About the Synovial Tissue Biopsy in RCT Working Group
The Outcome Measures in Rheumatology (OMERACT) synovial tissue biopsy (STB) working group initiated an international effort to standardize STB analyses, define consensual items to inform treatment choices, and predict responses in rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
Six markers were identified for examination in a multicenter study designed to define an OMERACT-endorsed set of STB markers to predict responses to treatment.
Doug Veale
Co-Chair
Mihir Wechalekar
Co-Chair
Working Group Publications
Evaluation of Minimally Invasive, Ultrasound Guided Synovial Biopsy Techniques by the OMERACT Filter – Determining Validation Requirements
Synovial Tissue Analysis for the Discovery of Diagnostic and Prognostic Biomarkers in Patients with Early Arthritis
Synovial Tissue Sublining CD68 Expression as a Biomarker of Therapeutic Response in RA Clinical Trials: Consist--- Across Centers
Synovial Macrophages as a Biomarker of Response to Therapeutic Intervention in RA: Standardization and Consistency Across Centers
Synovial Tissue Analysis in Clinical Trials
Working Group Members:
Adrien Nzeusseu Toukap
Alena Pechonkina
Alessandro Giollo
Ana-Maria Orbai
Andrew Filer
Angie Botto-van Bemden
Ann-Kristen Ulfgren
Antonio Manzo
Arti Mahto
Aurelie Najm
Aya Akmal Amin
Barry Bresnihan
Bernard Lauwerys
Carlomaurizio Montecucco
Constantino Pitzalis
Danielle Gerlag
Deb Constien
Dominique Baten
Douglas Veale
Ernest Choy
Esperanza Naredo Sanchez
Frances Humby
Francesca Ingegnoli
Gary Choque
Gary Firestein
Gehad Maghraby
Harris Pearlman
Iain McInnes
Ilfita Sahbudin
Jasper Haringman
Joanne Bell
Joao Dias
Joao Eurico Fonseca
John Fitzgerald
Jorge Juan Fragio Gil
Khaled Abdelgalil
Lays De Souza
Malcolm Smith
Malcom Smith
Maria Antonietta D'Agostino
Maxine Isbel
Mihir Wechalekar
Nino Tsiskarishvili
Oliver Fitzgerald
Patrick Durez
Paul Tak
Peter Tugwell
Raouf Hajji
Richard Reece
Rik Lories
Serena Bugatti
Shawna Grosskleg
Stefano Alivernini
Stephen Kelly
Tamer Gheita
Thasia Woodworth
Tiffany Westrich-Robertson
Vibeke Strand