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Definition of remission and relapse in polymyalgia rheumatica: data from a literature search compared with a Delphi-based expert consensus
2 Department of Internal Medicine, General Hospital of Kufstein, Kufstein, Austria 3 Department of Internal Medicine I, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria 4 Department of Internal ...
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Digital ulcers predict a worse disease course in patients with systemic sclerosis
2 Amsterdam Rheumatology Center/University of Amsterdam & Atrium Medical Center, Heerlen, The Netherlands 3 Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands 15 Division of Rheumatology AOUC & ...
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Efficacy and safety of risankizumab for active psoriatic arthritis: 24-week results from the randomised, double-blind, phase 3 KEEPsAKE 2 trial
Objectives Risankizumab is an interleukin-23 inhibitor under study for the treatment of patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA). The phase 3 KEEPsAKE 2 trial investigated the efficacy and safety of ...
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Lack of EULAR/ERA-EDTA response at 1 year predicts poor long-term renal outcome in patients with lupus nephritis
Objectives Short-term predictive endpoints of chronic kidney disease (CKD) are needed in lupus nephritis (LN). We tested response to therapy at 1 year. Results We studied 381 patients (90.5% ...
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Effect of baseline rheumatoid factor and anticitrullinated peptide antibody serotype on rituximab clinical response: a meta-analysis
Background Studies examining the relationship between serological status (rheumatoid factor and/or anticitrullinated antibody) and rituximab treatment outcome in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have been ...
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Imaging research results from the Osteoarthritis Initiative (OAI): a review and lessons learned 10 years after start of enrolment
The Osteoarthritis Initiative (OAI) is a multicentre, prospective, observational, cohort study of knee osteoarthritis (OA) that began recruitment in 2004. The OAI provides public access to clinical ...
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Predictive factors of work disability in rheumatoid arthritis: a systematic literature review
1 Coronel Institute for Occupational and Environmental Health, Academic Medical Centre, Research Institute Amsterdam Centre for Health and Health Care Research (AmCOGG), Amsterdam, The Netherlands 2 ...
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Long-term measurement of anti-adalimumab using pH-shift-anti-idiotype antigen binding test shows predictive value and transient antibody formation
1 Department of Immunopathology, Sanquin Research and Landsteiner Laboratory Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands 2 Department of Rheumatology, Jan van Breemen Research Institute/Reade, ...
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Head-to-head comparison of subcutaneous abatacept versus adalimumab for rheumatoid arthritis: two-year efficacy and safety findings from AMPLE trial
Objectives To compare over 2 years the safety, efficacy and radiographic outcomes of subcutaneous abatacept versus adalimumab, in combination with methotrexate (MTX), in patients with rheumatoid ...
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Interpreting radiographic data in rheumatoid arthritis
Plain film radiography is the preferred method for evaluating disease progression in rheumatoid arthritis and for establishing the efficacy of new disease modifying antirheumatic agents. However, the ...
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Repair of bone erosions in rheumatoid arthritis treated with tumour necrosis factor inhibitors is based on bone apposition at the base of the erosion
1 Department of Internal Medicine 3, University of Erlangen–Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany 2 Institute of Medical Physics, University of Erlangen–Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany Correspondence to Georg ...
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Golimumab administered subcutaneously every 4 weeks in ankylosing spondylitis: 5-year results of the GO-RAISE study
Objective Assess golimumab efficacy/safety through 5 years in patients with active ankylosing spondylitis (AS). Methods 356 patients with AS were randomly assigned to placebo, golimumab 50 mg or 100 ...