Updated consensus statement on biological agents for the treatment of rheumatic diseases, 2009

D. E. Furst*, E. C. Keystone, R. Fleischmann, P. Mease, F. C. Breedveld, J. S. Smolen, J. R. Kalden, J. Braun, B. Bresnihan, G. R. Burmester, F. De Benedetti, T. Doerner, P. Emery, A. Gibofsky, A. Kavanaugh, Bruce Kirkham, M. H. Schiff, J. Sieper, N. Singer, P. L. C. M. Van RielM. E. Weinblatt, M. H. Weisman, K. Winthrop

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    Abstract

    As in previous years, the consensus group to consider the use of biological agents in the treatment of rheumatic diseases met during the 11th Annual Workshop on Advances in Targeted Therapies. The group consisted of rheumatologists from a number of universities among the continents of Europe, North America, South America, Australia and Asia.

    Pharmaceutical industry support was obtained from a number of companies for the annual workshop itself but these companies had no part in the decisions about the specific programme or about the academic participants at this conference. Representatives of the supporting sponsors participated in the initial working groups to supply factual information. The sponsors did not participate in the drafting of the consensus statement.

    This consensus was prepared from the perspective of the treating physician.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)i2-i29
    Number of pages28
    JournalAnnals of the Rheumatic Diseases
    Volume69
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Jan 2010

    Keywords

    • TUMOR-NECROSIS-FACTOR
    • SYSTEMIC-LUPUS-ERYTHEMATOSUS
    • B-CELL DEPLETION
    • PLACEBO-CONTROLLED TRIAL
    • INTERLEUKIN-1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST
    • ALPHA MONOCLONAL-ANTIBODY
    • MODIFYING ANTIRHEUMATIC DRUGS
    • JUVENILE IDIOPATHIC ARTHRITIS
    • RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED-TRIALS
    • ONSET STILLS-DISEASE

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