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Comparative Efficacy of Tumor Necrosis Factor-α Inhibitors in Ankylosing Spondylitis: A Systematic Review and Bayesian Network Metaanalysis
Runsheng Wang, Abhijit Dasgupta and Michael M. Ward
The Journal of Rheumatology January 2018, jrheum.170224; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.170224
Runsheng Wang
From Columbia University Medical Center, New York; National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, Maryland, USA. Funding provided by Intramural Research Program, NIAMS, and NIH. RW is a recipient of the Rheumatology Research Foundation Scientist Development Award. The content is the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the NIH. Portions of the data were obtained from the Pfizer Clinical Data Set through a data-use agreement, and from Amgen Inc. through a data-sharing agreement. In addition, the study, carried out under YODA Project #2014-0291, used data obtained from the Yale University Open Data Access Project, which has an agreement with Janssen Research & Development LLC. The interpretation and reporting of research using these data are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the Yale University Open Data Access Project or Janssen Research & Development LLC. Amgen Inc., Pfizer Inc., and the Yale Open Data Access Project were provided copies of the manuscript before submission. R. Wang, MD, MHS, Division of Rheumatology, Columbia University Medical Center; A. Dasgupta, PhD, Intramural Research Program, NIAMS, NIH; M.M. Ward, MD, MPH, Intramural Research Program, NIAMS. Address correspondence to Dr. R. Wang, MD, MHS, Division of Rheumatology, Columbia University Medical Center, P & S 10-445, 630 W. 168th St., New York, New York 10032, USA. E-mail: rw2646@cumc.columbia.edu. Accepted for publication September 29, 2017.
Abhijit Dasgupta
From Columbia University Medical Center, New York; National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, Maryland, USA. Funding provided by Intramural Research Program, NIAMS, and NIH. RW is a recipient of the Rheumatology Research Foundation Scientist Development Award. The content is the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the NIH. Portions of the data were obtained from the Pfizer Clinical Data Set through a data-use agreement, and from Amgen Inc. through a data-sharing agreement. In addition, the study, carried out under YODA Project #2014-0291, used data obtained from the Yale University Open Data Access Project, which has an agreement with Janssen Research & Development LLC. The interpretation and reporting of research using these data are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the Yale University Open Data Access Project or Janssen Research & Development LLC. Amgen Inc., Pfizer Inc., and the Yale Open Data Access Project were provided copies of the manuscript before submission. R. Wang, MD, MHS, Division of Rheumatology, Columbia University Medical Center; A. Dasgupta, PhD, Intramural Research Program, NIAMS, NIH; M.M. Ward, MD, MPH, Intramural Research Program, NIAMS. Address correspondence to Dr. R. Wang, MD, MHS, Division of Rheumatology, Columbia University Medical Center, P & S 10-445, 630 W. 168th St., New York, New York 10032, USA. E-mail: rw2646@cumc.columbia.edu. Accepted for publication September 29, 2017.
Michael M. Ward
From Columbia University Medical Center, New York; National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, Maryland, USA. Funding provided by Intramural Research Program, NIAMS, and NIH. RW is a recipient of the Rheumatology Research Foundation Scientist Development Award. The content is the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the NIH. Portions of the data were obtained from the Pfizer Clinical Data Set through a data-use agreement, and from Amgen Inc. through a data-sharing agreement. In addition, the study, carried out under YODA Project #2014-0291, used data obtained from the Yale University Open Data Access Project, which has an agreement with Janssen Research & Development LLC. The interpretation and reporting of research using these data are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the Yale University Open Data Access Project or Janssen Research & Development LLC. Amgen Inc., Pfizer Inc., and the Yale Open Data Access Project were provided copies of the manuscript before submission. R. Wang, MD, MHS, Division of Rheumatology, Columbia University Medical Center; A. Dasgupta, PhD, Intramural Research Program, NIAMS, NIH; M.M. Ward, MD, MPH, Intramural Research Program, NIAMS. Address correspondence to Dr. R. Wang, MD, MHS, Division of Rheumatology, Columbia University Medical Center, P & S 10-445, 630 W. 168th St., New York, New York 10032, USA. E-mail: rw2646@cumc.columbia.edu. Accepted for publication September 29, 2017.

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Comparative Efficacy of Tumor Necrosis Factor-α Inhibitors in Ankylosing Spondylitis: A Systematic Review and Bayesian Network Metaanalysis
Runsheng Wang, Abhijit Dasgupta, Michael M. Ward
The Journal of Rheumatology Jan 2018, jrheum.170224; DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.170224