Gene Profiling May Predict Treatment Response in Refractory Rheumatoid Arthritis
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In patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) refractory to treatment with rituximab or tocilizumab, genetic profiling of synovial biopsies predicted the lack of therapeutic response better than a model using only tissue pathology or clinical factors. The results will not directly change clinical practice immediately, as further development and additional clinical studies are needed to turn our results into a truly practical diagnostic test.
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@rikrounak This study supports the notion that disease endotypes, driven by diverse molecular pathology pathways in the diseased tissue, determine diverse clinical and treatment-response phenotypes. It also highlights the importance of integration of molecular pathology signatures into clinical algorithms to optimize the future use of existing medications and inform the development of new drugs for refractory patients