Arthritis

Effect of tapered versus stable treatment with tumour necrosis factor inhibitors on disease flares in patients with rheumatoid arthritis in remission: a randomised, open label, non-inferiority trial
OBJECTIVES: Many patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) require treatment with tumour necrosis factor inhibitor (TNFi) to reach …
Siri Lillegraven, Nina Paulshus Sundlisæter, Anna-Birgitte Aga, Joseph Sexton, Inge Christoffer Olsen, Åse Stavland Lexberg, Tor Magne Madland, Hallvard Fremstad, Christian A. Høili, Gunnstein Bakland, Cristina Spada, Hilde Haukeland, Inger Myrnes Hansen, Ellen Moholt, Till Uhlig, Daniel H. Solomon, Désirée van der Heijde, Tore K. Kvien, Espen A. Haavardsholm
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Certolizumab pegol, abatacept, tocilizumab or active conventional treatment in early rheumatoid arthritis: 48-week clinical and radiographic results of the investigator-initiated randomised controlled NORD-STAR trial
BACKGROUND: The optimal first-line treatment in early rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is debated. We compared clinical and radiographic …
Mikkel Østergaard, Ronald F. van Vollenhoven, Anna Rudin, Merete Lund Hetland, Marte Schrumpf Heiberg, Dan C. Nordström, Michael T. Nurmohamed, Bjorn Gudbjornsson, Lykke Midtbøll Ørnbjerg, Pernille Bøyesen, Kristina Lend, Kim Hørslev-Petersen, Till Uhlig, Tuulikki Sokka, Gerdur Grondal, Simon Krabbe, Joakim Lindqvist, Inger Gjertsson, Daniel Glinatsi, Meliha Crnkic Kapetanovic, Anna-Birgitte Aga, Francesca Faustini, Pinja Parmanne, Tove Lorenzen, Cagnotto Giovanni, Johan Back, Oliver Hendricks, Daisy Vedder, Tuomas Rannio, Emma Grenholm, Maud Kristine Ljoså, Eli Brodin, Hanne Lindegaard, Annika Söderbergh, Milad Rizk, Alf Kastbom, Per Larsson, Line Uhrenholt, Søren Andreas Just, David J. Stevens, Trine Bay Laurbjerg, Gunnstein Bakland, Inge Christoffer Olsen, Espen A. Haavardsholm, Jon Lampa, NORD-STAR study group
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Risk factors for anti-drug antibody formation to infliximab: Secondary analyses of a randomised controlled trial
BACKGROUND: Anti-drug antibodies (ADAb) frequently form early in the treatment course of infliximab and other tumour necrosis factor …
Marthe Kirkesaether Brun, Guro Løvik Goll, Kristin Kaasen Jørgensen, Joseph Sexton, Johanna Elin Gehin, Øystein Sandanger, Inge Christoffer Olsen, Rolf Anton Klaasen, David John Warren, Cato Mørk, Tore K. Kvien, Jørgen Jahnsen, Nils Bolstad, Espen A. Haavardsholm, Silje Watterdal Syversen
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Effect of Therapeutic Drug Monitoring vs Standard Therapy During Maintenance Infliximab Therapy on Disease Control in Patients With Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Diseases: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Importance: Proactive therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM), consisting of individualized treatment based on scheduled assessments of serum …
Silje Watterdal Syversen, Kristin Kaasen Jørgensen, Guro Løvik Goll, Marthe Kirkesæther Brun, Øystein Sandanger, Kristin Hammersbøen Bjørlykke, Joseph Sexton, Inge Christoffer Olsen, Johanna Elin Gehin, David John Warren, Rolf Anton Klaasen, Geir Noraberg, Trude Jannecke Bruun, Christian Kvikne Dotterud, Maud-Kristine Aga Ljoså, Anne Julsrud Haugen, Rune Johan Njålla, Camilla Zettel, Carl Magnus Ystrøm, Yngvill Hovde Bragnes, Svanaug Skorpe, Turid Thune, Kathrine Aglen Seeberg, Brigitte Michelsen, Ingrid Marianne Blomgren, Eldri Kveine Strand, Pawel Mielnik, Roald Torp, Cato Mørk, Tore K. Kvien, Jørgen Jahnsen, Nils Bolstad, Espen A. Haavardsholm
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Joint tenderness and ultrasound inflammation in DMARD-naïve patients with early rheumatoid arthritis
Nina Paulshus Sundlisater, Anna-Birgitte Aga, Inge Christoffer Olsen, Hilde Berner Hammer, Till Uhlig, Désirée van der Heijde, Tore K. Kvien, Espen A. Haavardsholm, Siri Lillegraven
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Effect of Half-Dose vs Stable-Dose Conventional Synthetic Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs on Disease Flares in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis in Remission: The ARCTIC REWIND Randomized Clinical Trial
Importance: Sustained remission has become an achievable goal for patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) receiving conventional …
Siri Lillegraven, Nina Paulshus Sundlisæter, Anna-Birgitte Aga, Joseph Sexton, Inge C. Olsen, Hallvard Fremstad, Cristina Spada, Tor Magne Madland, Christian A. Høili, Gunnstein Bakland, Åse Lexberg, Inger Johanne Widding Hansen, Inger Myrnes Hansen, Hilde Haukeland, Maud-Kristine Aga Ljoså, Ellen Moholt, Till Uhlig, Daniel H. Solomon, Désirée van der Heijde, Tore K. Kvien, Espen A. Haavardsholm
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Effect of Therapeutic Drug Monitoring vs Standard Therapy During Infliximab Induction on Disease Remission in Patients With Chronic Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Diseases: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Importance: Proactive therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM), defined as individualized drug dosing based on scheduled monitoring of serum …
Silje Watterdal Syversen, Guro Løvik Goll, Kristin Kaasen Jørgensen, Øystein Sandanger, Joseph Sexton, Inge Christoffer Olsen, Johanna Elin Gehin, David John Warren, Marthe Kirkesæther Brun, Rolf Anton Klaasen, Lars Normann Karlsen, Geir Noraberg, Camilla Zettel, Maud-Kristine Aga Ljoså, Anne Julsrud Haugen, Rune Johan Njålla, Trude Jannecke Bruun, Kathrine Aglen Seeberg, Brigitte Michelsen, Eldri Kveine Strand, Svanaug Skorpe, Ingrid Marianne Blomgren, Yngvill Hovde Bragnes, Christian Kvikne Dotterud, Turid Thune, Carl Magnus Ystrøm, Roald Torp, Pawel Mielnik, Cato Mørk, Tore K. Kvien, Jørgen Jahnsen, Nils Bolstad, Espen A. Haavardsholm
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Active conventional treatment and three different biological treatments in early rheumatoid arthritis: phase IV investigator initiated, randomised, observer blinded clinical trial
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate and compare benefits and harms of three biological treatments with different modes of action versus active …
Merete Lund Hetland, Espen A. Haavardsholm, Anna Rudin, Dan Nordström, Michael Nurmohamed, Bjorn Gudbjornsson, Jon Lampa, Kim Hørslev-Petersen, Till Uhlig, Gerdur Grondal, Mikkel Østergaard, Marte S. Heiberg, Jos Twisk, Kristina Lend, Simon Krabbe, Lise Hejl Hyldstrup, Joakim Lindqvist, Anna-Karin Hultgård Ekwall, Kathrine Lederballe Grøn, Meliha Kapetanovic, Francesca Faustini, Riitta Tuompo, Tove Lorenzen, Giovanni Cagnotto, Eva Baecklund, Oliver Hendricks, Daisy Vedder, Tuulikki Sokka-Isler, Tomas Husmark, Maud-Kristine Aga Ljoså, Eli Brodin, Torkell Ellingsen, Annika Söderbergh, Milad Rizk, Åsa Reckner Olsson, Per Larsson, Line Uhrenholt, Søren Andreas Just, David John Stevens, Trine Bay Laurberg, Gunnstein Bakland, Inge C. Olsen, Ronald van Vollenhoven, NORD-STAR study group
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Therapeutic drug monitoring of infliximab compared to standard clinical treatment with infliximab: study protocol for a randomised, controlled, open, parallel-group, phase IV study (the NOR-DRUM study)
BACKGROUND: Infliximab (INX) and other tumour necrosis factor inhibitors (TNFi) have revolutionised the treatment of several immune …
Silje W. Syversen, Guro L. Goll, Kristin K. Jørgensen, Inge C. Olsen, Øystein Sandanger, Johanna E. Gehin, David J. Warren, Joseph Sexton, Cato Mørk, Jørgen Jahnsen, Tore K. Kvien, Nils Bolstad, Espen A. Haavardsholm
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Comment on: Assessments of the unmet need in the management of patients with rheumatoid arthritis: analyses from the NOR-DMARD registry: reply
Inge Christoffer Olsen
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