Recommendations for the use of biologic therapy in rheumatoid arthritis: update from the Italian Society for Rheumatology I. Efficacy

Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology

Guido Valesini¹  Nicolo' Pipitone¹  Carlomaurizio Montecucco¹  Maurizio Cutolo¹  Piercarlo Sarzi-Puttini¹  Fabiola Atzeni¹  Carlo Salvarani¹  Marco Matucci-Cerinic¹  Rossana Scrivo¹  Giuseppe Zampogna¹  Roberto Caporali¹  Serena Guiducci¹  Bruno Seriolo¹  Gianfranco Ferraccioli¹  Elisa Gremese¹  Fabrizio Conti¹  Stefano Alivernini¹  Serena Bugatti¹ 

关键词: Rheumatoid arthritis;    biologic therapy;    recommendations;    Recommendations;    rheumatoid arthritis;    biologic therapy;    Biologic therapy;    rheumatoid arthritis;    recommendations;   

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学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Pacini Editore SpA

【 摘 要 】

Given the availability of novel biologic agents for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), various national scientific societies have developed specific recommendations in order to assist rheumatologists in prescribing these drugs. The Italian Society for Rheumatology (Società Italiana di Reumatologia, SIR) decided to update its recommendations and, to this end, a systematic literature review was carried out and the evidence derived from it was discussed and summarised as expert opinions. Levels of evidence, strength of recommendations and levels of agreement were reported. The recommendations reported are intended to help prescribing rheumatologists to optimise the use of biologic agents in patients with RA seen in everyday practice; they are not to be considered as a regulatory rule.

【 授权许可】

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