2005
Predictors of Lung Cancer among Asbestos-exposed Men in the β-Carotene and Retinol Efficacy Trial
Cullen MR, Barnett MJ, Balmes JR, Cartmel B, Redlich CA, Brodkin CA, Barnhart S, Rosenstock L, Goodman GE, Hammar SP, Thornquist MD, Omenn GS. Predictors of Lung Cancer among Asbestos-exposed Men in the β-Carotene and Retinol Efficacy Trial. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2005, 161: 260-270. PMID: 15671258, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwi034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRetinol Efficacy TrialLung cancerEfficacy trialsAsbestos-exposed menStudy intervention armSubsequent lung cancerStrong independent predictorLung cancer incidenceLung cancer riskNormal lung parenchymaProportional hazards modelBaseline flow ratesRadiographic asbestosisIndependent predictorsStudy armsIntervention armVitamin supplementationPleural plaquesBaseline radiographsResidual confoundingCancer incidenceChest radiographsLung parenchymaLung carcinogenCancer risk
1998
Effect of supplementation with beta-carotene and vitamin A on lung nutrient levels.
Redlich CA, Blaner WS, Van Bennekum AM, Chung JS, Clever SL, Holm CT, Cullen MR. Effect of supplementation with beta-carotene and vitamin A on lung nutrient levels. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 1998, 7: 211-4. PMID: 9521435.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsActive armRetinol levelsLung tissueExcess lung cancer mortalityLung cancer chemoprevention trialsLung retinol levelsRetinol Efficacy TrialLung tissue levelsLung cancer mortalityCancer chemoprevention trialsEffect of supplementationLung retinolChemoprevention trialsCancer mortalitySurgical controlEfficacy trialsCell levelVitamin ARetinyl palmitateSame interventionTissue levelsBiomarker studiesSupplementationInterventionTrials
1995
Vitamin A Chemoprevention of Lung Cancer
Redlich C, Van Bennekum A, Wirth J, Blaner W, Carter D, Tanoue L, Holm C, Cullen M. Vitamin A Chemoprevention of Lung Cancer. Advances In Experimental Medicine And Biology 1995, 375: 17-29. PMID: 7645426, DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4899-0949-7_2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnticarcinogenic AgentsBiomarkers, TumorHumansLung NeoplasmsRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicVitamin AConceptsLung cancerParenchymal fibrosisVitamin ABronchoalveolar lavageHigh riskAsbestos-exposed subjectsDouble-blind placeboDietary vitamin ASupplemental vitamin AEffective preventive strategiesPrior clinical studiesPotential early markerProcess of inflammationBiomarkers of susceptibilityBronchial metaplasiaLung inflammationPulmonary cytokinesBronchial biopsiesImmunomodulatory effectsClinical studiesPreventive strategiesHost determinantsHigh incidenceEarly markerFibrosis