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ReviewNature reviews. Rheumatology2017

Biologics registers in RA: methodological aspects, current role and future applications.

Elena Nikiphorou, Maya H Buch, Kimme L Hyrich

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Review in Nature reviews. Rheumatology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

23 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Elena NikiphorouDepartment of Academic Rheumatology, Weston Education Centre, Denmark Hill Campus, King's College London, London SE5 9RJ, UK; and at the Department of Rheumatology, Whittington Hospital, Magdala Avenue, London N19 5NF, UK.
Maya H BuchLeeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, Chapel Allerton Hospital; and at the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Chapel Allerton Hospital, Chapeltown Road, Leeds LS7 4SA, UK.
Kimme L HyrichNational Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Manchester Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; and at the Arthritis Research UK Centre for Epidemiology, Division of Musculoskeletal and Dermatological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Stopford Building, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PT, UK.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The beginning of the 21st century saw a biopharmaceutical revolution in the treatment of inflammatory rheumatic diseases, particularly rheumatoid arthritis. The fast-evolving use of biologic therapies highlighted the need to develop registers at national and international levels with the aim of collecting long-term data on patient outcomes. Over the past 15 years, many biologics registers have contributed a wealth of data and provided robust and reliable evidence on the use, effectiveness and safety of these therapies. The unavoidable challenges posed by the continuous introduction of new therapies, particularly with regard to understanding their long-term safety, highlights the importance of learning from experience with established biologic therapies. In this Perspectives article, the role of biologics registers in bridging the evidence gap between efficacy in clinical trials and real-world effectiveness is discussed, with a focus on methodological aspects of registers, their unique features and challenges and their role going forward.

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Antirheumatic AgentsArthritis, RheumatoidBiological ProductsDatabases, PharmaceuticalHumansRegistriesAntirheumatic AgentsBiological Products

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