作者: Y-F Chen , P Jobanputra , P Barton , S Jowett , S Bryan
DOI: 10.3310/HTA10420
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摘要: OBJECTIVES This report reviews the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of adalimumab, etanercept infliximab, agents that inhibit tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), when used in treatment rheumatoid arthritis (RA) adults. DATA SOURCES Electronic databases were searched up to February 2005. REVIEW METHODS Systematic literature on undertaken industry submissions National Institute for Health Clinical Excellence (NICE) reviewed. Meta-analyses data also each agent. The Birmingham Rheumatoid Arthritis Model (BRAM), a simulation model, was further developed produce an incremental analysis. RESULTS Twenty-nine randomised controlled trials (RCTs), most high quality, included. only head-to-head comparisons against methotrexate. For patients with short disease duration (