57. Rapid Fire Journal Club 3 – ETHOS

Posted on October 24, 2023 by Pulm PEEPs

Rapid Fire Journal Club returns with a deep dive into the 2020 ETHOS Trial published in The New England Journal of Medicine examining triple therapy for moderate to severe COPD. Pulm PEEPs Associate Editor Luke Hedrick takes us through this fascinating study and breaks down some of the intricacies.

Article and Reference

Today we’re talking about the 2020 ETHOS Trial in NEJM

Reference: Rabe KF, Martinez FJ, Ferguson GT, Wang C, Singh D, Wedzicha JA, Trivedi R, St Rose E, Ballal S, McLaren J, Darken P, Aurivillius M, Reisner C, Dorinsky P; ETHOS Investigators. Triple Inhaled Therapy at Two Glucocorticoid Doses in Moderate-to-Very-Severe COPD. N Engl J Med. 2020 Jul 2;383(1):35-48. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1916046. Epub 2020 Jun 24. PMID: 32579807.

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50. Rapid Fire Journal Club 2 – REDUCE Trial

Posted on August 1, 2023 by Pulm PEEPs

We’re back with our second episode of our Rapid Fire Journal Club. As a reminder, we will be reviewing articles in 10 minutes or less and sharing them with an infographic describing the findings of the trial. We are focusing on pulmonary trials to start.

Article and Reference

Today we’re talking about the 2013 REDUCE Trial in JAMA.

Reference: Leuppi JD, Schuetz P, Bingisser R, Bodmer M, Briel M, Drescher T, Duerring U, Henzen C, Leibbrandt Y, Maier S, Miedinger D, Müller B, Scherr A, Schindler C, Stoeckli R, Viatte S, von Garnier C, Tamm M, Rutishauser J. Short-term vs conventional glucocorticoid therapy in acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: the REDUCE randomized clinical trial. JAMA. 2013 Jun 5;309(21):2223-31. doi: 10.1001/jama.2013.5023. PMID: 23695200.

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47. Rapid Fire Journal Club 1 – National Lung Screening Trial

Posted on July 6, 2023 by Pulm PEEPs

We are introducing a new feature today on Pulm PEEPs! In our Rapid Fire Journal Club series, we will be reviewing landmark trials in pulmonary and critical care medicine in 10 minutes or less, and sharing a high-yield summary graphic. We are focusing on pulmonary trials to start since these are often overlooked and under-discussed.

Article and Reference

Our first trial is the National Lung Screening Trial published in the New England Journal of Medicine in 2018. We also suggest you read the accompanying editorial if you are looking for even more discussion after listening to this episode.

Reference: National Lung Screening Trial Research Team; Aberle DR, Adams AM, Berg CD, Black WC, Clapp JD, Fagerstrom RM, Gareen IF, Gatsonis C, Marcus PM, Sicks JD. Reduced lung-cancer mortality with low-dose computed tomographic screening. N Engl J Med. 2011 Aug 4;365(5):395-409. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1102873. Epub 2011 Jun 29. PMID: 21714641; PMCID: PMC4356534.

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