Designs of RADIANCE 1 and 2:carotid ultrasound studies comparing the effects of torcetrapib/atorvastatin with atorvastatin alone on atherosclerosis*
Kastelein JJ, van Leuven SI, Evans GW, Riley WA, Revkin JH, Shear CL, Bots ML. Designs of RADIANCE 1 and 2:carotid ultrasound studies comparing the effects of torcetrapib/atorvastatin with atorvastatin alone on atherosclerosis*. Current Medical Research And Opinion 2007, 23: 885-894. PMID: 17407645, DOI: 10.1185/030079907x182121.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAlgorithmsAnticholesteremic AgentsAtherosclerosisAtorvastatinCarotid ArteriesClinical Trials as TopicDouble-Blind MethodDrug Therapy, CombinationFemaleHeptanoic AcidsHumansHyperlipidemia, Familial CombinedHyperlipoproteinemia Type IIMaleMiddle AgedModels, BiologicalPyrrolesQuinolinesResearch DesignTunica IntimaUltrasonographyConceptsCarotid intima-media thicknessMaximum carotid intima-media thicknessNCEP ATP III guidelinesATP III guidelinesCarotid ultrasound studiesDose of atorvastatinPrimary efficacy measureLDL-C levelsIntima-media thicknessHeterozygous familial hypercholesterolemiaEnd of studyB-mode ultrasonographyFurther outcome measuresRADIANCE studyEligible subjectsControlled TrialsAtherosclerotic progressionEfficacy measuresMixed hyperlipidemiaTreatment periodOutcome measuresUltrasound studyNumber of subjectsFamilial hypercholesterolemiaCarotid segmentsBiomarkers in the Prevention and Treatment of Atherosclerosis: Need, Validation, and Future
Revkin JH, Shear CL, Pouleur HG, Ryder SW, Orloff DG. Biomarkers in the Prevention and Treatment of Atherosclerosis: Need, Validation, and Future. Pharmacological Reviews 2007, 59: 40-53. PMID: 17329547, DOI: 10.1124/pr.59.1.1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAtherosclerotic progressionClinical trialsCardiovascular diseaseCardiovascular outcomesSurrogate markerCarotid intima-media thicknessIdeal surrogate markerFuture cardiovascular eventsIntima-media thicknessCause of morbidityNew cardiovascular drugsQuantitative coronary angiographyTreatment of atherosclerosisNovel therapeutic strategiesB-mode ultrasoundAtheroma volumeCardiovascular eventsCardiovascular riskCoronary angiographyEffective therapySurrogate endpointsCardiovascular drugsTherapeutic strategiesIntravascular ultrasoundSuch trials