A systematic review of the effectiveness of adalimumab

A systematic review of the effectiveness of adalimumab A systematic review of the effectiveness of adalimumab

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viii Glossary and list of abbreviations List of abbreviations ACR American College for Rheumatology Adal adalimumab ADORE Add Enbrel or Replace Methotrexate (study) ARAMIS Arthritis, Rheumatism and Aging Medical Information System ARMADA Anti-Tumor Necrosis Factor Research Study Program of the Monoclonal Antibody Adalimumab (D2E7) in Rheumatoid Arthritis ASPIRE Active-controlled Study of Patients Receiving Infliximab for the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis of Early Onset ATTRACT Anti-TNF Trial in Rheumatoid Arthritis with Concomitant Therapy AUC area under the curve AZA azathioprine BCP biochemical profile BeSt Behandel–Strategieën study BRAM Birmingham Rheumatoid Arthritis Model BSR British Society for Rheumatology BSRBR British Society for Rheumatology Biologics Register CHEC Consensus on Health Economic Criteria CI Confidence interval CRP C-reactive protein CXR chest X-ray CyA ciclosporin DAS Disease Activity Score DMARD disease-modifying antirheumatic drug DPen penicillamine EMEA European Medicines Agency EQ-5D EuroQol 5 Dimensions ERA Early Rheumatoid Arthritis study ESR erythrocyte sedimentation rate Etan etanercept EULAR European League Against Rheumatism FBC full blood count FDA Food and Drug Administration GPRD General Practice Research Database GST injectable gold HAQ Health Assessment Questionnaire HCQ hydroxychloroquine HLA human leucocyte antigen i.m. intramuscular i.v. intravenous ICER incremental cost-effectiveness ratio IgG immunoglobulin G IL-1 interleukin-1 IL-2 interleukin-2 IL-6 interleukin-6 Infl infliximab IQR interquartile range ITT intention-to-treat LEF leflunomide continued

List of abbreviations continued MCP metacarpophalangeal joint MHAQ Modified Health Assessment Questionnaire MRI magnetic resonance imaging MTX methotrexate NA not applicable NICE National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence NNH number needed to harm NNT number needed to treat NR not reported NSAID non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug Pall palliation PCT primary care trust PREMIER A prospective, randomised trial (DE013) comparing adalimumab, methotrexate, and the combination of both over 2 years in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis PSS Personal and Social Services QoL quality of life QALY quality-adjusted life-year QSE quasi-standard error TNF-R tumour necrosis factor receptor RA rheumatoid arthritis RCT randomised controlled trial RD risk difference RR relative risk s.c. subcutaneous Health Technology Assessment 2006; Vol. 10: No. 42 SAE serious adverse event SD standard deviation SDD smallest detectable difference SEER Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results SEM standard error of the mean SF-36 Short Form 36 SJC swollen joint count SLE systemic lupus erythematosus SMD standardised mean difference SSZ sulfasalazine STAR Safety Trial of Adalimumab in Rheumatoid Arthritis START Safety Trial for Rheumatoid Arthritis with Remicade Therapy sTNFR soluble tumour necrosis factor receptor TACE tumour necrosis factor- converting enzyme TEMPO Trial of Etanercept and Methotrexate with Radiographic Patient Outcomes TJC tender joint count TNF tumour necrosis factor TNF- tumour necrosis factor- VAS visual analogue scale WMD weighted mean difference WR weighted response All abbreviations that have been used in this report are listed here unless the abbreviation is well known (e.g. NHS), or it has been used only once, or it is a non-standard abbreviation used only in figures/tables/appendices in which case the abbreviation is defined in the figure legend or at the end of the table. © Queen’s Printer and Controller of HMSO 2006. All rights reserved. ix

viii<br />

Glossary and list <strong>of</strong> abbreviations<br />

List <strong>of</strong> abbreviations<br />

ACR American College for<br />

Rheumatology<br />

Adal <strong>adalimumab</strong><br />

ADORE Add Enbrel or Replace<br />

Methotrexate (study)<br />

ARAMIS Arthritis, Rheumatism and Aging<br />

Medical Information System<br />

ARMADA Anti-Tumor Necrosis Factor<br />

Research Study Program <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

Monoclonal Antibody<br />

Adalimumab (D2E7) in<br />

Rheumatoid Arthritis<br />

ASPIRE Active-controlled Study <strong>of</strong><br />

Patients Receiving Infliximab for<br />

<strong>the</strong> Treatment <strong>of</strong> Rheumatoid<br />

Arthritis <strong>of</strong> Early Onset<br />

ATTRACT Anti-TNF Trial in Rheumatoid<br />

Arthritis with Concomitant<br />

Therapy<br />

AUC area under <strong>the</strong> curve<br />

AZA azathioprine<br />

BCP biochemical pr<strong>of</strong>ile<br />

BeSt Behandel–Strategieën study<br />

BRAM Birmingham Rheumatoid<br />

Arthritis Model<br />

BSR British Society for Rheumatology<br />

BSRBR British Society for Rheumatology<br />

Biologics Register<br />

CHEC Consensus on Health Economic<br />

Criteria<br />

CI Confidence interval<br />

CRP C-reactive protein<br />

CXR chest X-ray<br />

CyA ciclosporin<br />

DAS Disease Activity Score<br />

DMARD disease-modifying antirheumatic<br />

drug<br />

DPen penicillamine<br />

EMEA European Medicines Agency<br />

EQ-5D EuroQol 5 Dimensions<br />

ERA Early Rheumatoid Arthritis study<br />

ESR erythrocyte sedimentation rate<br />

Etan etanercept<br />

EULAR European League Against<br />

Rheumatism<br />

FBC full blood count<br />

FDA Food and Drug Administration<br />

GPRD General Practice Research<br />

Database<br />

GST injectable gold<br />

HAQ Health Assessment Questionnaire<br />

HCQ hydroxychloroquine<br />

HLA human leucocyte antigen<br />

i.m. intramuscular<br />

i.v. intravenous<br />

ICER incremental cost-<strong>effectiveness</strong><br />

ratio<br />

IgG immunoglobulin G<br />

IL-1 interleukin-1<br />

IL-2 interleukin-2<br />

IL-6 interleukin-6<br />

Infl infliximab<br />

IQR interquartile range<br />

ITT intention-to-treat<br />

LEF leflunomide<br />

continued

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