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Trial reportPloS one2017

Magnetic resonance imaging of the hand and wrist in a randomized, double-blind, multicenter, placebo-controlled trial of infliximab for rheumatoid arthritis: Comparison of dynamic contrast enhanced assessments with semi-quantitative scoring.

Chan Beals, Richard Baumgartner, Charles Peterfy, Andra Balanescu, Gavrila Mirea, Alexandru Harabagiu, Serghei Popa, Amy Cheng, Dai Feng, Edward Ashton and 3 more

Registry-linked trialOpen access · goldAbstract readMulticenter StudyRandomized Controlled Trial
In one paragraph

Trial report in PloS one, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT01313520 (A Randomized Clinical Trial to Study the Effects of Infliximab on Clinical Efficacy and Hand and Wrist Magnetic Resonance Imaging), which is not on this map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 27% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT01313520 phase2completednot on this map

A Randomized Clinical Trial to Study the Effects of Infliximab on Clinical Efficacy and Hand and Wrist Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) in Patients With Active Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)(Protocol No. P08136)

TypeinterventionalSponsorMerck Sharp & Dohme LLCRan2011 to 2012Enrolled61ConditionsArthritis, RheumatoidArmsInfliximab, Placebo
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Chan BealsDepartment of Clinical Research, Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, New Jersey, United States of America.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4427-7637
Richard BaumgartnerDepartment of Clinical Research, Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, New Jersey, United States of America.
Charles PeterfySpire Sciences, Inc., Boca Raton, Florida, United States of America.
Andra BalanescuDepartment of Immunology, U of Med and Pharm Carol Davila, Bucharest, Romania.
Gavrila MireaDepartment of Rheumatology, Tractorul County Hospital, Brasov, Romania.
Alexandru HarabagiuGerman Diagnostic Center, Chisinau, MD, Moldova.
Serghei PopaDepartment of Rheumatology, Republican Clinical Hospital, Chisinau, MD, Moldova.
Amy ChengDepartment of Clinical Research, Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, New Jersey, United States of America.
Dai FengDepartment of Clinical Research, Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, New Jersey, United States of America.
Edward AshtonVirtualScopics, Rochester, New York, United States of America.
Julie DiCarloSpire Sciences, Inc., Boca Raton, Florida, United States of America.
Marie-Helene ValleeDepartment of Clinical Research, Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, New Jersey, United States of America.
Bernard J DardzinskiDepartment of Clinical Research, Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, New Jersey, United States of America.
Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA (United States) · USCarol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy · ROClinical Emergency Hospital Bucharest · ROMoldova State University · MD

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The objective of this study was to compare the scope and the discriminative power of Dynamic Contrast Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging (DCE-MRI) to those of semi-quantitative MRI scoring for evaluating treatments for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in multicenter randomized clinical trials (RCTs). Sixty-one patients with active RA participated in a double-blind, parallel group, randomized, multicenter methodology study receiving infliximab or placebo through 14 weeks. The most symptomatic wrist and metacarpophalangeal joints (MCPs) were imaged using MRI. In addition to clinical assessments with DAS28(CRP), the severity of inflammation was measured as synovial leak of gadolinium based contrast agent (GBCA) using DCE-MRI (Ktrans, primary endpoint) at weeks 0, 2, 4, and 14. Two radiologists independently scored synovitis, osteitis and erosion using RA MRI Score (RAMRIS) and cartilage loss using a 9-point MRI scale (CARLOS). Infliximab showed greater decrease from baseline in DAS28(CRP), DCE-MRI Ktrans of wrist and MCP synovium, and RAMRIS synovitis and osteitis at all visits compared with placebo (p<0.001). Treatment effect sizes of infliximab therapy were similar for DAS28(CRP) (1.08; 90% CI (0.63-1.53)) and MRI inflammation endpoints: wrist Ktrans (1.00 (0.55-1.45)), RAMRIS synovitis (0.85 (0.38-1.28)) and RAMRIS osteitis (0.99 (0.52-1.43)). Damage measures of bone erosion (RAMRIS) and cartilage loss (CARLOS) were reduced with infliximab compared to with placebo at 14 weeks (p≤0.025). DCE-MRI and RAMRIS were equally sensitive and responsive to the anti-inflammatory effects of infliximab. RAMRIS and CARLOS showed suppression of erosion and cartilage loss, respectively, at 14 weeks. (ClinicalTrials.gov registration: NCT01313520).

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Contrast MediaAdultAntirheumatic AgentsArthritis, RheumatoidDouble-Blind MethodFemaleGadoliniumHandHumansInfliximabMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedPlacebosTreatment OutcomeWristAntirheumatic AgentsContrast MediaGadoliniumInfliximabPlacebos

Identifiers

PMID29236711
PMCPMC5728526
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