Responder analysis for pain relief and numbers needed to treat in a meta-analysis of etoricoxib osteoarthritis trials: bridging a gap between clinical trials and clinical practice.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Immunogenicity of aTNFs is one of the mechanisms behind treatment failure. OBJECTIVE:To assess the effect of anti-drug antibodies (ADA) on drug response to infliximab, adalimumab and etanercept, and the effect of immunosuppression on ADA detection, in patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis, Spondyloarthritis, P...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Garcês S,Demengeot J,Benito-Garcia E

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) consists of a heterogeneous group of inflammatory disorders, within which there are a number of clinical subgroups. Diagnosis and assignment to a particular subgroup can be problematical and more concise methods of subgroup classification are required. This study of the syn...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Finnegan S,Clarke S,Gibson D,McAllister C,Rooney M

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Volatile short-chain fatty acids (SCFA) in synovial fluid from 80 patients were quantified by gas-liquid chromatography (GLC). Characteristic patterns of volatile SCFA could not be associated with septic, nonseptic inflammatory, or noninflammatory groups. Mean concentrations of pentanoic and hexanoic acids were simila...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Borenstein DG,Gibbs CA,Jacobs RP

更新日期：1983-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteotomies on 101 knees in 79 patients were assessed either prospectively or retrospectively. High tibial osteotomy was performed in 54 knees (27 with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and 27 with osteoarthrosis (OA)) and double (tibiofemoral) osteotomy in 47 knees (25 RA and 22 OA), and were assessed prospectively in 46 and...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Iveson JM,Longton EB,Wright V

更新日期：1977-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A disease activity-guided dose optimisation strategy of adalimumab or etanercept (TNFi (tumour necrosis factor inhibitors)) has shown to be non-inferior in maintaining disease control in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) compared with usual care. However, the cost-effectiveness of this strategy is stil...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Kievit W,van Herwaarden N,van den Hoogen FH,van Vollenhoven RF,Bijlsma JW,van den Bemt BJ,van der Maas A,den Broeder AA

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the value of advanced imaging techniques in the detection of hand osteoarthritis (OA) and hand OA progression. METHODS:PubMed/Medline and Embase were searched until April 2012 for studies on imaging of hand OA that presented quantitative data on validity, reliability or responsiveness. Articles pre...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Saltzherr MS,Selles RW,Bierma-Zeinstra SM,Muradin GS,Coert JH,van Neck JW,Luime JJ

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To test the hypothesis that pustulosis palmaris et plantaris and psoriatic arthritis (PsA) are two distinct diseases, and that the associated dermatoses are therefore also distinct diseases. METHODS:We prospectively performed clinical, radiological, biological, and bone scan investigations in 23 outpatients ...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Mejjad O,Daragon A,Louvel JP,Da Silva LF,Thomine E,Lauret P,Le Loët X

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Chondrocytic matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are believed to be important in osteoarthritic cartilage degradation. The cartilage lesion of osteoarthritis (OA) is focal and often progressive. During its development chondrocytes differentially up and down regulate production of mRNA for individual MMPs. This ...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Freemont AJ,Byers RJ,Taiwo YO,Hoyland JA

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To estimate the effects of biological drugs on the risk of demyelinating events in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS:Case-control analyses nested in an administrative database cohort. RESULTS:Initially the risk of demyelinating events appeared to be increased after exposure to anakinra and decreased after ...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Bernatsky S,Renoux C,Suissa S

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:PATIENTS with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are at increased risk of developing comorbid conditions. OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the prevalence of comorbidities and compare their management in RA patients from different countries worldwide. METHODS: STUDY DESIGN:international, cross-sectional. PATIENTS:consecutiv...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Dougados M,Soubrier M,Antunez A,Balint P,Balsa A,Buch MH,Casado G,Detert J,El-Zorkany B,Emery P,Hajjaj-Hassouni N,Harigai M,Luo SF,Kurucz R,Maciel G,Mola EM,Montecucco CM,McInnes I,Radner H,Smolen JS,Song YW,Von

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Free thiomalate is measureable in the plasma and urine of patients with rheumatoid arthritis receiving sodium aurothiomalate (Myocrisin). Plasma concentrations and urinary excretion of free thiomalate were measured in 8 patients by high-performance liquid chromatography and electrochemical detection. After an initial ...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Rudge SR,Perrett D,Swannell AJ

更新日期：1984-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the incidence of new cancer diagnoses in a community sample of patients with polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR). METHODS:All incident cases of PMR in the UK General Practice Research Database (GPRD) (1987-99), without pre-existing cancer or vascular disease and treated with corticosteroids (n=2877) ...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Muller S,Hider SL,Belcher J,Helliwell T,Mallen CD

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A previous infection of C3H mice with viable Mycoplasma pulmonis organisms protected them from arthritis induced by intravenous inoculation of these organisms, whether or not their initial arthritis had resolved at the time of challenge. Although spleen cells obtained from such animals conferred resistance to acute ar...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Taylor G,Taylor-Robinson D

更新日期：1977-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To develop and validate candidate sets of joints and tendons for assessment of ultrasound (US) joint inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS:Patients were included in one of two cohorts from 2010 to June 2013: disease-modifying antirheumatic drug naïve early RA or established RA starting/switchin...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Aga AB,Hammer HB,Olsen IC,Uhlig T,Kvien TK,van der Heijde D,Fremstad H,Madland TM,Lexberg ÅS,Haukeland H,Rødevand E,Høili C,Stray H,Bendvold AN,Soldal DM,Bakland G,Lie E,Haavardsholm EA

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Structural damage assessed on conventional radiographs is an important outcome measure in psoriatic arthritis. This article reviews the available scoring methods. A full description of the methods is given as well as information on various aspects of validity. ...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： van der Heijde D,Sharp J,Wassenberg S,Gladman DD

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Progress in understanding mechanisms of disease are necessary to usher in major changes in treatment. A new era in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and related chronic autoimmune/inflammatory diseases is now beginning, with a variety of anti-TNFalpha treatments licensed for use in both RA and Crohn's disease. The rationale f...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Feldmann M,Bondeson J,Brennan FM,Foxwell BM,Maini RN

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have an increased risk of certain solid cancers, in particular lung cancer, compared to the general population. Treatment with tumour necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors (TNFi) may further enhance this risk. OBJECTIVES:To compare the risk of solid cancer in patients with...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Mercer LK,Lunt M,Low AL,Dixon WG,Watson KD,Symmons DP,Hyrich KL,BSRBR Control Centre Consortium.

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atlanto-axial subluxation occurs with a frequency varying from 6% to 45% in rheumatoid arthritis. Most patients are treated conservatively with a cervical collar. The effectiveness of different cervical collars in inhibiting anterior atlanto-axial subluxation was tested in 11 patients with classical rheumatoid arthrit...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Althoff B,Goldie IF

更新日期：1980-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Recent animal studies have revealed critical roles of interleukin (IL)17, which is produced by a newly identified subset of helper T cells, Th17 cells, in the development of autoimmune diseases including arthritis. However, in human rheumatoid arthritis (RA), detailed characteristics and the prevalence of Th...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Yamada H,Nakashima Y,Okazaki K,Mawatari T,Fukushi JI,Kaibara N,Hori A,Iwamoto Y,Yoshikai Y

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine if a new inhibitor, esculetin (EST), can block resorption of cartilage. METHODS:Interleukin 1alpha (IL1alpha, 0.04-5 ng/ml) and oncostatin M (OSM, 0.4-50 ng/ml) were used to stimulate the release of proteoglycan and collagen from bovine nasal cartilage and human articular cartilage in explant cu...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Elliott S,Rowan AD,Carrère S,Koshy P,Catterall JB,Cawston TE

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify predictors of radiographic progression in a 2-year randomised, double-blind, clinical study (CIMESTRA) of patients with early rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS:Patients with early RA (n = 130) were treated with methotrexate, intra-articular betamethasone and ciclosporin/placebo-ciclosporin. Base...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Hetland ML,Ejbjerg B,Hørslev-Petersen K,Jacobsen S,Vestergaard A,Jurik AG,Stengaard-Pedersen K,Junker P,Lottenburger T,Hansen I,Andersen LS,Tarp U,Skjødt H,Pedersen JK,Majgaard O,Svendsen AJ,Ellingsen T,Lindegaard H,C

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Antibodies directed to proteins containing the non-standard amino acid citrulline, are extremely specific for rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Peptidylcitrulline can be generated by post-translational conversion of arginine residues. This process, citrullination, is catalysed by a group of calcium dependent peptid...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Vossenaar ER,Radstake TR,van der Heijden A,van Mansum MA,Dieteren C,de Rooij DJ,Barrera P,Zendman AJ,van Venrooij WJ

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To clarify the deleterious effects of Mayer's haematoxylin staining procedure which result in a decrease in, or complete loss of, the number of calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate (CPPD) crystals, and to determine the proper staining period for preserving the crystals in a histological paraffin section of articul...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Ohira T,Ishikawa K

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Gout, the most common inflammatory arthritis, is associated with premature mortality. Whether this mortality gap has improved over time, as observed in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), is unknown. METHODS:Using an electronic medical record database representative of the UK general population, we identified inciden...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Fisher MC,Rai SK,Lu N,Zhang Y,Choi HK

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the accuracy of ultrasonography (US) for bone erosion detection in different areas of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) metacarpophalangeal (MCP) joints with multislice CT as the reference method. Second, to establish the necessary bone volume loss on CT for US to reliably detect it as an erosion, and f...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Døhn UM,Terslev L,Szkudlarek M,Hansen MS,Hetland ML,Hansen A,Madsen OR,Hasselquist M,Møller J,Ostergaard M

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To forecast, on the basis of the past and present position of rheumatologists in Europe, the competence needed in the future to secure and promote the specialty within the healthcare network. METHODS:Union Européenne des Médecins Spécialistes/European Board of Rheumatology (UEMS/EBR) questionnaire on (a) tr...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Amor B

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the feasibility of assessing patellofemoral osteoarthritis using the 'skyline' view and to compare its reproducibility with the standard lateral view. METHODS:Fifty patients attending a rheumatology outpatient department with osteoarthritis of the knee had standard radiographs taken of both kne...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Jones AC,Ledingham J,McAlindon T,Regan M,Hart D,MacMillan PJ,Doherty M

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the association of lifestyle factors with risk of inflammatory polyarthritis (IP) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS:The European Prospective Investigation of Cancer, Norfolk, UK (EPIC-Norfolk) gathered lifestyle data from participants aged 40-79 years from 1993 to 1997. Individuals who s...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Lahiri M,Luben RN,Morgan C,Bunn DK,Marshall T,Lunt M,Verstappen SM,Symmons DP,Khaw KT,Wareham N,Bruce IN

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the efficacy and safety of combining monthly intravenous methotrexate (IV MTX) with monthly IV cyclophosphamide (CYTX; given on the same day) for the treatment of children who develop recurrent diffuse proliferative glomerulonephritis secondary to systemic lupus erythematosus during or after the s...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Lehman TJ,Edelheit BS,Onel KB

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease characterised by chronic inflammation of the joints. Anti-citrullinated protein antibodies (ACPA) are highly specific for RA and are associated with a more severe disease progression. ACPA have also been shown to have a pathological role in RA. In animal models of RA,...

journal_title：Annals of the rheumatic diseases

authors： Suurmond J,Schuerwegh AJ,Toes RE

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00