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Background To analyse the subsequent clinical course of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who either continued or discontinued biologic agents after hospitalization for infections.
Yusuke Kashiwado +19 more
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A short history of anti-rheumatic therapy - VII. Biological agents
The introduction of biological agents has been a major turning-point in the treatment of rheumatic diseases, particularly in rheumatoid arthritis. This review describes the principle milestones that have led, through the knowledge of the structure and ...
B. Gatto, P. Marson, G. Pasero
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Drug retention of biologic and targeted synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs in Korean patients with seropositive rheumatoid arthritis [PDF]
Background/Aims The aim of this study was to compare the short- and long-term retention rates of biologic and targeted synthetic disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (b/tsDMARDs) in Korean patients with seropositive rheumatoid arthritis.
Bong-Woo Lee +2 more
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Biological Therapies in Inflammatory Myopathies
Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) are a rare group of disorders that feature progressive immune-mediated skeletal muscle destruction along with skin, lung, and joint involvement.
Abd El Haleem Natour, Shaye Kivity
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ObjectivesTo assess efficacy of withdrawal or tapering biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (bDMARDs) vs. maintaining a standard regimen in patients with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) to sustain remission.MethodsWe conducted a systematic ...
Hye Sang Park +9 more
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Objective Antinuclear antibodies (ANAs) are present at high titers in 2% of the general population, but their clinical significance in individuals without an autoimmune (AI) disease is not known. We tested the hypothesis that the presence of a high ANA titer in non‐AI conditions is associated with disease.
Matthew Chung +7 more
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DRUG SAFETY DATA COVERAGE IN MEDICAL LITERATURE
The paper discusses whether it is expedient to use the standards approved by the editorial staff of a number of medical journals for original articles on the therapeutic effect of drugs, including antirheumatic agents since this is of importance for the ...
Yu. V. Muravyev, L. A. Muravyeva
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Objective This study assessed sarilumab in treating patients with polyarticular‐course juvenile idiopathic arthritis (pcJIA). Methods This phase 2b, open‐label study (NCT02776735) consisted of three sequential parts (each with a core‐treatment and extension‐phase). During part 1, three doses were assessed in two weight groups (Group A/B: ≥30–60 kg/≥10–<
Fabrizio De Benedetti +19 more
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Eosinophilic fasciitis after parasite infection
Eosinophilic fasciitis is a systemic inflammatory disease characterized by symmetrical swelling and skin induration of the distal portions of the arms and/or legs, evolving into a scleroderma-like appearance, accompanied by peripheral blood eosinophilia.
Marta Oliveira +2 more
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Mesenchymal stem cell (MSC)–based articular regeneration might be beneficial for both protecting and rebuilding cartilaginous tissues in the management of rheumatoid arthritis. However, it is unclear how current immunosuppressive strategies influence the
Shuang Liu +3 more
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