Treating rheumatoid arthritis to target: 2014 update of the recommendations of an international task force

JS Smolen, FC Breedveld, GR Burmester… - Annals of the …, 2016 - ard.bmj.com
Background Reaching the therapeutic target of remission or low-disease activity has
improved outcomes in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) significantly. The treat-to-target …

The changing landscape of biosimilars in rheumatology

T Dörner, V Strand, P Cornes, J Gonçalves… - Annals of the …, 2016 - ard.bmj.com
Biosimilars remain a hot topic in rheumatology, and some physicians are cautious about
their application in the real world. With many products coming to market and a wealth of …

EULAR recommendations for the management of rheumatoid arthritis with synthetic and biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs: 2019 update

JS Smolen, RBM Landewé, JWJ Bijlsma… - Annals of the …, 2020 - ard.bmj.com
Objectives To provide an update of the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR)
rheumatoid arthritis (RA) management recommendations to account for the most recent …

Ongoing initiatives to improve the quality and efficiency of medicine use within the public healthcare system in South Africa; a preliminary study

JC Meyer, N Schellack, J Stokes, R Lancaster… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Introduction: South Africa has an appreciable burden of both communicable and non-
communicable diseases as well as high maternal, neonatal, and child morbidity. In recent …

The burden of disease in rheumatoid arthritis

T Uhlig, RH Moe, TK Kvien - Pharmacoeconomics, 2014 - Springer
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease which, if left untreated, leads to
functional disability, pain, reduced health-related quality of life and premature mortality …

Biological therapies in immune-mediated inflammatory diseases: can biosimilars reduce access inequities?

DC Baumgart, L Misery, S Naeyaert… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Biological therapies are an effective treatment for a range of immune-mediated inflammatory
diseases (IMIDs), including rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, and inflammatory bowel …

Long‐term efficacy and safety of biosimilar infliximab (CT‐P13) after switching from originator infliximab: open‐label extension of the NOR‐SWITCH trial

GL Goll, KK Jørgensen, J Sexton… - Journal of internal …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Background and objectives The 52‐week, randomized, double‐blind, noninferiority,
government‐funded NOR‐SWITCH trial demonstrated that switching from infliximab …

The future of biosimilars: maximizing benefits across immune-mediated inflammatory diseases

HU Kim, R Alten, L Avedano, A Dignass, F Gomollón… - Drugs, 2020 - Springer
Biologics have transformed the treatment of immune-mediated inflammatory diseases such
as rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Biosimilars—biologic …

Safety, immunogenicity and efficacy after switching from reference infliximab to biosimilar SB2 compared with continuing reference infliximab and SB2 in patients with …

JS Smolen, JY Choe, N Prodanovic… - Annals of the …, 2018 - ard.bmj.com
Objectives Efficacy, safety and immunogenicity results from the phase III study of SB2, a
biosimilar of reference infliximab (INF), were previously reported through 54 weeks. This …

Cost-effectiveness of biosimilars vs leflunomide in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

K Peng, SCW Chan, Y Wang, FWT Cheng… - JAMA Network …, 2024 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Among patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who had an inadequate response
to methotrexate, a treatment sequence initiated with biosimilar disease-modifying …