The ARCTIC REWIND project (NCT01881308) was a phase 4 study that investigated the withdrawal of disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). In this touchIMMUNOLOGY interview, we were delighted to speak to Dr. Siri Lillegraven (Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway) to discuss how achievable drug free remission is as a treatment goal in RA, an overview of and the findings from the ARCTIC REWIND project and what further studies are needed.
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The abstract ‘Drug Free Remission in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Data from the Randomized Controlled ARCTIC REWIND Trial.‘ (Abstract number: 2013) was presented at the ACR Convergence, November 10–14, 2022.
Questions
- How achievable a treatment goal is drug free remission in rheumatoid arthritis? (0:22)
- Could you give us a brief overview of the ARCTIC REWIND project? (1:16)
- What was the primary endpoint and how well was it achieved? (2:22)
- What was the key take-home message of these findings? (3:31)
- What questions remain unanswered and what further studies are planned? (4:26)
Disclosures: Siri Lillegraven has nothing to disclose in relation to this video interview.
Support: Interview and filming supported by Touch Medical Media Ltd. Interview conducted by Victoria Jones.
Filmed in coverage of the ACR Convergence 2022.
