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Serum Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Levels Lack Predictive Value in Patients with Active Ankylosing Spondylitis Treated with Golimumab
Jürgen Braun, Xenofon Baraliakos, Kay-Geert A. Hermann, Stephen Xu and Benjamin Hsu
The Journal of Rheumatology March 2016, jrheum.150897; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.150897
Jürgen Braun
From Rheumatology, Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Herne; Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum; Radiology, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany; Biostatistics, and Immunology, Janssen Research & Development LLC, Spring House, Pennsylvania, USA. Supported by Janssen Research & Development LLC and Merck/Schering- Plough Research Institute Inc. J. Braun has received honoraria for talks, advisory boards, paid consultancies, and grants for studies from Janssen. S. Xu and B. Hsu are employees of Janssen. J. Braun, MD, Department of Rheumatology, Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, and Ruhr-University Bochum; X. Baraliakos, MD, Department of Rheumatology, Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, and Ruhr-University Bochum; K.G. Hermann, MD, PhD, Radiology, Charité Universitätsmedizin; S. Xu, MS, Biostatistics, Janssen Research & Development LLC; B. Hsu, MD, PhD, Immunology, Janssen Research & Development LLC. Address correspondence to Prof. J. Braun, Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Claudiusstr. 45, 44649 Herne, Germany. E-mail: j.braun@rheumazentrum-ruhrgebiet.de. Full Release Article. For details see Reprints/Permissions at jrheum.org. Accepted for publication January 9, 2016.
Xenofon Baraliakos
From Rheumatology, Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Herne; Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum; Radiology, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany; Biostatistics, and Immunology, Janssen Research & Development LLC, Spring House, Pennsylvania, USA. Supported by Janssen Research & Development LLC and Merck/Schering- Plough Research Institute Inc. J. Braun has received honoraria for talks, advisory boards, paid consultancies, and grants for studies from Janssen. S. Xu and B. Hsu are employees of Janssen. J. Braun, MD, Department of Rheumatology, Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, and Ruhr-University Bochum; X. Baraliakos, MD, Department of Rheumatology, Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, and Ruhr-University Bochum; K.G. Hermann, MD, PhD, Radiology, Charité Universitätsmedizin; S. Xu, MS, Biostatistics, Janssen Research & Development LLC; B. Hsu, MD, PhD, Immunology, Janssen Research & Development LLC. Address correspondence to Prof. J. Braun, Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Claudiusstr. 45, 44649 Herne, Germany. E-mail: j.braun@rheumazentrum-ruhrgebiet.de. Full Release Article. For details see Reprints/Permissions at jrheum.org. Accepted for publication January 9, 2016.
Kay-Geert A. Hermann
From Rheumatology, Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Herne; Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum; Radiology, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany; Biostatistics, and Immunology, Janssen Research & Development LLC, Spring House, Pennsylvania, USA. Supported by Janssen Research & Development LLC and Merck/Schering- Plough Research Institute Inc. J. Braun has received honoraria for talks, advisory boards, paid consultancies, and grants for studies from Janssen. S. Xu and B. Hsu are employees of Janssen. J. Braun, MD, Department of Rheumatology, Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, and Ruhr-University Bochum; X. Baraliakos, MD, Department of Rheumatology, Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, and Ruhr-University Bochum; K.G. Hermann, MD, PhD, Radiology, Charité Universitätsmedizin; S. Xu, MS, Biostatistics, Janssen Research & Development LLC; B. Hsu, MD, PhD, Immunology, Janssen Research & Development LLC. Address correspondence to Prof. J. Braun, Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Claudiusstr. 45, 44649 Herne, Germany. E-mail: j.braun@rheumazentrum-ruhrgebiet.de. Full Release Article. For details see Reprints/Permissions at jrheum.org. Accepted for publication January 9, 2016.
Stephen Xu
From Rheumatology, Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Herne; Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum; Radiology, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany; Biostatistics, and Immunology, Janssen Research & Development LLC, Spring House, Pennsylvania, USA. Supported by Janssen Research & Development LLC and Merck/Schering- Plough Research Institute Inc. J. Braun has received honoraria for talks, advisory boards, paid consultancies, and grants for studies from Janssen. S. Xu and B. Hsu are employees of Janssen. J. Braun, MD, Department of Rheumatology, Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, and Ruhr-University Bochum; X. Baraliakos, MD, Department of Rheumatology, Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, and Ruhr-University Bochum; K.G. Hermann, MD, PhD, Radiology, Charité Universitätsmedizin; S. Xu, MS, Biostatistics, Janssen Research & Development LLC; B. Hsu, MD, PhD, Immunology, Janssen Research & Development LLC. Address correspondence to Prof. J. Braun, Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Claudiusstr. 45, 44649 Herne, Germany. E-mail: j.braun@rheumazentrum-ruhrgebiet.de. Full Release Article. For details see Reprints/Permissions at jrheum.org. Accepted for publication January 9, 2016.
Benjamin Hsu
From Rheumatology, Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Herne; Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum; Radiology, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany; Biostatistics, and Immunology, Janssen Research & Development LLC, Spring House, Pennsylvania, USA. Supported by Janssen Research & Development LLC and Merck/Schering- Plough Research Institute Inc. J. Braun has received honoraria for talks, advisory boards, paid consultancies, and grants for studies from Janssen. S. Xu and B. Hsu are employees of Janssen. J. Braun, MD, Department of Rheumatology, Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, and Ruhr-University Bochum; X. Baraliakos, MD, Department of Rheumatology, Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, and Ruhr-University Bochum; K.G. Hermann, MD, PhD, Radiology, Charité Universitätsmedizin; S. Xu, MS, Biostatistics, Janssen Research & Development LLC; B. Hsu, MD, PhD, Immunology, Janssen Research & Development LLC. Address correspondence to Prof. J. Braun, Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Claudiusstr. 45, 44649 Herne, Germany. E-mail: j.braun@rheumazentrum-ruhrgebiet.de. Full Release Article. For details see Reprints/Permissions at jrheum.org. Accepted for publication January 9, 2016.

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Serum Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Levels Lack Predictive Value in Patients with Active Ankylosing Spondylitis Treated with Golimumab
Jürgen Braun, Xenofon Baraliakos, Kay-Geert A. Hermann, Stephen Xu, Benjamin Hsu
The Journal of Rheumatology Mar 2016, jrheum.150897; DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.150897
Serum Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Levels Lack Predictive Value in Patients with Active Ankylosing Spondylitis Treated with Golimumab
Jürgen Braun, Xenofon Baraliakos, Kay-Geert A. Hermann, Stephen Xu, Benjamin Hsu
The Journal of Rheumatology Mar 2016, jrheum.150897; DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.150897