PURPOSE To describe the considerations leading to marketing approval of ixabepilone in combination with capecitabine and as monotherapy for the treatment of advanced breast cancer that is refractory to other chemotherapies. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN Data from one randomized multicenter trial comparing combination therapy with ixabepilone and capecitabine to capecitabine alone were analyzed for supp...

BACKGROUND Retention rate, efficacy, and safety of abatacept (ABA) was compared between patients with rheumatoid arthritis receiving ABA as monotherapy to those in combination ABA + conventional synthetic DMARD (csDMARD). METHODS The patients were obtained from the ORA registry. The retention rate was analysed in two ways: (1) therapeutic strategy retention, in which the addition of a csDMARD...

Introduction: Recently published data indicate that the effect of ezetimibe on lipoprotein subfraction distribution in patients receiving statin therapy may differ substantially from that observed in patients treated with ezetimibe monotherapy. The aim of our study was to directly compare the effects of ezetimibe added to established atorvastatin treatment on lipoprotein subfractions with those...

PURPOSE Although tiotropium (TIO) and inhaled corticosteroid (ICS)/long-acting β-agonists are frequently prescribed together, the efficacy of "triple therapy" has not been scientifically demonstrated. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis using Bayesian methods to compare triple therapy and TIO monotherapy. METHODS We searched the MEDLINE, EMBASE, and Cochrane Library databases f...

Hypertensive patients unable to reach blood pressure (BP) targets with antihypertensive monotherapy may be switched to a combination of two medications with complementary modes of action for improved treatment response. This post hoc analysis pools data from 2812 patients, 1891 of whom were not at goal (diastolic BP [DBP] <90 mm Hg) with amlodipine 5 mg (A5) monotherapy who subsequently switche...

This is an uncopyedited electronic version of an article accepted for publication in Diabetes Care. The American Diabetes Association, publisher of Diabetes Care, is not responsible for any errors or omissions in this version of the manuscript or any version derived from it by third parties. The definitive publisherauthenticated version will be available in a future issue of Diabetes Care in pr...

background: patients with transfusional iron overload have depended on iron chelation therapy and improving chelation regimens have been of the highest priority. the aim of this study was to compare effect of combined versus monotherapy with deferoxamine (dfo) and deferiprone (dfp) in iron overloaded beta thalassemia (bt) major patients materials and methods we studied 36 bt major patients (mea...

Background: Therapy of Crohn disease (CD) with anti-tumor necrosis factor biologics and/or immunomodulators has altered the disease natural history. The comparative efficacy and safety of these medications alone or in combination is unknown. Objective: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of infliximab (IFX) monotherapy, azathioprine (AZA) monotherapy, and combination therapy in patients with mo...

OBJECTIVES To compare 1-year direct healthcare costs and utilization among children and adolescents initiating non-stimulant medications atomoxetine (ATX) or extended-release guanfacine (GXR). METHODS In this retrospective, observational cohort study, children and adolescents aged 6-17 years with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) who had ≥1 prescription claim for ATX or GXR betw...