Episodic use of an inhaled corticosteroid or leukotriene receptor antagonist in preschool children with moderate-to-severe intermittent wheezing. Bacharier LB, Phillips BR, Zeiger RS, Szefler SJ, Martinez FD, Lemanske RF Jr, Sorkness CA, Bloomberg GR, Morgan WJ, Paul IM, Guilbert T, Krawiec M, Covar R, Larsen G, Mellon M, Moss MH, Chinchilli VM, Taussig LM, Strunk RC; CARE Network.  J Allergy Clin Immunol. (2008) Dec;122:6:1127-1135.e8

Factors associated with asthma exacerbations during a long-term clinical trial of controller medications in children. Ronina A. Covar, MD,a Stanley J. Szefler, MD,a Robert S. Zeiger, MD, PhD,b Christine A. Sorkness, PharmD,c Mark Moss, MD,c David T. Mauger, PhD,d Susan J. Boehmer, PhD,d Robert C. Strunk, MD,e Fernando D. Martinez, MD,f and Lynn M. Taussig, MD,a for the Childhood Asthma Research and Education Network Denver, Colo, San Diego, Calif, Madison, Wis, Tucson, Ariz, St Louis, Mo, and Hershey, Pa. American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (2008); 122:4:741-747.e4

Azithromycin or montelukast as inhaled corticosteroid–sparing agents in moderate-to- severe childhood asthma study. Robert C. Strunk, MD, Leonard B. Bacharier, MD, Brenda R. Phillips, MS, Stanley J. Szefler, MD,Robert S. Zeiger, MD, PhD, Vernon M. Chinchilli, PhD, Fernando D. Martinez, MD, Robert F. Lemanske, Jr, MD, Lynn M. Taussig, MD, David T. Mauger, PhD, Wayne J. Morgan, MD, Christine A. Sorkness, PharmD, Ian M. Paul, MD, Theresa Guilbert, MD, Marzena Krawiec, MD, Ronina Covar, MD, Gary Larsen, MD, and the Childhood Asthma Research and Education Network of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.  American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (2008); 122:6:1138-1144.e4

2007

Severe intermittent wheezing in preschool children: A distinct phenotype. Bacharier LB, Phillips BR, Bloomberg GR, Zeiger RS, Paul IM, Krawiec M, Guilbert T, Chinchilli VM, Strunk RC, for the Childhood Asthma Research and Education Network of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.  Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (2007); 119: 604-610.

Long-term comparison of 3 controller regimens for mild-moderate persistent childhood asthma: The Pediatric Asthma Controller Trial. Christine A. Sorkness, PharmD, Robert F. Lemanske, Jr, MD, David T. Mauger, PhD, Susan J. Boehmer, MA, Vernon M. Chinchilli, PhD, Fernando D. Martinez, MD, Robert C. Strunk, MD, Stanley J. Szefler, MD, Robert S. Zeiger, MD, PhD, Leonard B. Bacharier, MD, Gordon R. Bloomberg, MD, Ronina A. Covar, MD, Theresa W. Guilbert, MD, Gregory Heldt, MD, Gary Larsen, MD, Michael H. Mellon, MD, Wayne J. Morgan, MD, Mark H. Moss, MD, Joseph D. Spahn, MD, and Lynn M. Taussig, MD.   J Allergy Clin Immunol (2007);119:64-72.

2006

Response profiles to fluticasone and montelukast in mild-to-moderate persistent childhood asthma. Zeiger RS, Szefler SJ, Phillips BR, Schatz M, Martinez FD, Chinchilli VM, Lemanske RF, Strunk RC, Larsen G, Spahn JD, Bacharier LB, Bloomberg GR, Guilbert TW, Heldt G, Morgan WJ, Moss MH, Sorkness CA, Taussig LM.  J Allergy Clin Immunol (2006); 117:1:45-52.

Long-Term Inhaled Corticosteroids in Preschool Children at High Risk for Asthma. Theresa W. Guilbert, M.D., Wayne J. Morgan, M.D., Robert S. Zeiger, M.D., Ph.D., David T. Mauger, Ph.D., Susan J. Boehmer, M.A., Stanley J. Szefler, M.D., Ph.D., Leonard B. Bacharier, M.D., Robert F. Lemanske, Jr., M.D., Robert C. Strunk, M.D., David B. Allen, M.D., Gordon R. Bloomberg, M.D., Gregory Heldt, M.D., Marzena Krawiec, M.D., Gary Larsen, M.D., Andrew H. Liu, M.D., Vernon M. Chinchilli, Ph.D., Christine A. Sorkness, Pharm.D., Lynn M. Taussig, M.D., and Fernando D. Martinez, M.D.   N Engl J Med (2006); 354:19:1985-1997.

2005

Characterization of Within-Subject Responses to Fluticasone and Montelukast in Childhood Asthma. Szefler SJ, Phillips B, Martinez FD, Chinchilli VM, Lemanske RF, Strunk RC, Zeiger RS, Larsen G, Spahn JD, Bacharier LB, Bloomberg GR, Guilbert TW, Heldt G, Morgan WJ, Moss MH, Sorkness CA, Taussig LM.   J Allergy Clin Immunol (2005); 115:233-242.

A General Class of Correlation Coefficients for the 2 X 2 Crossover Design. Chinchilli VM, Phillips BR, Mauger DT, Szefler, SJ. Biometrical Journal (2005); 47:5:644-653.

2004

The Prevention of Early Asthma in Kids study: design, rationale and methods for the Childhood Asthma Research and Education network. Guilbert TW, Morgan WJ, Krawiec M, Lemanske RF Jr, Sorkness C, Szefler SJ, Larsen G, Spahn JD, Zeiger RS, Heldt G, Strunk RC, Bacharier LB, Bloomberg GR, Chinchilli VM, Boehmer SJ, Mauger EA, Mauger DT, Taussig LM, Martinez FD.  Control Clin Trials. (2004); 25:286-310.

Classifying Asthma Severity in Children-Mismatch Between Symptoms, Medication Use and Lung Function. Bacharier LB, Strunk RC, Mauger D, White D, Lemanske RF, Sorkness CA. Am J Repir Crit Care Med. (2004); 170:426-432.

Atopic Characteristics of Children with Recurrent Wheezing at high risk for the development of childhood asthma. Guilbert TW, Morgan WJ, Zeiger RS, Bacharier L, Boehmer SJ, Krawiec M, Larsen G, Lemanske RF, Liu A, Mauger DT, Sorkness C, Szefler SJ, Strunk RC, Taussig L, Martinez F.  J Allergy Clin Immunol (2004); 114:1282-1287.

2003

Relationship of exhaled nitric oxide to clinical and inflammatory markers of persistent asthma in children. Strunk RC, Szefler SJ, Phillips BR, Zeiger RS, Chinchilli VM, Larsen G, Hodgdon K, Morgan W, Sorkness CA, Lemanske RF Jr.   J. Allergy Clin Immunol (2003); 112:883-892.