Rheumatoid Arthritis
Conditions
Keywords
Certolizumab Pegol, CZP, Cimzia®, NDB, registry
Brief summary
Observational registry to assess the longer-term risk of serious infections and malignancies reported with TNFα-blocker therapy, as well as the longer-term risk of cardiovascular and thromboembolic events in adult Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) patients treated with Cimzia® as compared to non-biologic DMARD-treated controls.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* RA and started treatment with certolizumab pegol (Cimzia®; CZP) or non-biologic DMARD within the last 6 months
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Number of participants with lymphoma | 6 years | Number of participants with lymphoma during the observational period (up to 6 years) |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Number of participants with serious infections | 6 years | Number of participants with serious infections during the observational period (up to 6 years) |
| Number of participants with non-lymphoma malignancies | 6 years | Number of participants with non-lymphoma malignancies during the observational period (up to 6 years) |
| Number of participants with cardiovascular events | 6 years | Number of participants with cardiovascular events during the observational period (up to 6 years) |
| Number of participants with thromboembolic events | 6 years | Number of participants with thromboembolic events during the observational period (up to 6 years) |