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Mark Conaway

Professor, Division of Translational Research and Applied Statistics, Dept of Public Health …
Verified email at virginia.edu
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Effect of exogenous surfactant (calfactant) in pediatric acute lung injury: a randomized controlled trial

…, S Pon, BR Jacobs, LS Jefferson, MR Conaway… - Jama, 2005 - jamanetwork.com
ContextDespite evidence that patients with acute lung injury (ALI) have pulmonary surfactant
dysfunction, trials of several surfactant preparations to treat adults with ALI have not been …

RhoGDI2 is an invasion and metastasis suppressor gene in human cancer

…, CA Moskaluk, HF Frierson, MR Conaway… - Cancer research, 2002 - AACR
To discover novel metastasis suppressor genes that are clinically relevant in common human
cancers, we used isogenic human bladder cancer cell lines and used DNA microarray …

Translating lifestyle intervention to practice in obese patients with type 2 diabetes: Improving Control with Activity and Nutrition (ICAN) study

AM Wolf, MR Conaway, JQ Crowther, KY Hazen… - Diabetes …, 2004 - Am Diabetes Assoc
OBJECTIVE—To assess the efficacy of a lifestyle intervention program that can be readily
translated into clinical practice for obese patients with type 2 diabetes. RESEARCH DESIGN …

Lymphatic endothelial cells induce tolerance via PD-L1 and lack of costimulation leading to high-level PD-1 expression on CD8 T cells

…, H Qiao, SP Fahl, MR Conaway… - Blood, The Journal …, 2012 - ashpublications.org
Lymphatic endothelial cells (LECs) induce peripheral tolerance by direct presentation to
CD8 T cells (T CD8 ). We demonstrate that LECs mediate deletion only via programmed cell …

Reduced rates of metabolism and decreased physical activity in breast cancer patients receiving adjuvant chemotherapy

W Demark-Wahnefried, V Hars, MR Conaway… - The American journal of …, 1997 - Elsevier
Weight gain, a common side effect among breast cancer patients receiving adjuvant
chemotherapy, may decrease quality of life and impair survival. Weight gain during treatment is a …

Early childhood diarrhoea and helminthiases associate with long-term linear growth faltering

SR Moore, AAM Lima, MR Conaway… - International journal …, 2001 - academic.oup.com
Background Although the acute mortality from diarrhoeal diseases is well recognized, the
potentially prolonged impact of early childhood diarrhoea on background growth and …

Ninety-day outcome rates of a prospective cohort of consecutive patients with mild ischemic stroke

P Khatri, MR Conaway, KC Johnston… - Stroke, 2012 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose— Prior studies have shown that patients with mild ischemic stroke
have substantial disability rates at hospital discharge. We sought to determine disability …

Static magnetic fields for treatment of fibromyalgia: a randomized controlled trial

…, PR Dunkl, GG McConnell, MR Conaway… - The Journal of …, 2001 - liebertpub.com
Objective: To test effectiveness of static magnetic fields of two different configurations, produced
by magnetic sleep pads, as adjunctive therapies in decreasing patient pain perception …

Less is more, or almost as much: a 15‐item quality‐of‐life instrument for myasthenia gravis

TM Burns, MR Conaway, GR Cutter… - Muscle & …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
We describe the process whereby a recently developed myasthenia gravis (MG)‐specific
quality‐of‐life (QOL) instrument was reduced from 60 items to 15 items while maintaining …

Continual reassessment method for partial ordering

NA Wages, MR Conaway, J O'Quigley - Biometrics, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Much of the statistical methodology underlying the experimental design of phase 1 trials in
oncology is intended for studies involving a single cytotoxic agent. The goal of these studies …