Circulating concentration of infliximab and response to treatment in ankylosing spondylitis: Results from a randomized control study

Arthritis Care and Research

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 569-576

  Krzysiek, Roman ^a   Breban, Maxime ^b   Ravaud, Philippe ^c   Prejean, Maria Vittoria ^a   Wijdenes, John ^d   Roy, Carine ^c   Yves Dominique, Henry ^e   Barbey, Carole ^a   Trappe, Gérard ^e   Dougados, Maxime ^f   Emilie, Dominique ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b HÔPITAL AMBROISE PARÉ   (France)

^c ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE HÔPITAUX DE PARIS   (France)

^d Diaclone   (France)

^e Schering Plough   (France)

^f NONE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLIXIMAB; METHOTREXATE;

ADULT; ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PLASMA CONCENTRATION-TIME CURVE; RELAPSE; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADULT; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPONDYLITIS, ANKYLOSING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 66249104338     PISSN: 21514658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.24275     Document Type: Article

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