Inhaled and intranasal ciclesonide for the treatment of covid-19 in adult outpatients: CONTAIN phase II randomised controlled trial

N Ezer, S Belga, N Daneman, A Chan, BM Smith… - Bmj, 2021 - bmj.com
Objective To determine if inhaled and intranasal ciclesonide are superior to placebo at
decreasing respiratory symptoms in adult outpatients with covid-19. Design Randomised, double …

[HTML][HTML] Limited resection versus lobectomy for older patients with early-stage lung cancer: impact of histology

RR Veluswamy, N Ezer, G Mhango… - Journal of Clinical …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Purpose Limited resection has been increasingly used in older patients with stage IA lung
cancer. However, the equivalency of limited resection versus lobectomy according to histology …

Emphysema detected on computed tomography and risk of lung cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis

BM Smith, L Pinto, N Ezer, N Sverzellati, S Muro… - Lung cancer, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Studies exploring the association between emphysema detected on chest
computed tomography (CT) and lung cancer have yielded mixed results. Our objective was …

The effect of statins on survival in patients with stage IV lung cancer

JJ Lin, N Ezer, K Sigel, G Mhango, JP Wisnivesky - Lung cancer, 2016 - Elsevier
Objectives Prior studies have shown an anticancer effect of statins in patients with certain
malignancies. However, it is unclear whether statins have a mortality benefit in lung cancer. …

[HTML][HTML] Outcomes after stereotactic body radiotherapy versus limited resection in older patients with early-stage lung cancer

N Ezer, RR Veluswamy, G Mhango… - Journal of Thoracic …, 2015 - Elsevier
Background: Limited resection and stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) have emerged as
treatment options for older patients with early-stage non–small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), …

Outcomes after video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy versus open lobectomy for early-stage lung cancer in older adults

N Ezer, M Kale, K Sigel, S Lakha… - Annals of the …, 2018 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) and open lobectomy are both standard
of care for the treatment of early-stage non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) because of …

Inhaled corticosteroids for outpatients with COVID-19: a meta-analysis

…, AK Chan, R Hanula, N Ezer… - European …, 2022 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Inhaled corticosteroids have received substantial interest as treatments for non-hospitalised
patients presenting with symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infections, following two open label …

Cisplatin vs. carboplatin-based chemoradiotherapy in patients> 65 years of age with stage III non-small cell lung cancer

N Ezer, CB Smith, MD Galsky, G Mhango, F Gu… - Radiotherapy and …, 2014 - Elsevier
Background and purpose Combined chemoradiotherapy (CRT) is considered the standard
care for unresectable stage III non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). There have been limited …

Patient and physician factors associated with symptomatic undiagnosed asthma or COPD

…, CJ Licskai, T Azher, M Ainslie, N Ezer… - European …, 2023 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Background It remains unclear why some symptomatic individuals with asthma or COPD
remain undiagnosed. Here, we compare patient and physician characteristics between …

Description of participation in daily and social activities for individuals with COPD

…, D Jensen, RJ Dandurand, N Saad, N Ezer… - COPD: Journal of …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
This study described the participation in daily and social activities and the perceived barriers
and facilitators to participation of individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (…