Publications by John Petkau
2020
Dealing with treatment-confounder feedback and sparse follow-up in longitudinal studies - application of a marginal structural model in a multiple sclerosis cohort. . American Journal of Epidemiology. 2020; 189: To appear. .
Should the number of acute exacerbations in the previous year be used to guide treatments in COPD? . European Journal of Epidemiology. 2020; 35: To appear. .
2019
Comparison of statistical approaches dealing with time-dependent confounding in drug effectiveness studies. Statistical Methods in Medical Research. 2019; 28: 323-324 . .
Multiple sclerosis: Effect of beta-interferon treatment on survival. Brain. 2019; 142: 1324-1333. .
Adjusting for differential misclassification in matched case-control studies utilizing health administrative data. Statistics in Medicine. 2019; 38: 3669-3681. .
2018
Comparison of statistical approaches dealing with time-dependent confounding in drug effectiveness studies. Statistical Methods in Medical Research [Internet]. 2018; 27 : 1709-1722. DOI: 10.1177/0962280216668554 URL: http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0962280216668554 .
2017
On the application of statistical learning approaches to construct inverse probability weights in marginal structural Cox models: Hedging against weight-model misspecification. Communications in Statistics - Simulation and Computation. 2017; 46: 7668-7697. DOI: doi.org/10.1080/03610918.2016.1248574 .
Bayesian analysis of pair-matched case-control studies subject to outcome misclassification. Statistics in Medicine. 2017; 36: 4196-4213. DOI: 10.1002/sim.7427 .
Effects of adherence to the first-generation injectable immunomodulatory drugs on disability accumulation in multiple sclerosis: a longitudinal cohort study. British Medical Journal Open [Internet]. 2017; 7: ID e018612, 7 pages. DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-018612 URL: https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/7/9/e018612 .
Identification of treatment responders based on multiple longitudinal outcomes with applications to multiple sclerosis patients. Statistics in Medicine. 2017; 36: 1862-1883. DOI: 10.1002/sim.7230 .
Evaluating the safety of beta-interferons in multiple sclerosis: A series of nested case-control studies. Neurology. 2017; 88: 2310-2320. DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000004037 .
2016
Comparison of statistical approaches for dealing with immortal time bias in drug effectiveness studies. American Journal of Epidemiology. 2016; 184: 857-858. .
Comparison of statistical approaches for dealing with immortal time bias in drug effectiveness studies. American Journal of Epidemiology. 2016; 184: 325-335. DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwv445 .
An adaptive clinical trials procedure for a sensitive subgroup examined in the multiple sclerosis context. Statistical Methods in Medical Research [Internet]. 2016; 25: 1330-1345. DOI: 10.1177/0962280213480576 URL: http://smm.sagepub.com/content/early/2013/04/01/0962280213480576 .
Association between the use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and multiple sclerosis disability progression. Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety. 2016; 25: 1150-1159. DOI: 10.1002/pds.4031 .
Observational studies of disease modifying therapies for multiple sclerosis: Methodological challenges and opportunities. British Medical Journal. 2016; 354: i3518. .
2015
Predictors of disease activity in 857 patients with MS treated with interferon beta-1b. Journal of Neurology. TIERGARTENSTRASSE 17, D-69121 HEIDELBERG, GERMANY: SPRINGER HEIDELBERG; 2015; 262: 2466-2471. DOI: 10.1007/s00415-015-7862-9 .
Sample-size calculations for short-term proof-of-concept studies of tissue protection and repair in multiple sclerosis lesions via conventional clinical imaging. Multiple Sclerosis Journal. 1 OLIVERS YARD, 55 CITY ROAD, LONDON EC1Y 1SP, ENGLAND: SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD; 2015; 21: 1693-1704. DOI: 10.1177/1352458515569098 .
A flexible mixed-effect negative binomial regression model for detecting unusual increases in MRI lesion counts in individual multiple sclerosis patients. Statistics in Medicine. 111 RIVER ST, HOBOKEN 07030-5774, NJ USA: WILEY-BLACKWELL; 2015; 34: 2165-2180. DOI: 10.1002/sim.6484 .
Multiple sclerosis in older adults: the clinical profile and impact of interferon beta treatment. BioMed Research International. 410 PARK AVENUE, 15TH FLOOR, \#287 PMB, NEW YORK, NY 10022 USA: HINDAWI PUBLISHING CORPORATION; 2015; 2015: ID451912, 11 pages. DOI: 10.1155/2015/451912 .
Further investigation of safety monitoring guidelines based on magnetic resonance imaging lesion activity in multiple sclerosis clinical trials. Multiple Sclerosis Journal [Internet]. 2015; 21: 101-104. DOI: 10.1177/1352458514533846 URL: http://msj.sagepub.com/content/early/2014/05/20/1352458514533846 .
Personalized activity index, a new safety monitoring tool for multiple sclerosis clinical trials. Multiple Sclerosis Journal – Experimental, Translational and Clinical [Internet]. 2015; 1: 1-15. DOI: 10.1177/2055217315577829 URL: http://mso.sagepub.com/content/1/2055217315577829 .
Beta-interferon exposure and onset of secondary progressive multiple sclerosis. European Journal of Neurology [Internet]. 2015; 22: 990–1000. DOI: 10.1111/ene.12698 URL: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ene.12698/abstract .
2014
Association between beta-interferon exposure and hospital events in multiple sclerosis. Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety. 111 RIVER ST, HOBOKEN 07030-5774, NJ USA: WILEY-BLACKWELL; 2014; 23: 1213-1222. DOI: 10.1002/pds.3667 .
Defining the clinical course of multiple sclerosis: The 2013 revisions. Neurology. TWO COMMERCE SQ, 2001 MARKET ST, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103 USA: LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS; 2014; 83: 278-286. .
Marginal structural Cox models for estimating the association between beta-interferon exposure and disease progression in a multiple sclerosis cohort. American Journal of Epidemiology. JOURNALS DEPT, 2001 EVANS RD, CARY, NC 27513 USA: OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC; 2014; 180: 160-171. DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwu125 .
Investigation of heterogeneity in the association between interferon beta and disability progression in multiple sclerosis: an observational study. European Journal of Neurology [Internet]. 2014; 21: 835–844. DOI: 10.1111/ene.12324 URL: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ene.12324/abstract .
Detection of unusual increases in MRI lesion counts in individual multiple sclerosis patients. Journal of the American Statistical Association [Internet]. 2014; 109: 119–132. DOI: 10.1080/01621459.2013.847373 URL: http://amstat.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01621459.2013.847373 .
2013
Interferon beta and long-term disability in multiple sclerosis. JAMA Neurology. 515 N STATE ST, CHICAGO, IL 60654-0946 USA: AMER MEDICAL ASSOC; 2013; 70: 651-652. DOI: doi:10.1001/jamaneurol.2013.2197 .
2012
Treatment with interferon beta for multiple sclerosis: reply. Journal of the American Medical Association. 330 N WABASH AVE, STE 39300, CHICAGO, IL 60611-5885 USA: AMER MEDICAL ASSOC; 2012; 308: 1627-1628. DOI: 10.1001/jama.2012.13573 .
MRI-based clinical trials in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis: new sample size calculations based on a longitudinal model. Multiple Sclerosis Journal. 2012; 18: 1600–1608. DOI: 10.1177/1352458512444326 .
Natural, innate improvements in multiple sclerosis disability. Multiple Sclerosis Journal. 1 OLIVERS YARD, 55 CITY ROAD, LONDON EC1Y 1SP, ENGLAND: SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD; 2012; 18: 1412-1421. DOI: 10.1177/1352458512439119 .
Association between use of interferon beta and progression of disability in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis. Journal of the American Medical Association. 330 N WABASH AVE, STE 39300, CHICAGO, IL 60611-5885 USA: AMER MEDICAL ASSOC; 2012; 308: 247-256. DOI: 10.1001/jama.2012.7625 .
Neutralizing antibodies to interferon beta-1b in multiple sclerosis: a clinico-radiographic paradox in the BEYOND trial. Multiple Sclerosis Journal. 1 OLIVERS YARD, 55 CITY ROAD, LONDON EC1Y 1SP, ENGLAND: SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD; 2012; 18: 181-195. DOI: 10.1177/1352458511418629 .
MRI monitoring of immunomodulation in relapse-onset multiple sclerosis trials. Nature Reviews Neurology. 75 VARICK ST, 9TH FLR, NEW YORK, NY 10013-1917 USA: NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP; 2012; 8: 13-21. DOI: 10.1038/nrneurol.2011.190 .
A longitudinal model for magnetic resonance imaging lesion count data in multiple sclerosis patients. Statistics in Medicine [Internet]. 2012; 31: 449–469. DOI: 10.1002/sim.4394 URL: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/sim.4394/abstract .
2011
Evaluation of safety monitoring guidelines based on MRI lesion activity in multiple sclerosis. Neurology [Internet]. 2011; 77: 2089–2096. DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0b013e31823d762d URL: http://www.neurology.org/content/77/24/2089 .
Interferon β-1b–neutralizing antibodies 5 years after clinically isolated syndrome. Neurology [Internet]. 2011; 77: 835–843. DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0b013e31822c90d7 URL: http://www.neurology.org/content/77/9/835 .
The growing need for alternative clinical trial designs for multiple sclerosis. In Multiple Sclerosis Therapeutics. 4th ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press; 2011. pp. 253-260. .
Predictors of sexual desire disorders in women. The Journal of Sexual Medicine. 2011; 8: 742–753. DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2010.02146.x .
2010
Does MRI lesion activity regress in secondary progressive multiple sclerosis?. Multiple Sclerosis [Internet]. 2010; 16: 434-442. DOI: 10.1177/1352458509359726 URL: http://msj.sagepub.com/content/early/2010/02/18/1352458509359726 .
Recommendations for clinical use of data on neutralising antibodies to interferon-beta therapy in multiple sclerosis. Lancet Neurology. 360 PARK AVE SOUTH, NEW YORK, NY 10010-1710 USA: ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC; 2010; 9: 740-750. DOI: 10.1016/S1474-4422(10)70103-4 .
Role of androgens in women's sexual dysfunction. Menopause. 75 YANAGINOBANBA NISHIIRU-MASUYA-CHO, SANJOU-DORI, NAKAGYOU-KU, KYOTO, 604-8111, JAPAN: JAPAN ENDOCRINE SOC; 2010; 17: 962-971. .
2008
Ethics of placebo-controlled clinical trials in multiple sclerosis: a reassessment. Neurology [Internet]. 2008; 70: 1134–1140. DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000306410.84794.4d URL: http://www.neurology.org/content/70/13_Part_2/1134 .
Intermediate highly active antiretroviral therapy adherence thresholds and empirical models for the development of drug resistance mutations. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes [Internet]. 2008; 47: 397–399. DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e31815b0d35 URL: http://content.wkhealth.com/linkback/openurl?sid=WKPTLP:landingpage&an=00126334-200803010-00020 .
Magnetic resonance imaging as a surrogate outcome for multiple sclerosis relapses. Multiple Sclerosis [Internet]. 2008; 14: 770-778. DOI: 10.1177/1352458507088104 URL: http://msj.sagepub.com/content/early/2008/06/05/1352458507088104 .
Regression of new gadolinium enhancing lesion activity in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis. Neurology. AAN Enterprises; 2008; 70: 1092–1097. .
2007
Seasonal confounding and residual correlation in analyses of health effects of air pollution. Environmetrics. Wiley Online Library; 2007; 18: 375–394. .
The impact of ongoing illicit drug use on methadone adherence in illicit drug users receiving treatment for HIV in a directly observed therapy program. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. Elsevier; 2007; 89: 306–309. .
2006
MRI T2 lesion burden in multiple sclerosis: A plateauing relationship with clinical disability. Neurology. AAN Enterprises; 2006; 66: 1384–1389. .