Rheumatoid Arthritis

A better understanding of the mechanisms of arthritis is needed to develop superior treatments.

Baricitinib significantly improved patient-reported outcomes in individuals with RA.

Study compares the safety and efficacy of sarilumab with adalimumab in patients who cannot tolerate methotrexate.

Baricitinib is a once-daily oral selective JAK1 and JAK2 inhibitor for the treatment of autoimmune and inflammatory diseases.

Sarilumab shows promise on circulating biomarkers of bone and joint destruction in patients with rheumatoid arthritis who had shown an inadequate response to methotrexate.

New guidelines for rheumatoid arthritis treatment discussed at ACR conference.

ACR session reinforces the need for new research about how the genome, epigenome, and other factors play a role in rheumatoid arthritis.

There is building consensus that multiple sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis display similar autoimmune genetic pathways.

Cox-2 inhibitors carry risk for arthritis patients with heart disease.

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Patients who live with rheumatoid arthritis do not die from swollen joints but face twice the risk of suffering a heart attack or stroke.

The 12-biomarker test is gaining acceptance among rheumatologists and was recently added to a clinical guideline.

New therapeutic targets provide hope for targeted treatments for rheumatoid diseases.

JAK inhibitors may be more effective than older biologic drugs in certain patients.

A recent review outlines the best treatment option to prevent bone loss associated with rheumatoid arthritis.

Patients taking baricitinib saw improvements in rheumatoid arthritis symptoms as soon as a week into treatment.

Orencia is the only CTLA-4lg approved in the United States, European Union, and Japan for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.

Orencia is a fusion protein and the only CTLA-4lg approved in the United States for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.

The FDA discovered deficiencies in a Sanofi manufacturing facility for the rheumatoid arthritis drug sarilumab.

The FDA discovered deficiencies in a Sanofi manufacturing facility for the rheumatoid arthritis drug sarilumab.

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Inflectra is the first biosimilar monoclonal antibody approved by the FDA.

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Adalimumab also found to be effective in treating non-infectious uveitis.

Baricitinib monotherapy or in combination with methotrexate shows superiority treating rheumatoid arthritis.

Investigational drug used alone or in combination demonstrated superiority to methotrexate in patients with active rheumatoid arthritis.

Adherence programs needed to boost Xeljanz utilization for rheumatoid arthritis.

Amgen’s biosimilar Amjevita approved for variety of anti-inflammatory diseases, however, ongoing litigation may prevent it from hitting the market.

Refunds will be offered to plan sponsors if a patient discontinues a preferred anti-inflammatory drug within 90 days.

Erelzi, an etanercept biosimilar, was approved for rheumatoid arthritis, plaque psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, and polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis.