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Kieran Killian

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Professor EmeritusMedicineMcMaster University

Research

Research areas, by share of publications

Research areas are derived from OpenAlex topics of their publications.

From the 150 most recent of 250 publications.

01

Mepolizumab for the treatment of refractory chronic cough in patients with eosinophilic airways disease (MUCOSA): a randomised, double-blind, parallel-group, placebo-controlled trial

Diab N, Brister D, Kum E, Wahab M, Hassan W, Beaudin S, Obminski C, Wattie J, Wiltshire L, Howie K

European Respiratory Journal20265 citations
02

Prospective study to evaluate the effectiveness of guideline-based therapy for chronic cough and refractory chronic cough: PROCOUGH

Wahab M, Kum E, Diab N, Brister D, Oliveira A, Hassan W, Beaudin S, Stevens C, Wattie J, Wiltshire L

ERJ Open Research20263 citations
03

Moving Beyond Responders: A post-hoc Analysis Identifying Criteria for Chronic Cough Control

Wahab M, Kum E, Diab N, Brister D, Oliveira A, Hassan W, Beaudin S, Stevens C, Wattie J, Wiltshire L

Chest20262 citations
04

Prevalence and risk factors for refractory and untreated chronic cough in the Canadian Longitudinal Study of Aging

Hassan W, Mayhew AJ, Sohel N, Killian KJ, O'Byrne PM, Raina P, Satia I

ERJ Open Research2026
05

FeNO as a Treatable Trait in Chronic Cough: Insights from the PROCOUGH Study

Wahab M, Kum E, Diab N, Brister D, Oliveira A, Hassan W, Beaudin S, Stevens C, Wattie J, Wiltshire L

Lung2026
06

Moving Beyond MIDs: Toward Developing Criteria for Chronic Cough Control

Wahab M, Kum E, Diab N, Brister D, Oliveira A, Hassan W, Beaudin S, Stevens C, Wattie J, Wiltshire L

Cough2026
07

Prospective Study to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Guideline-Based Therapy for Chronic Cough and Refractory Chronic Cough (PROCOUGH)

Wahab M, Kum E, Diab N, Brister D, Oliveira A, Hassan W, Beaudin S, Stevens C, Wattie J, Wiltshire L

Cough2026
08

Reply to: Is the role of eosinophils in refractory chronic cough truly dismissed? Mepolizumab reduced blood and sputum eosinophils, but not eosinophil-derived neurotoxin

Whetstone C, Diab N, Brister D, Kum E, Wahab M, Hassan W, Beaudin S, Obminski C, Wattie J, Wiltshire L

European Respiratory Journal2026
09

Leg muscle strength and power predict rating of perceived effort during cardiopulmonary exercise testing

Valentino S, Killian K, Bray S, MacDonald M

2025
10

Mepolizumab for the Treatment of Refractory Chronic Cough With Eosinophilic Airways Disease (MUCOSA): A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Trial

Diab N, Brister D, Kum E, Wahab M, Hassan W, Beaudin S, Stevens C, Wattie J, Weltshire L, Howie K

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine20252 citations
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