2024
Comparison of Los Angeles Grades of Erosive Esophagitis Scored by Local Investigators vs Central Adjudicators in a Clinical Trial
Spechler S, Laine L, DeVault K, Nabulsi A, Hunt B, Katz P. Comparison of Los Angeles Grades of Erosive Esophagitis Scored by Local Investigators vs Central Adjudicators in a Clinical Trial. Clinical Gastroenterology And Hepatology 2024, 22: 2526-2528.e1. PMID: 38777170, DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2024.05.007.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Vonoprazan Triple and Dual Therapy for Helicobacter pylori Infection in the United States and Europe: Randomized Clinical Trial
Chey WD, Mégraud F, Laine L, López LJ, Hunt BJ, Howden CW. Vonoprazan Triple and Dual Therapy for Helicobacter pylori Infection in the United States and Europe: Randomized Clinical Trial. Gastroenterology 2022, 163: 608-619. PMID: 35679950, DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2022.05.055.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEradication rateHelicobacter pylori infectionTriple therapyDual therapyPylori infectionProton pump inhibitor-based triple therapyTreatment-emergent adverse eventsInhibitor-based triple therapyPotassium-competitive acid blockerEfficacy of vonoprazanH pylori eradicationPhase 3 trialOverall study populationAmoxicillin-resistant strainsClarithromycin-resistant strainsH pylori infectionTreatment-naïve adultsPylori eradicationAdverse eventsSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeStandard treatmentClinical trialsStudy populationAcid blocker
2021
Acute gastrointestinal bleeding: proposed study outcomes for new randomised controlled trials
Jensen DM, Barkun A, Cave D, Gralnek IM, Jutabha R, Laine L, Lau JYW, Saltzman JR, Soetikno R, Sung JJY. Acute gastrointestinal bleeding: proposed study outcomes for new randomised controlled trials. Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics 2021, 54: 616-626. PMID: 34288017, PMCID: PMC9385213, DOI: 10.1111/apt.16483.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsAcute gastrointestinal bleedingGastrointestinal bleedingPrimary endpointRed blood cell transfusionRelevant outcomesHealth care resource utilisationLength of hospitalisationSerious adverse eventsTrial of patientsBlood cell transfusionPeer-reviewed fundingMeaningful primary endpointCell transfusionAcute bleedingAdverse eventsComposite outcomeSecondary outcomesFuture RCTsNew RCTsPrimary outcomeHemostatic outcomesClinical trialsCommon causeOutcome measuresGI source
2010
Randomised clinical trial: a novel rabeprazole extended release 50 mg formulation vs. esomeprazole 40 mg in healing of moderate‐to‐severe erosive oesophagitis – the results of two double‐blind studies
Laine L, Katz PO, Johnson DA, Ibegbu I, Goldstein MJ, Chou C, Rossiter G, Lu Y. Randomised clinical trial: a novel rabeprazole extended release 50 mg formulation vs. esomeprazole 40 mg in healing of moderate‐to‐severe erosive oesophagitis – the results of two double‐blind studies. Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics 2010, 33: 203-212. PMID: 21114792, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2010.04516.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeartburn resolutionErosive oesophagitisExtended releaseLA grade CSevere erosive oesophagitisDouble-blind trialDouble-blind studyPossibility of benefitCurrent PPIsD oesophagitisSevere oesophagitisGERD patientsSecondary endpointsPrimary endpointSymptomatic resolutionAcid suppressionSubgroup analysisDrug exposureClinical trialsOesophagitisGrade DGrade CFurther evaluationEsomeprazoleAcid inhibition
2009
Cardiovascular safety and gastrointestinal tolerability of etoricoxib vs diclofenac in a randomized controlled clinical trial (The MEDAL study)
Combe B, Swergold G, McLay J, McCarthy T, Zerbini C, Emery P, Connors L, Kaur A, Curtis S, Laine L, Cannon CP. Cardiovascular safety and gastrointestinal tolerability of etoricoxib vs diclofenac in a randomized controlled clinical trial (The MEDAL study). Rheumatology 2009, 48: 425-432. PMID: 19223284, DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kep005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThrombotic CV eventsHazard ratioCV eventsBlood pressureEfficacy parametersMaximum average changeAdverse event discontinuation rateDouble-blind studyMean treatment durationCohort of patientsSystolic blood pressureEtoricoxib 60Cardiovascular safetyGastrointestinal tolerabilityPrimary endpointRA cohortRA patientsTolerability profileAverage changeDiscontinuation ratesOA patientsPatient cohortClinical trialsSimilar efficacyTreatment durationHow Common Is Diclofenac-Associated Liver Injury? Analysis of 17,289 Arthritis Patients in a Long-Term Prospective Clinical Trial
Laine L, Goldkind L, Curtis SP, Connors LG, Yanqiong Z, Cannon CP. How Common Is Diclofenac-Associated Liver Injury? Analysis of 17,289 Arthritis Patients in a Long-Term Prospective Clinical Trial. The American Journal Of Gastroenterology 2009, 104: ajg2008149. PMID: 19174782, DOI: 10.1038/ajg.2008.149.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLiver-related hospitalizationsNon-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugsMonths of therapyAminotransferase elevationLiver eventsClinical trialsLong-term prospective clinical trialsLarge double-blind trialDeath/transplantHepatotoxicity of diclofenacTransplant/deathDouble-blind trialPrescribed non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugsProspective clinical trialsAdverse hepatic effectsALT/ASTRates of laboratoryAnti-inflammatory drugsProspective trialArthritis patientsLiver injuryRheumatoid arthritisClinical eventsHepatic diseaseCausality assessment
2007
Is an evidence-based approach to creating guidelines always the right one?
Fried M, Quigley E, Hunt R, Guyatt G, Anderson B, Bjorkman D, Farthing M, Fedail S, Green-Thompson R, Hampton J, Krabshuis J, Laine L, Horton R. Is an evidence-based approach to creating guidelines always the right one? Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology 2007, 5: 60-61. PMID: 17998924, DOI: 10.1038/ncpgasthep0997.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus Statements
2005
Early Heartburn Relief With Proton Pump Inhibitors: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Clinical Trials
McQuaid KR, Laine L. Early Heartburn Relief With Proton Pump Inhibitors: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Clinical Trials. Clinical Gastroenterology And Hepatology 2005, 3: 553-563. PMID: 15952097, DOI: 10.1016/s1542-3565(05)00023-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeartburn reliefPPI therapyDay 1Clinical trialsSystematic reviewDouble-dose therapyEfficacy of PPIDays of therapyProton pump inhibitorsShort-term treatmentFirst placeboPPI doseMost patientsPooled proportionSustained reliefSymptom reliefRandomized comparisonPump inhibitorsInclusion criteriaPatientsMeta-AnalysisTherapyAbstractTextFirst dayHeartburn
2003
Gastrointestinal health care resource utilization with chronic use of COX-2-specific inhibitors versus traditional NSAIDs1 1The Institute for Effectiveness Research, LLC, is a subsidiary of Medco Health Solutions, Inc., a Merck Company.
Laine L, Wogen J, Yu H. Gastrointestinal health care resource utilization with chronic use of COX-2-specific inhibitors versus traditional NSAIDs1 1The Institute for Effectiveness Research, LLC, is a subsidiary of Medco Health Solutions, Inc., a Merck Company. Gastroenterology 2003, 125: 389-395. PMID: 12891540, DOI: 10.1016/s0016-5085(03)00900-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAnti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-SteroidalCohort StudiesCost-Benefit AnalysisCyclooxygenase 2Cyclooxygenase 2 InhibitorsCyclooxygenase InhibitorsFemaleGastrointestinal DiseasesHealth ResourcesHumansIsoenzymesLongitudinal StudiesMaleMembrane ProteinsMiddle AgedProstaglandin-Endoperoxide SynthasesRetrospective StudiesConceptsChronic NSAID therapyCoxib therapyNSAID therapyChronic nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) therapyNonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug therapyAnti-inflammatory drug therapyHealth care resource utilizationCOX-2-specific inhibitorsU.S. administrative claims databaseMedco Health SolutionsProportion of patientsAdministrative claims databaseGastrointestinal eventsNewer coxibsInitial prescriptionChronic useClaims databaseDrug therapyClinical trialsDrug costsNew NSAIDClinical practicePatientsTherapyAbstractText
1991
Bipolar-Multipolar Electrocoagulation of Bleeding Ulcers
Laine L. Bipolar-Multipolar Electrocoagulation of Bleeding Ulcers. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics Of North America 1991, 1: 291-302. DOI: 10.1016/s1052-5157(18)30672-x.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus Statements