2021
Evaluation of Trials Comparing Single-Enantiomer Drugs to Their Racemic Precursors
Long AS, Zhang AD, Meyer CE, Egilman AC, Ross JS, Wallach JD. Evaluation of Trials Comparing Single-Enantiomer Drugs to Their Racemic Precursors. JAMA Network Open 2021, 4: e215731. PMID: 33956134, PMCID: PMC8103227, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.5731.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRandomized clinical trialsSafety end pointEnd pointClinical trialsDrug pairsPrimary end point resultsEnd point resultsImproved efficacyEfficacy end pointCochrane Central RegistrySeparate end pointsSingle-enantiomer drugsSingle enantiomer formulationPrimary efficacySecondary efficacyControlled TrialsOvid EmbaseOvid MEDLINESuperior efficacyDrug AdministrationCentral RegistrySystematic reviewMore efficacyTrialsRacemic drugs
2020
Updating insights into rosiglitazone and cardiovascular risk through shared data: individual patient and summary level meta-analyses
Wallach JD, Wang K, Zhang AD, Cheng D, Grossetta Nardini HK, Lin H, Bracken MB, Desai M, Krumholz HM, Ross JS. Updating insights into rosiglitazone and cardiovascular risk through shared data: individual patient and summary level meta-analyses. The BMJ 2020, 368: l7078. PMID: 32024657, PMCID: PMC7190063, DOI: 10.1136/bmj.l7078.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIndividual patient-level dataCardiovascular related deathsCardiovascular riskMyocardial infarctionRelated deathsSummary-level dataHeart failureOdds ratioSystematic reviewIncreased cardiovascular riskMore myocardial infarctionsHeart failure eventsCochrane Central RegistryAcute myocardial infarctionMyocardial infarction eventsPatient-level dataRandom-effects modelWeb of ScienceAnalysis of trialsEligible trialsComposite outcomeAdverse eventsContinuity correctionControlled TrialsRosiglitazone treatment