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- Briggs AH, Glick HA, Lozano-Ortega G, Spencer M, Calverley PM, Jones PW, Vestbo J; TOwards a Revolution in COPD Health (TORCH) investigators
. Is treatment with ICS and LABA cost-effective for COPD? Multinational economic analysis of the TORCH study. Eur Respir J. 2010 Mar;35(3):532-9. doi: 10.1183/09031936.00153108.
- Calverley PM, Anderson JA, Celli B, Ferguson GT, Jenkins C, Jones PW, Crim C, Willits LR, Yates JC, Vestbo J; TORCH Investigators
. Cardiovascular events in patients with COPD: TORCH study results. Thorax. 2010 Aug;65(8):719-25. doi: 10.1136/thx.2010.136077.
- Calverley PM, Anderson JA, Celli B, Ferguson GT, Jenkins C, Jones PW, Yates JC, Vestbo J; TORCH investigators
. Salmeterol and fluticasone propionate and survival in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. N Engl J Med. 2007 Feb 22;356(8):775-89.
- Celli BR, Thomas NE, Anderson JA, Ferguson GT, Jenkins CR, Jones PW, Vestbo J, Knobil K, Yates JC, Calverley PM
Effect of pharmacotherapy on rate of decline of lung function in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: results from the TORCH study. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2008 Aug 15;178(4):332-8. doi: 10.1164/rccm.200712-1869OC.
- Crim C, Calverley PM, Anderson JA, Celli B, Ferguson GT, Jenkins C, Jones PW, Willits LR, Yates JC, Vestbo J
Pneumonia risk in COPD patients receiving inhaled corticosteroids alone or in combination: TORCH study results. Eur Respir J. 2009 Sep;34(3):641-7. doi: 10.1183/09031936.00193908.
- Drummond MB, Wise RA, John M, Zvarich MT, McGarvey LP
Accuracy of death certificates in COPD: analysis from the TORCH trial. COPD. 2010 Jun;7(3):179-85. doi: 10.3109/15412555.2010.481695.
- Ernst P, Suissa S
Pneumonia in elderly patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Curr Infect Dis Rep. 2008 May;10(3):223-8.
- Ferguson GT, Calverley PM, Anderson JA, Jenkins CR, Jones PW, Willits LR, Yates JC, Vestbo J, Celli B
Prevalence and progression of osteoporosis in patients with COPD: results from the TOwards a Revolution in COPD Health study. Chest. 2009 Dec;136(6):1456-65. doi: 10.1378/chest.08-3016.
- Hanania NA
The impact of inhaled corticosteroid and long-acting beta-agonist combination therapy on outcomes in COPD. Pulm Pharmacol Ther. 2008;21(3):540-50. doi: 10.1016/j.pupt.2007.12.004. Review.
- Houghton CM, Lawson N, Borrill ZL, Wixon CL, Yoxall S, Langley SJ, Woodcock A, Singh D
Comparison of the effects of salmeterol/fluticasone propionate with fluticasone propionate on airway physiology in adults with mild persistent asthma. Respir Res. 2007 Jul 14;8:52.
- Jenkins CR, Jones PW, Calverley PM, Celli B, Anderson JA, Ferguson GT, Yates JC, Willits LR, Vestbo J
Efficacy of salmeterol/fluticasone propionate by GOLD stage of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: analysis from the randomised, placebo-controlled TORCH study. Respir Res. 2009 Jun 30;10:59. doi: 10.1186/1465-9921-10-59.
- Johnson M, Agusti AG, Barnes NC
Reflections on TORCH: potential mechanisms for the survival benefit of salmeterol/fluticasone propionate in COPD patients. COPD. 2008 Dec;5(6):369-75. doi: 10.1080/15412550802522924.
- Keene ON, Vestbo J, Anderson JA, Calverley PM, Celli B, Ferguson GT, Jenkins C, Jones PW
Methods for therapeutic trials in COPD: lessons from the TORCH trial. Eur Respir J. 2009 Nov;34(5):1018-23. doi: 10.1183/09031936.00122608.
- Marchand E
Effect of pharmacotherapy on rate of decline of FEV(1) in the TORCH study. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2009 Mar 1;179(5):426; author reply 426-7.
- McGarvey LP, John M, Anderson JA, Zvarich M, Wise RA; TORCH Clinical Endpoint Committee
. Ascertainment of cause-specific mortality in COPD: operations of the TORCH Clinical Endpoint Committee. Thorax. 2007 May;62(5):411-5.
- Middleton PG
Management of patients with COPD: a comparison of the INSPIRE and TORCH studies. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2008 Jul 1;178(1):106; author reply 106-7.
- Miravitlles M, Anzueto A
Insights into interventions in managing COPD patients: lessons from the TORCH and UPLIFT studies. Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis. 2009;4:185-201. Review.
- Niewoehner DE
TORCH and UPLIFT: what has been learned from the COPD "mega-trials"? COPD. 2009 Feb;6(1):1-3. doi: 10.1080/15412550902723984.
- Salmeterol plus fluticasone fails to reduce mortality in patients with COPD
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- Stockley RA
Progression of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: impact of inflammation, comorbidities and therapeutic intervention. Curr Med Res Opin. 2009 May;25(5):1235-45. doi: 10.1185/03007990902868971 . Review.
- Suissa S, Ernst P, Vandemheen KL, Aaron SD
Methodological issues in therapeutic trials of COPD. Eur Respir J. 2008 May;31(5):927-33. doi: 10.1183/09031936.00098307. Review.
- Vestbo J, Anderson JA, Calverley PM, Celli B, Ferguson GT, Jenkins C, Knobil K, Willits LR, Yates JC, Jones PW
Adherence to inhaled therapy, mortality and hospital admission in COPD. Thorax. 2009 Nov;64(11):939-43. doi: 10.1136/thx.2009.113662.
- Vestbo J; TORCH Study Group
. The TORCH (towards a revolution in COPD health) survival study protocol. Eur Respir J. 2004 Aug;24(2):206-10.
A Multicentre, Randomised, Double-blind, Parallel Group, Placebo-controlled Study to Investigate the Long-term Effects of Salmeterol/Fluticasone Propionate (Seretide tm) 50/500mcg BD, Salmeterol 50mcg BD and Fluticasone Propionate 500mcg BD, All Delivered Via the Diskus tm/Accuhaler tm Inhaler, on Mortality and Morbidity of Subjects With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Over 3 Years of Treatment
Details for clinical trial NCT00268216