rheumatoid arthritis
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: RA patients who meet 2010 ACR/EULAR Classification Criteria for RA Patients who consulted at Department of Immunology and Rheumatology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and research cooperation institutions between June 2013 and June 2017 >Abatacept arm Patients who meet Japan College of Rheumatology guidelines for the use of abatacept against RA and started abatacept treatment Patients who were able to be follow-upped for 12 months after introduction of the therapy Patients who had no history of biological agents >MTX arm (Control arm) Patients who were able to be follow-upped for 12 months after introduction of the therapy Patients who were matched with age and disease duration with abatacept arm
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients who are judges as inappropriate for enrollment to the study by the investigator
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The seroconversion rate of IgM-ACPA at 12 months after treatment | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Department of Community Medicine