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Comparison of the efficacies of tofacitinib and abatacept in patients with rheumatoid arthritis by propensity score matching and their clinical significance

Not Applicable
Conditions
Rheumatoid arthritis
Registration Number
JPRN-UMIN000037418
Lead Sponsor
The Hirose Clinic of Rheumatology TOF-ABT study Office
Brief Summary

There was no significant difference in the proportion of patients achieving DAS28-ESR remission between the TOF and ABT groups at week24, while change in DAS28-ESR from baseline to week4 was significantly greater in TOF than in ABT. Analysis of EULAR response at week 24 showed that the proportion of patients who achieved a good EULAR response in TOF group was not affected by number of SE copies, whereas in ABT group it was increased significantly with increasing number of SE copies.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Complete: follow-up continuing
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
400
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

1.Patients who meet contraindications for administration of TOF or ABT 2. Pregnant women, nursing women or patients with hope of pregnancy 3. Inability to give informed consent.

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational
Study Design
Not specified
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Secondary Outcome Measures
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