Generalizability of Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis in Biologic Agent Clinical Trials.
Priyanka VashishtHarlan SaylesAmy C CannellaTed R MikulsKaleb D MichaudPublished in: Arthritis care & research (2016)
The vast majority of RA patients from our clinical cohorts did not satisfy criteria for participation in biologic agent RCTs. These findings underscore the need for caution in extrapolating trial results to day-to-day management of RA patients and may provide insight into the differential responses to biologic agents reported in prior observational studies.