Study to Assess the Safety and Efficacy of Etanercept in Patients Treated Over the Long-term in Real-world Clinical Practice, Using Data Collected by the British Society of Rheumatology Biologics Registry

Long-term Safety and Efficacy of Etanercept in a UK Observational Cohort Study - a Retrospective Database Analysis of British Society of Rheumatology Biologics Registry (BSRBR) Data

This study will assess the rates of serious adverse events and death in adult rheumatoid arthritis patients treated with etanercept over the long-term in real-life clinical practice. It will also assess whether there is any difference in the rate of serious adverse events in patients trated with etanercept in comparision to patients treated with conventional disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs). The study will in addition quantify the efficacy of etanercept in this population by assessing the rates of important clinical outcomes such as changes in disease activity and disability/functioning.

patients recruited sequentially as seen in clinical practice

Inclusion Criteria:

• adult
• rheumatoid arthritis
• group 1: initiating etanercept as first biologic therapy
• group 2: DAS28<4.2, biologic naive and treated with non-biologic DMARDs

Exclusion Criteria:

• diagnosis of other inflammatory arthritis