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Costantino Botsios

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Self-reported flares are predictors of radiographic progression in rheumatoid arthritis patients in 28-joint disease activity score remission: a 24-m…

2016

Background Disease flares are common in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and are related to structural damage. However, few data on the impact of flares reported by patients on radiographic progression are available. Our aim was to investigate whether overall flares (OF), self-reported flares (SRF) and short flares assessed at the visit (SF) predict radiographic progression in RA patients in DAS28 (28-joint disease activity score) remission. Methods We reviewed the records of RA patients included in our database. We considered all patients who had a period of at least 24 months in remission (DAS28 0. Patients were assessed every 3 months and flares were recorded. We defined SRF as any worsening of…

musculoskeletal diseasesmedicine.medical_specialtyRadiographic progressionRadiographyDiseasenot knownDisease activity03 medical and health sciencesJoint disease0302 clinical medicineInternal medicineDAS28 remissionmedicine030212 general & internal medicineRheumatoid arthritisskin and connective tissue diseases030203 arthritis & rheumatologybusiness.industryFlaresmedicine.diseaseRheumatologyBiologic treatment; DAS28 remission; Flares; Radiographic progression; Rheumatoid arthritis; Self-reported flaresRheumatoid arthritisOrthopedic surgeryPhysical therapyObservational studybusinessBiologic treatmentSelf-reported flaresResearch ArticleArthritis Research & Therapy
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Longterm Retention of Tumor Necrosis Factor-α Inhibitor Therapy in a Large Italian Cohort of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis from the GISEA Regist…

2012

Objective.To evaluate 4-year retention rates of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) inhibitors adalimumab, etanercept, and infliximab among patients with longstanding rheumatoid arthritis (RA), as derived from an Italian national registry.Methods.The clinical records of 853 adult patients with RA in the GISEA (Gruppo Italiano Studio Early Arthritis) registry were prospectively analyzed to compare drug survival rates and the baseline factors that may predict adherence to therapy.Results.In 2003 and 2004, 324 patients started treatment with adalimumab, 311 with etanercept, and 218 with infliximab. After 4 years, the global retention rate of anti-TNF-α therapy was 42%. Etanercept survival (51.4%) …

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