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ReviewNature reviews. Rheumatology2020

Reflections on 'older' drugs: learning new lessons in rheumatology.

S A Kerrigan, I B McInnes

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Review in Nature reviews. Rheumatology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

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.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

S A KerriganInstitute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0212-8011
I B McInnesInstitute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK. Iain.McInnes@glasgow.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4449-8501

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The management of rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases has transformed over two decades of exciting discoveries regarding pathogenesis and innovative drug development. The introduction of sophisticated immunomodulatory therapies has given renewed hope to many patients, but notable challenges remain within the field of rheumatology. Before the advent of biologic therapies, conventional synthetic DMARDs (csDMARDs) provided effective disease control for some patients, although a comprehensive understanding of the mechanisms by which these drugs exert their effects remained elusive. Reflecting upon the efficacy and mechanisms of action of csDMARDs can provide intriguing insights. First, contemplating past approaches brings our remarkable current approaches concerning pathogenesis-driven discovery and drug development into sharper focus. Second, increased understanding of the mode of action of these older drugs might in turn provide exciting opportunities for the understanding of disease and for the development of future therapies.

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Disease ManagementRheumatologyAntirheumatic AgentsBiological TherapyHumansMusculoskeletal DiseasesRheumatic DiseasesAntirheumatic Agents

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