Cándido Díaz-Lagares, Roberto Pérez-Alvarez, Francisco J García-Hernández, María M Ayala-Gutiérrez, José Luis Callejas, Agustín Martínez-Berriotxoa, Javier Rascón, Luis Caminal-Montero, Albert Selva-O'Callaghan, Joaquim Oristrell, Carmen Hidalgo, Ricardo Gómez-de-la-Torre, Luis Sáez, Jesús Canora-Lebrato, María-Teresa Camps, Norberto Ortego-Centeno, María-Jesús Castillo-Palma, Manuel Ramos-Casals
INTRODUCTION: The purpose of this observational study was to analyze the rates, characteristics and associated risk factors of severe infections in patients with systemic autoimmune diseases (SAD) who were treated off-label with biological agents in daily practice. METHODS: The BIOGEAS registry is an ongoing Spanish prospective cohort study investigating the long-term safety and efficacy of the off-label use of biological agents in adult patients with severe, refractory SAD...
July 11, 2011: Arthritis Research & Therapy