2023
Comparative effectiveness of second line glucose lowering drug treatments using real world data: emulation of a target trial
Deng Y, Polley E, Wallach J, Herrin J, Ross J, McCoy R. Comparative effectiveness of second line glucose lowering drug treatments using real world data: emulation of a target trial. BMJ Medicine 2023, 2: e000419. PMID: 37577025, PMCID: PMC10414064, DOI: 10.1136/bmjmed-2022-000419.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchYear cumulative incidence rateCumulative incidence rateType 2 diabetesLiraglutide armMetabolic failureSitagliptin armGlycaemic controlInsulin glargineMedian timeIncidence rateComparative effectivenessCox proportional hazards regressionPropensity scoreTarget trialsInsulin glargine armProportional hazards regressionOptumLabs Data WarehouseTarget trial emulationStatistical analysis planMetformin monotherapyMacrovascular complicationsMicrovascular outcomesStudy drugStudy armsTrial emulation
2020
Comparative Effectiveness and Safety of Oral Anticoagulants Across Kidney Function in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation
Yao X, Inselman JW, Ross JS, Izem R, Graham DJ, Martin DB, Thompson AM, Ross Southworth M, Siontis KC, Ngufor CG, Nath KA, Desai NR, Nallamothu BK, Saran R, Shah ND, Noseworthy PA. Comparative Effectiveness and Safety of Oral Anticoagulants Across Kidney Function in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2020, 13: e006515. PMID: 33012172, PMCID: PMC7580213, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.120.006515.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdministration, OralAgedAged, 80 and overAnticoagulantsAntithrombinsAtrial FibrillationComparative Effectiveness ResearchDabigatranDatabases, FactualFactor Xa InhibitorsFemaleGlomerular Filtration RateHemorrhageHumansKidneyMaleMiddle AgedPyrazolesPyridonesRenal Insufficiency, ChronicRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsRivaroxabanTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesWarfarinConceptsGlomerular filtration rateKidney functionMajor bleedingAtrial fibrillationOral anticoagulantsLower riskFiltration rateComparative effectivenessGlomerular filtration rate categoriesUS administrative claims databaseFalsification end pointsKidney function declineReduced kidney functionProportion of patientsAdministrative claims databaseSubstantial residual confoundingBaseline characteristicsFunction declineClaims databaseComparative safetyResidual confoundingTreatment weightingSimilar riskTreatment groupsPatients