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ReviewNature reviews. Rheumatology2021

Immunogenicity of biologic agents in rheumatology.

Vibeke Strand, Joao Goncalves, John D Isaacs

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Review in Nature reviews. Rheumatology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 50 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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50citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
3.4field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
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

50 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 93 citations in OpenAlex.

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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

3 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Vibeke StrandDivision of Immunology and Rheumatology, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, USA. vstrand@stanford.edu.ORCID 0000-0003-4978-4072
Joao GoncalvesResearch Institute for Medicines (iMed), Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal.
John D IsaacsTranslational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
Newcastle upon Tyne Hospital · GBStanford Medicine · USUniversity of Lisbon · PT

Funding

Department of HealthVersus Arthritis
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Biologic agents have become a core component of therapeutic strategies for many inflammatory rheumatic diseases. However, perhaps reflecting the specificity and generally high affinity of biologic agents, these therapeutics have been used by rheumatologists with less consideration of their pharmacokinetics than that of conventional synthetic DMARDs. Immunogenicity was recognized as a potential limitation to the use of biologic agents at an early stage in their development, although regulatory guidance was relatively limited and assays to measure immunogenicity were less sophisticated than today. The advent of biosimilars has sparked a renewed interest in immunogenicity that has resulted in the development of increasingly sensitive assays, an enhanced appreciation of the pharmacokinetic consequences of immunogenicity and the development of comprehensive and specific guidance from regulatory authorities. As a result, rheumatologists have a greatly improved understanding of the field in general, including the factors responsible for immunogenicity, its potential clinical consequences and the implications for everyday treatment. In some specialties, immunogenicity testing is becoming a part of routine clinical management, but definitive evidence of its cost-effectiveness in rheumatology is awaited.

Indexed as

Adaptive ImmunityAntirheumatic AgentsBiological FactorsBiosimilar PharmaceuticalsCost-Benefit AnalysisHumansRheumatic DiseasesRheumatologistsRheumatologyAntirheumatic AgentsBiological FactorsBiosimilar Pharmaceuticals

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PMID33318665
OpenAlexW3110650867

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