Clinical Significance of Abnormal Hematologic Indices in Compensated Cirrhosis
Qamar AA, Grace ND, Groszmann RJ, Garcia–Tsao G, Bosch J, Burroughs AK, Ripoll C, Maurer R, Planas R, Escorsell A, Garcia–Pagan J, Patch D, Matloff DS, Makuch R, Rendon G, Group P. Incidence, Prevalence, and Clinical Significance of Abnormal Hematologic Indices in Compensated Cirrhosis. Clinical Gastroenterology And Hepatology 2009, 7: 689-695. PMID: 19281860, PMCID: PMC4545534, DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2009.02.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatic venous pressure gradientHematologic indicesCompensated cirrhosisBaseline hepatic venous pressure gradientWhite blood cell countChild-Pugh scorePredictors of deathPrimary end pointVenous pressure gradientDevelopment of varicesKaplan-Meier analysisBlood cell countCombination of leukopeniaBaseline thrombocytopeniaVariceal bleedingClinical decompensationEsophageal varicesPrognostic significanceTransplant surgeryClinical significanceLeukopeniaThrombocytopeniaCirrhosisCell countVarices
2000
Outcome of Children in the Indomethacin Intraventricular Hemorrhage Prevention Trial
Ment L, Vohr B, Allan W, Westerveld M, Sparrow S, Schneider K, Katz K, Duncan C, Makuch R. Outcome of Children in the Indomethacin Intraventricular Hemorrhage Prevention Trial. Pediatrics 2000, 105: 485-491. PMID: 10699097, DOI: 10.1542/peds.105.3.485.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-SteroidalBrain Damage, ChronicCerebral HemorrhageCerebral VentriclesChild, PreschoolDose-Response Relationship, DrugFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansIndomethacinInfantInfant, NewbornInfant, Premature, DiseasesMaleNeurologic ExaminationNeuropsychological TestsPregnancyConceptsLow-dose indomethacinIntraventricular hemorrhagePlacebo childrenIndomethacin therapyPreterm infantsEarly administrationNeurologic examinationPrevention trialsLow birth weight preterm infantsStudy childrenBirth weight preterm infantsSeverity of IVHLow birth weight survivorsMean gestational ageWeight preterm infantsAdverse neurodevelopmental outcomesOutcome of childrenStandard neurologic examinationYears of ageNeurodevelopmental handicapPreterm neonatesNeurodevelopmental examinationNeurodevelopmental outcomesCerebral palsyGestational age
1999
The Etiology and Outcome of Cerebral Ventriculomegaly at Term in Very Low Birth Weight Preterm Infants
Ment L, Vohr B, Allan W, Westerveld M, Katz K, Schneider K, Makuch R. The Etiology and Outcome of Cerebral Ventriculomegaly at Term in Very Low Birth Weight Preterm Infants. Pediatrics 1999, 104: 243-248. PMID: 10429002, DOI: 10.1542/peds.104.2.243.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBronchopulmonary dysplasiaPreterm infantsCorrected ageIndependent predictorsCerebral ventriculomegalyBirth weightGrade 3Low birth weight preterm infantsBirth weight preterm infantsMaternal educationLow birth weight survivorsCause of ventriculomegalyDevelopment of ventriculomegalyGrades of IVHIncidence of handicapWeight preterm infantsMonths' corrected ageAdverse neurodevelopmental outcomesLow birth weightYears' corrected ageAdverse cognitive outcomesLogistic regression analysisYears of ageApgar scoreNeurodevelopmental handicap
1998
Cognitive Outcome at 4½ Years of Very Low Birth Weight Infants Enrolled in the Multicenter Indomethacin Intraventricular Hemorrhage Prevention Trial
Ment L, Westerveld M, Makuch R, Vohr B, Allan W. Cognitive Outcome at 4½ Years of Very Low Birth Weight Infants Enrolled in the Multicenter Indomethacin Intraventricular Hemorrhage Prevention Trial. Pediatrics 1998, 102: 159-159. PMID: 9714645, DOI: 10.1542/peds.102.1.159.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1996
Variations in the natural history and survival of patients with supratentorial low-grade astrocytomas.
Piepmeier J, Susan Christopher R, Spencer D, Byrne T, Kim J, Knisel J, Lacy J, Tsukerman L, Makuch R. Variations in the natural history and survival of patients with supratentorial low-grade astrocytomas. Neurosurgery 1996, 38: 872-8; discussion 878-9. PMID: 8727811, DOI: 10.1097/00006123-199605000-00002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow-grade astrocytomasGross total resectionChronic epilepsySupratentorial low-grade astrocytomasNatural historyGross total tumor resectionImmediate postoperative radiotherapyExtent of surgerySurvival of patientsTen-year survivalPopulation of patientsUse of radiotherapyRisk of recurrenceHigh-grade lesionsLength of survivalMore malignant tumorsTypes of symptomsAggressive surgeryPostoperative radiotherapyPreoperative symptomsConsecutive patientsBetter prognosisTumor recurrenceTumor resectionMalignant tumors
1995
Psychiatric status after human fetal mesencephalic tissue transplantation in Parkinson's disease
Price L, Spencer D, Marek K, Robbins R, Leranth C, Farhi A, Naftolin F, Roth R, Bunney B, Hoffer P, Makuch R, Redmond D. Psychiatric status after human fetal mesencephalic tissue transplantation in Parkinson's disease. Biological Psychiatry 1995, 38: 498-505. PMID: 8562661, DOI: 10.1016/0006-3223(95)00129-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedBrain Tissue TransplantationCaudate NucleusDepressive DisorderDopamineFemaleFetal Tissue TransplantationFollow-Up StudiesHumansMaleMesencephalonMiddle AgedNeurocognitive DisordersNeuropsychological TestsPanic DisorderParkinson DiseasePostoperative ComplicationsProspective StudiesConceptsParkinson's diseasePsychiatric statusHuman fetal mesencephalic tissueAdrenal medullary graftsAdrenal medullary transplantationFetal mesencephalic tissueSystematic psychiatric assessmentPerioperative sequelaeMesencephalic tissuePsychiatric sequelaeCaudate nucleusPsychiatric assessmentNeurobiological effectsBehavioral symptomsTissue transplantationDiseasePatientsTransplantationSequelaeSuch episodesEpisodesGroup effectsStatusDeliriumDiscrete episodes
1990
Ten-year survival of patients with small-cell lung cancer treated with combination chemotherapy with or without irradiation.
Johnson B, Grayson J, Makuch R, Linnoila R, Anderson M, Cohen M, Glatstein E, Minna J, Ihde D. Ten-year survival of patients with small-cell lung cancer treated with combination chemotherapy with or without irradiation. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 1990, 8: 396-401. PMID: 2155310, DOI: 10.1200/jco.1990.8.3.396.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmall cell lung cancerLung cancerLung cancer 2Initiation of chemotherapyTen-year survivalCell lung cancerTherapeutic clinical trialsCranial irradiationCombination chemotherapyOriginal malignancySecond cancersClinical trialsHigh riskPatientsCancer 2CancerChemotherapyMalignancyMore yearsCauseYearsChestDiagnosisTrials
1986
Combined modality treatment of cutaneous T cell lymphoma: results of a 6-year follow-up.
Winkler C, Sausville E, Ihde D, Fischmann A, Schechter G, Kumar P, Nibhanupdi J, Minna J, Makuch R, Eddy J. Combined modality treatment of cutaneous T cell lymphoma: results of a 6-year follow-up. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 1986, 4: 1094-100. PMID: 3088220, DOI: 10.1200/jco.1986.4.7.1094.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal skin electron beam irradiationStage I patientsCutaneous T-cell lymphomaDisease-free survivalT-cell lymphomaI patientsStage IIComplete responseModality treatmentCell lymphomaStage IMedian disease-free survivalDisease-free survivorsThree-drug regimensCombined modality treatmentAdvanced-stage patientsOverall response rateOral corticosteroidsAdvanced diseaseSystemic chemotherapyProtocol treatmentTopical therapyStage patientsCR rateSimultaneous chemotherapy
1985
Neurologic, neuropsychologic, and computed cranial tomography scan abnormalities in 2- to 10-year survivors of small-cell lung cancer.
Johnson B, Becker B, Goff W, Petronas N, Krehbiel M, Makuch R, McKenna G, Glatstein E, Ihde D. Neurologic, neuropsychologic, and computed cranial tomography scan abnormalities in 2- to 10-year survivors of small-cell lung cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 1985, 3: 1659-67. PMID: 2999346, DOI: 10.1200/jco.1985.3.12.1659.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProphylactic cranial irradiationMental status examinationLarge radiotherapy fractionsCranial irradiationStatus ExaminationScan abnormalitiesNeuropsychologic testingSmall-cell lung cancer trialHigh-dose induction chemotherapyLow-dose maintenance chemotherapySmall cell lung cancerRadiotherapy fractionsAbnormal neurologic examinationCranial tomography scanProgressive ventricular dilatationTherapeutic cranial irradiationTomography scan abnormalitiesHigh-dose chemotherapyStart of therapyLong-term survivorsLung cancer trialsMajority of casesCCT findingsInduction chemotherapyMaintenance chemotherapyPatients with small-cell lung cancer treated with combination chemotherapy with or without irradiation. Data on potential cures, chronic toxicities, and late relapses after a five- to eleven-year follow-up.
Johnson B, Ihde D, Bunn P, Becker B, Walsh T, Weinstein Z, Matthews M, Whang-Peng J, Makuch R, Johnston-Early A. Patients with small-cell lung cancer treated with combination chemotherapy with or without irradiation. Data on potential cures, chronic toxicities, and late relapses after a five- to eleven-year follow-up. Annals Of Internal Medicine 1985, 103: 430-8. PMID: 2992337, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-103-3-430.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBrainCarcinoma, Small CellCombined Modality TherapyFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHematologic DiseasesHumansLung NeoplasmsMaleMemory DisordersMiddle AgedNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalNervous System DiseasesRadiotherapyRespiratory Function TestsConceptsSmall cell lung cancerLung cancerCombination chemotherapyEvidence of cancerCancer-free survivalCell lung cancerCranial irradiationAggressive therapyLate toxicityUnrelated causesLate relapseTherapeutic trialsCancer 5PatientsPotential cureThirty-monthCancerChemotherapyRelapseCureChronic toxicityMonthsSurvivalEleven yearsToxicityThe role of radiation therapy in the treatment of small cell lung cancer
Lichter A, Bunn P, Ihde D, Cohen M, Makuch R, Carney D, Johnston‐Early A, Minna J, Glatstein E. The role of radiation therapy in the treatment of small cell lung cancer. Cancer 1985, 55: 2163-2175. PMID: 2983875, DOI: 10.1002/1097-0142(19850501)55:9+<2163::aid-cncr2820551420>3.0.co;2-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBrain NeoplasmsCarcinoma, Small CellClinical Trials as TopicCombined Modality TherapyCyclophosphamideDoxorubicinFollow-Up StudiesHumansLomustineLung NeoplasmsMethotrexateProcarbazineProspective StudiesRadiotherapyRadiotherapy DosageRandom AllocationTime FactorsVincristineWhole-Body IrradiationConceptsSmall cell lung cancerLimited-stage small cell lung cancerProphylactic cranial irradiationCell lung cancerCranial irradiationThoracic irradiationLung cancerExtensive-stage small-cell lung cancerComplete response statusLimited-stage diseaseOptimal treatment approachCombination of chemotherapyMinimum of toxicityLong-term survivalSystemic irradiationSystemic chemotherapyAggressive therapyPartial responseCNS failureResponse statusTreatment protocolOngoing protocolRadiation therapyTreatment approachesPatientsPrognostic factors in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma receiving systemic chemotherapy. Identification of two groups of patients with prospects for prolonged survival
Ihde D, Matthews M, Makuch R, McIntire K, Eddy J, Seeff L. Prognostic factors in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma receiving systemic chemotherapy. Identification of two groups of patients with prospects for prolonged survival. The American Journal Of Medicine 1985, 78: 399-406. PMID: 2579551, DOI: 10.1016/0002-9343(85)90330-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlpha-fetoprotein levelsFibrolamellar carcinomaHepatocellular carcinomaSystemic chemotherapyNormal serum alpha-fetoprotein levelsHepatitis B serum markersNormal alpha-fetoprotein levelsSerum alpha-fetoprotein levelsElevated alpha-fetoprotein levelsAmbulatory performance statusHomogeneous clinical featuresAbsence of cirrhosisHepatitis B markersTime of diagnosisGroup of patientsInitiation of treatmentLack of jaundiceAmbulatory statusExtrahepatic metastasesPerformance statusImproved survivalIndolent coursePrognostic factorsClinical featuresSerum markers
1984
A comparison of computed tomography and radionuclide scanning for detection of brain metastases in small cell lung cancer.
Crane J, Nelson M, Ihde D, Makuch R, Glatstein E, Zabell A, Johnston-Early A, Bates H, Saini N, Cohen M. A comparison of computed tomography and radionuclide scanning for detection of brain metastases in small cell lung cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 1984, 2: 1017-24. PMID: 6088707, DOI: 10.1200/jco.1984.2.9.1017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmall cell lung cancerRadionuclide brain scanCell lung cancerBrain metastasesCT scanBrain scansAsymptomatic patientsNeurologic signsLung cancerExtensive-stage diseaseTherapeutic cranial irradiationTomographic brain scansCT brain scanSix-month intervalsCranial irradiationRN scansSCLC patientsAsymptomatic lesionsSymptomatic patientsSystemic therapyConsecutive patientsNeurologic historyComputed tomographyPatientsMetastasis
1982
Experience of the National Cancer Institute (USA) in the treatment and biology of small cell lung cancer.
Minna J, Bunn P, Carney D, Cohen M, Cuttita F, Fosieck B, Gazdar A, Ihde D, Johnston-Early A, Matthews M, Makuch R, Oie H, Rosen S, Lichter A, Glatstein E. Experience of the National Cancer Institute (USA) in the treatment and biology of small cell lung cancer. Bulletin Du Cancer 1982, 69: 83-93. PMID: 6280795.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1981
Peritoneoscopy in the management of ovarian cancer
Ozols R, Fisher R, Anderson T, Makuch R, Young R. Peritoneoscopy in the management of ovarian cancer. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 1981, 140: 611-619. PMID: 6455064, DOI: 10.1016/0002-9378(81)90192-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAbdominal NeoplasmsFeasibility StudiesFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansLaparoscopyLaparotomyNeoplasm StagingOvarian NeoplasmsConceptsOvarian cancerPercent of patientsResidual ovarian cancerSecond-look laparotomyNational Cancer InstituteConventional radiologicDiaphragmatic diseasePrior laparotomyMedical therapySerious complicationsSurgical explorationPeritoneoscopic findingsResidual diseasePatientsCancer InstituteLaparotomyStage IFeasible procedurePeritoneoscopyRoutine useComplicationsDiseaseCancerInitial evaluationOnly evidence
1979
Recommendations for the analysis of the effect of treatment on the development of second malignancies
Makuch R, Simon R. Recommendations for the analysis of the effect of treatment on the development of second malignancies. Cancer 1979, 44: 250-253. PMID: 455251, DOI: 10.1002/1097-0142(197907)44:1<250::aid-cncr2820440141>3.0.co;2-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntineoplastic AgentsFollow-Up StudiesHumansNeoplasmsNeoplasms, Multiple PrimaryNeoplasms, Radiation-InducedRiskStatistics as Topic