Long-term follow-up on effectiveness and safety of etanercept in JIA: the Dutch national register

Objective: Observational study to obtain a complete overview of the long-term effectiveness and safety of etanercept in patients with different Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) subtypes. Methods: At baseline we collected patient and disease characteristics of all Dutch JIA patients who started treatment with etanercept. Disease activity was evaluated (at start of the study, after three months, and then yearly) according to the JIA core set of the American College of Rheumatology Paediatric definition of improvement (ACR Pedi). Use of etanercept and concomitant drugs was monitored. Adverse e... Mehr ...