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      June 12, 2017August 24, 2022

      Diplomat Pharmacy Begins Dispensing Kevzara to Treat Rheumatoid Arthritis

      Diplomat Pharmacy has begun filling prescriptions for Kevzara (sarilumab) for patients with moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The announcement comes after the U.S. Food and Drug ... Read more
    • June 7, 2017June 7, 2017

      Filgotinib Improves RA Patient Outcomes When Methotrexate Is Inadequate, Study Suggests

      Active rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients whose response to methotrexate (MTX) therapy was insufficient showed improvement when MTX was combined with filgotinib, an investigational JAK–1 inhibitor, according ... Read more
    • June 5, 2017June 5, 2017

      EMA Accepts Humira and Remicade Biosimilars for Regulatory Review

      The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has accepted a marketing authorization application from generic pharmaceuticals developer Sandoz for the review of biosimilars for AbbVie’s Humira (adalimumab) and Janssen’s Remicade (infliximab), ... Read more
    • June 2, 2017June 2, 2017

      DMARDs Triple Therapy Provides Better Cost-Effective First Line Strategy for RA, Study Finds

      Results of a recent study showed that biological therapy regimens, such as Enbrel (etanercept), Humira (adalimumab), ‎Remicade (infliximab), ‎Simponi (golimumab), or ‎Cimzia (certolizumab), are less cost-effective ... Read more
    • May 23, 2017May 23, 2017

      Kevzara Approved by FDA for Treatment of RA in Adults Who Don’t Respond to DMARDs

      Kevzara (sarilumab) was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of adult patients with moderate to severely active rheumatoid arthritis ... Read more
    Diplomat Pharmacy Begins Dispensing Kevzara to Treat Rheumatoid Arthritis
    June 12, 2017August 24, 2022

    Diplomat Pharmacy Begins Dispensing Kevzara to Treat Rheumatoid Arthritis

    News, rheumatoid arthritis
    Diplomat Pharmacy has begun filling prescriptions for Kevzara (sarilumab) for patients with moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The announcement comes after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approving the therapy in May. ... Read more
    Filgotinib Improves RA Patient Outcomes When Methotrexate Is Inadequate, Study Suggests
    June 7, 2017June 7, 2017

    Filgotinib Improves RA Patient Outcomes When Methotrexate Is Inadequate, Study Suggests

    News, rheumatoid arthritis
    Active rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients whose response to methotrexate (MTX) therapy was insufficient showed improvement when MTX was combined with filgotinib, an investigational JAK–1 inhibitor, according to results of a Phase ... Read more
    EMA Accepts Humira and Remicade Biosimilars for Regulatory Review
    June 5, 2017June 5, 2017

    EMA Accepts Humira and Remicade Biosimilars for Regulatory Review

    News
    The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has accepted a marketing authorization application from generic pharmaceuticals developer Sandoz for the review of biosimilars for AbbVie’s Humira (adalimumab) and Janssen’s Remicade (infliximab), used in the treatment of ... Read more
    DMARDs Triple Therapy Provides Better Cost-Effective First Line Strategy for RA, Study Finds
    June 2, 2017June 2, 2017

    DMARDs Triple Therapy Provides Better Cost-Effective First Line Strategy for RA, Study Finds

    News, rheumatoid arthritis
    Results of a recent study showed that biological therapy regimens, such as Enbrel (etanercept), Humira (adalimumab), ‎Remicade (infliximab), ‎Simponi (golimumab), or ‎Cimzia (certolizumab), are less cost-effective compared to DMARD combination in ... Read more
    Kevzara Approved by FDA for Treatment of RA in Adults Who Don’t Respond to DMARDs
    May 23, 2017May 23, 2017

    Kevzara Approved by FDA for Treatment of RA in Adults Who Don’t Respond to DMARDs

    News, rheumatoid arthritis
    Kevzara (sarilumab) was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of adult patients with moderate to severely active rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who have not responded ... Read more
    Learning Sessions Help Rheumatologists Take Better Care of RA Patients, Study Says
    May 22, 2017May 22, 2017

    Learning Sessions Help Rheumatologists Take Better Care of RA Patients, Study Says

    News
    Group-based quality improvement sessions, based on the recommended “treat to target” (TTT) approach, can help rheumatologists improve the quality of their care for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients, a recent study ... Read more
    Potential Treatment Sirukumab Up Before FDA and EMA with High Expectations, J&J Reports
    May 19, 2017May 19, 2017

    Potential Treatment Sirukumab Up Before FDA and EMA with High Expectations, J&J Reports

    News, rheumatoid arthritis
    A potential treatment for moderate-to-severe rheumatoid arthritis, sirukumab, is under consideration by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for approval, with the application supported by results from five Phase 3 clinical trials. ... Read more
    Can-Fite Files Clinical Trial Application in Canada for Piclidenoson to Treat RA
    May 17, 2017May 17, 2017

    Can-Fite Files Clinical Trial Application in Canada for Piclidenoson to Treat RA

    News
    Can-Fite BioPharma has filed a clinical trial application (CTA) with Health Canada for piclidenoson (CF101) as a treatment for rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Piclidenoson is an orally bioavailable drug with a favorable therapeutic ... Read more
    Biosimilar CT-P13 Can Safely Replace Much More Expensive Remicade as RA Treatment, Study Finds
    May 15, 2017May 15, 2017

    Biosimilar CT-P13 Can Safely Replace Much More Expensive Remicade as RA Treatment, Study Finds

    News
    Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients taking Remicade (infliximab) can safely switch to CT-P13 (developed by Celltrion) — a much cheaper biosimilar of Remicade — according to a Norwegian study published in The Lancet. The ... Read more
    Researchers Uncover Gene Variations Linked to RA, Other Immune Diseases
    May 12, 2017September 22, 2017

    Researchers Uncover Gene Variations Linked to RA, Other Immune Diseases

    News, rheumatoid arthritis
    A large-scale genetic study, in combination with information from electronic health records (EHRs), identified new human leukocyte antigen (HLA) associations with several immune conditions, including rheumatoid arthritis and multiple sclerosis. ... Read more

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