Modern Rheumatology, Volume 30, Issue 1 (2020)

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Review Articles

Review Article
A large observational cohort study of rheumatoid arthritis, IORRA: Providing context for today’s treatment options
Hisashi Yamanaka, Eiichi Tanaka, Ayako Nakajima, Takefumi Furuya, Katsunori Ikari, Atsuo Taniguchi, Eisuke Inoue & Masayoshi Harigai
Pages: 1-6
Published online: 01 Oct 2019
AbstractforA large observational cohort study of rheumatoid arthritis, IORRA: Providing context for today’s treatment options | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB) | EPUB
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Review Article
Pathogenesis of IgG4-related disease. Comparison with Sjögren’s syndrome
Hiroto Tsuboi, Fumika Honda, Hiroyuki Takahashi, Yuko Ono, Saori Abe, Yuya Kondo, Isao Matsumoto & Takayuki Sumida
Pages: 7-16
Published online: 19 Aug 2019
AbstractforPathogenesis of IgG4-related disease. Comparison with Sjögren’s syndrome | Full Text | References | PDF (3.1 MB) | EPUB
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Review Article
Genetic analysis of IgG4-related disease
Yuki Ishikawa & Chikashi Terao
Pages: 17-23
Published online: 07 Jun 2019
AbstractforGenetic analysis of IgG4-related disease | Full Text | References | PDF (865.1 KB) | EPUB
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Original Articles: Rheumatoid Arthritis

Article
Safety and effectiveness of high-dose methotrexate (over 8 mg/week) in 2838 Japanese patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a postmarketing surveillance report
Yasuo Suzuki, Naonobu Sugiyama, Yuri Fukuma, Noriko Sugiyama & Takeshi Kokubo
Pages: 24-35
Published online: 03 Jan 2019
AbstractforSafety and effectiveness of high-dose methotrexate (over 8 mg/week) in 2838 Japanese patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a postmarketing surveillance report | Full Text | References | PDF (1.3 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Safety profile of baricitinib in Japanese patients with active rheumatoid arthritis with over 1.6 years median time in treatment: An integrated analysis of Phases 2 and 3 trials
Masayoshi Harigai, Tsutomu Takeuchi, Josef S. Smolen, Kevin L. Winthrop, Atsushi Nishikawa, Terence P. Rooney, Chadi G. Saifan, Maher Issa, Yoshitaka Isaka, Naotsugu Akashi, Taeko Ishii & Yoshiya Tanaka
Pages: 36-43
Published online: 21 Mar 2019
AbstractforSafety profile of baricitinib in Japanese patients with active rheumatoid arthritis with over 1.6 years median time in treatment: An integrated analysis of Phases 2 and 3 trials | Full Text | References | PDF (808.7 KB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Article
Age and quality of life in patients with rheumatoid arthritis treated with biologic agents
Nao Oguro, Nobuyuki Yajima & Yusuke Miwa
Pages: 44-49
Published online: 03 Jan 2019
AbstractforAge and quality of life in patients with rheumatoid arthritis treated with biologic agents | Full Text | References | PDF (736.4 KB) | EPUB
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Clinical predictors of inadequate response to conventional synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (csDMARDs) including methotrexate (MTX) in untreated rheumatoid arthritis patients: A single-center observational study.
Toshiyuki Aramaki, Yukitaka Ueki, Kanako Kojima, Shota Kurushima, Yoshika Tsuji, Natsumi Kawachi, Naoki Iwamoto, Kunihiro Ichinose, Kaoru Terada, Katsumi Eguchi & Atsushi Kawakami
Pages: 50-57
Published online: 03 Jan 2019
AbstractforClinical predictors of inadequate response to conventional synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (csDMARDs) including methotrexate (MTX) in untreated rheumatoid arthritis patients: A single-center observational study. | Full Text | References | PDF (924.9 KB) | EPUB
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Factors associated with discontinuation of glucocorticoids after starting biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs in rheumatoid arthritis patients
Mariko Inoue, Hiroko Kanda, Shoko Tateishi & Keishi Fujio
Pages: 58-63
Published online: 03 Jan 2019
AbstractforFactors associated with discontinuation of glucocorticoids after starting biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs in rheumatoid arthritis patients | Full Text | References | PDF (994.1 KB) | EPUB
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Article
Age at the time of hip fracture in patients with rheumatoid arthritis is 4 years greater than it was 10 years before, but is still younger than that of the general population
Katsumitsu Arai, Nobuaki Suzuki, Takayuki Murayama, Naoki Kondo, Hiroshi Otsuka, Masahiro Koizumi, Noboru Hosaka, Ryuta Fujikawa, Kazuhito Yanabashi, Yosuke Sasage, Ken Yoshida, Keishi Kimura, Kentaroh Higuchi, Junya Ajiro & Naoto Endo
Pages: 64-69
Published online: 22 Jan 2019
AbstractforAge at the time of hip fracture in patients with rheumatoid arthritis is 4 years greater than it was 10 years before, but is still younger than that of the general population | Full Text | References | PDF (724.4 KB) | EPUB
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Fibrosis-4 index at diagnosis can predict all-cause mortality in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A retrospective monocentric study
Seung Up Kim, Beom Kyung Kim, Jun Yong Park, Do Young Kim, Sang Hoon Ahn, Yong-Beom Park, Kwang-Hyub Han & Sang-Won Lee
Pages: 70-77
Published online: 15 Jan 2019
AbstractforFibrosis-4 index at diagnosis can predict all-cause mortality in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A retrospective monocentric study | Full Text | References | PDF (792.5 KB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Disease activity, treatment and long-term prognosis of adult juvenile idiopathic arthritis patients compared with rheumatoid arthritis patients
Takumi Matsumoto, Toshihiro Matsui, Fumio Hirano, Shigeto Tohma & Masaaki Mori
Pages: 78-84
Published online: 09 Jan 2019
AbstractforDisease activity, treatment and long-term prognosis of adult juvenile idiopathic arthritis patients compared with rheumatoid arthritis patients | Full Text | References | PDF (1.3 MB) | EPUB
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Article
Suppression of hematopoietic cell kinase ameliorates the bone destruction associated with inflammation
Yusoon Kim, Mikihito Hayashi, Takehito Ono, Tetsuya Yoda, Hiroshi Takayanagi & Tomoki Nakashima
Pages: 85-92
Published online: 08 Jan 2019
AbstractforSuppression of hematopoietic cell kinase ameliorates the bone destruction associated with inflammation | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Original Articles: Connective Tissue Diseases and Related Disorders

Article
Safety and tolerability of sifalimumab, an anti-interferon-α monoclonal antibody, in Japanese patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: A multicenter, phase 2, open-label study
Tsutomu Takeuchi, Yoshiya Tanaka, Ryutaro Matsumura, Kazuyoshi Saito, Mitsuhiro Yoshimura, Koichi Amano, Tatsuya Atsumi, Eiichi Suematsu, Nobuya Hayashi, Liangwei Wang & Raj Tummala
Pages: 93-100
Published online: 25 Mar 2019
AbstractforSafety and tolerability of sifalimumab, an anti-interferon-α monoclonal antibody, in Japanese patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: A multicenter, phase 2, open-label study | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Safety and tolerability of anifrolumab, a monoclonal antibody targeting type I interferon receptor, in Japanese patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: A multicenter, phase 2, open-label study
Yoshiya Tanaka, Tsutomu Takeuchi, Masato Okada, Tomonori Ishii, Hiroshi Nakajima, Shinichi Kawai, Takao Nagashima, Nobuya Hayashi, Liangwei Wang & Raj Tummala
Pages: 101-108
Published online: 21 Mar 2019
AbstractforSafety and tolerability of anifrolumab, a monoclonal antibody targeting type I interferon receptor, in Japanese patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: A multicenter, phase 2, open-label study | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Article
Risk factors for cytomegalovirus disease with cytomegalovirus re-activation in patients with rheumatic disease
Shunya Kaneshita, Takashi Kida, Isao Yokota, Hidetake Nagahara, Takahiro Seno, Makoto Wada, Masataka Kohno & Yutaka Kawahito
Pages: 109-115
Published online: 03 Jan 2019
AbstractforRisk factors for cytomegalovirus disease with cytomegalovirus re-activation in patients with rheumatic disease | Full Text | References | PDF (721.4 KB) | EPUB
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Potential therapeutics for antiphospholipid antibody associated thrombocytopenia: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Nobuya Abe, Kenji Oku, Olga Amengual, Yuichiro Fujieda, Masaru Kato, Toshiyuki Bohgaki, Shinsuke Yasuda, Rintaro Mori, Eriko Morishita, Katsue Suzuki-Inoue & Tatsuya Atsumi
Pages: 116-124
Published online: 14 Jan 2019
AbstractforPotential therapeutics for antiphospholipid antibody associated thrombocytopenia: A systematic review and meta-analysis | Full Text | References | PDF (1.7 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Remission of proteinuria under therapeutic intervention and the renal outcomes in Japanese patients with lupus nephritis class III and IV
Yusuke Okabayashi, Nobuo Tsuboi, Kotaro Haruhara, Go Kanzaki, Kentaro Koike, Yoichi Miyazaki, Tetsuya Kawamura, Makoto Ogura & Takashi Yokoo
Pages: 125-131
Published online: 13 Feb 2019
AbstractforRemission of proteinuria under therapeutic intervention and the renal outcomes in Japanese patients with lupus nephritis class III and IV | Full Text | References | PDF (847.9 KB) | EPUB
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Efficacy and safety of secukinumab in Japanese patients with active ankylosing spondylitis: 24-week results from an open-label phase 3 study (MEASURE 2-J)
Mitsumasa Kishimoto, Atsuo Taniguchi, Ayako Fujishige, Shuhei Kaneko, Sibylle Haemmerle, Brian O. Porter & Shigeto Kobayashi
Pages: 132-140
Published online: 03 Jan 2019
AbstractforEfficacy and safety of secukinumab in Japanese patients with active ankylosing spondylitis: 24-week results from an open-label phase 3 study (MEASURE 2-J) | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Article
Neutrophil lymphocyte ratio in patients with ankylosing spondylitis: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Shanshan Xu, Yubo Ma, Meng Wu, Xu Zhang, Jiajia Yang, Jixiang Deng, Shiyang Guan, Xing Gao, Shengqian Xu, Zongwen Shuai, Shihe Guan, Liwen Chen & Faming Pan
Pages: 141-148
Published online: 23 Apr 2019
AbstractforNeutrophil lymphocyte ratio in patients with ankylosing spondylitis: A systematic review and meta-analysis | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB) | EPUB
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Associated factors with adherence to standard exercise therapy and health-related quality of life in Chinese patients with ankylosing spondylitis
Yan Sang, Chen Dong, Ting Fu, Rui Zhao, Xingyu Ge, Wei Zhou, Juan Ji & Zhifeng Gu
Pages: 149-154
Published online: 04 Feb 2019
AbstractforAssociated factors with adherence to standard exercise therapy and health-related quality of life in Chinese patients with ankylosing spondylitis | Full Text | References | PDF (666.9 KB) | EPUB
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Article
Efficacy and safety of adalimumab in Japanese patients with psoriatic arthritis and inadequate response to non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs): A prospective, observational study
Akimichi Morita, Ryuhei Okuyama, Norito Katoh, Chiharu Tateishi, Koji Masuda, Toshifumi Komori, Eisaku Ogawa, Takamitsu Makino, Emi Nishida, Shohei Nishimoto, Kenzo Muramoto, Daisuke Tsuruta & Hironobu Ihn
Pages: 155-165
Published online: 21 May 2019
AbstractforEfficacy and safety of adalimumab in Japanese patients with psoriatic arthritis and inadequate response to non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs): A prospective, observational study | Full Text | References | PDF (2.3 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Article
Long-term effectiveness and safety of canakinumab in pediatric familial Mediterranean fever patients
Nesrin Gülez, Balahan Makay & Betül Sözeri
Pages: 166-171
Published online: 21 Nov 2019
AbstractforLong-term effectiveness and safety of canakinumab in pediatric familial Mediterranean fever patients | Full Text | References | PDF (951.8 KB) | EPUB
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Article
Major salivary gland enlargement in IgG4-related disease is associated with multiorgan involvement and higher basal disease activity
Eduardo Martín-Nares, Arturo Ángeles-Ángeles & Gabriela Hernandez-Molina
Pages: 172-177
Published online: 18 Feb 2019
AbstractforMajor salivary gland enlargement in IgG4-related disease is associated with multiorgan involvement and higher basal disease activity | Full Text | References | PDF (688.6 KB) | EPUB
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Original Articles: Others

Article
Locomotive syndrome testing in young and middle adulthood
Akinobu Nishimura, Makoto Ohtsuki, Toshihiro Kato, Rie Nagao, Naoya Ito, Ko Kato, Toru Ogura & Akihiro Sudo
Pages: 178-183
Published online: 03 Jan 2019
AbstractforLocomotive syndrome testing in young and middle adulthood | Full Text | References | PDF (816.7 KB) | EPUB
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Long-term hip survival and factors influencing patient-reported outcomes after transtrochanteric anterior rotational osteotomy for osteonecrosis of the femoral head: A minimum 10-year follow-up case series
Koichiro Kawano, Goro Motomura, Satoshi Ikemura, Yusuke Kubo, Junichi Fukushi, Satoshi Hamai, Masanori Fujii & Yasuharu Nakashima
Pages: 184-190
Published online: 18 Feb 2019
AbstractforLong-term hip survival and factors influencing patient-reported outcomes after transtrochanteric anterior rotational osteotomy for osteonecrosis of the femoral head: A minimum 10-year follow-up case series | Full Text | References | PDF (1 MB) | EPUB
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The association between neck and shoulder discomfort–Katakori–and high somatizing tendency
Yoh Fujimoto, Tomoko Fujii, Yasushi Oshima, Hiroyuki Oka, Sakae Tanaka & Ko Matsudaira
Pages: 191-196
Published online: 03 Jan 2019
AbstractforThe association between neck and shoulder discomfort–Katakori–and high somatizing tendency | Full Text | References | PDF (601.2 KB) | EPUB
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Comparison of recovery of mobility and self-efficacy after total knee arthroplasty based on two different protocols: A prospective cohort study
Masashi Taniguchi, Yoshinori Hiyama, Tsukasa Kamitani, Mitsuhiko Kubo, Taku Kawasaki, Osamu Wada, Kiyonori Mizuno & Yoshitaka Matsusue
Pages: 197-203
Published online: 03 Jan 2019
AbstractforComparison of recovery of mobility and self-efficacy after total knee arthroplasty based on two different protocols: A prospective cohort study | Full Text | References | PDF (931.5 KB) | EPUB
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Impact of combining medial capsule interposition with modified scarf osteotomy for hallux valgus
Kosuke Ebina, Makoto Hirao, Hideki Tsuboi, Shoichi Kaneshiro, Masataka Nishikawa, Atsushi Goshima, Takaaki Noguchi, Hiroyuki Nakaya, Yuki Etani, Akira Miyama, Kenji Takami, Jun Hashimoto & Hideki Yoshikawa
Pages: 204-210
Published online: 18 Feb 2019
AbstractforImpact of combining medial capsule interposition with modified scarf osteotomy for hallux valgus | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Letters to the Editor

Letter
Serum cystatin C level can be an early predictor in community-living people? A clinical question to the conclusion
Ichiro Yoshii
Pages: 211-212
Published online: 05 Apr 2019
CitationforSerum cystatin C level can be an early predictor in community-living people? A clinical question to the conclusion | Full Text | References | PDF (306 KB) | EPUB
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Does microbiome contribute to HLA-B52-positive Takayasu arteritis?
Mitsuhiro Akiyama, Yuko Kaneko & Tsutomu Takeuchi
Pages: 213-217
Published online: 21 Mar 2019
First Page PreviewforDoes microbiome contribute to HLA-B52-positive Takayasu arteritis? | Full Text | References | PDF (467.6 KB) | EPUB
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Correction
Pages: (v)-(vi)
Published online: 07 May 2019
CitationforCorrection | Full Text | PDF (221.5 KB) | EPUB
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RETRACTED ARTICLE: Safety and effectiveness of high-dose methotrexate (over 8 mg/week) in 2838 Japanese patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A postmarketing surveillance report
Yasuo Suzuki, Naonobu Sugiyama, Yuri Fukuma, Noriko Sugiyama & Takeshi Kokubo
Pages: (vii)-(xviii)
Published online: 11 Apr 2017
First Page PreviewforRETRACTED ARTICLE: Safety and effectiveness of high-dose methotrexate (over 8 mg/week) in 2838 Japanese patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A postmarketing surveillance report | Full Text | PDF (2.1 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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