Abstracts tagged "economics and tocilizumab"

Abstract Number: 2463 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2012
Cost-Effectiveness of Tocilizumab Monotherapy Vs. Adalimumab Monotherapy in the Treatment of Severe Active Rheumatoid Arthritis
Josh J. Carlson¹, Sarika Ogale², Fred Dejonckheere³ and Sean Sullivan⁴, ¹Pharmacy, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ²Genentech, South San Francisco, CA, ³F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, Basel, Switzerland, ⁴Health Sciences Building, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Background/Purpose: The ADACTA trial found that biologic naïve patients with severe active RA who are methotrexate (MTX) intolerant or in whom continued MTX treatment is…
Abstract Number: 2173 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2012
Pharmacoeconomic Evaluation of Tocilizumab Monotherapy Vs. Adalimumab Monotherapy in Reducing Disease Activity in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Navarro Sarabia F¹, Francisco J. Blanco V², Álvaro Gracia JM³, JA García Meijide⁴ and Jl Poveda⁵, ¹Rheumatologist Service, Hospital. Virgen Macarena, Sevilla, Spain, ²Rheumatology Service, INIBIC-Hospital Universitario A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain, ³Rheumatology Service, H. Universitario La Princesa, Madrid, SC, Spain, ⁴Rheumatologist Service, Hospital Ntra. Sra. La Esperanza, Santiago de Compostela, Spain, ⁵Pharmacy Service, Hospital Universitario La Fe, Valencia, Spain
Background/Purpose: ADACTA trial (Gabay C et al EULAR June 2012) showed that tocilizumab (TCZ) monotherapy was superior to adalimumab (ADA) monotherapy in reducing signs and…