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Effect of baseline rheumatoid factor and anticitrullinated peptide antibody serotype on rituximab clinical response: a meta-analysis
Background Studies examining the relationship between serological status (rheumatoid factor and/or anticitrullinated antibody) and rituximab treatment outcome in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have been ...
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Imaging research results from the Osteoarthritis Initiative (OAI): a review and lessons learned 10 years after start of enrolment
The Osteoarthritis Initiative (OAI) is a multicentre, prospective, observational, cohort study of knee osteoarthritis (OA) that began recruitment in 2004. The OAI provides public access to clinical ...
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Predictive factors of work disability in rheumatoid arthritis: a systematic literature review
1 Coronel Institute for Occupational and Environmental Health, Academic Medical Centre, Research Institute Amsterdam Centre for Health and Health Care Research (AmCOGG), Amsterdam, The Netherlands 2 ...
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Long-term measurement of anti-adalimumab using pH-shift-anti-idiotype antigen binding test shows predictive value and transient antibody formation
1 Department of Immunopathology, Sanquin Research and Landsteiner Laboratory Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands 2 Department of Rheumatology, Jan van Breemen Research Institute/Reade, ...
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Head-to-head comparison of subcutaneous abatacept versus adalimumab for rheumatoid arthritis: two-year efficacy and safety findings from AMPLE trial
Objectives To compare over 2 years the safety, efficacy and radiographic outcomes of subcutaneous abatacept versus adalimumab, in combination with methotrexate (MTX), in patients with rheumatoid ...
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Defining active sacroiliitis on MRI for classification of axial spondyloarthritis: update by the ASAS MRI working group
20 Amsterdam Rheumatology & Immunology Center, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Correspondence to Dr Robert G W Lambert, Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, University ...
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Morbidity and mortality in the antiphospholipid syndrome during a 5-year period: a multicentre prospective study of 1000 patients
Objectives: To identify the main causes of morbidity and mortality in patients with antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) during a 5-year period and to determine clinical and immunological parameters with ...
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Erosive hand osteoarthritis: its prevalence and clinical impact in the general population and symptomatic hand osteoarthritis
1 Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands 2 Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands 3 Department of ...
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Long term efficacy and safety of adalimumab plus methotrexate in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: ARMADA 4 year extended study
3 Rheumatology Division, Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California–Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, USA 4 Center for Innovative Therapy, University of California–San Diego, ...
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EULAR recommendations for patient education for people with inflammatory arthritis
19 Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands Correspondence to Dr Heidi A Zangi, National Advisory Unit on Rehabilitation in ...
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Quality indicators for the primary care of osteoarthritis: a systematic review
Design Systematic review and narrative synthesis. Data sources Electronic reference databases (MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, HMIC, PsychINFO), quality indicator repositories, subject experts. Eligibility ...
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Risk of incident cardiovascular events in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a meta-analysis of observational studies
2 Division of Rheumatology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada 3 Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcomes Sciences, Providence Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada ...