Study Comparing The Effect On Disease Activity When Reducing Or Discontinuing Etanercept In Subjects With RA

Summary

This study involves Rheumatoid Arthritis patients in regular clinical setting who are already on etanercept treatment and are in remission or in a low disease activity (LDA) state, and is intended to identify parameters that can serve as guidance in clinical settings. This study will consider the clinical and radiographic course in subjects when etanercept treatment is tapered or discontinued, and analyze the subjects' experience of disease worsening and the predictive values of clinical parameters, serum biomarkers and imaging on the clinical and radiographic course in different treatment groups. The effect of re-treatment with etanercept at treatment failure will also be studied.

Timeline

Start

2009-01

Primary completion

2012-06

Completion

2012-06

Publications

• van Vollenhoven RF, Ostergaard M, Leirisalo-Repo M, Uhlig T, Jansson M, Larsson E, Brock F, Franck-Larsson K. Full dose, reduced dose or discontinuation of etanercept in rheumatoid arthritis. Ann Rheum Dis. 2016 Jan;75(1):52-8. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2014-205726. Epub 2015 Apr 14.

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