Treatment Outcome

Predictors of sustained remission in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis treated according to an aggressive treat-to-target protocol
Objectives: To study prognostic factors for achievement of sustained remission in early RA patients receiving semi-personalized tight …
Nina Paulshus Sundlisæter, Inge C. Olsen, Anna-Birgitte Aga, Hilde B. Hammer, Till Uhlig, Désirée van der Heijde, Tore K. Kvien, Siri Lillegraven, Espen A. Haavardsholm, ARCTIC study group
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Clinical and ultrasound remission after 6 months of treat-to-target therapy in early rheumatoid arthritis: associations to future good radiographic and physical outcomes
OBJECTIVE: To explore associations between remission, based on clinical and ultrasound definitions, and future good radiographic and …
Nina Paulshus Sundlisæter, Anna-Birgitte Aga, Inge Christoffer Olsen, Hilde Berner Hammer, Till Uhlig, Désirée van der Heijde, Tore K. Kvien, Siri Lillegraven, Espen A. Haavardsholm, ARCTIC study group
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The Impact of Ultrasound on the Use and Efficacy of Intraarticular Glucocorticoid Injections in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis: Secondary Analyses From a Randomized Trial Examining the Benefit of Ultrasound in a Clinical Tight Control Regimen
OBJECTIVE: Intraarticular glucocorticoid injections are common in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treatment. This study was undertaken to …
Lena B. Nordberg, Siri Lillegraven, Anna-Birgitte Aga, Joe Sexton, Elisabeth Lie, Hilde B. Hammer, Inge C. Olsen, Till Uhlig, Désirée van der Heijde, Tore K. Kvien, Espen A. Haavardsholm
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Calprotectin as a marker of inflammation in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis
OBJECTIVES: Calprotectin is an inflammatory marker of interest in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). We evaluated whether the level of …
Maria Karolina Jonsson, Nina Paulshus Sundlisæter, Hilde Haugedal Nordal, Hilde Berner Hammer, Anna-Birgitte Aga, Inge Christoffer Olsen, Karl Albert Brokstad, Désirée van der Heijde, Tore K. Kvien, Bjørg Tilde Svanes Fevang, Siri Lillegraven, Espen A. Haavardsholm
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Efficacy of infliximab biosimilars in patients with Crohn's disease - Authors' reply
Kristin K. Jørgensen, Knut E. Lundin, Inge C. Olsen, Tore K. Kvien, Jørgen Jahnsen
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Tumour necrosis factor inhibitor treatment and occurrence of anterior uveitis in ankylosing spondylitis: results from the Swedish biologics register
OBJECTIVES: Tumour necrosis factor-α inhibitor (TNFi) treatment has been shown to reduce the rates of anterior uveitis (AU) in patients …
Elisabeth Lie, Ulf Lindström, Tatiana Zverkova-Sandström, Inge C. Olsen, Helena Forsblad-d'Elia, Johan Askling, Meliha C. Kapetanovic, Lars Erik Kristensen, Lennart T. H. Jacobsson
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Switching from originator infliximab to biosimilar CT-P13 compared with maintained treatment with originator infliximab (NOR-SWITCH): a 52-week, randomised, double-blind, non-inferiority trial
BACKGROUND: TNF inhibitors have improved treatment of Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, spondyloarthritis, rheumatoid …
Kristin K. Jørgensen, Inge C. Olsen, Guro L. Goll, Merete Lorentzen, Nils Bolstad, Espen A. Haavardsholm, Knut E. A. Lundin, Cato Mørk, Jørgen Jahnsen, Tore K. Kvien, NOR-SWITCH study group
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Ultrasound in management of rheumatoid arthritis: ARCTIC randomised controlled strategy trial
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether a treatment strategy based on structured ultrasound assessment would lead to improved outcomes in …
Espen A. Haavardsholm, Anna-Birgitte Aga, Inge Christoffer Olsen, Siri Lillegraven, Hilde B. Hammer, Till Uhlig, Hallvard Fremstad, Tor Magne Madland, Åse Stavland Lexberg, Hilde Haukeland, Erik Rødevand, Christian Høili, Hilde Stray, Anne Noraas, Inger Johanne Widding Hansen, Gunnstein Bakland, Lena Bugge Nordberg, Désirée van der Heijde, Tore K. Kvien
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Achievement of Remission and Low Disease Activity Definitions in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis in Clinical Practice: Results from the NOR-DMARD Study
OBJECTIVE: To examine the frequency of 6 definitions for remission and 4 definitions for low disease activity (LDA) after starting a …
Till Uhlig, Elisabeth Lie, Vibeke Norvang, Åse Stavland Lexberg, Erik Rødevand, Frode Krøll, Synøve Kalstad, Inge C. Olsen, Tore K. Kvien
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Effectiveness of an Integrated Multidisciplinary Osteoarthritis Outpatient Program versus Outpatient Clinic as Usual: A Randomized Controlled Trial
OBJECTIVE: Osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the leading causes of pain and disability. Given the constraint in the provision of care, …
Rikke Helene Moe, Margreth Grotle, Ingvild Kjeken, Inge Christoffer Olsen, Petter Mowinckel, Espen A. Haavardsholm, Kåre Birger Hagen, Tore K. Kvien, Till Uhlig
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