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Progress in evidence-based medicine: a quarter century on by Djulbegovic, Benjamin, Prof, Guyatt, Gordon H, Prof

“…Summary In response to limitations in the understanding and use of published evidence, evidence-based medicine (EBM) began as a movement in the early 1990s…”
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Estimating the mean and variance from the median, range, and the size of a sample by Hozo, Stela Pudar, Djulbegovic, Benjamin, Hozo, Iztok

“…Usually the researchers performing meta-analysis of continuous outcomes from clinical trials need their mean value and the variance (or standard deviation) in…”
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Colony-Stimulating Factors for Febrile Neutropenia during Cancer Therapy by Bennett, Charles L, Djulbegovic, Benjamin, Norris, LeAnn B, Armitage, James O

“…A woman receives a diagnosis of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma; a standard chemotherapy regimen is recommended. Use of prophylactic granulocyte CSF is…”
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Older adult participation in cancer clinical trials: A systematic review of barriers and interventions by Sedrak, Mina S., Freedman, Rachel A., Cohen, Harvey J., Muss, Hyman B., Jatoi, Aminah, Klepin, Heidi D., Wildes, Tanya M., Le‐Rademacher, Jennifer G., Kimmick, Gretchen G., Tew, William P., George, Kevin, Padam, Simran, Liu, Jennifer, Wong, Andrew R., Lynch, Andrea, Djulbegovic, Benjamin, Mohile, Supriya G., Dale, William

“…Cancer is a disease of aging and, as the world's population ages, the number of older persons with cancer is increasing and will make up a growing share of the…”
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Unprocessed Red Meat and Processed Meat Consumption: Dietary Guideline Recommendations From the Nutritional Recommendations (NutriRECS) Consortium by Johnston, Bradley C, Zeraatkar, Dena, Han, Mi Ah, Vernooij, Robin W M, Valli, Claudia, El Dib, Regina, Marshall, Catherine, Stover, Patrick J, Fairweather-Taitt, Susan, Wójcik, Grzegorz, Bhatia, Faiz, de Souza, Russell, Brotons, Carlos, Meerpohl, Joerg J, Patel, Chirag J, Djulbegovic, Benjamin, Alonso-Coello, Pablo, Bala, Malgorzata M, Guyatt, Gordon H

“…This article has been corrected. The original version (PDF) is appended to this article as a Supplement. Dietary guideline recommendations require…”
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Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation for Acute Myeloid Leukemia in First Complete Remission: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Prospective Clinical Trials by Koreth, John, Schlenk, Richard, Kopecky, Kenneth J, Honda, Sumihisa, Sierra, Jorge, Djulbegovic, Benjamin J, Wadleigh, Martha, DeAngelo, Daniel J, Stone, Richard M, Sakamaki, Hisashi, Appelbaum, Frederick R, Döhner, Hartmut, Antin, Joseph H, Soiffer, Robert J, Cutler, Corey

“…CONTEXT The optimal treatment of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in first complete remission (CR1) is uncertain. Current consensus, based on cytogenetic risk,…”
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Bisphosphonates in multiple myeloma: an updated network meta-analysis by Mhaskar, Rahul, Kumar, Ambuj, Miladinovic, Branko, Djulbegovic, Benjamin

“…Bisphosphonates are specific inhibitors of osteoclastic activity and are used in the treatment of patients with multiple myeloma (MM). While bisphosphonates…”
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Platelet transfusion: a systematic review of the clinical evidence by Kumar, Ambuj, Mhaskar, Rahul, Grossman, Brenda J., Kaufman, Richard M., Tobian, Aaron A.R., Kleinman, Steven, Gernsheimer, Terry, Tinmouth, Alan T., Djulbegovic, Benjamin

“…Background Platelet (PLT) transfusion is indicated either prophylactically or therapeutically to reduce the risk of bleeding or to control active bleeding…”
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Dual Processing Model for Medical Decision-Making: An Extension to Diagnostic Testing by Tsalatsanis, Athanasios, Hozo, Iztok, Kumar, Ambuj, Djulbegovic, Benjamin

“…Dual Processing Theories (DPT) assume that human cognition is governed by two distinct types of processes typically referred to as type 1 (intuitive) and type…”
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Comparisons of commonly used front-line regimens on survival outcomes in patients aged 70 years and older with acute myeloid leukemia by Talati, Chetasi, Dhulipala, Varun C, Extermann, Mar Tine, Ali, Najla Al, Kim, Jongphil, Komrokji, Rami, Sweet, Kendra, Kuykendall, Andrew, Sehovic, Marina, Reljic, Tea, Djulbegovic, Benjamin, Lancet, Jeffrey E

“…In older patients with acute myeloid leukemia, the more frequent presence of biologically inherent therapy-resistant disease and increased comorbidities…”
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Recombinant human erythropoiesis-stimulating agents and mortality in patients with cancer: a meta-analysis of randomised trials by Bohlius, Julia, MD, Schmidlin, Kurt, DMD, Brillant, Corinne, MSc, Schwarzer, Guido, PhD, Trelle, Sven, MD, Seidenfeld, Jerome, PhD, Zwahlen, Marcel, PhD, Clarke, Michael, Prof, Weingart, Olaf, MD, Kluge, Sabine, MA, Piper, Margaret, PhD, Rades, Dirk, MD, Steensma, David P, MD, Djulbegovic, Benjamin, Prof, Fey, Martin F, Prof, Ray-Coquard, Isabelle, MD, Machtay, Mitchell, Prof, Moebus, Volker, Prof, Thomas, Gillian, Prof, Untch, Michael, Prof, Schumacher, Martin, Prof, Egger, Matthias, Prof, Engert, Andreas, Prof

“…Summary Background Erythropoiesis-stimulating agents reduce anaemia in patients with cancer and could improve their quality of life, but these drugs might…”
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Survival of patients with non-small cell lung cancer without treatment: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Wao, Hesborn, Mhaskar, Rahul, Kumar, Ambuj, Miladinovic, Branko, Djulbegovic, Benjamin

“…Lung cancer is considered a terminal illness with a five-year survival rate of about 16%. Informed decision-making related to the management of a disease…”
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When to perform hepatic resection for intermediate‐stage hepatocellular carcinoma by Cucchetti, Alessandro, Djulbegovic, Benjamin, Tsalatsanis, Athanasios, Vitale, Alessandro, Hozo, Iztok, Piscaglia, Fabio, Cescon, Matteo, Ercolani, Giorgio, Tuci, Francesco, Cillo, Umberto, Pinna, Antonio Daniele

“…Transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) is the first‐line therapy recommended for patients with intermediate hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However,…”
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Thinking Styles and Regret in Physicians by Djulbegovic, Mia, Beckstead, Jason, Elqayam, Shira, Reljic, Tea, Kumar, Ambuj, Paidas, Charles, Djulbegovic, Benjamin

“…Decision-making relies on both analytical and emotional thinking. Cognitive reasoning styles (e.g. maximizing and satisficing tendencies) heavily influence…”
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Some thoughts on conducting and implementing clinical practice guidelines in a pandemic by Yao, Xiaomei, Jin, Ying-Hui, Djulbegovic, Benjamin

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Multicenter Phase II Study of Bortezomib in Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Mantle Cell Lymphoma by FISHER, Richard I, BERNSTEIN, Steven H, STADTMAUER, Edward A, O'CONNOR, Owen A, HONGLIANG SHI, BORAL, Anthony L, GOY, André, KAHL, Brad S, DJULBEGOVIC, Benjamin, ROBERTSON, Michael J, DE VOS, Sven, EPNER, Elliot, KRISHNAN, Amrita, LEONARD, John P, LONIAL, Sagar

“…Evaluate response rate, duration of response (DOR), time-to-progression (TTP), overall survival (OS), and safety of bortezomib treatment in patients with…”
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Dual processing model of medical decision-making by Djulbegovic, Benjamin, Hozo, Iztok, Beckstead, Jason, Tsalatsanis, Athanasios, Pauker, Stephen G

“…Dual processing theory of human cognition postulates that reasoning and decision-making can be described as a function of both an intuitive, experiential,…”
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Elective induction of labor at 39 weeks among nulliparous women: The impact on maternal and neonatal risk by Sinkey, Rachel G, Lacevic, Jasmin, Reljic, Tea, Hozo, Iztok, Gibson, Kelly S, Odibo, Anthony O, Djulbegovic, Benjamin, Lockwood, Charles J

“…Optimal management of pregnancies at 39 weeks gestational age is unknown. Therefore, we sought to perform a comparative effectiveness analysis of elective…”
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When is rational to order a diagnostic test, or prescribe treatment: the threshold model as an explanation of practice variation by Djulbegovic, Benjamin, van den Ende, Jef, Hamm, Robert M., Mayrhofer, Thomas, Hozo, Iztok, Pauker, Stephen G.

“…Background The threshold model represents an important advance in the field of medical decision‐making. It is a linchpin between evidence (which exists on the…”
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Allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation for adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in first complete remission by Pidala, Joseph, Djulbegovic, Benjamin, Anasetti, Claudio, Kharfan-Dabaja, Mohamed, Kumar, Ambuj

“…Consolidation chemotherapy, autologous hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) and allogeneic HCT represent potential treatment alternatives for…”
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