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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-4-9
pubmed:abstractText
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common condition, and one difficult to manage. Available treatments, other than smoking cessation, are only minimally effective, and the knowledge basis for clinical decision making is limited. To identify areas in which further clinical research may lead to significant improvements in the care of patients with COPD, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute convened a Working Group, entitled "Clinical Research in COPD: Needs and Opportunities," on March 21-22, 2002. This group of experts identified important questions in the field and made the following recommendations: (1) establish a multicenter Clinical Research Network to perform multiple, short-term clinical trials of treatments in patients with moderate-to-severe COPD; (2) create a system for the standardized collection, processing, and distribution of lung tissue specimens and associated clinical and laboratory data; (3) develop standards for the classification and staging of COPD; (4) characterize the development and progression of COPD using measures and biomarkers that relate to current concepts of pathogenesis; and (5) evaluate indications for long-term oxygen therapy for patients with COPD.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
1073-449X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
167
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1142-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Clinical research in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: needs and opportunities.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Lung Diseases, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA. croxtont@nhlbi.nih.gov
pubmed:publicationType
Congresses