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van der Heijde D, Landewé RB, Mease PJ, McInnes IB, Conaghan PG, Pricop L, Ligozio G, Richards HB, Mpofu S. Brief Report: Secukinumab Provides Significant and Sustained Inhibition of Joint Structural Damage in a Phase III Study of Active Psoriatic Arthritis. Arthritis Rheumatol 2017; 68:1914-21. [PMID: 27014997 PMCID: PMC5129532 DOI: 10.1002/art.39685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2015] [Accepted: 03/15/2016] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To assess whether secukinumab treatment in patients with active psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is associated with sustained inhibition of radiographic progression. METHODS In this phase III, double-blind, placebo-controlled study, 606 patients with PsA were randomized to receive intravenous (IV) secukinumab at a dose of 10 mg/kg (weeks 0, 2, 4) followed by subcutaneous secukinumab at a dose of 150 mg or 75 mg (the IV→150 mg and IV→75 mg groups, respectively) or placebo. Patients were stratified according to prior anti-tumor necrosis factor (anti-TNF) exposure (71% were anti-TNF naive). At week 16, placebo-treated patients who had at least a 20% reduction in the tender and swollen joint counts (responders) continued to receive placebo until week 24; nonresponders were re-randomized to receive secukinumab at a dose of 150 mg or 75 mg. The modified total Sharp/van der Heijde score (SHS) was determined at baseline, week 16 or 24, and week 52. RESULTS In the overall population, radiographic progression was inhibited through 52 weeks; efficacy was demonstrated for both erosion and joint space narrowing scores and in patients who switched from placebo to secukinumab at week 24. Subgroup analyses showed that secukinumab reduced radiographic progression at week 24, regardless of previous anti-TNF treatment. Among anti-TNF-naive patients, the mean changes from baseline to week 24 in the modified total SHS were 0.05 in the pooled secukinumab group and 0.57 in the placebo group; among patients with an inadequate response or intolerance to anti-TNF treatment, the mean changes were 0.16 and 0.58, respectively. Anti-TNF-naive patients showed negligible progression through week 52. Inhibition of structural damage was observed through week 52 irrespective of concomitant methotrexate use. A high proportion of patients receiving secukinumab showed no progression (change in SHS of ≤ 0.5) from baseline to week 24 (82.3% of the IV→150 mg group and 92.3% of the IV→75 mg group) and from week 24 to week 52 (85.7% of the IV→150 mg group and 85.8% of the IV→75 mg group). CONCLUSION Secukinumab inhibited radiographic progression over 52 weeks of treatment in patients with active PsA.
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- Robert B. Landewé, MD: Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Swedish Medical Center and University of Washington, Seattle
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- Institute of Infection, Immunity, and Inflammation, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, and NIHR Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Leeds, UK
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- Novartis Pharmaceuticals, East Hanover, New Jersey
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Aalbers CJ, Gerlag DM, Vervoordeldonk MJ, Tak PP, Landewé RB. Single-joint Assessment for the Evaluation of Intraarticular Treatment: Responsiveness and Discrimination of the Composite Change Index. J Rheumatol 2015; 42:1672-6. [PMID: 26178282 DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.140956] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/06/2015] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate responsiveness, discrimination, and construct validity of a composite change index (CCI) for the assessment of single-joint involvement in inflammatory arthritis. METHODS Evaluation of standardized response means (SRM), Guyatt effect size, and Spearman rank correlation coefficient in a randomized controlled trial investigating the effect of an intraarticular etanercept injection. RESULTS The CCI showed a high SRM (1.68) and high Guyatt effect size (2.72). Both visual analog scale of pain and functionality had a moderate Guyatt effect size (2.06, 2.44) and high SRM (0.81, 0.97). CONCLUSION This study supports the use of the CCI as a single-joint assessment after single-joint intervention. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION NTR-1210.
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- Caroline J Aalbers
- From the Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Academic Medical Center/University of Amsterdam; Arthrogen B.V., Amsterdam; Department of Rheumatology, Atrium Medical Center, Heerlen, the Netherlands.C.J. Aalbers, MD, Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Academic Medical Center/University of Amsterdam, and Arthrogen B.V.; D.M. Gerlag, MD, PhD, Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Academic Medical Center/University of Amsterdam; M.J. Vervoordeldonk, PhD, Arthrogen B.V.; P.P. Tak, MD, PhD, Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Academic Medical Center/University of Amsterdam, and Arthrogen B.V., and GlaxoSmithKline, and University of Cambridge; R.B. Landewé, MD, PhD, Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Academic Medical Center/University of Amsterdam, and Department of Rheumatology, Atrium Medical Center.
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- From the Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Academic Medical Center/University of Amsterdam; Arthrogen B.V., Amsterdam; Department of Rheumatology, Atrium Medical Center, Heerlen, the Netherlands.C.J. Aalbers, MD, Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Academic Medical Center/University of Amsterdam, and Arthrogen B.V.; D.M. Gerlag, MD, PhD, Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Academic Medical Center/University of Amsterdam; M.J. Vervoordeldonk, PhD, Arthrogen B.V.; P.P. Tak, MD, PhD, Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Academic Medical Center/University of Amsterdam, and Arthrogen B.V., and GlaxoSmithKline, and University of Cambridge; R.B. Landewé, MD, PhD, Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Academic Medical Center/University of Amsterdam, and Department of Rheumatology, Atrium Medical Center
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- From the Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Academic Medical Center/University of Amsterdam; Arthrogen B.V., Amsterdam; Department of Rheumatology, Atrium Medical Center, Heerlen, the Netherlands.C.J. Aalbers, MD, Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Academic Medical Center/University of Amsterdam, and Arthrogen B.V.; D.M. Gerlag, MD, PhD, Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Academic Medical Center/University of Amsterdam; M.J. Vervoordeldonk, PhD, Arthrogen B.V.; P.P. Tak, MD, PhD, Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Academic Medical Center/University of Amsterdam, and Arthrogen B.V., and GlaxoSmithKline, and University of Cambridge; R.B. Landewé, MD, PhD, Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Academic Medical Center/University of Amsterdam, and Department of Rheumatology, Atrium Medical Center
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- From the Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Academic Medical Center/University of Amsterdam; Arthrogen B.V., Amsterdam; Department of Rheumatology, Atrium Medical Center, Heerlen, the Netherlands.C.J. Aalbers, MD, Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Academic Medical Center/University of Amsterdam, and Arthrogen B.V.; D.M. Gerlag, MD, PhD, Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Academic Medical Center/University of Amsterdam; M.J. Vervoordeldonk, PhD, Arthrogen B.V.; P.P. Tak, MD, PhD, Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Academic Medical Center/University of Amsterdam, and Arthrogen B.V., and GlaxoSmithKline, and University of Cambridge; R.B. Landewé, MD, PhD, Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Academic Medical Center/University of Amsterdam, and Department of Rheumatology, Atrium Medical Center
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- From the Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Academic Medical Center/University of Amsterdam; Arthrogen B.V., Amsterdam; Department of Rheumatology, Atrium Medical Center, Heerlen, the Netherlands.C.J. Aalbers, MD, Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Academic Medical Center/University of Amsterdam, and Arthrogen B.V.; D.M. Gerlag, MD, PhD, Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Academic Medical Center/University of Amsterdam; M.J. Vervoordeldonk, PhD, Arthrogen B.V.; P.P. Tak, MD, PhD, Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Academic Medical Center/University of Amsterdam, and Arthrogen B.V., and GlaxoSmithKline, and University of Cambridge; R.B. Landewé, MD, PhD, Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Academic Medical Center/University of Amsterdam, and Department of Rheumatology, Atrium Medical Center
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van Durme C, van Echteld IAAM, Falzon L, Aletaha D, van der Heijde DMFM, Landewé RB. Cardiovascular risk factors and comorbidities in patients with hyperuricemia and/or gout: a systematic review of the literature. J Rheumatol Suppl 2015; 92:9-14. [PMID: 25180123 DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.140457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To review the available literature on the likelihood of having cardiovascular (CV) risk factors and on developing CV comorbidities in patients with gout and/or asymptomatic hyperuricemia as an evidence base for generating multinational clinical practice recommendations in the 3e (Evidence, Expertise, Exchange) Initiative in Rheumatology. METHODS A systematic literature search was carried out using MEDLINE, EMBASE, and The Cochrane Library, and abstracts presented at the 2010/2011 meetings of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) and the European League Against Rheumatism, searching for CV risk factors and new CV comorbidities in patients with asymptomatic hyperuricemia and/or a diagnosis of gout. Trials that fulfilled predefined inclusion criteria were systematically reviewed. RESULTS A total of 66 out of 8918 identified publications were included in this review. After assessment of the risk of bias, 32 articles with a high risk of bias were excluded. Data could not be pooled because of clinical and statistical heterogeneity. In general, both for asymptomatic hyperuricemia and for gout the hazard ratios for CV comorbidities were only modestly increased (1.5 to 2.0) as were the hazard ratios for CV risk factors, ranging from 1.4 to 2.0 for hypertension and from 1.0 to 2.4 for diabetes. CONCLUSION Unlike the common opinion that patients with gout or hyperuricemia are at higher risk of developing CV disease, the actual risk to develop CV disease is either rather weak (for hyperuricemia) or poorly investigated (for gout).
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- Caroline van Durme
- From the Rheumatology Department, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands; and Rheumatology Department, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Liège, Belgium; Rheumatology Department, St. Elisabeth Hospital, Tilburg, The Netherlands; Center for Behavioral Cardiovascular Health, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA; Internal Medicine, Rheumatology Department, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; Rheumatology Department, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden; Department of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam; and Atrium Medical Center, Heerlen, The Netherlands.C. van Durme, MD, Rheumatology Department, Maastricht University Medical Centre; Rheumatology Department, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire; I.A. van Echteld, MD, Rheumatology Department, St. Elisabeth Hospital; L. Falzon, PGDipInf, Center for Behavioral Cardiovascular Health, Columbia University Medical Center; D. Aletaha, MD, MSc, Internal Medicine, Rheumatology Department, Medical University of Vienna; D.M. van der Heijde, MD, PhD, Professor of Rheumatology, Rheumatology Department, Leiden University Medical Center; R.B. Landewé, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Academic Medical Center; Atrium Medical Center.
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- From the Rheumatology Department, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands; and Rheumatology Department, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Liège, Belgium; Rheumatology Department, St. Elisabeth Hospital, Tilburg, The Netherlands; Center for Behavioral Cardiovascular Health, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA; Internal Medicine, Rheumatology Department, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; Rheumatology Department, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden; Department of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam; and Atrium Medical Center, Heerlen, The Netherlands.C. van Durme, MD, Rheumatology Department, Maastricht University Medical Centre; Rheumatology Department, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire; I.A. van Echteld, MD, Rheumatology Department, St. Elisabeth Hospital; L. Falzon, PGDipInf, Center for Behavioral Cardiovascular Health, Columbia University Medical Center; D. Aletaha, MD, MSc, Internal Medicine, Rheumatology Department, Medical University of Vienna; D.M. van der Heijde, MD, PhD, Professor of Rheumatology, Rheumatology Department, Leiden University Medical Center; R.B. Landewé, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Academic Medical Center; Atrium Medical Center
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- From the Rheumatology Department, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands; and Rheumatology Department, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Liège, Belgium; Rheumatology Department, St. Elisabeth Hospital, Tilburg, The Netherlands; Center for Behavioral Cardiovascular Health, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA; Internal Medicine, Rheumatology Department, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; Rheumatology Department, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden; Department of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam; and Atrium Medical Center, Heerlen, The Netherlands.C. van Durme, MD, Rheumatology Department, Maastricht University Medical Centre; Rheumatology Department, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire; I.A. van Echteld, MD, Rheumatology Department, St. Elisabeth Hospital; L. Falzon, PGDipInf, Center for Behavioral Cardiovascular Health, Columbia University Medical Center; D. Aletaha, MD, MSc, Internal Medicine, Rheumatology Department, Medical University of Vienna; D.M. van der Heijde, MD, PhD, Professor of Rheumatology, Rheumatology Department, Leiden University Medical Center; R.B. Landewé, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Academic Medical Center; Atrium Medical Center
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- From the Rheumatology Department, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands; and Rheumatology Department, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Liège, Belgium; Rheumatology Department, St. Elisabeth Hospital, Tilburg, The Netherlands; Center for Behavioral Cardiovascular Health, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA; Internal Medicine, Rheumatology Department, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; Rheumatology Department, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden; Department of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam; and Atrium Medical Center, Heerlen, The Netherlands.C. van Durme, MD, Rheumatology Department, Maastricht University Medical Centre; Rheumatology Department, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire; I.A. van Echteld, MD, Rheumatology Department, St. Elisabeth Hospital; L. Falzon, PGDipInf, Center for Behavioral Cardiovascular Health, Columbia University Medical Center; D. Aletaha, MD, MSc, Internal Medicine, Rheumatology Department, Medical University of Vienna; D.M. van der Heijde, MD, PhD, Professor of Rheumatology, Rheumatology Department, Leiden University Medical Center; R.B. Landewé, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Academic Medical Center; Atrium Medical Center
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- From the Rheumatology Department, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands; and Rheumatology Department, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Liège, Belgium; Rheumatology Department, St. Elisabeth Hospital, Tilburg, The Netherlands; Center for Behavioral Cardiovascular Health, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA; Internal Medicine, Rheumatology Department, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; Rheumatology Department, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden; Department of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam; and Atrium Medical Center, Heerlen, The Netherlands.C. van Durme, MD, Rheumatology Department, Maastricht University Medical Centre; Rheumatology Department, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire; I.A. van Echteld, MD, Rheumatology Department, St. Elisabeth Hospital; L. Falzon, PGDipInf, Center for Behavioral Cardiovascular Health, Columbia University Medical Center; D. Aletaha, MD, MSc, Internal Medicine, Rheumatology Department, Medical University of Vienna; D.M. van der Heijde, MD, PhD, Professor of Rheumatology, Rheumatology Department, Leiden University Medical Center; R.B. Landewé, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Academic Medical Center; Atrium Medical Center
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- From the Rheumatology Department, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands; and Rheumatology Department, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Liège, Belgium; Rheumatology Department, St. Elisabeth Hospital, Tilburg, The Netherlands; Center for Behavioral Cardiovascular Health, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA; Internal Medicine, Rheumatology Department, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; Rheumatology Department, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden; Department of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam; and Atrium Medical Center, Heerlen, The Netherlands.C. van Durme, MD, Rheumatology Department, Maastricht University Medical Centre; Rheumatology Department, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire; I.A. van Echteld, MD, Rheumatology Department, St. Elisabeth Hospital; L. Falzon, PGDipInf, Center for Behavioral Cardiovascular Health, Columbia University Medical Center; D. Aletaha, MD, MSc, Internal Medicine, Rheumatology Department, Medical University of Vienna; D.M. van der Heijde, MD, PhD, Professor of Rheumatology, Rheumatology Department, Leiden University Medical Center; R.B. Landewé, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Academic Medical Center; Atrium Medical Center
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Wechalekar MD, Vinik O, Moi JHY, Sivera F, van Echteld IAAM, van Durme C, Falzon L, Bombardier C, Carmona L, Aletaha D, Landewé RB, van der Heijde DMFM, Buchbinder R. The efficacy and safety of treatments for acute gout: results from a series of systematic literature reviews including Cochrane reviews on intraarticular glucocorticoids, colchicine, nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs, and interleukin-1 inhibitors. J Rheumatol Suppl 2015; 92:15-25. [PMID: 25180124 DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.140458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To determine the efficacy and safety of glucocorticoids (GC), colchicine, nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAID), interleukin-1 (IL-1) inhibitors, and paracetamol to treat acute gout. METHODS We searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials to September 2011. Randomized controlled trials (RCT) or quasi-RCT in adults with acute gout that compared GC, colchicine, NSAID, IL-1 inhibitors, and paracetamol to no treatment, placebo, another intervention, or combination therapy were included. Two authors independently extracted data and assessed risk of bias. Primary endpoints were pain and adverse events. Data were pooled where appropriate. RESULTS Twenty-six trials evaluating GC (N = 5), NSAID (N = 21), colchicine (N = 2), and canakinumab (N = 1) were included. No RCT assessed paracetamol or intraarticular (IA) GC. No RCT compared systemic GC with placebo. Moderate quality evidence (3 trials) concluded that systemic GC were as effective as NSAID but safer. Low quality evidence (1 trial) showed that both high- and low-dose colchicine were more effective than placebo, and low-dose colchicine was no different to placebo with respect to safety but safer than high-dose colchicine. Low quality evidence (1 trial) showed no difference between NSAID and placebo with regard to pain or inflammation. No NSAID was superior to another. Moderate quality evidence (1 trial) found that 150 mg canakinumab was more effective than a single dose of intramuscular GC (40 mg triamcinolone) and equally safe. CONCLUSION GC, NSAID, low-dose colchicine, and canakinumab all effectively treat acute gout. There was insufficient evidence to rank them. Systemic GC appeared safer than NSAID and lower-dose colchicine was safer than higher-dose colchicine.
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- Mihir D Wechalekar
- From the Rheumatology Research Unit, Repatriation General Hospital, Daw Park, South Australia; and Flinders University, Bedford Park, South Australia, Australia; Division of Rheumatology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Department of Rheumatology, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia; Department of Rheumatology, Hospital General Universitario Elda, Alicante, Spain; Rheumatology Department, St. Elisabeth Hospital, Tilburg, The Netherlands; Rheumatology Department, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands; and Rheumatology Department, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Liège, Belgium; Center for Behavioral Cardiovascular Health, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA; Division of Rheumatology and Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation, University of Toronto; and Toronto General Research Institute, University Health Network; Institute for Work and Health, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Camilo Jose Cela, Madrid, Spain; Internal Medicine, Rheumatology Department, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; Department of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; and Atrium Medical Center; Rheumatology Department, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands; Monash Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Cabrini Hospital, Malvern, Victoria, Australia; and Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Malvern, Victoria, Australia.M.D. Wechalekar, MD, FRACP, Rheumatology Unit, Repatriation General Hospital, Daw Park, South Australia, Australia; and Flinders University; O. Vinik, MD, FRCPC, Division of Rheumatology, University of Toronto; J.H.Y. Moi, BPhysio (Hons), MBBS (Hons), FRACP, Rheumatologist, Department of Rheumatology, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia; F. Sivera, MD
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- From the Rheumatology Research Unit, Repatriation General Hospital, Daw Park, South Australia; and Flinders University, Bedford Park, South Australia, Australia; Division of Rheumatology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Department of Rheumatology, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia; Department of Rheumatology, Hospital General Universitario Elda, Alicante, Spain; Rheumatology Department, St. Elisabeth Hospital, Tilburg, The Netherlands; Rheumatology Department, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands; and Rheumatology Department, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Liège, Belgium; Center for Behavioral Cardiovascular Health, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA; Division of Rheumatology and Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation, University of Toronto; and Toronto General Research Institute, University Health Network; Institute for Work and Health, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Camilo Jose Cela, Madrid, Spain; Internal Medicine, Rheumatology Department, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; Department of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; and Atrium Medical Center; Rheumatology Department, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands; Monash Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Cabrini Hospital, Malvern, Victoria, Australia; and Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Malvern, Victoria, Australia.M.D. Wechalekar, MD, FRACP, Rheumatology Unit, Repatriation General Hospital, Daw Park, South Australia, Australia; and Flinders University; O. Vinik, MD, FRCPC, Division of Rheumatology, University of Toronto; J.H.Y. Moi, BPhysio (Hons), MBBS (Hons), FRACP, Rheumatologist, Department of Rheumatology, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia; F. Sivera, MD
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- From the Rheumatology Research Unit, Repatriation General Hospital, Daw Park, South Australia; and Flinders University, Bedford Park, South Australia, Australia; Division of Rheumatology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Department of Rheumatology, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia; Department of Rheumatology, Hospital General Universitario Elda, Alicante, Spain; Rheumatology Department, St. Elisabeth Hospital, Tilburg, The Netherlands; Rheumatology Department, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands; and Rheumatology Department, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Liège, Belgium; Center for Behavioral Cardiovascular Health, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA; Division of Rheumatology and Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation, University of Toronto; and Toronto General Research Institute, University Health Network; Institute for Work and Health, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Camilo Jose Cela, Madrid, Spain; Internal Medicine, Rheumatology Department, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; Department of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; and Atrium Medical Center; Rheumatology Department, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands; Monash Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Cabrini Hospital, Malvern, Victoria, Australia; and Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Malvern, Victoria, Australia.M.D. Wechalekar, MD, FRACP, Rheumatology Unit, Repatriation General Hospital, Daw Park, South Australia, Australia; and Flinders University; O. Vinik, MD, FRCPC, Division of Rheumatology, University of Toronto; J.H.Y. Moi, BPhysio (Hons), MBBS (Hons), FRACP, Rheumatologist, Department of Rheumatology, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia; F. Sivera, MD
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- From the Rheumatology Research Unit, Repatriation General Hospital, Daw Park, South Australia; and Flinders University, Bedford Park, South Australia, Australia; Division of Rheumatology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Department of Rheumatology, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia; Department of Rheumatology, Hospital General Universitario Elda, Alicante, Spain; Rheumatology Department, St. Elisabeth Hospital, Tilburg, The Netherlands; Rheumatology Department, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands; and Rheumatology Department, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Liège, Belgium; Center for Behavioral Cardiovascular Health, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA; Division of Rheumatology and Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation, University of Toronto; and Toronto General Research Institute, University Health Network; Institute for Work and Health, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Camilo Jose Cela, Madrid, Spain; Internal Medicine, Rheumatology Department, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; Department of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; and Atrium Medical Center; Rheumatology Department, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands; Monash Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Cabrini Hospital, Malvern, Victoria, Australia; and Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Malvern, Victoria, Australia.M.D. Wechalekar, MD, FRACP, Rheumatology Unit, Repatriation General Hospital, Daw Park, South Australia, Australia; and Flinders University; O. Vinik, MD, FRCPC, Division of Rheumatology, University of Toronto; J.H.Y. Moi, BPhysio (Hons), MBBS (Hons), FRACP, Rheumatologist, Department of Rheumatology, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia; F. Sivera, MD
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- From the Rheumatology Research Unit, Repatriation General Hospital, Daw Park, South Australia; and Flinders University, Bedford Park, South Australia, Australia; Division of Rheumatology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Department of Rheumatology, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia; Department of Rheumatology, Hospital General Universitario Elda, Alicante, Spain; Rheumatology Department, St. Elisabeth Hospital, Tilburg, The Netherlands; Rheumatology Department, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands; and Rheumatology Department, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Liège, Belgium; Center for Behavioral Cardiovascular Health, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA; Division of Rheumatology and Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation, University of Toronto; and Toronto General Research Institute, University Health Network; Institute for Work and Health, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Camilo Jose Cela, Madrid, Spain; Internal Medicine, Rheumatology Department, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; Department of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; and Atrium Medical Center; Rheumatology Department, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands; Monash Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Cabrini Hospital, Malvern, Victoria, Australia; and Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Malvern, Victoria, Australia.M.D. Wechalekar, MD, FRACP, Rheumatology Unit, Repatriation General Hospital, Daw Park, South Australia, Australia; and Flinders University; O. Vinik, MD, FRCPC, Division of Rheumatology, University of Toronto; J.H.Y. Moi, BPhysio (Hons), MBBS (Hons), FRACP, Rheumatologist, Department of Rheumatology, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia; F. Sivera, MD
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- From the Rheumatology Research Unit, Repatriation General Hospital, Daw Park, South Australia; and Flinders University, Bedford Park, South Australia, Australia; Division of Rheumatology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Department of Rheumatology, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia; Department of Rheumatology, Hospital General Universitario Elda, Alicante, Spain; Rheumatology Department, St. Elisabeth Hospital, Tilburg, The Netherlands; Rheumatology Department, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands; and Rheumatology Department, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Liège, Belgium; Center for Behavioral Cardiovascular Health, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA; Division of Rheumatology and Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation, University of Toronto; and Toronto General Research Institute, University Health Network; Institute for Work and Health, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Camilo Jose Cela, Madrid, Spain; Internal Medicine, Rheumatology Department, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; Department of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; and Atrium Medical Center; Rheumatology Department, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands; Monash Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Cabrini Hospital, Malvern, Victoria, Australia; and Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Malvern, Victoria, Australia.M.D. Wechalekar, MD, FRACP, Rheumatology Unit, Repatriation General Hospital, Daw Park, South Australia, Australia; and Flinders University; O. Vinik, MD, FRCPC, Division of Rheumatology, University of Toronto; J.H.Y. Moi, BPhysio (Hons), MBBS (Hons), FRACP, Rheumatologist, Department of Rheumatology, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia; F. Sivera, MD
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- From the Rheumatology Research Unit, Repatriation General Hospital, Daw Park, South Australia; and Flinders University, Bedford Park, South Australia, Australia; Division of Rheumatology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Department of Rheumatology, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia; Department of Rheumatology, Hospital General Universitario Elda, Alicante, Spain; Rheumatology Department, St. Elisabeth Hospital, Tilburg, The Netherlands; Rheumatology Department, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands; and Rheumatology Department, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Liège, Belgium; Center for Behavioral Cardiovascular Health, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA; Division of Rheumatology and Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation, University of Toronto; and Toronto General Research Institute, University Health Network; Institute for Work and Health, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Camilo Jose Cela, Madrid, Spain; Internal Medicine, Rheumatology Department, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; Department of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; and Atrium Medical Center; Rheumatology Department, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands; Monash Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Cabrini Hospital, Malvern, Victoria, Australia; and Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Malvern, Victoria, Australia.M.D. Wechalekar, MD, FRACP, Rheumatology Unit, Repatriation General Hospital, Daw Park, South Australia, Australia; and Flinders University; O. Vinik, MD, FRCPC, Division of Rheumatology, University of Toronto; J.H.Y. Moi, BPhysio (Hons), MBBS (Hons), FRACP, Rheumatologist, Department of Rheumatology, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia; F. Sivera, MD
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- From the Rheumatology Research Unit, Repatriation General Hospital, Daw Park, South Australia; and Flinders University, Bedford Park, South Australia, Australia; Division of Rheumatology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Department of Rheumatology, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia; Department of Rheumatology, Hospital General Universitario Elda, Alicante, Spain; Rheumatology Department, St. Elisabeth Hospital, Tilburg, The Netherlands; Rheumatology Department, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands; and Rheumatology Department, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Liège, Belgium; Center for Behavioral Cardiovascular Health, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA; Division of Rheumatology and Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation, University of Toronto; and Toronto General Research Institute, University Health Network; Institute for Work and Health, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Camilo Jose Cela, Madrid, Spain; Internal Medicine, Rheumatology Department, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; Department of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; and Atrium Medical Center; Rheumatology Department, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands; Monash Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Cabrini Hospital, Malvern, Victoria, Australia; and Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Malvern, Victoria, Australia.M.D. Wechalekar, MD, FRACP, Rheumatology Unit, Repatriation General Hospital, Daw Park, South Australia, Australia; and Flinders University; O. Vinik, MD, FRCPC, Division of Rheumatology, University of Toronto; J.H.Y. Moi, BPhysio (Hons), MBBS (Hons), FRACP, Rheumatologist, Department of Rheumatology, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia; F. Sivera, MD
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- From the Rheumatology Research Unit, Repatriation General Hospital, Daw Park, South Australia; and Flinders University, Bedford Park, South Australia, Australia; Division of Rheumatology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Department of Rheumatology, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia; Department of Rheumatology, Hospital General Universitario Elda, Alicante, Spain; Rheumatology Department, St. Elisabeth Hospital, Tilburg, The Netherlands; Rheumatology Department, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands; and Rheumatology Department, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Liège, Belgium; Center for Behavioral Cardiovascular Health, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA; Division of Rheumatology and Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation, University of Toronto; and Toronto General Research Institute, University Health Network; Institute for Work and Health, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Camilo Jose Cela, Madrid, Spain; Internal Medicine, Rheumatology Department, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; Department of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; and Atrium Medical Center; Rheumatology Department, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands; Monash Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Cabrini Hospital, Malvern, Victoria, Australia; and Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Malvern, Victoria, Australia.M.D. Wechalekar, MD, FRACP, Rheumatology Unit, Repatriation General Hospital, Daw Park, South Australia, Australia; and Flinders University; O. Vinik, MD, FRCPC, Division of Rheumatology, University of Toronto; J.H.Y. Moi, BPhysio (Hons), MBBS (Hons), FRACP, Rheumatologist, Department of Rheumatology, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia; F. Sivera, MD
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- From the Rheumatology Research Unit, Repatriation General Hospital, Daw Park, South Australia; and Flinders University, Bedford Park, South Australia, Australia; Division of Rheumatology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Department of Rheumatology, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia; Department of Rheumatology, Hospital General Universitario Elda, Alicante, Spain; Rheumatology Department, St. Elisabeth Hospital, Tilburg, The Netherlands; Rheumatology Department, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands; and Rheumatology Department, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Liège, Belgium; Center for Behavioral Cardiovascular Health, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA; Division of Rheumatology and Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation, University of Toronto; and Toronto General Research Institute, University Health Network; Institute for Work and Health, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Camilo Jose Cela, Madrid, Spain; Internal Medicine, Rheumatology Department, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; Department of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; and Atrium Medical Center; Rheumatology Department, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands; Monash Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Cabrini Hospital, Malvern, Victoria, Australia; and Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Malvern, Victoria, Australia.M.D. Wechalekar, MD, FRACP, Rheumatology Unit, Repatriation General Hospital, Daw Park, South Australia, Australia; and Flinders University; O. Vinik, MD, FRCPC, Division of Rheumatology, University of Toronto; J.H.Y. Moi, BPhysio (Hons), MBBS (Hons), FRACP, Rheumatologist, Department of Rheumatology, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia; F. Sivera, MD
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- From the Rheumatology Research Unit, Repatriation General Hospital, Daw Park, South Australia; and Flinders University, Bedford Park, South Australia, Australia; Division of Rheumatology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Department of Rheumatology, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia; Department of Rheumatology, Hospital General Universitario Elda, Alicante, Spain; Rheumatology Department, St. Elisabeth Hospital, Tilburg, The Netherlands; Rheumatology Department, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands; and Rheumatology Department, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Liège, Belgium; Center for Behavioral Cardiovascular Health, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA; Division of Rheumatology and Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation, University of Toronto; and Toronto General Research Institute, University Health Network; Institute for Work and Health, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Camilo Jose Cela, Madrid, Spain; Internal Medicine, Rheumatology Department, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; Department of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; and Atrium Medical Center; Rheumatology Department, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands; Monash Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Cabrini Hospital, Malvern, Victoria, Australia; and Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Malvern, Victoria, Australia.M.D. Wechalekar, MD, FRACP, Rheumatology Unit, Repatriation General Hospital, Daw Park, South Australia, Australia; and Flinders University; O. Vinik, MD, FRCPC, Division of Rheumatology, University of Toronto; J.H.Y. Moi, BPhysio (Hons), MBBS (Hons), FRACP, Rheumatologist, Department of Rheumatology, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia; F. Sivera, MD
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- From the Rheumatology Research Unit, Repatriation General Hospital, Daw Park, South Australia; and Flinders University, Bedford Park, South Australia, Australia; Division of Rheumatology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Department of Rheumatology, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia; Department of Rheumatology, Hospital General Universitario Elda, Alicante, Spain; Rheumatology Department, St. Elisabeth Hospital, Tilburg, The Netherlands; Rheumatology Department, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands; and Rheumatology Department, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Liège, Belgium; Center for Behavioral Cardiovascular Health, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA; Division of Rheumatology and Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation, University of Toronto; and Toronto General Research Institute, University Health Network; Institute for Work and Health, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Camilo Jose Cela, Madrid, Spain; Internal Medicine, Rheumatology Department, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; Department of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; and Atrium Medical Center; Rheumatology Department, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands; Monash Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Cabrini Hospital, Malvern, Victoria, Australia; and Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Malvern, Victoria, Australia.M.D. Wechalekar, MD, FRACP, Rheumatology Unit, Repatriation General Hospital, Daw Park, South Australia, Australia; and Flinders University; O. Vinik, MD, FRCPC, Division of Rheumatology, University of Toronto; J.H.Y. Moi, BPhysio (Hons), MBBS (Hons), FRACP, Rheumatologist, Department of Rheumatology, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia; F. Sivera, MD
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- From the Rheumatology Research Unit, Repatriation General Hospital, Daw Park, South Australia; and Flinders University, Bedford Park, South Australia, Australia; Division of Rheumatology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Department of Rheumatology, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia; Department of Rheumatology, Hospital General Universitario Elda, Alicante, Spain; Rheumatology Department, St. Elisabeth Hospital, Tilburg, The Netherlands; Rheumatology Department, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands; and Rheumatology Department, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Liège, Belgium; Center for Behavioral Cardiovascular Health, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA; Division of Rheumatology and Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation, University of Toronto; and Toronto General Research Institute, University Health Network; Institute for Work and Health, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Camilo Jose Cela, Madrid, Spain; Internal Medicine, Rheumatology Department, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; Department of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; and Atrium Medical Center; Rheumatology Department, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands; Monash Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Cabrini Hospital, Malvern, Victoria, Australia; and Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Malvern, Victoria, Australia.M.D. Wechalekar, MD, FRACP, Rheumatology Unit, Repatriation General Hospital, Daw Park, South Australia, Australia; and Flinders University; O. Vinik, MD, FRCPC, Division of Rheumatology, University of Toronto; J.H.Y. Moi, BPhysio (Hons), MBBS (Hons), FRACP, Rheumatologist, Department of Rheumatology, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia; F. Sivera, MD
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Maas T, Nieuwhof C, Passos VL, Robertson C, Boonen A, Landewé RB, Voncken JW, Knottnerus JA, Damoiseaux JG. Transgenerational occurrence of allergic disease and autoimmunity: general practice-based epidemiological research. Prim Care Respir J 2014; 23:14-21. [PMID: 24449016 PMCID: PMC6442276 DOI: 10.4104/pcrj.2013.00108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Background: Corresponding with the T helper cell type 1/T helper cell type 2 hypothesis, autoimmune and allergic diseases are considered pathologically distinct and mutually exclusive conditions. Co-occurrence of autoimmune disorders and allergy within patients, however, has been reported. Transgenerational co-occurrence of autoimmune and allergic disease has been less often described and may differ from the intra-patient results. Aims: To test the hypothesis that autoimmune disorders in parents are a risk factor for the development of an allergic disease in their offspring. Methods: Prospectively registered (by academic general practitioners) International Classifications of Primary Care (ICPC) for diagnoses of autoimmune disorders and allergy within families were evaluated (n=5,604 families) by performing multiple logistic regression analyses. Results: The presence of any ICPC-encoded autoimmune disorder in fathers appeared to be associated with an increased risk in their eldest children of developing an allergy (odds ratio (OR) 1.4, 95% CI 1.042 to 1.794). Psoriasis in fathers was particularly shown to be of influence (OR 1.5, 95% CI 1.061 to 2.117) and, although any ICPC-encoded autoimmune disease in mothers was found not to be of significance, the combined international code for registering rheumatoid arthritis/ankylosing spondylitis in mothers was OR 1.7 (95% CI 1.031 to 2.852). Conclusions: The occurrence of ICPC-encoded autoimmune disorders in parents, especially psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis/ankylosing spondylitis, significantly increases the occurrence of allergic disease in their children. After validation in follow-up research in a larger sample, these results may lead to the inclusion of ‘parental autoimmune condition’ as a risk factor in the general practitioner's diagnostics of allergic disease.
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- Tanja Maas
- Department of General Practice, Maastricht University, CAPHRI, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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van Echteld IA, van Durme C, Falzon L, Landewé RB, van der Heijde DM, Aletaha D. Treatment of gout patients with impairment of renal function: a systematic literature review. J Rheumatol Suppl 2014; 92:48-54. [PMID: 25180128 DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.140462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To assess the efficacy and safety of gout-specific medications in gout patients with a comorbidity and/or comedication. METHODS A systematic literature search for gout, its medication, and the most common comorbidities and comedications, using serum uric acid (SUA) levels as the primary, and adverse events as the secondary outcomes. RESULTS Eight trials met inclusion criteria. Trials covered treatment with allopurinol, benzbromarone, rasburicase, or febuxostat in a gout population with mild or moderate renal insufficiency. High risk of bias (5/8 trials) and heterogeneity precluded formal metaanalysis. The trials showed the following hierarchy in efficacy (lowering the SUA below 6.0 mg/dl): febuxostat 80 mg (44%-71%) > febuxostat 40 mg (43%-52%) > allopurinol 100 mg or 200 mg (0-46%) after 6 months of therapy; rasburicase (46%) > allopurinol 300 mg (16%) after 7 days of therapy; benzbromarone 100-200 mg (93%) > allopurinol 100-200 mg (63%) after 9-24 months of therapy. The combination of allopurinol and benzbromarone seemed to be effective, with a significant reduction in the SUA from 7.8 to 5.7 mg/dl (p < 0.05) after 1 month. One study showed that 89% achieved the target SUA using higher doses of allopurinol than usually recommended for patients with renal impairment without an apparent increase in adverse events. In addition, allopurinol and benzbromarone significantly improved renal function. CONCLUSION In gout patients with renal insufficiency febuxostat, rasburicase, benzbromarone, and allopurinol + benzbromarone seemed to be effective and safe; allopurinol may be cautiously titrated until the target uric acid level has been reached, and may improve renal function.
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- Irene A van Echteld
- From the Rheumatology Department, St. Elisabeth Hospital, Tilburg; the Rheumatology Department, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands; Rheumatology Department, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Liège, Belgium; Center for Behavioral Cardiovascular Health, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA; Department of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam; Atrium Medical Center, Heerlen; Rheumatology Department, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands; and Internal Medicine, Rheumatology Department, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.I.A. van Echteld, MD, Rheumatology Department, St. Elisabeth Hospital; C. van Durme, MD, Rheumatology Department, Maastricht University Medical Centre, and Rheumatology Department, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire; L. Falzon, PGDipInf, Center for Behavioral Cardiovascular Health, Columbia University Medical Center; R.B. Landewé, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Academic Medical Center; and Atrium Medical Center; D.M. van der Heijde, MD, PhD, Professor of Rheumatology, Rheumatology Department, Leiden University Medical Center; D. Aletaha, MD, MSc, Internal Medicine, Rheumatology Department, Medical University of Vienna.
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- From the Rheumatology Department, St. Elisabeth Hospital, Tilburg; the Rheumatology Department, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands; Rheumatology Department, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Liège, Belgium; Center for Behavioral Cardiovascular Health, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA; Department of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam; Atrium Medical Center, Heerlen; Rheumatology Department, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands; and Internal Medicine, Rheumatology Department, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.I.A. van Echteld, MD, Rheumatology Department, St. Elisabeth Hospital; C. van Durme, MD, Rheumatology Department, Maastricht University Medical Centre, and Rheumatology Department, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire; L. Falzon, PGDipInf, Center for Behavioral Cardiovascular Health, Columbia University Medical Center; R.B. Landewé, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Academic Medical Center; and Atrium Medical Center; D.M. van der Heijde, MD, PhD, Professor of Rheumatology, Rheumatology Department, Leiden University Medical Center; D. Aletaha, MD, MSc, Internal Medicine, Rheumatology Department, Medical University of Vienna
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- From the Rheumatology Department, St. Elisabeth Hospital, Tilburg; the Rheumatology Department, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands; Rheumatology Department, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Liège, Belgium; Center for Behavioral Cardiovascular Health, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA; Department of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam; Atrium Medical Center, Heerlen; Rheumatology Department, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands; and Internal Medicine, Rheumatology Department, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.I.A. van Echteld, MD, Rheumatology Department, St. Elisabeth Hospital; C. van Durme, MD, Rheumatology Department, Maastricht University Medical Centre, and Rheumatology Department, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire; L. Falzon, PGDipInf, Center for Behavioral Cardiovascular Health, Columbia University Medical Center; R.B. Landewé, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Academic Medical Center; and Atrium Medical Center; D.M. van der Heijde, MD, PhD, Professor of Rheumatology, Rheumatology Department, Leiden University Medical Center; D. Aletaha, MD, MSc, Internal Medicine, Rheumatology Department, Medical University of Vienna
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- From the Rheumatology Department, St. Elisabeth Hospital, Tilburg; the Rheumatology Department, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands; Rheumatology Department, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Liège, Belgium; Center for Behavioral Cardiovascular Health, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA; Department of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam; Atrium Medical Center, Heerlen; Rheumatology Department, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands; and Internal Medicine, Rheumatology Department, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.I.A. van Echteld, MD, Rheumatology Department, St. Elisabeth Hospital; C. van Durme, MD, Rheumatology Department, Maastricht University Medical Centre, and Rheumatology Department, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire; L. Falzon, PGDipInf, Center for Behavioral Cardiovascular Health, Columbia University Medical Center; R.B. Landewé, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Academic Medical Center; and Atrium Medical Center; D.M. van der Heijde, MD, PhD, Professor of Rheumatology, Rheumatology Department, Leiden University Medical Center; D. Aletaha, MD, MSc, Internal Medicine, Rheumatology Department, Medical University of Vienna
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- From the Rheumatology Department, St. Elisabeth Hospital, Tilburg; the Rheumatology Department, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands; Rheumatology Department, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Liège, Belgium; Center for Behavioral Cardiovascular Health, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA; Department of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam; Atrium Medical Center, Heerlen; Rheumatology Department, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands; and Internal Medicine, Rheumatology Department, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.I.A. van Echteld, MD, Rheumatology Department, St. Elisabeth Hospital; C. van Durme, MD, Rheumatology Department, Maastricht University Medical Centre, and Rheumatology Department, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire; L. Falzon, PGDipInf, Center for Behavioral Cardiovascular Health, Columbia University Medical Center; R.B. Landewé, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Academic Medical Center; and Atrium Medical Center; D.M. van der Heijde, MD, PhD, Professor of Rheumatology, Rheumatology Department, Leiden University Medical Center; D. Aletaha, MD, MSc, Internal Medicine, Rheumatology Department, Medical University of Vienna
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- From the Rheumatology Department, St. Elisabeth Hospital, Tilburg; the Rheumatology Department, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands; Rheumatology Department, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Liège, Belgium; Center for Behavioral Cardiovascular Health, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA; Department of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam; Atrium Medical Center, Heerlen; Rheumatology Department, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands; and Internal Medicine, Rheumatology Department, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.I.A. van Echteld, MD, Rheumatology Department, St. Elisabeth Hospital; C. van Durme, MD, Rheumatology Department, Maastricht University Medical Centre, and Rheumatology Department, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire; L. Falzon, PGDipInf, Center for Behavioral Cardiovascular Health, Columbia University Medical Center; R.B. Landewé, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Academic Medical Center; and Atrium Medical Center; D.M. van der Heijde, MD, PhD, Professor of Rheumatology, Rheumatology Department, Leiden University Medical Center; D. Aletaha, MD, MSc, Internal Medicine, Rheumatology Department, Medical University of Vienna
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Tugwell P, Boers M, D'Agostino MA, Beaton D, Boonen A, Bingham CO, Choy E, Conaghan PG, Dougados M, Duarte C, Furst DE, Guillemin F, Gossec L, Heiberg T, van der Heijde DM, Hewlett S, Kirwan JR, Kvien TK, Landewé RB, Mease PJ, Østergaard M, Simon L, Singh JA, Strand V, Wells G. Updating the OMERACT filter: implications of filter 2.0 to select outcome instruments through assessment of "truth": content, face, and construct validity. J Rheumatol 2014; 41:1000-4. [PMID: 24692531 DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.131310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The Outcome Measures in Rheumatology (OMERACT) Filter provides guidelines for the development and validation of outcome measures for use in clinical research. The "Truth" section of the OMERACT Filter requires that criteria be met to demonstrate that the outcome instrument meets the criteria for content, face, and construct validity. METHODS Discussion groups critically reviewed a variety of ways in which case studies of current OMERACT Working Groups complied with the Truth component of the Filter and what issues remained to be resolved. RESULTS The case studies showed that there is broad agreement on criteria for meeting the Truth criteria through demonstration of content, face, and construct validity; however, several issues were identified that the Filter Working Group will need to address. CONCLUSION These issues will require resolution to reach consensus on how Truth will be assessed for the proposed Filter 2.0 framework, for instruments to be endorsed by OMERACT.
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- Peter Tugwell
- From the Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Departments of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, and Rheumatology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Versailles-Saint Quentin En Yvelines University, Department of Rheumatology, Ambroise Paré Hospital, APHP, Boulogne-Billancourt; Paris-Descartes University, Medicine Faculty, APHP, Cochin Hospital, Rheumatology B, Paris, France; Department of Occupational Sciences and Occupational Therapy, Institute for Health Policy Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Maastricht University Medical Center and Caphri Research Institute, Maastricht University, The Netherlands; Division of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Section of Rheumatology, Cardiff University School of Medicine, Cardiff, UK; Division of Musculoskeletal Disease, University of Leeds, and the UK National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, UK; Rheumatology Department, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal; Department of Rheumatology, Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA; Université de Lorraine, EA 4360 APEMAC, Nancy; Université Pierre et Marie Curie (UPMC) - Paris 6, GRC-UMPC 08 (EEMOIS); AP-HP Pitié Salpêtrière Hospital, Department of Rheumatology, Paris, France; Oslo University Hospital and Lovisenberg Diaconal University College, Oslo, Norway; Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands; University of the West of England, Academic Rheumatology Unit, Bristol Royal Infirmary, Bristol, UK; Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway; Department of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam and Atrium Medical Center Heerlen, Heerlen, The
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Wells G, Beaton DE, Tugwell P, Boers M, Kirwan JR, Bingham CO, Boonen A, Brooks P, Conaghan PG, D'Agostino MA, Dougados M, Furst DE, Gossec L, Guillemin F, Helliwell P, Hewlett S, Kvien TK, Landewé RB, March L, Mease PJ, Ostergaard M, Simon L, Singh JA, Strand V, van der Heijde DM. Updating the OMERACT filter: discrimination and feasibility. J Rheumatol 2014; 41:1005-10. [PMID: 24692522 DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.131311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The "Discrimination" part of the OMERACT Filter asks whether a measure discriminates between situations that are of interest. "Feasibility" in the OMERACT Filter encompasses the practical considerations of using an instrument, including its ease of use, time to complete, monetary costs, and interpretability of the question(s) included in the instrument. Both the Discrimination and Reliability parts of the filter have been helpful but were agreed on primarily by consensus of OMERACT participants rather than through explicit evidence-based guidelines. In Filter 2.0 we wanted to improve this definition and provide specific guidance and advice to participants.
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- George Wells
- From the Cardiovascular Research Methods Centre, Department of Epidemiology and Community Medicine, University of Ottawa; Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Departments of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, and Rheumatology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; University of Bristol Academic Rheumatology Unit, Bristol Royal Infirmary, Bristol, UK; Department of Occupational Sciences and Occupational Therapy, Institute for Health Policy Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Division of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Maastricht University Medical Center and Caphri Research Institute, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands; Australian Health Workforce Institute (AHWI), School of Population Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia; Division of Musculoskeletal Disease, University of Leeds, and UK National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Leeds, UK; Versailles-Saint Quentin En Yvelines University, Department of Rheumatology, Ambroise Paré Hospital, APHP, Boulogne-Billancourt; Paris-Descartes University, Medicine Faculty, APHP, Cochin Hospital, Rheumatology B, Paris, France; Section of Rheumatology, Cardiff University School of Medicine, Cardiff, UK; Department of Rheumatology, Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California in Los Angeles; Los Angeles, California, USA; Université Pierre et Marie Curie (UPMC) - Paris 6, GRC-UMPC 08 (EEMOIS); AP-HP Pitié Salpêtrière Hospital, Department of Rheumatology, Paris; Université de Lorraine, Université Paris Descartes, Nancy, France; University of Leeds, Section of Musculoskeletal Disease, LIMM Chapel Allerton Hospital, Leeds West Yorkshire; University of the West of England, Academic Rheumatology Unit, Bristol Royal Infirmary, Bristol, UK; Department of Rh
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D'Agostino MA, Boers M, Kirwan J, van der Heijde D, Østergaard M, Schett G, Landewé RB, Maksymowych WP, Naredo E, Dougados M, Iagnocco A, Bingham CO, Brooks PM, Beaton DE, Gandjbakhch F, Gossec L, Guillemin F, Hewlett SE, Kloppenburg M, March L, Mease PJ, Moller I, Simon LS, Singh JA, Strand V, Wakefield RJ, Wells GA, Tugwell P, Conaghan PG. Updating the OMERACT filter: implications for imaging and soluble biomarkers. J Rheumatol 2014; 41:1016-24. [PMID: 24584916 DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.131313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The Outcome Measures in Rheumatology (OMERACT) Filter provides a framework for the validation of outcome measures for use in rheumatology clinical research. However, imaging and biochemical measures may face additional validation challenges because of their technical nature. The Imaging and Soluble Biomarker Session at OMERACT 11 aimed to provide a guide for the iterative development of an imaging or biochemical measurement instrument so it can be used in therapeutic assessment. METHODS A hierarchical structure was proposed, reflecting 3 dimensions needed for validating an imaging or biochemical measurement instrument: outcome domain(s), study setting, and performance of the instrument. Movement along the axes in any dimension reflects increasing validation. For a given test instrument, the 3-axis structure assesses the extent to which the instrument is a validated measure for the chosen domain, whether it assesses a patient-centered or disease-centered variable, and whether its technical performance is adequate in the context of its application. Some currently used imaging and soluble biomarkers for rheumatoid arthritis, spondyloarthritis, and knee osteoarthritis were then evaluated using the original OMERACT Filter and the newly proposed structure. Breakout groups critically reviewed the extent to which the candidate biomarkers complied with the proposed stepwise approach, as a way of examining the utility of the proposed 3-dimensional structure. RESULTS Although there was a broad acceptance of the value of the proposed structure in general, some areas for improvement were suggested including clarification of criteria for achieving a certain level of validation and how to deal with extension of the structure to areas beyond clinical trials. CONCLUSION General support was obtained for a proposed tri-axis structure to assess validation of imaging and soluble biomarkers; nevertheless, additional work is required to better evaluate its place within the OMERACT Filter 2.0.
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- Maria-Antonietta D'Agostino
- From Versailles-Saint Quentin En Yvelines University, Department of Rheumatology, Ambroise Paré Hospital, APHP, Boulogne-Billancourt, France; Departments of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, and Rheumatology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; University of Bristol, Academic Rheumatology Unit, Bristol Royal Infirmary, Bristol, UK; Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands; Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Copenhagen University Hospital Glostrup, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Internal Medicine 3 and Institute for Clinical Immunology, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany; Department of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam and Atrium Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Department of Rheumatology, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain; Paris-Descartes University, Medicine Faculty, APHP, Cochin Hospital, Rheumatology B, Paris, France; Rheumatology Unit, Sapienza Università di Roma, Rome, Italy; Division of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA; University of Melbourne, Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, Melbourne, Australia; St. Michael's Hospital, Mobility Program Clinical Research Unit; Institute for Work and Health; University of Toronto, Department of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Department of Rehabilitation Science and Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Pierre et Marie Curie University (UPMC) - Paris, GRC-UPMC 08 (EEMOIS); AP-HP Pitié Salpêtrière Hospital, Department of Rheumatology, Paris; Université de Lorraine, Université Paris Descartes, EA 4360 APEMAC, Nancy and Inserm CIC-EC, CHU de Nancy, Nancy, France; Department of Nursing, University of the West of England, Bris
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Kirwan JR, Bartlett SJ, Beaton DE, Boers M, Bosworth A, Brooks PM, Choy E, de Wit M, Guillemin F, Hewlett S, Kvien TK, Landewé RB, Leong AL, Lyddiatt A, March L, May J, Montie PL, Nikaï E, Richards P, Voshaar MM, Smeets W, Strand V, Tugwell P, Gossec L. Updating the OMERACT Filter: Implications for Patient-reported Outcomes. J Rheumatol 2014; 41:1011-5. [DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.131312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Objective.At a previous Outcome Measures in Rheumatology (OMERACT) meeting, participants reflected on the underlying methods of patient-reported outcome (PRO) instrument development. The participants requested proposals for more explicit instrument development protocols that would contribute to an enhanced version of the “Truth” statement in the OMERACT Filter, a widely used guide for outcome validation. In the present OMERACT session, we explored to what extent these new Filter 2.0 proposals were practicable, feasible, and already being applied.Methods.Following overview presentations, discussion groups critically reviewed the extent to which case studies of current OMERACT Working Groups complied with or negated the proposed PRO development framework, whether these observations had a more general application, and what issues remained to be resolved.Results.Several aspects of PRO development were recognized as particularly important, and the need to directly involve patients at every stage of an iterative PRO development program was endorsed. This included recognition that patients contribute as partners in the research and not merely as subjects. Correct communication of concepts with the words used in questionnaires was central to their performance as measuring instruments, and ensuring this understanding crossed cultural and linguistic boundaries was important in international studies or comparisons.Conclusion.Participants recognized, endorsed, and were generally already putting into practice the principles of PRO development presented in the plenary session. Further work is needed on some existing instruments and on establishing widespread good practice for working in close collaboration with patients.
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Sivera F, Andrés M, Carmona L, Kydd ASR, Moi J, Seth R, Sriranganathan M, van Durme C, van Echteld I, Vinik O, Wechalekar MD, Aletaha D, Bombardier C, Buchbinder R, Edwards CJ, Landewé RB, Bijlsma JW, Branco JC, Burgos-Vargas R, Catrina AI, Elewaut D, Ferrari AJL, Kiely P, Leeb BF, Montecucco C, Müller-Ladner U, Ostergaard M, Zochling J, Falzon L, van der Heijde DM. Multinational evidence-based recommendations for the diagnosis and management of gout: integrating systematic literature review and expert opinion of a broad panel of rheumatologists in the 3e initiative. Ann Rheum Dis 2013; 73:328-35. [PMID: 23868909 PMCID: PMC3913257 DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2013-203325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 182] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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We aimed to develop evidence-based multinational recommendations for the diagnosis and management of gout. Using a formal voting process, a panel of 78 international rheumatologists developed 10 key clinical questions pertinent to the diagnosis and management of gout. Each question was investigated with a systematic literature review. Medline, Embase, Cochrane CENTRAL and abstracts from 2010-2011 European League Against Rheumatism and American College of Rheumatology meetings were searched in each review. Relevant studies were independently reviewed by two individuals for data extraction and synthesis and risk of bias assessment. Using this evidence, rheumatologists from 14 countries (Europe, South America and Australasia) developed national recommendations. After rounds of discussion and voting, multinational recommendations were formulated. Each recommendation was graded according to the level of evidence. Agreement and potential impact on clinical practice were assessed. Combining evidence and clinical expertise, 10 recommendations were produced. One recommendation referred to the diagnosis of gout, two referred to cardiovascular and renal comorbidities, six focused on different aspects of the management of gout (including drug treatment and monitoring), and the last recommendation referred to the management of asymptomatic hyperuricaemia. The level of agreement with the recommendations ranged from 8.1 to 9.2 (mean 8.7) on a 1-10 scale, with 10 representing full agreement. Ten recommendations on the diagnosis and management of gout were established. They are evidence-based and supported by a large panel of rheumatologists from 14 countries, enhancing their utility in clinical practice.
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- Francisca Sivera
- Department Reumatologia, Hospital General Universitario de Elda, , Elda, Spain
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Ramiro S, Radner H, van der Heijde DM, Buchbinder R, Aletaha D, Landewé RB. Combination therapy for pain management in inflammatory arthritis: a Cochrane systematic review. J Rheumatol Suppl 2013; 90:47-55. [PMID: 22942329 DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.120342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To assess the efficacy and safety of combination pain therapy for people with inflammatory arthritis (IA). METHODS Systematic review of randomized controlled trials using Cochrane Collaboration methodology. Combination therapy was defined as at least 2 drugs from the following classes: analgesics, nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAID), opioids, opioid-like drugs, and neuromodulators (antidepressants, anticonvulsants, and muscle relaxants). The main efficacy and safety outcomes were pain and withdrawals due to adverse events, respectively. RESULTS Twenty-three trials (total of 912 patients) met inclusion criteria [22 in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and 1 in a mixed population of RA and osteoarthritis]. All except 1 were published before 1990. All trials were at high risk of bias, and heterogeneity precluded metaanalysis. Statistically significant differences between treatment groups were reported in only 5/23 (22%) trials: in 3 trials combination therapy was better (2 trials with NSAID + analgesic versus NSAID only and 1 trial with 2 NSAID versus 1 NSAID), in 1 trial combination therapy was worse (opioid + neuromodulator versus opioid only), and in the fifth trial (NSAID + analgesic versus NSAID alone) reported results were mixed depending on the dosage used in the monotherapy arm. In general, there were no differences in safety and withdrawals due to inadequate analgesia between combination and monotherapy. CONCLUSION Based on 23 trials, all at high risk of bias, there is insufficient evidence to establish the value of combination therapy over monotherapy for pain management in IA. Well-designed trials are needed to address this question.
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- Sofia Ramiro
- Department of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Whittle SL, Colebatch AN, Buchbinder R, Edwards CJ, Adams K, Englbrecht M, Hazlewood G, Marks JL, Radner H, Ramiro S, Richards BL, Tarner IH, Aletaha D, Bombardier C, Landewé RB, Müller-Ladner U, Bijlsma JWJ, Branco JC, Bykerk VP, da Rocha Castelar Pinheiro G, Catrina AI, Hannonen P, Kiely P, Leeb B, Lie E, Martinez-Osuna P, Montecucco C, Ostergaard M, Westhovens R, Zochling J, van der Heijde D. Multinational evidence-based recommendations for pain management by pharmacotherapy in inflammatory arthritis: integrating systematic literature research and expert opinion of a broad panel of rheumatologists in the 3e Initiative. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2012; 51:1416-25. [PMID: 22447886 PMCID: PMC3397467 DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kes032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2011] [Revised: 01/25/2012] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE To develop evidence-based recommendations for pain management by pharmacotherapy in patients with inflammatory arthritis (IA). METHODS A total of 453 rheumatologists from 17 countries participated in the 2010 3e (Evidence, Expertise, Exchange) Initiative. Using a formal voting process, 89 rheumatologists representing all 17 countries selected 10 clinical questions regarding the use of pain medications in IA. Bibliographic fellows undertook a systematic literature review for each question, using MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane CENTRAL and 2008-09 European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR)/ACR abstracts. Relevant studies were retrieved for data extraction and quality assessment. Rheumatologists from each country used this evidence to develop a set of national recommendations. Multinational recommendations were then formulated and assessed for agreement and the potential impact on clinical practice. RESULTS A total of 49,242 references were identified, from which 167 studies were included in the systematic reviews. One clinical question regarding different comorbidities was divided into two separate reviews, resulting in 11 recommendations in total. Oxford levels of evidence were applied to each recommendation. The recommendations related to the efficacy and safety of various analgesic medications, pain measurement scales and pain management in the pre-conception period, pregnancy and lactation. Finally, an algorithm for the pharmacological management of pain in IA was developed. Twenty per cent of rheumatologists reported that the algorithm would change their practice, and 75% felt the algorithm was in accordance with their current practice. CONCLUSIONS Eleven evidence-based recommendations on the management of pain by pharmacotherapy in IA were developed. They are supported by a large panel of rheumatologists from 17 countries, thus enhancing their utility in clinical practice.
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- Samuel L Whittle
- Rheumatology Unit, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woodville South, South Australia 5011, Adelaide, Australia.
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Ramiro S, Machado P, Singh JA, Landewé RB, da Silva JAP. Applying science in practice: the optimization of biological therapy in rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis Res Ther 2010; 12:220. [PMID: 21067530 PMCID: PMC3046505 DOI: 10.1186/ar3149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Most authorities recommend starting biological agents upon failure of at least one disease-modifying agent in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. However, owing to the absence of head-to-head studies, there is little guidance about which biological to select. Still, the practicing clinician has to decide. This review explores the application of published evidence to practice, discussing the goals of treatment, the (in) ability to predict individual responses to therapy, and the potential value of indirect comparisons. We suggest that cycling of biological agents, until remission is achieved or until the most effective agent for that individual patient is determined, deserves consideration in the current stage of knowledge.
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- Sofia Ramiro
- Maastricht University Medical Center, PO Box 5800, 6202 AZ Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Cranenburg ECM, Koos R, Schurgers LJ, Magdeleyns EJ, Schoonbrood THM, Landewé RB, Brandenburg VM, Bekers O, Vermeer C. Characterisation and potential diagnostic value of circulating matrix Gla protein (MGP) species. Thromb Haemost 2010; 104:811-22. [PMID: 20694284 DOI: 10.1160/th09-11-0786] [Citation(s) in RCA: 171] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2009] [Accepted: 06/08/2010] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Matrix γ-carboxyglutamate (Gla) protein (MGP) is an important local inhibitor of vascular calcification, which can undergo two post-translational modifications: vitamin K-dependent γ-glutamate carboxylation and serine phosphorylation. While carboxylation is thought to have effects upon binding of calcium-ions, phosphorylation is supposed to affect the cellular release of MGP. Since both modifications can be exerted incompletely, various MGP species can be detected in the circulation. MGP levels were measured with two commercially available competitive and two novel sandwich assays in healthy controls, in patients with rheumatic disease, aortic valve disease, and end-stage renal disease, as well as in volunteers after vitamin K supplementation (VKS) and treatment with vitamin K antagonists (VKA). Major differences were found between the MGP assays, including significantly different behaviour with regard to vascular disease and the response to VKA and VKS. The dual-antibody assay measuring non-phosphorylated, non-carboxylated MGP (dp-ucMGP) was particularly sensitive for these changes and would be suited to assess the vascular vitamin K status. We conclude that the different assays for particular circulating MGP species allows the assessment of various aspects of the MGP system.
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- Ellen C M Cranenburg
- VitaK and Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Knevel R, Schoels M, Huizinga TWJ, Aletaha D, Burmester GR, Combe B, Landewé RB, Smolen JS, Sokka T, van der Heijde DMFM. Current evidence for a strategic approach to the management of rheumatoid arthritis with disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs: a systematic literature review informing the EULAR recommendations for the management of rheumatoid arthritis. Ann Rheum Dis 2010; 69:987-94. [PMID: 20448280 DOI: 10.1136/ard.2009.126748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To perform a systematic literature review of effective strategies for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS As part of a European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) Task Force investigation, a literature search was carried out from January 1962 until February 2009 in PubMed/Ovid Embase/Cochrane and EULAR/American College of Rheumatism (ACR)) abstracts (2007/2008) for studies with a treatment strategy adjusted to target a predefined outcome. Articles were systematically reviewed and clinical outcome, physical function and structural damage were compared between intensive and less intensive strategies. The results were evaluated by an expert panel to consolidate evidence on treatment strategies in RA. RESULTS The search identified two different kinds of treatment strategies: strategies in which the reason for treatment adjustment differed between the study arms ('steering strategies', n=13) and strategies in which all trial arms used the same clinical outcome to adjust treatment with different pharmacological treatments ('medication strategies', n=7). Both intensive steering strategies and intensive medication strategies resulted in better outcome than less intensive strategies in patients with early active RA. CONCLUSION Intensive steering strategies and intensive medication strategies produce a better clinical outcome, improved physical function and less structural damage than conventional steering or treatment. Proof in favour of any steering method is lacking and the best medication sequence is still not known.
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- R Knevel
- Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Centre, PO Box 9600, 2300 RC Leiden, Albinusdreef 2, The Netherlands.
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Smolen J, Landewé RB, Mease P, Brzezicki J, Mason D, Luijtens K, van Vollenhoven RF, Kavanaugh A, Schiff M, Burmester GR, Strand V, Vencovsky J, van der Heijde D. Efficacy and safety of certolizumab pegol plus methotrexate in active rheumatoid arthritis: the RAPID 2 study. A randomised controlled trial. Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 68:797-804. [PMID: 19015207 PMCID: PMC2674556 DOI: 10.1136/ard.2008.101659] [Citation(s) in RCA: 332] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Background: Certolizumab pegol is a PEGylated tumour necrosis factor inhibitor. Objective: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of certolizumab pegol versus placebo, plus methotrexate (MTX), in patients with active rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods: An international, multicentre, phase 3, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study in active adult-onset RA. Patients (n = 619) were randomised 2:2:1 to subcutaneous certolizumab pegol (liquid formulation) 400 mg at weeks 0, 2 and 4 followed by 200 mg or 400 mg plus MTX, or placebo plus MTX, every 2 weeks for 24 weeks. The primary end point was ACR20 response at week 24. Secondary end points included ACR50 and ACR70 responses, change from baseline in modified Total Sharp Score, ACR core set variables and physical function. Results: Significantly more patients in the certolizumab pegol 200 mg and 400 mg groups achieved an ACR20 response versus placebo (p⩽0.001); rates were 57.3%, 57.6% and 8.7%, respectively. Certolizumab pegol 200 and 400 mg also significantly inhibited radiographic progression; mean changes from baseline in mTSS at week 24 were 0.2 and −0.4, respectively, versus 1.2 for placebo (rank analysis p⩽0.01). Certolizumab pegol-treated patients reported rapid and significant improvements in physical function versus placebo; mean changes from baseline in HAQ-DI at week 24 were −0.50 and −0.50, respectively, versus −0.14 for placebo (p⩽0.001). Most adverse events were mild or moderate, with low incidence of withdrawals due to adverse events. Five patients developed tuberculosis. Conclusion: Certolizumab pegol plus MTX was more efficacious than placebo plus MTX, rapidly and significantly improving signs and symptoms of RA and physical function and inhibiting radiographic progression. Trial registration number: NCT00175877
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- J Smolen
- Department of Internal Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna and 2nd Department of Medicine, Hietzing Hospital, Austria.
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Kroese MEAL, Schulpen GJC, Bessems MCM, Severens JL, Nijhuis FJ, Geusens PP, Landewé RB. Substitution of specialized rheumatology nurses for rheumatologists in the diagnostic process of fibromyalgia: a randomized controlled trial. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008; 59:1299-305. [PMID: 18759317 DOI: 10.1002/art.24018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the substitution of specialized rheumatology nurses for rheumatologists in diagnosing fibromyalgia (FM). METHODS Referred patients with FM symptoms (n = 193) were randomized to a study group diagnosed by a specialized rheumatology nurse (SRN group, n = 97) or to a control group diagnosed by a rheumatologist (RMT group, n = 96). SRN patients were seen within 3 weeks by a nurse who took structured history and initiated routine laboratory tests. During a 5-minute supervision session, the rheumatologist was informed by the nurse about medical history, performed a brief physical examination, and confirmed or rejected the nurse's diagnosis. RMT patients were seen by a rheumatologist after a regular waiting period of 3 months. Outcome measures were initial agreement between the nurse and rheumatologist in the SRN group, final diagnosis after 12-24 months of followup, patient satisfaction, and diagnostic costs. RESULTS The mean waiting time after randomization was 2.8 and 12.1 weeks in the SRN and RMT groups, respectively. Eight RMT patients cancelled their appointments because of the waiting time. Excellent agreement (kappa = 0.91) between rheumatologists and nurses was found. After 12-24 months of followup, none of the initial diagnoses were recalled in either group. SRN patients were significantly more satisfied than RMT patients. Mean diagnostic costs were lower in the SRN group (euro219) than in the RMT group (euro281) (95% uncertainty interval euro-103, euro-20). CONCLUSION Substituting specialized nurses for rheumatologists in the diagnostic process of FM is a trustworthy and successful approach that saves waiting time, provides greater patient satisfaction, and is cost-effective.
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- M E A L Kroese
- University Hospital Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
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Schulpen GJC, Vierhout WPM, van der Heijde DM, Landewé RB, van der Linden S, Winkens RAG. [The value of joint general practitioner and rheumatologist consultations in primary care patients]. Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd 2003; 147:447-50. [PMID: 12666516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/01/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To compare the effects of regular referral by general practitioners to the Rheumatology outpatients' clinic with that of joint consultations by general practitioners (GPs) and rheumatologists, and to compare the subsequent treatment policy followed. DESIGN Randomised. METHOD In 1999 and 2000 all rheumatological patients who, according to the 17 participating GPs in the Maastricht region had an indication for referral, were referred to the outpatients' clinic or seen during a joint consultation where three GPs and one rheumatologist decided on a treatment policy in the presence of the patient. Agreement about diagnosis and diagnostic and therapeutic approaches between the rheumatologists and GPs was determined using questionnaires. The patient's state of health was assessed using the 'EuroQol health-related quality of life questionnaire' (EuroQol) and their satisfaction was determined by means of questionnaires. RESULTS One hundred and sixty-six patients were included: 45 (27%) men and 121 (73%) women, with an average age of 53.7 years (SD: 14). The rheumatologists and the GPs differed in opinion on the diagnosis in 64% of the patients. Agreement on diagnosis resulted in greater agreement on the treatment policy than when there were discrepancies about the diagnosis. The rheumatologist used additional diagnostic tools and follow-up consultations at the outpatient clinic (78% and 65%) more frequently than during the joint consultation (44% and 15%). Patient satisfaction and general state of health were comparable in both groups.
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- G J C Schulpen
- Academisch Ziekenhuis, afd. Transmurale Zorg, Postbus 5800, 6202 AZ Maastricht
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Schulpen GJC, Vierhout WPM, van der Heijde DM, Landewé RB, Winkens RAG, van der Linden S. Joint consultation of general practitioner and rheumatologist: does it matter? Ann Rheum Dis 2003; 62:159-61. [PMID: 12525386 PMCID: PMC1754440 DOI: 10.1136/ard.62.2.159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To assess the effects of joint consultation on referral behaviour of general practitioners (GPs) in a prospective cohort study. METHODS All patients with rheumatological complaints that 17 participating GPs, from the area of the University Hospital Maastricht, wanted to refer during a two year inclusion period (n=166) were eligible for inclusion. These patients were either referred to the outpatient clinic, or presented at a joint consultation held every six weeks at the practice of the GP, where groups of three GPs presented their patients to a visiting, consulting rheumatologist. The number of patients referred by each GP a year at the end of the trial, comparing participating and non-participating GPs, was the main outcome measure. RESULTS During two years of inclusion, the 17 participating GPs presented 166 patients. The number of patients referred by each GP a year decreased for the participating GPs by 62% at the end of the whole study. By contrast, non-participating GPs maintained the same rate of referral. The range of diagnoses remained proportionally the same throughout the study, with the exception of fibromyalgia. The referral rate of this diagnosis decreased significantly (p=0.001). CONCLUSIONS Joint consultation seems to be a good strategy in influencing the referral behaviour of GPs in the area of rheumatology. The decrease in referral is substantial and can subsequently lead to a reduction of waiting lists.
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- G J C Schulpen
- Department of Transmural Care, University Hospital Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
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Verburg RJ, Sont JK, Vliet Vlieland TP, Landewé RB, Boers M, Kievit J, van Laar JM. High dose chemotherapy followed by autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplantation or conventional pharmacological treatment for refractory rheumatoid arthritis? A Markov decision analysis. J Rheumatol 2001; 28:719-27. [PMID: 11327241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/19/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effect of high dose chemotherapy (HDC) followed by autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (ASCT) in comparison to conventional pharmacological therapy in the treatment of patients with refractory, progressively erosive rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS Decision analysis using a Markov model with a 5.5 year time horizon. Probabilities of transition towards 5 different health states, ranging from 70% improvement to death, were derived from published case reports, patient series, and expert panels. Quality of life (QOL) estimates were obtained from 2 RA clinical trials. Patients were hypothetical cohorts of 50-year-old female patients with progressively erosive, active RA, who failed treatment with methotrexate, combination therapy, and tumor necrosis factor blocking agents. Interventions were HDC + ASCT versus conventional pharmacological treatment with a (combination) therapy of disease modifying antirheumatic drugs. As main outcome measures, we included the number of quality adjusted life years (QALY) after HDC + ASCT compared to conventional therapy. Sensitivity analysis was performed to investigate the influence of treatment related mortality (TRM) and the influence of QOL during HDC + ASCT, and to assess the minimal desired effectiveness of HDC + ASCT for a given TRM of 1% and 10%. RESULTS HDC + ASCT and conventional pharmacological treatment were equally effective in the base-case analysis (3.48 vs 3.46 QALY). A TRM of less than 3.3% favored HDC + ASCT as the preferred treatment. The analysis showed that when TRM was set at 1%, a relatively short period of efficacy was sufficient to remain the preferred strategy, whereas a TRM of 10% would require a sustained response for several years. CONCLUSION This model predicted equally favorable effects of HDC + ASCT and conventional therapy in the treatment of refractory RA in the base-case. The minor differences in terms of QALY seem to indicate that clinical decision making should be guided by patient preferences. However, better clinical efficacy might be achieved by adaptation of the treatment regimen of HDC + ASCT and patient selection. The model supports the need for randomized clinical trials and may contribute to an optimal study design.
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- R J Verburg
- Department of Rheumatology and Medical Decision Making, Leiden University Medical Center, The Netherlands
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- A M van Tubergen
- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University Hospital Maastricht, PO Box 5800, 6202 AZ Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Methotrexate, an antirheumatic drug that may increase serum homocysteine, significantly increases mortality in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and cardiovascular comorbidity.
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Dijkmans BA, Landewé RB, van den Borne BE, Breedveld FC. Combination cyclosporine and (hydroxy)chloroquine in rheumatoid arthritis. Clin Exp Rheumatol 1999; 17:S103-4. [PMID: 10589367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/14/2023]
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Antimalarials are attractive candidates for combination therapy. In vitro experiments have revealed a synergistic mode of action of cyclosporine and chloroquine which could not, however, be confirmed in a clinical trial.
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- B A Dijkmans
- Rheumatology Department, Academic Hospital Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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van den Borne BE, Landewé RB, Rietveld JH, Goei The HS, Griep EN, Breedveld FC, Dijkmans BA. Chloroquine therapy in patients with recent-onset rheumatoid arthritis: the clinical response can be predicted by the low level of acute-phase reaction at baseline. Clin Rheumatol 1999; 18:369-72. [PMID: 10524550 DOI: 10.1007/s100670050121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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If rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients with a mild disease course could be identified early in the phase of the disease, therapy with less aggressive and probably less toxic antirheumatic drugs seems to be rational. The aim of this study was to investigate which factors at baseline could predict a clinical response (American College of Rheumatology preliminary response criteria) after treatment with chloroquine for 16 weeks. Two hundred and three early RA patients with active disease were treated with oral chloroquine sulphate (Nivaquine) at a daily dose of 300 mg during the first 4 weeks, 200 mg during the second 4 weeks and 100 mg thereafter. One hundred and eighty-three patients (90%) completed the study and 20 patients prematurely discontinued treatment. Of all the patients, 43 patients (21%) met the response criteria. A low level of C-reactive protein (CRP) was the only independent predictor for clinical response [relative risk: 0.97 (95% confidence interval: 0.95-0.98)]. It was concluded that a clinical response to chloroquine therapy in early RA patients can be predicted by a low CRP level at baseline.
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- B E van den Borne
- Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, The Netherlands.
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van den Borne BE, Landewé RB, Goei The HS, Breedveld FC, Dijkmans BA. Cyclosporin A therapy in rheumatoid arthritis: only strict application of the guidelines for safe use can prevent irreversible renal function loss. Rheumatology (Oxford) 1999; 38:254-9. [PMID: 10325664 DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/38.3.254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES To investigate (1) whether the increase in serum creatinine observed during cyclosporin A (CsA) therapy was reversible in a group of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treated before the current guidelines for safe use in RA were developed and (2) whether the application of these guidelines prevents serum creatinine increases in the long term. PATIENTS AND METHODS Eighty-three RA patients who had started low-dose CsA therapy between September 1990 and October 1992, and who were treated according to guidelines that allowed a 50% rise in serum creatinine, were tested for serum creatinine levels in December 1995 if they had discontinued CsA for at least 3 months. Predictors for irreversibility of renal function were determined by using multiple regression analysis. RESULTS The mean level of serum creatinine gradually increased from 69+/-14 (mean+/-S.D.) micromol/l when starting CsA therapy to 88+/-23 micromol/l (28% above baseline) at the moment of CsA discontinuation, and had decreased to 80+/-17 micromol/l (16% above baseline) at follow-up, 35+/-14 months after drug discontinuation. During CsA therapy, the mean level of serum creatinine had increased to 82+/-19 micromol/l (26% above baseline) at 6 months and to 87+/-22 micromol/1 (39% above baseline) at 42 months. The mean CsA dose had decreased from 3.1+/-0.9 mg/kg/day at 6 months to 1.9+/-0.8 mg/kg/day at 42 months. The absolute number of months that serum creatinine levels were > 30% above baseline was an independent predictor for a persistent increase of the serum creatinine after CsA discontinuation. More than 2 months with a serum creatinine increase of > or = 30% resulted in a higher percentage irreversible increase than for less than 2 months with a > or = 30% increase: 27 and 6%, respectively (P < 0.0001). CONCLUSION Long-term low-dose CsA administration in RA patients was associated with an increase in serum creatinine which was partially irreversible after drug discontinuation. The increase in serum creatinine was completely reversible in the patient group that was treated according to the current guidelines for safe use of CsA.
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- B E van den Borne
- Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Centre, The Netherlands
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The diagnosis chylothorax is based on a chemical analysis of the pleural effusion. According to the literature, this analysis can be rather straightforward, comprising measurements of triglycerides, chylomicrons, and cholesterol. In this report we present an autopsy case that alerted us to interpret these results critically. Although the laboratory tests of the pleural effusion in this patient with parenteral nutrition suggested chylothorax, additional tests (potassium (11.3 mmol.L(-1)) and glucose (128 mmol.L(-1)) proved otherwise. Comparison of the pleural effusion analysis and the content of the parenteral nutrition led to the final conclusion that the effusion was due to a leakage of parenteral nutrition instead of chylothorax. We therefore suggest adding glucose and potassium measurements to the biochemical work-up of a patient under suspicion of chylothorax.
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- A Wolthuis
- Dept of Clinical Chemistry, Het Atrium Medisch Centrum, Heerlen, The Netherlands
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van den Borne BE, Landewé RB, Houkes I, Schild F, van der Heyden PC, Hazes JM, Vandenbroucke JP, Zwinderman AH, Goei The HS, Breedveld FC, Bernelot Moens HJ, Kluin PM, Dijkmans BA. No increased risk of malignancies and mortality in cyclosporin A-treated patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis Rheum 1998; 41:1930-7. [PMID: 9811046 DOI: 10.1002/1529-0131(199811)41:11<1930::aid-art6>3.0.co;2-n] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the cyclosporin A (CSA)-attributed risk of developing malignancies in general and malignant lymphoproliferative diseases (LPDs) and skin cancers in particular, as well as the CSA-attributed incidence of mortality in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS In a retrospective, controlled cohort study, the incidence of malignancies and mortality was evaluated in 208 CSA-treated patients with RA compared with 415 matched control patients with RA between 1984 and 1995. Patients were followed up for a median of 5.0 years (range 1.4-12.0). RESULTS Forty-eight cases of malignancy (8 in the CSA group and 40 in the control group; relative risk [RR] 0.40, 95% confidence interval [95% CI] 0.19-0.84) were identified, of which 8 were malignant LPDs (2 CSA versus 6 control; RR 0.67, 95% CI 0.14-3.27) and 14 were skin cancers (2 CSA versus 12 control; RR 0.33, 95% CI 0.08-1.47). Seventy-three patients died (16 CSA versus 57 control; RR 0.56, 95% CI 0.33-0.95) due primarily to cardiovascular diseases (4 CSA versus 22 control; RR 0.36, 95% CI 0.13-1.04) or a malignancy (3 CSA versus 8 control; RR 0.67, 95% CI 0.18-2.43). Proportional hazards regression analysis with correction for potential confounding factors did not significantly change the results. CONCLUSION The study findings suggest that CSA treatment in RA patients does not increase the risk of malignancies in general or the risk of malignant LPDs or skin cancers in particular. Moreover, the incidence of mortality in CSA-treated RA patients was comparable to that in matched control RA patients.
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- B E van den Borne
- Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Hospital, The Netherlands
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van den Borne BE, Landewé RB, Goei The HS, Rietveld JH, Zwinderman AH, Bruyn GA, Breedveld FC, Dijkmans BA. Combination therapy in recent onset rheumatoid arthritis: a randomized double blind trial of the addition of low dose cyclosporine to patients treated with low dose chloroquine. J Rheumatol Suppl 1998; 25:1493-8. [PMID: 9712089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate whether there is interaction between chloroquine and cyclosporine (CyA) at the level of efficacy and toxicity in patients with recent onset rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS Eighty-eight patients with recent onset RA, who had shown a suboptimal clinical response on low dose chloroquine monotherapy, were randomly assigned to additional treatment with placebo, CyA 1.25 mg/kg/day, or CyA 2.50 mg/kg/day (fixed doses) for another 24 weeks. The tender joint count was the primary outcome assessment of efficacy and the serum creatinine of toxicity. The 1995 preliminary ACR response criteria for improvement were applied to evaluate individual clinical responses. RESULTS Two patients in the placebo group (n = 29), 7 patients in the CyA 1.25 mg group (n = 29), and 8 patients in the CyA 2.50 mg group (n = 30) (p = 0.06) discontinued study medication prematurely for inefficacy or adverse events. The intention-to-treat analysis revealed that the tender joint count decreased 2.2 +/- 6.1 (mean +/- SD) joints in the placebo group, 2.2 +/- 6.6 joints in the CyA 1.25 mg group, and 5.0 +/- 5.8 joints in the CyA 2.50 mg group (p = 0.04). The 1995 preliminary ACR response criteria for clinical improvement were met by 8 (28%) patients in the placebo group, 10 (34%) patients in the CyA 1.25 mg group, and 15 (50%) patients in the CyA 2.50 mg group (p = 0.07). The serum creatinine increased 2 +/- 7 micromol/l in the placebo group, decreased 1 +/- 8 micromol/l in the CyA 1.25 mg group, and increased 10 +/- 15 micromol/l in the CyA 2.50 mg group (p < 0.001). CONCLUSION The addition of low dose CyA is moderately effective in patients with early RA already treated with low dose chloroquine, but results in statistically significant renal function loss.
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- B E van den Borne
- Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Hospital, The Netherlands.
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Landewé RB, Dijkmans BA, Verdonk MJ, Breedveld FC, Daha MR, Miltenburg AM. Persistent CD3-crosslinking down-regulates interleukin-2 responsiveness in interleukin-2-competent cloned T cells: the possible involvement of protein kinase C. Scand J Immunol 1996; 44:45-53. [PMID: 8693291 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3083.1996.d01-280.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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To investigate the regulation of interleukin-2 (IL-2) responsiveness of T cells, a human CD4+ T-cell clone with constitutive expression of IL-2 receptors was stimulated with recombinant IL-2 (rIL-2) in the presence or absence of immobilized anti-CD3 monoclonal antibodies (alpha CD3imm MoAb). Incubation of T cells with alpha CD3imm MoAb decreased IL-2-induced proliferation which could not be ascribed to the modulation of IL-2 receptor expression nor to cell death. Phorbol-myristate-acetate (PMA), an activator of protein kinase C (PKC), also induced down-regulation of IL-2 responsiveness. The alpha CD3sol MoAb, inducing Ca(2+)-mobilization without activating PKC, did not inhibit IL-2 responsiveness whereas cyclosporine A (CsA), a drug that inhibits the Ca(2+)-dependent activation pathway, did not prevent the induction of IL-2 hyporesponsiveness induced by alpha CD3imm MoAb. It is concluded that modulation of IL-2 responsiveness of T cells via the T-cell receptor/CD3 complex (TCR/CD3) may be mediated by a PKC-activating signal.
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- R B Landewé
- Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Hospital, The Netherlands
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van den Borne BE, Landewé RB, The HS, Breedveld FC, Dijkmans BA. Low dose cyclosporine in early rheumatoid arthritis: effective and safe after two years of therapy when compared with chloroquine. Scand J Rheumatol 1996; 25:307-16. [PMID: 8921924 DOI: 10.3109/03009749609104063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Forty-four patients with early RA who had participated in a six months double-blind trial, comparing cyclosporine A (CsA) (n = 22) with chloroquine (Chl) (n = 22), were followed for a further 18 months irrespective of their treatment status. At two years follow up, the mean CsA dose was 2.7 +/- 1.1 mg/kg/day (n = 15) and the dose of Chl (n = 11) was 100 mg/day in every patient. Maximal difference in efficacy (represented by the percentage of patients who fulfilled the Paulus 50% response) was reached at one year (CsA group: 68% and Chl group: 36%; p = 0.07). At two years, the differences in efficacy and toxicity between the two groups had diminished. The conclusions of this follow-up study are: 1. maximal efficacy of low dose CsA in early RA patients is reached after one year of therapy. 2. CsA can maintain clinical efficacy and safety comparable to Chl for a period of at least two years.
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- B E van den Borne
- Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Hospital, Wever Hospital Heerlen, The Netherlands
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Landewé RB, Dijkmans BA, van der Woude FJ, Breedveld FC, Mihatsch MJ, Bruijn JA. Longterm low dose cyclosporine in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: renal function loss without structural nephropathy. J Rheumatol 1996; 23:61-4. [PMID: 8838509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate whether administration of low dose cyclosporine for 2 years induces structural changes in the kidneys of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS Renal biopsies were performed in 11 patients with RA who had been treated with cyclosporine [mean dose 3.3 mg/kg/day; mean maximum dose 4.4 (3.5-5.1) mg/kg/day; mean cumulative dose 2.8 (1.6-3.9) g/kg] [mean (range)] for a mean period of 26 (15-30) months. The renal biopsy specimens and specimens of autopsy material of 22 control patients with RA matched for age, disease duration, sex, and previous use of gold and/or D-penicillamine were scored by 2 renal pathologists according to a semiquantitative scoring system (absence of lesions to severe lesions). RESULTS In the patients taking cyclosporine, creatinine clearance decreased from 111 ml/min before cyclosporine to 82 ml/min (-26%) after 24 months. Seven percent of the glomeruli in the renal biopsy specimens compared to 13% of glomeruli in the autopsy specimens showed obsolescence. Minimal arteriolopathy (one hyaline deposition in one arteriole) was detected in 3 biopsy specimens and in one autopsy specimen. Moderate and severe lesions were not seen. Tubular atrophy was common but mild in both the biopsy specimens (10/11 patients) and the autopsy specimens (16/22 patients). Five of 11 renal biopsy specimens and 13 of 22 autopsy specimens showed minimal to slight interstitial fibrosis. All biopsy specimens were classified as Group I (minimal lesions) according to the advisory board of nephropathologists. CONCLUSION Longterm continuous treatment of RA with low dose cyclosporine does not result in more structural nephropathy than the disease process itself, in spite of substantial and persistent deterioration of the renal function.
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- R B Landewé
- Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Leiden, Netherlands
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Landewé RB, Miltenburg AM, Verdonk MJ, Verweij CL, Breedveld FC, Daha MR, Dijkmans BA. Chloroquine inhibits T cell proliferation by interfering with IL-2 production and responsiveness. Clin Exp Immunol 1995; 102:144-51. [PMID: 7554381 PMCID: PMC1553352 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2249.1995.tb06648.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Chloroquine (Chl) is an anti-rheumatic drug that is widely used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). It seems that T cells are important in the pathogenesis of RA, but it is not known whether Chl acts via inhibition of T cell function. We here present evidence that Chl, just like cyclosporine A (CsA), inhibits T cell proliferation as induced with immobilized alpha CD3 MoAb in a concentration-dependent manner, at least partly through interfering with the production of IL-2 protein and the induction of IL-2 mRNA. Furthermore, Chl impedes the responsiveness of T cell clones to IL-2 since (1) the inhibition of alpha CD3 MoAb-induced proliferation by Chl could not be reversed by rIL-2 and (2) Chl directly blocks IL-2-driven proliferation of cloned T cells. Chl appeared to interfere with the internalization (50% inhibition) and degradation (total blockade) of rIL-2. Finally, the combination of Chl and CsA synergistically inhibited T cell proliferation. We conclude that Chl may inhibit functional properties of human T cells, although the drug is 100- to 1000-fold less potent than CsA in inhibiting T cell proliferation and IL-2 production, respectively. It is speculated that the in vitro effects of Chl might be relevant in explaining the anti-rheumatic effect of this drug in patients with RA.
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- R B Landewé
- Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital, Leiden, The Netherlands
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van den Borne BE, Landewé RB, Goei The HS, Mattie H, Breedveld FC, Dijkmans BA. Relative bioavailability of a new oral form of cyclosporin A in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Br J Clin Pharmacol 1995; 39:172-5. [PMID: 7742156 PMCID: PMC1364955 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.1995.tb04425.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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The relative bioavailability of cyclosporin A (CsA) from a new microemulsion oral formulation (NEO) and the currently used soft gelatine capsule (SGC) was determined at steady state in 12 patients with rheumatoid arthritis. The AUC(0,12 h) values of cyclosporin A were significantly greater after NEO than SGC (2873 +/- 848 ng ml-1 h (mean +/- s.d.) vs 2355 +/- 1128 ng ml-1 h; P = 0.02, 95% CI (confidence interval of the difference: 81 to 955 ng ml-1 h). Cmax values were significantly higher after NEO than after SGC (811 +/- 244 ng ml-1 vs 495 +/- 291 ng ml-1, P < 0.0001, 95% CI of the difference: 209 to 422 ng ml-1).
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- B E van den Borne
- Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital, Leiden, The Netherlands
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Landewé RB, Vergouwen MS, Goeei The SG, Van Rijthoven AW, Breedveld FC, Dijkmans BA. Antimalarial drug induced decrease in creatinine clearance. J Rheumatol Suppl 1995; 22:34-7. [PMID: 7699677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To confirm the antimalarial drug induced increase of creatinine to determine the factors contributing to this effect. METHODS Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) (n = 118) who have used or still use antimalarials (chloroquine or hydroxychloroquine). Serum creatinines prior to antimalarials and serum creatinines during antimalarials were recorded and the creatinine clearance was estimated. RESULTS The mean creatinine clearance decreased from 99 ml/min to 92 ml/min (p < 0.001) after the start of antimalarial drugs. Fifty-five percent of the patients with chloroquine compared to 15% of the patients with hydroxychloroquine (chi 2 = 17.8; p < 0.001) had more than 10% decrease of the creatinine clearance. Age (beta = 0.004; p = 0.0002) and the kind of antimalarial (beta = 0.095; p = 0.0002) were strong independent predictors of the decrease of the creatinine clearance in the multiple regression analysis. For patients using chloroquine the mean age adjusted decrease of creatinine clearance was 11.2%. CONCLUSION Antimalarials cause a significant reduction of the creatinine clearance. The use of chloroquine and older age were associated with decreased creatinine clearance. Whether antimalarials affect glomerular filtration or tubular excretion of creatinine remains to be investigated.
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- R B Landewé
- Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital, Leiden, The Netherlands
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Landewé RB, Goei Thè HS, van Rijthoven AW, Breedveld FC, Dijkmans BA. A randomized, double-blind, 24-week controlled study of low-dose cyclosporine versus chloroquine for early rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis Rheum 1994; 37:637-43. [PMID: 8185690 DOI: 10.1002/art.1780370506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate whether low-dose cyclosporin A (CSA) is safe and effective in comparison with chloroquine (CQ) in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS We performed a randomized, double-blind study comparing CSA with CQ in patients with early RA (duration < 2 years) who had had active disease for at least 3 months. Forty-four RA patients with a mean disease duration of 6 months were randomly allocated to receive CSA (initial dosage 2.5 mg/kg/day, maintenance dosage 3.6 mg/kg/day) or CQ (initial dosage 300 mg/day, maintenance dosage 100 mg/day) for 24 weeks. RESULTS Five patients (2 taking CSA and 3 taking CQ) discontinued the study prematurely. Intention-to-treat analysis disclosed a decrease in the swollen joint count by 7 in both groups. The erythrocyte sedimentation rate and C-reactive protein level did not change significantly. CSA and CQ were tolerated equally well, although mild paraesthesia occurred more frequently in the CSA-treated group. The serum creatinine level increased by 13 mumoles/liter (95% confidence interval [95% CI] 4, 22) in the CSA group and by 6 mumoles/liter (95% CI 1, 11) in the CQ group (difference not statistically significant). CONCLUSION Both CSA and CQ are effective in alleviating the symptoms of active early RA. There is only slightly impaired renal function after 24 weeks of drug administration of either drug in patients with early RA.
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- R B Landewé
- Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Leiden, The Netherlands
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Landewé RB, Miltenburg AM, Breedveld FC, Daha MR, Dijkmans BA. Cyclosporine and chloroquine synergistically inhibit the interferon-gamma production by CD4 positive and CD8 positive synovial T cell clones derived from a patient with rheumatoid arthritis. J Rheumatol Suppl 1992; 19:1353-7. [PMID: 1432999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate synergistic interaction between cyclosporine (Cy) and chloroquine (Chl) in an in vitro system, with regard to interferon-gamma (IFN) production by OKT3 activated T cell clones. METHODS CD4+ and CD8+ T cell clones, derived from synovial tissue of a patient with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) were activated with plastic coated OKT3 monoclonal antibody in the presence or absence of various concentrations of Cy, Chl and their combinations. After 24 h of incubation the supernatants were assayed for IFN by ELISA: RESULTS Cy as well as Chl were able to completely inhibit in a concentration dependent fashion the IFN production by CD4+ and CD8+ T cell clones. Combinations of Cy and Chl, which in themselves give minor inhibition of IFN production, were able to inhibit in a synergistically enhanced fashion the production of IFN by these clones. The synergy was formally proven by the construction of isoboles. This synergy was most pronounced when drug concentrations were used which individually gave minor inhibition of IFN production. CONCLUSION We conclude that the results of our in vitro experiments may give rise to further investigation of the promising combination of Cy and Chl in the treatment of RA.
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- R B Landewé
- Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital, Leiden, The Netherlands
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Landewé RB, Peeters R, Verreussel RL, Masek BA, Goei The HS. [No difference in effectiveness measured between treatment in a thermal bath and in an exercise bath in patients with rheumatoid arthritis]. Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd 1992; 136:173-6. [PMID: 1736128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To determine whether hydrotherapy in a thermomineral institution is superior to the same hydrotherapy in an ordinary hospital exercise-bath. DESIGN Controlled therapeutic trial. SETTING The thermomineral institution at Arcen and the exercise bath at the Maasland Hospital in Sittard, the Netherlands. PATIENTS AND METHODS 46 patients with rheumatoid arthritis were treated in a by a skilled physiotherapist, according to a standardized exercise-scheme: 27 were treated in the thermomineral institution and 19 (control-group) in the hospital exercise-bath. Each patient received 12 treatments in 12 weeks. ENDPOINTS PARAMETERS: Morning stiffness, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, Ritchie index, amount of pain, answers to 11 questions concerning the activities of daily life, and psychosocial aspects of the disease. The various subjective and objective parameters were scored by the same physician. RESULTS Statistically significant improvement was observed in both groups concerning morning stiffness. Other subjective parameters improved, but did not reach significance. Objective parameters did not change significantly. Between-group differences were not found. CONCLUSION Hydrotherapy has a positive effect on some subjective but not on objective parameters in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, whether it is applied in a thermomineral institution or an ordinary hospital exercise bath.
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- R B Landewé
- St. Maartens Gasthuis, afd. Reumatologie, Venlo
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