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ArticleBMJ open2023

Early diagnostic BioMARKers in exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: protocol of the exploratory, prospective, longitudinal, single-centre, observational MARKED study.

Kiki Waeijen-Smit, Antonio DiGiandomenico, Jessica Bonnell, Kristoffer Ostridge, Ulf Gehrmann, Bret R Sellman, Tara Kenny, Sander van Kuijk, Daphne Peerlings, Martijn A Spruit and 3 more

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Article in BMJ open, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05315674 (Early Diagnostic BioMARKers in Exacerbations of COPD), which is not on this map. Cited by 6 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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6citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
1.0field-weighted citation impact, top 22% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT05315674 unknown statusnot on this map

Early Diagnostic BioMARKers in Exacerbations of COPD: the MARKED Study

TypeobservationalSponsorCenter of Expertise for Chronic Organ FailureRan2022 to 2025Enrolled150ConditionsCOPD, COPD ExacerbationArmsFrequent assessment of biomarker panel
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Differentiating the start of an exacerbation from day-to-day variation in people with COPD: a systematic review.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2026
    Pooled it
  2. Predictors of Acute Exacerbations in COPD: A Systematic Review.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2026
    Pooled it
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 4 institutions in 4 countries.

Kiki Waeijen-SmitDepartment of Research and Development, CIRO, Horn, Netherlands kikismit@ciro-horn.nl.ORCID 0000-0002-3737-7026
Antonio DiGiandomenicoDiscovery Microbiome, Vaccines and Immune Therapies, Biopharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA.
Jessica BonnellDiscovery Microbiome, Vaccines and Immune Therapies, Biopharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA.
Kristoffer OstridgeTranslational Science and Experimental Medicine, Research and Early Development, Respiratory and Immunology (R&I), BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Ulf GehrmannTranslational Science and Experimental Medicine, Research and Early Development, Respiratory and Immunology (R&I), BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Bret R SellmanDiscovery Microbiome, Vaccines and Immune Therapies, Biopharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA.
Tara KennyDiscovery Microbiome, Vaccines and Immune Therapies, Biopharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA.
Sander van KuijkDepartment of Clinical Epidemiology and Medical Technology Assessment, Maastricht Universitair Medisch Centrum+, Maastricht, Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0003-2796-729X
Daphne PeerlingsDepartment of Research and Development, CIRO, Horn, Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-7449-4408
Martijn A SpruitDepartment of Research and Development, CIRO, Horn, Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0003-3822-7430
Sami O SimonsDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, NUTRIM School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, Faculty of Health Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-4296-5076
Sarah Houben-WilkeDepartment of Research and Development, CIRO, Horn, Netherlands.
Frits M E FranssenDepartment of Research and Development, CIRO, Horn, Netherlands.
Maastricht University Medical Centre · NLAstraZeneca (United States) · USAstraZeneca (Sweden) · SECiro · NL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionAcute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) play a pivotal role in the burden and progressive course of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). As such, disease management is predominantly based on the prevention of these episodes of acute worsening of respiratory symptoms. However, to date, personalised prediction and early and accurate diagnosis of AECOPD remain unsuccessful. Therefore, the current study was designed to explore which frequently measured biomarkers can predict an AECOPD and/or respiratory infection in patients with COPD. Moreover, the study aims to increase our understanding of the heterogeneity of AECOPD as well as the role of microbial composition and hostmicrobiome interactions to elucidate new disease biology in COPD. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: The 'Early diagnostic BioMARKers in Exacerbations of COPD' study is an exploratory, prospective, longitudinal, single-centre, observational study with 8-week follow-up enrolling up to 150 patients with COPD admitted to inpatient pulmonary rehabilitation at Ciro (Horn, the Netherlands). Respiratory symptoms, vitals, spirometry and nasopharyngeal, venous blood, spontaneous sputum and stool samples will be frequently collected for exploratory biomarker analysis, longitudinal characterisation of AECOPD (ie, clinical, functional and microbial) and to identify host-microbiome interactions. Genomic sequencing will be performed to identify mutations associated with increased risk of AECOPD and microbial infections. Predictors of time-to-first AECOPD will be modelled using Cox proportional hazards' regression. Multiomic analyses will provide a novel integration tool to generate predictive models and testable hypotheses about disease causation and predictors of disease progression. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: This protocol was approved by the Medical Research Ethics Committees United (MEC-U), Nieuwegein, the Netherlands (NL71364.100.19). TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: NCT05315674.

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Pulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructiveDisease ManagementDisease ProgressionHospitalizationHumansObservational Studies as TopicProspective StudiesBACTERIOLOGYChronic airways diseaseMicrobiologyMolecular diagnosticsRehabilitation medicineThoracic medicine

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PMID36868599
PMCPMC9990620
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