Four-year secukinumab treatment outcomes in European real-world patients with axial spondyloarthritis and psoriatic arthritis

Authors: Pons, Marion ^a, Georgiadis, Stylianos ^a, Østergaard, Mikkel ^{a, c}, Ahmadzay, Zohra Faizy ^{a, c}, Glintborg, Bente ^{a, b, c}, Heberg, Jette ^a, Christensen, Sara Nysom ^a, Rasmussen, Simon ^a, Loft, Anne Gitte ^{d, e}, Castrejón, Isabel ^{f, g}, Sánchez-Alonso, Fernando ^h, Iannone, Florenzo ⁱ, Nordström, Dan ^j, Hokkanen, Anna-Mari ^j, Ciurea, Adrian ^k, Nissen, Michael J. ^l, Závada, Jakub ^{m, n}, Pavelka, Karel ^{m, n}, Rotar, Ziga ^{o, p}, Pirkmajer, Katja Perdan ^{o, p}, Michelsen, Brigitte ^{a, q, r}, Mielnik, Pawel ^s, Bernardes, Miguel ^t, Khmelinskii, Nikita ^{u, v}, Laas, Karin ^w, Vorobjov, Sigrid ^x, Codreanu, Catalin ^y, Macfarlane, Gary J. ^z, Jones, Gareth T. ^z, Gudbjornsson, Bjorn ^{aa, ab}, Palsson, Olafur ^{ab, ac}, Wallman, Johan K. ^ac, van der Horst-Bruinsma, Irene ^ad, Onen, Fatos ^ae, Hetland, Merete Lund ^{a, c}, Ørnbjerg, Lykke Midtbøll ^{a, *}

Source: In Joint Bone Spine May 2025 92(3)

Drug effectiveness of 2nd and 3rd TNF inhibitors in psoriatic arthritis – relationship with the reason for withdrawal from the previous treatment

Authors: Ørnbjerg, Lykke Midtbøll, Brahe, Cecilie Heegaard, Linde, Louise, Jacobsson, Lennart, Nissen, Michael J., Kristianslund, Eirik Klami, Santos, Maria José, Nordström, Dan, Rotar, Ziga, Gudbjornsson, Bjorn, Onen, Fatos, Codreanu, Catalin, Lindström, Ulf, Möller, Burkhard, Kvien, Tore K., Barcelos, Anabela, Eklund, Kari K., Tomšič, Matija, Love, Thorvardur Jon, Can, Gercek, Ionescu, Ruxandra, Loft, Anne Gitte, Mann, Herman, Pavelka, Karel, van de Sande, Marleen, van der Horst-Bruinsma, I.E., Suarez, Manuel Pombo, Sánchez-Piedra, Carlos, Macfarlane, Gary J., Iannone, Florenzo, Michelsen, Brigitte, Hyldstrup, Lise Hejl, Krogh, Niels Steen, Østergaard, Mikkel, Hetland, Merete Lund

Source: In Joint Bone Spine July 2024 91(4)

Molecular maps of synovial cells in inflammatory arthritis using an optimized synovial tissue dissociation protocol

Authors: Edalat, Sam G. ^{1, 12}, Gerber, Reto ^{1, 2, 12}, Houtman, Miranda ¹, Lückgen, Janine ³, Teixeira, Rui Lourenço ^{4, 5, 6}, Palacios Cisneros, Maria del Pilar ³, Pfanner, Tamara ³, Kuret, Tadeja ^{1, 7}, Ižanc, Nadja ^{1, 7}, Micheroli, Raphael ¹, Polido-Pereira, Joaquim ^{4, 5, 6}, Saraiva, Fernando ^{4, 5, 6}, Lingam, Swathi ³, Burki, Kristina ¹, Burja, Blaž ^{1, 7}, Pauli, Chantal ⁸, Rotar, Žiga ^{7, 9}, Tomšič, Matija ^{7, 9}, Čučnik, Saša ^{7, 10}, Fonseca, João Eurico ^{4, 5, 6}, Distler, Oliver ¹, Calado, Ângelo ⁴, Romão, Vasco C. ^{4, 5, 6}, Ospelt, Caroline ¹, Sodin-Semrl, Snežna ^{7, 11}, Robinson, Mark D. ^{2, ∗}, Frank Bertoncelj, Mojca ^{1, 3, 13, ∗∗}

Source: In iScience 21 June 2024 27(6)

Patient-reported outcomes in axial spondyloarthritis and psoriatic arthritis patients treated with secukinumab for 24 months in daily clinical practice

Authors: Christiansen, Sara Nysom, Horskjær Rasmussen, Simon, Pons, Marion, Michelsen, Brigitte, Glintborg, Bente, Gudbjornsson, Bjorn, Grondal, Gerdur, Vencovsky, Jiri, Loft, Anne Gitte, Rotar, Ziga, Pirkmajer, Katja Perdan, Nissen, Michael J., Baranová, Jana, Macfarlane, Gary J., Jones, Gareth T., Iannone, Florenzo, Caporali, Roberto, Laas, Karin, Vorobjov, Sigrid, Giuseppe, Daniela Di, Olofsson, Tor, Provan, Sella Aarrestad, Fagerli, Karen Minde, Castrejon, Isabel, Otero-Varela, Lucia, van de Sande, Marleen, van der Horst-Bruinsma, Irene, Nordström, Dan, Kuusalo, Laura, Bernardes, Miguel, Hetland, Merete Lund, Østergaard, Mikkel, Midtbøll Ørnbjerg, Lykke

Source: In Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism April 2024 65

Oral glucocorticoid use in patients with rheumatoid arthritis initiating TNF-inhibitors, tocilizumab or abatacept: Results from the international TOCERRA and PANABA observational collaborative studies

Authors: Lauper, Kim, Mongin, Denis, Bergstra, Sytske Anne, Choquette, Denis, Codreanu, Catalin, Gottenberg, Jacques-Eric, Kubo, Satoshi, Hetland, Merete Lund, Iannone, Florenzo, Kristianslund, Eirik K., Kvien, Tore K., Lukina, Galina, Mariette, Xavier, Nordström, Dan C., Pavelka, Karel, Pombo-Suarez, Manuel, Rotar, Ziga, Santos, Maria J., Tanaka, Yoshiya, Turesson, Carl, Courvoisier, Delphine S., Finckh, Axel, Gabay, Cem

Source: In Joint Bone Spine March 2024 91(2)

Differences and similarities between the EULAR/ASAS-EULAR and national recommendations for treatment of patients with psoriatic arthritis and axial spondyloarthritis across Europe

Authors: Michelsen, Brigitte, Østergaard, Mikkel, Nissen, Michael John, Ciurea, Adrian, Möller, Burkhard, Ørnbjerg, Lykke Midtbøll, Zavada, Jakub, Glintborg, Bente, MacDonald, Alan, Laas, Karin, Nordström, Dan, Gudbjornsson, Bjorn, Iannone, Florenzo, Hellmand, Pasoon, Kvien, Tore Kristian, Rodrigues, Ana Maria, Codreanu, Catalin, Rotar, Ziga, Castrejón Fernández, Isabel, Wallman, Johan Karlsson, Vencovsky, Jiri, Loft, Anne Gitte, Heddle, Maureen, Vorobjov, Sigrid, Hokkanen, Anna-Mari, Gröndal, Gerdur, Sebastiani, Marco, van de Sande, Marleen, Kristianslund, Eirik Klami, Santos, Maria José, Mogosan, Corina, Tomsic, Matija, Díaz-González, Federico, Di Giuseppe, Daniela, Hetland, Merete Lund

Source: In The Lancet Regional Health - Europe October 2023 33

Predictors of ASDAS-CRP inactive disease in axial spondyloarthritis during treatment with TNF-inhibitors: Data from the EuroSpA collaboration

Authors: Ørnbjerg, Lykke M., Linde, Louise, Georgiadis, Stylianos, Rasmussen, Simon H., Lindström, Ulf, Askling, Johan, Michelsen, Brigitte, Giuseppe, Daniela Di, Wallman, Johan K., Pavelka, Karel, Závada, Jakub, Nissen, Michael J., Jones, Gareth T., Relas, Heikki, Pirilä, Laura, Tomšič, Matija, Rotar, Ziga, Geirsson, Arni Jon, Gudbjornsson, Bjorn, Kristianslund, Eirik K., van sder Horst-Bruinsma, Irene, Loft, Anne Gitte, Laas, Karin, Iannone, Florenzo, Corrado, Addolorata, Ciurea, Adrian, Santos, Maria J., Santos, Helena, Codreanu, Catalin, Akkoc, Nurullah, Gunduz, Ozgul S., Glintborg, Bente, Østergaard, Mikkel, Hetland, Merete Lund

Source: In Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism October 2022 56

The association between adult IgA vasculitis and cancer: a prospective observational study.

Authors: Hočevar, Alojzija, Jurčič, Vesna, Rotar, Žiga

Source: Frontiers in Medicine; 2025, p1-8, 8p

Establishment of ELISA-comparable moderate and high thresholds for anticardiolipin and anti-β2 glycoprotein I chemiluminescent immunoassays according to the 2023 ACR/EULAR APS classification criteria and evaluation of their diagnostic performance.

Authors: Žigon, Polona, Boštic, Nika, Ambrožič, Aleš, Rotar, Žiga, Blokar, Elizabeta, Ogrič, Manca, Čučnik, Saša

Source: Clinical Chemistry & Laboratory Medicine; Jan2025, Vol. 63 Issue 1, p164-176, 13p

Subject Terms: ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID syndrome, BLOOD donors, IMMUNOGLOBULIN G, IMMUNOASSAY, IMMUNOGLOBULINS

The cut-off values for the intima–media complex thickness assessed by colour Doppler sonography in seven cranial and aortic arch arteries

Authors: Ješe, Rok, Rotar, Žiga, Tomšič, Matija, Hočevar, Alojzija

Source: Rheumatology. 60(3):1346-1352

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Comparative effectiveness of TNF inhibitors and tocilizumab with and without conventional synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs in a pan-European observational cohort of bio-naïve patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Authors: Lauper, Kim, Mongin, Denis, Iannone, Florenzo, Kristianslund, Eirik K., Kvien, Tore K., Nordström, Dan C., Pavelka, Karel, Pombo-Suarez, Manuel, Rotar, Ziga, Santos, Maria J., Codreanu, Catalin, Lukina, Galina, Gale, Sara L., John, Markus, Luder, Yves, Courvoisier, Delphine S., Gabay, Cem

Source: In Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism February 2020 50(1):17-24

Cut-Offs for Disease Activity States in Axial Spondylarthritis With Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Score (ASDAS) Based on C-Reactive Protein and ASDAS Based on Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate: Are They Interchangeable?

Authors: Georgiadis, Stylianos, Ørnbjerg, Lykke Midtbøll, Michelsen, Brigitte, Kvien, Tore K., Di Giuseppe, Daniela, Wallman, Johan K., Závada, Jakub, Provan, Sella A., Kristianslund, Eirik Klami, Rodrigues, Ana Maria, Santos, Maria José, Rotar, Žiga, Pirkmajer, Katja Perdan, Nordström, Dan, Macfarlane, Gary J., Jones, Gareth T., van der Horst-Bruinsma, Irene, Hellamand, Pasoon, Østergaard, Mikkel, Hetland, Merete Lund

Source: Journal of Rheumatology; Jul2024, Vol. 51 Issue 7, p673-677, 5p

Subject Terms: BLOOD sedimentation, DISEASE progression, ANKYLOSING spondylitis, SPONDYLOARTHROPATHIES, TUMOR necrosis factors

The incidence of giant cell arteritis in Slovenia

Authors: Pucelj, Nataša, Hočevar, Alojzija, Ješe, Rok, Rotar, Žiga, Hawlina, Marko, Fakin, Ana, Pižem, Jože, Tomšič, Matija

Source: Clinical rheumatology. 38(2):285-290

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The incidence rate and the early management of rheumatoid arthritis in Slovenia

Authors: Ješe, Rok, Perdan-Pirkmajer, Katja, Hočevar, Alojzija, Rotar, Žiga, Markez, Sanja, Pavič-Nikolič, Milena, Tomšič, Matija

Source: Clinical rheumatology. 38(2):273-278

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Antiphospholipid antibodies in adult IgA vasculitis: observational study

Authors: Hočevar, Alojzija, Rotar, Žiga, Žigon, Polona, Čučnik, Saša, Ostrovršnik, Jaka, Tomšič, Matija

Source: Clinical rheumatology. 38(2):347-351

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Does leflunomide have a role in giant cell arteritis? An open-label study

Authors: Hočevar, Alojzija, Ješe, Rok, Rotar, Žiga, Tomšič, Matija

Source: Clinical rheumatology. 38(2):291-296

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Added value of non-criteria antiphospholipid antibodies for antiphospholipid syndrome: lessons learned from year-long routine measurements

Authors: Žigon, Polona, Podovšovnik, Anuška, Ambrožič, Aleš, Tomšič, Matija, Hočevar, Alojzija, Gašperšič, Nataša, Rotar, Žiga, Praprotnik, Sonja, Šemrl, Snežna, Čučnik, Saša

Source: Clinical rheumatology. 38(2):371-378

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Utility of serological biomarkers for giant cell arteritis in a large cohort of treatment-naïve patients

Authors: Burja, Blaž, Feichtinger, Julia, Lakota, Katja, Thallinger, Gerhard, Sodin-Semrl, Snezna, Kuret, Tadeja, Rotar, Žiga, Ješe, Rok, Žigon, Polona, Čučnik, Saša, Mali, Polonca, Praprotnik, Sonja, Tomšič, Matija, Hočevar, Alojzija

Source: Clinical rheumatology. 38(2):317-329

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The incidence of idiopathic inflammatory myopathies in the adult Slovenian population

Authors: Ostrovršnik, Jaka, Hočevar, Alojzija, Rotar, Žiga, Krošel, Monika, Čučnik, Saša, Jurčić, Vesna, Tomšič, Matija

Source: Clinical rheumatology. 38(2):279-283

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The persistence of golimumab compared to other tumour necrosis factor-α inhibitors in daily clinical practice for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis and psoriatic arthritis: observations from the Slovenian nation-wide longitudinal registry of patients treated with biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs—BioRx.si

Authors: Rotar, Žiga, Tomšič, Matija, Praprotnik, Sonja

Source: Clinical rheumatology. 38(2):297-305

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