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 Members:
Dominique Baten
Joanne Bell
Barry Bresnihan
Serena Bugatti
Ernest Choy
Maria Antonietta D’agostino
Andrew Filer
Gary Firestein
Oliver Fitzgerald
Joao Eurico Fonseca
Peter Tugwell
Danielle Gerlag
Jasper Haringman
Frances Humby
Stephen Kelly
Bernard Lauwerys
Rik Lories
Arti Mahto
Antonio Manzo
Iain McInnes
Carlomaurizio Montecucco
Aurelie Najm
Esperanza Naredo
Harris Pearlman
Constantino Pizalis
Richard Reece
Malcom Smith
Vibeke Strand
Paul Tak
Ann-Kristen Ulfgren
Mihir Wechalekar
Tiffany Westrich-Robinson
Doug Veale