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| Rui QinSummaryAffiliation: Mayo Clinic Country: USA Publications
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Estimating effects of nursing intervention via propensity score analysisRui Qin
Division of Biostatistics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA
Nurs Res 57:444-52. 2008..Propensity score analysis is an effective statistical method to reduce such bias and further derive causal effects in observational studies...
Placebo-controlled trial to determine the effectiveness of a urea/lactic acid-based topical keratolytic agent for prevention of capecitabine-induced hand-foot syndrome: North Central Cancer Treatment Group Study N05C5Sherry L Wolf
Mayo Clinic, 200 First St SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
J Clin Oncol 28:5182-7. 2010..This trial was conducted on the basis of preliminary data that a urea/lactic acid-based topical keratolytic agent (ULABTKA) may prevent HFS...
A double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of a topical treatment for chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy: NCCTG trial N06CADebra L Barton
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, 200 First Street, SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
Support Care Cancer 19:833-41. 2011..The purpose of this double-blind randomized placebo-controlled trial was to evaluate a novel compounded topical gel for this problem...
Model-based phase I designs incorporating toxicity and efficacy for single and dual agent drug combinations: methods and challengesSumithra J Mandrekar
Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
Stat Med 29:1077-83. 2010..We review and offer practical solutions to potentially overcome some of these challenges. The acceptance and integration of these designs in practice may be quicker and easier if they are developed in concert with a clinical paradigm...
The influence of neighborhood environment on the incidence of childhood asthma: a propensity score approachYoung J Juhn
Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn, USA
J Allergy Clin Immunol 125:838-843.e2. 2010..The propensity score method has been underused in research concerning asthma epidemiology, which is useful for addressing covariate imbalance in observational studies...
Immunosuppressive CD14+HLA-DRlow/- monocytes in prostate cancerStanimir Vuk-Pavlovic
Stem Cell Laboratory, Mayo Clinic Cancer Center, College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA
Prostate 70:443-55. 2010..To determine if the levels of circulating myeloid-derived suppressor cells increase with progression of prostate cancer (PCa); to determine if such cells could contribute to the relative inefficiency of PCa immunotherapy...
Phase III, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled evaluation of pregabalin for alleviating hot flashes, N07C1Charles L Loprinzi
Mayo Clinic Rochester, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
J Clin Oncol 28:641-7. 2010..Hot flashes are a common problem for which effective and safe treatments are needed. The current trial was conducted on the basis of preliminary promising data that pregabalin decreased hot flashes...
Factors influencing lymph node recovery from the operative specimen after gastrectomy for gastric adenocarcinomaScott J Schoenleber
Division of Gastroenterologic and General Surgery, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
J Gastrointest Surg 13:1233-7. 2009..Currently, the number of lymph nodes examined is frequently less than requirements for accurate staging. Clinical factors associated with lymph node recovery are understood poorly...
Splenic salvage after intraoperative splenic injury during colectomyStefan D Holubar
Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA
Arch Surg 144:1040-5. 2009..To determine the optimal surgical management of splenic injury encountered during colectomy...
Survival in stage III colon cancer is independent of the total number of lymph nodes retrievedVassiliki L Tsikitis
Division of Colorectal Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
J Am Coll Surg 208:42-7. 2009..The aim of our study was to determine if increasing the number of lymph nodes recovered in stage III colon cancer results in improved survival and if it does represent a reasonable quality metric...
Long-term survival after pancreatoduodenectomy for pancreatic adenocarcinoma: is cure possible?Thomas Schnelldorfer
Division of Gastroenterologic and General Surgery Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
Ann Surg 247:456-62. 2008..To determine long-term survival after pancreatoduodenectomy for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma and to identify clinical factors associated with long-term survival...
