Treatment Outcome

Effect of tapered versus stable treatment with tumour necrosis factor inhibitors on disease flares in patients with rheumatoid arthritis in remission: a randomised, open label, non-inferiority trial
OBJECTIVES: Many patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) require treatment with tumour necrosis factor inhibitor (TNFi) to reach …
Siri Lillegraven, Nina Paulshus Sundlisæter, Anna-Birgitte Aga, Joseph Sexton, Inge Christoffer Olsen, Åse Stavland Lexberg, Tor Magne Madland, Hallvard Fremstad, Christian A. Høili, Gunnstein Bakland, Cristina Spada, Hilde Haukeland, Inger Myrnes Hansen, Ellen Moholt, Till Uhlig, Daniel H. Solomon, Désirée van der Heijde, Tore K. Kvien, Espen A. Haavardsholm
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Certolizumab pegol, abatacept, tocilizumab or active conventional treatment in early rheumatoid arthritis: 48-week clinical and radiographic results of the investigator-initiated randomised controlled NORD-STAR trial
BACKGROUND: The optimal first-line treatment in early rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is debated. We compared clinical and radiographic …
Mikkel Østergaard, Ronald F. van Vollenhoven, Anna Rudin, Merete Lund Hetland, Marte Schrumpf Heiberg, Dan C. Nordström, Michael T. Nurmohamed, Bjorn Gudbjornsson, Lykke Midtbøll Ørnbjerg, Pernille Bøyesen, Kristina Lend, Kim Hørslev-Petersen, Till Uhlig, Tuulikki Sokka, Gerdur Grondal, Simon Krabbe, Joakim Lindqvist, Inger Gjertsson, Daniel Glinatsi, Meliha Crnkic Kapetanovic, Anna-Birgitte Aga, Francesca Faustini, Pinja Parmanne, Tove Lorenzen, Cagnotto Giovanni, Johan Back, Oliver Hendricks, Daisy Vedder, Tuomas Rannio, Emma Grenholm, Maud Kristine Ljoså, Eli Brodin, Hanne Lindegaard, Annika Söderbergh, Milad Rizk, Alf Kastbom, Per Larsson, Line Uhrenholt, Søren Andreas Just, David J. Stevens, Trine Bay Laurbjerg, Gunnstein Bakland, Inge Christoffer Olsen, Espen A. Haavardsholm, Jon Lampa, NORD-STAR study group
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Evaluation of the Effects of Remdesivir and Hydroxychloroquine on Viral Clearance in COVID-19 : A Randomized Trial
BACKGROUND: New treatment modalities are urgently needed for patients with COVID-19. The World Health Organization (WHO) Solidarity …
Andreas Barratt-Due, Inge Christoffer Olsen, Katerina Nezvalova-Henriksen, Trine Kåsine, Fridtjof Lund-Johansen, Hedda Hoel, Aleksander Rygh Holten, Anders Tveita, Alexander Mathiessen, Mette Haugli, Ragnhild Eiken, Anders Benjamin Kildal, Åse Berg, Asgeir Johannessen, Lars Heggelund, Tuva Børresdatter Dahl, Karoline Hansen Skåra, Pawel Mielnik, Lan Ai Kieu Le, Lars Thoresen, Gernot Ernst, Dag Arne Lihaug Hoff, Hilde Skudal, Bård Reiakvam Kittang, Roy Bjørkholt Olsen, Birgitte Tholin, Carl Magnus Ystrøm, Nina Vibeche Skei, Trung Tran, Susanne Dudman, Jan Terje Andersen, Raisa Hannula, Olav Dalgard, Ane-Kristine Finbråten, Kristian Tonby, Bjorn Blomberg, Saad Aballi, Cathrine Fladeby, Anne Steffensen, Fredrik Müller, Anne Ma Dyrhol-Riise, Marius Trøseid, Pål Aukrust, NOR-Solidarity trial
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Active conventional treatment and three different biological treatments in early rheumatoid arthritis: phase IV investigator initiated, randomised, observer blinded clinical trial
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate and compare benefits and harms of three biological treatments with different modes of action versus active …
Merete Lund Hetland, Espen A. Haavardsholm, Anna Rudin, Dan Nordström, Michael Nurmohamed, Bjorn Gudbjornsson, Jon Lampa, Kim Hørslev-Petersen, Till Uhlig, Gerdur Grondal, Mikkel Østergaard, Marte S. Heiberg, Jos Twisk, Kristina Lend, Simon Krabbe, Lise Hejl Hyldstrup, Joakim Lindqvist, Anna-Karin Hultgård Ekwall, Kathrine Lederballe Grøn, Meliha Kapetanovic, Francesca Faustini, Riitta Tuompo, Tove Lorenzen, Giovanni Cagnotto, Eva Baecklund, Oliver Hendricks, Daisy Vedder, Tuulikki Sokka-Isler, Tomas Husmark, Maud-Kristine Aga Ljoså, Eli Brodin, Torkell Ellingsen, Annika Söderbergh, Milad Rizk, Åsa Reckner Olsson, Per Larsson, Line Uhrenholt, Søren Andreas Just, David John Stevens, Trine Bay Laurberg, Gunnstein Bakland, Inge C. Olsen, Ronald van Vollenhoven, NORD-STAR study group
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A pragmatic randomized controlled trial reports lack of efficacy of hydroxychloroquine on coronavirus disease 2019 viral kinetics
Here, we randomized 53 patients hospitalized with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) to hydroxychloroquine therapy (at a dose of 400 …
Magnus Nakrem Lyngbakken, Jan-Erik Berdal, Arne Eskesen, Dag Kvale, Inge Christoffer Olsen, Corina Silvia Rueegg, Anbjørg Rangberg, Christine Monceyron Jonassen, Torbjørn Omland, Helge Røsjø, Olav Dalgard
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Efficacy and Safety of CT-P13 in Inflammatory Bowel Disease after Switching from Originator Infliximab: Exploratory Analyses from the NOR-SWITCH Main and Extension Trials
BACKGROUND: The NOR-SWITCH main and extension trials demonstrated that switching from originator to biosimilar infliximab (CT-P13) is …
Kristin K. Jørgensen, Guro L. Goll, Joe Sexton, Nils Bolstad, Inge C. Olsen, Øivind Asak, Ingrid P. Berset, Ingrid M. Blomgren, Katrine Dvergsnes, Jon Florholmen, Svein O. Frigstad, Magne Henriksen, Jon Hagfors, Gert Huppertz-Hauss, Espen A. Haavardsholm, Rolf A. Klaasen, Bjørn Moum, Geir Noraberg, Ulf Prestegård, Jan H. Rydning, Liv Sagatun, Kathrine A. Seeberg, Roald Torp, Cecilia Vold, David J. Warren, Carl M. Ystrøm, Knut E. A. Lundin, Tore Kvien, Jørgen Jahnsen
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Skin emollient and early complementary feeding to prevent infant atopic dermatitis (PreventADALL): a factorial, multicentre, cluster-randomised trial
BACKGROUND: Skin emollients applied during early infancy could prevent atopic dermatitis, and early complementary food introduction …
Håvard Ove Skjerven, Eva Maria Rehbinder, Riyas Vettukattil, Marissa LeBlanc, Berit Granum, Guttorm Haugen, Gunilla Hedlin, Linn Landrø, Benjamin J. Marsland, Knut Rudi, Kathrine Dønvold Sjøborg, Cilla Söderhäll, Anne Cathrine Staff, Kai-Håkon Carlsen, Anna Asarnoj, Karen Eline Stensby Bains, Oda C. Lødrup Carlsen, Kim M. Advocaat Endre, Peder Annæus Granlund, Johanne Uthus Hermansen, Hrefna Katrín Gudmundsdóttir, Katarina Hilde, Geir Håland, Ina Kreyberg, Inge Christoffer Olsen, Caroline-Aleksi Olsson Mägi, Live Solveig Nordhagen, Carina Madelen Saunders, Ingebjørg Skrindo, Sandra G. Tedner, Magdalena R. Værnesbranden, Johanna Wiik, Christine Monceyron Jonassen, Björn Nordlund, Karin C. Lødrup Carlsen
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Therapeutic drug monitoring of infliximab compared to standard clinical treatment with infliximab: study protocol for a randomised, controlled, open, parallel-group, phase IV study (the NOR-DRUM study)
BACKGROUND: Infliximab (INX) and other tumour necrosis factor inhibitors (TNFi) have revolutionised the treatment of several immune …
Silje W. Syversen, Guro L. Goll, Kristin K. Jørgensen, Inge C. Olsen, Øystein Sandanger, Johanna E. Gehin, David J. Warren, Joseph Sexton, Cato Mørk, Jørgen Jahnsen, Tore K. Kvien, Nils Bolstad, Espen A. Haavardsholm
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Long-term efficacy and safety of biosimilar infliximab (CT-P13) after switching from originator infliximab: open-label extension of the NOR-SWITCH trial
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The 52-week, randomized, double-blind, noninferiority, government-funded NOR-SWITCH trial demonstrated that …
G. L. Goll, K. K. Jørgensen, J. Sexton, I. C. Olsen, N. Bolstad, E. A. Haavardsholm, K. E. A. Lundin, K. S. Tveit, M. Lorentzen, I. P. Berset, B. T. S. Fevang, S. Kalstad, K. Ryggen, D. J. Warren, R. A. Klaasen, Ø Asak, S. Baigh, I. M. Blomgren, Ø Brenna, T. J. Bruun, K. Dvergsnes, S. O. Frigstad, I. M. Hansen, I. S. H. Hatten, G. Huppertz-Hauss, M. Henriksen, S. S. Hoie, J. Krogh, I. P. Midtgard, P. Mielnik, B. Moum, G. Noraberg, A. Poyan, U. Prestegård, H. U. Rashid, E. K. Strand, K. Skjetne, K. A. Seeberg, R. Torp, C. M. Ystrøm, C. Vold, C. C. Zettel, K. Waksvik, B. Gulbrandsen, J. Hagfors, C. Mørk, J. Jahnsen, T. K. Kvien
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Assessments of the unmet need in the management of patients with rheumatoid arthritis: analyses from the NOR-DMARD registry
OBJECTIVE: To describe the outcomes of MTX and biologic DMARD (bDMARD) treatment in patients with RA and assess unmet needs in patients …
Inge C. Olsen, Elisabeth Lie, Radu Vasilescu, Gene Wallenstein, Sander Strengholt, Tore K. Kvien
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