Rheumatoid arthritis
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Among the patients who are undergoing treatments as outpatients or hospitalized at the research institutes, 100 patients diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis and scheduled to be administered with or already being administered with Infliximab-BS(CTH), who were "requested for cooperation with the research on rheumatoid arthritis" by the personnel in charge of the execution of the research or medical doctor at the cooperative institution for the execution of the research and provided documentary consent by using "Letter of consent for cooperation with research on rheumatoid arthritis"(Attachments(1) and (2)) are selected as the subjects of the research.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: The patients administered with Infliximab-BS sold by other company is excluded.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| SNPs that stipulate drug responsiveness to Infliximab-BS [CTH] | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1.Comparison of SNPs that stipulate drug responsiveness to Infliximab-BS(CTH) and original medical drug, infliximab (effectiveness and safety) 2.Infliximab trough value and quantity of anti-drug antibody prior to and after the administration of Infliximab-BS(CTH) | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
research institute of Joint Disease Vice president