Bernard Combe

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1 2010 Rheumatoid arthritis classification criteria: an American College of Rheumatology/European League Against Rheumatism collaborative initiative. Arthritis Rheum 2010 18.82
2 2010 rheumatoid arthritis classification criteria: an American College of Rheumatology/European League Against Rheumatism collaborative initiative. Ann Rheum Dis 2010 12.12
3 Treating rheumatoid arthritis to target: recommendations of an international task force. Ann Rheum Dis 2010 10.97
4 EULAR recommendations for the management of rheumatoid arthritis with synthetic and biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs: 2013 update. Ann Rheum Dis 2013 10.92
5 EULAR recommendations for the management of rheumatoid arthritis with synthetic and biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs. Ann Rheum Dis 2010 10.03
6 American College of Rheumatology/European League Against Rheumatism provisional definition of remission in rheumatoid arthritis for clinical trials. Arthritis Rheum 2011 6.28
7 American College of Rheumatology/European League against Rheumatism provisional definition of remission in rheumatoid arthritis for clinical trials. Ann Rheum Dis 2011 4.15
8 Certolizumab pegol plus methotrexate is significantly more effective than placebo plus methotrexate in active rheumatoid arthritis: findings of a fifty-two-week, phase III, multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group study. Arthritis Rheum 2008 3.62
9 Evidence for treating rheumatoid arthritis to target: results of a systematic literature search. Ann Rheum Dis 2010 2.91
10 Sarcoid-like granulomatosis in patients treated with tumor necrosis factor blockers: 10 cases. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2009 2.73
11 Safety and efficacy of rituximab in systemic lupus erythematosus: results from 136 patients from the French AutoImmunity and Rituximab registry. Arthritis Rheum 2010 2.68
12 Sustained remission with etanercept tapering in early rheumatoid arthritis. N Engl J Med 2014 2.54
13 Inefficacy of infliximab in primary Sjögren's syndrome: results of the randomized, controlled Trial of Remicade in Primary Sjögren's Syndrome (TRIPSS). Arthritis Rheum 2004 2.44
14 Maintenance of infliximab treatment in ankylosing spondylitis: results of a one-year randomized controlled trial comparing systematic versus on-demand treatment. Arthritis Rheum 2008 2.41
15 Cardiovascular disease in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: results from the QUEST-RA study. Arthritis Res Ther 2008 2.15
16 Association of tobacco exposure and reduction of radiographic progression in early rheumatoid arthritis: results from a French multicenter cohort. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 2013 2.09
17 The 2010 American College of Rheumatology/European League Against Rheumatism classification criteria for rheumatoid arthritis: Phase 2 methodological report. Arthritis Rheum 2010 1.94
18 B cell activation biomarkers as predictive factors for the response to rituximab in rheumatoid arthritis: a six-month, national, multicenter, open-label study. Arthritis Rheum 2011 1.83
19 Methotrexate therapy for rheumatoid arthritis: clinical practice guidelines based on published evidence and expert opinion. Joint Bone Spine 2006 1.77
20 Remission and rheumatoid arthritis: data on patients receiving usual care in twenty-four countries. Arthritis Rheum 2008 1.76
21 Regulatory B10 cells are decreased in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and are inversely correlated with disease activity. Arthritis Rheumatol 2014 1.71
22 Switching between anti-TNFalpha agents: what is the evidence? Joint Bone Spine 2004 1.61
23 Comparison of certolizumab pegol with other anticytokine agents for treatment of rheumatoid arthritis: a multiple-treatment Bayesian metaanalysis. J Rheumatol 2011 1.60
24 The 2010 American College of Rheumatology/European League Against Rheumatism classification criteria for rheumatoid arthritis: methodological report phase I. Ann Rheum Dis 2010 1.53
25 Health assessment questionnaire score is the best predictor of 5-year quality of life in early rheumatoid arthritis. J Rheumatol 2006 1.53
26 Rituximab treatment for spondyloarthritis. A nationwide series: data from the AIR registry of the French Society of Rheumatology. J Rheumatol 2012 1.52
27 The TNF family member APRIL dampens collagen-induced arthritis. Ann Rheum Dis 2012 1.49
28 Follow-up standards and treatment targets in rheumatoid arthritis: results of a questionnaire at the EULAR 2008. Ann Rheum Dis 2009 1.48
29 The DESIR cohort: a 10-year follow-up of early inflammatory back pain in France: study design and baseline characteristics of the 708 recruited patients. Joint Bone Spine 2011 1.41
30 Tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) induces rheumatoid arthritis synovial fibroblast proliferation through mitogen-activated protein kinases and phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/Akt. J Biol Chem 2005 1.41
31 Influence of replacing tuberculin skin test with ex vivo interferon γ release assays on decision to administer prophylactic antituberculosis antibiotics before anti-TNF therapy. Ann Rheum Dis 2012 1.39
32 Can remission in rheumatoid arthritis be assessed without laboratory tests or a formal joint count? possible remission criteria based on a self-report RAPID3 score and careful joint examination in the ESPOIR cohort. J Rheumatol 2013 1.39
33 Consensus statement on blocking the effects of interleukin-6 and in particular by interleukin-6 receptor inhibition in rheumatoid arthritis and other inflammatory conditions. Ann Rheum Dis 2012 1.33
34 Serial determination of cyclic citrullinated peptide autoantibodies predicted five-year radiological outcomes in a prospective cohort of patients with early rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis Res Ther 2006 1.27
35 Use of combination of leflunomide with biological agents in treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. J Rheumatol 2005 1.23
36 A report of 21 cases of rheumatoid arthritis following Chikungunya fever. A mean follow-up of two years. Joint Bone Spine 2009 1.23
37 Prognostic factors of 10-year radiographic outcome in early rheumatoid arthritis: a prospective study. Arthritis Res Ther 2008 1.22
38 Anti-tumor necrosis factor alpha therapy in fifteen patients with AA amyloidosis secondary to inflammatory arthritides: a followup report of tolerability and efficacy. Arthritis Rheum 2003 1.21
39 A randomised, multicentre, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of etanercept in adults with refractory heel enthesitis in spondyloarthritis: the HEEL trial. Ann Rheum Dis 2010 1.20
40 Registries in rheumatoid arthritis and autoimmune diseases: data from the French registries. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2011 1.20
41 Effect of TNF inhibitors on lipid profile in rheumatoid arthritis: a systematic review with meta-analysis. Ann Rheum Dis 2012 1.18
42 Nonpharmacological treatments in early rheumatoid arthritis: clinical practice guidelines based on published evidence and expert opinion. Joint Bone Spine 2006 1.16
43 Rapid and sustained improvements in health-related quality of life, fatigue, and other patient-reported outcomes in rheumatoid arthritis patients treated with certolizumab pegol plus methotrexate over 1 year: results from the RAPID 1 randomized controlled trial. Arthritis Res Ther 2009 1.14
44 Combination etanercept and methotrexate provides better disease control in very early (<=4 months) versus early rheumatoid arthritis (>4 months and <2 years): post hoc analyses from the COMET study. Ann Rheum Dis 2012 1.11
45 Understanding emerging treatment paradigms in rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis Res Ther 2011 1.10
46 Non-drug treatment (excluding surgery) in rheumatoid arthritis: clinical practice guidelines. Joint Bone Spine 2009 1.09
47 Markers of B-lymphocyte activation are elevated in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis and correlated with disease activity in the ESPOIR cohort. Arthritis Res Ther 2009 1.06
48 Matrix to predict rapid radiographic progression of early rheumatoid arthritis patients from the community treated with methotrexate or leflunomide: results from the ESPOIR cohort. Arthritis Res Ther 2012 1.05
49 Choice of second-line disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs after failure of methotrexate therapy for rheumatoid arthritis: a decision tree for clinical practice based on rheumatologists' preferences. Arthritis Rheum 2009 1.04
50 Blood memory B cells are disturbed and predict the response to rituximab in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis Rheum 2011 1.01
51 Recommendations of the French Society for Rheumatology regarding TNFalpha antagonist therapy in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Joint Bone Spine 2007 1.01
52 Treatment of chronic knee synovitis with arthroscopic synovectomy: longterm results. J Rheumatol 2002 1.01
53 EULAR definition of erosive disease in light of the 2010 ACR/EULAR rheumatoid arthritis classification criteria. Ann Rheum Dis 2013 0.97
54 Recommendations of the French Society for Rheumatology regarding TNFalpha antagonist therapy in patients with ankylosing spondylitis or psoriatic arthritis: 2007 update. Joint Bone Spine 2007 0.96
55 Effect of methotrexate, anti-tumor necrosis factor α, and rituximab on the immune response to influenza and pneumococcal vaccines in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 2014 0.95
56 Rapid improvement in the signs and symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis following certolizumab pegol treatment predicts better longterm outcomes: post-hoc analysis of a randomized controlled trial. J Rheumatol 2011 0.95
57 Clinical relevance of switching to a second tumour necrosis factor-alpha inhibitor after discontinuation of a first tumour necrosis factor-alpha inhibitor in rheumatoid arthritis: a systematic literature review and meta-analysis. Clin Exp Rheumatol 2011 0.94
58 Role and modalities of information and education in the management of patients with rheumatoid arthritis: development of recommendations for clinical practice based on published evidence and expert opinion. Joint Bone Spine 2005 0.93
59 Efficacy of rituximab in systemic manifestations of primary Sjogren's syndrome: results in 78 patients of the AutoImmune and Rituximab registry. Ann Rheum Dis 2012 0.93
60 CCL19, a B cell chemokine, is related to the decrease of blood memory B cells and predicts the clinical response to rituximab in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis Rheum 2013 0.92
61 Tumor necrosis factor-alpha blockers in SAPHO syndrome. J Rheumatol 2010 0.92
62 Risk of malignancy including non-melanoma skin cancers with anti-tumor necrosis factor therapy in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: meta-analysis of registries and systematic review of long-term extension studies. Clin Exp Rheumatol 2012 0.92
63 First-year radiographic progression as a predictor of further progression in early arthritis: results of a large national French cohort. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 2013 0.91
64 Validation of ACR/EULAR definition of remission in rheumatoid arthritis from RA practice: the ESPOIR cohort. Arthritis Res Ther 2012 0.91
65 Use of whole-blood transcriptomic profiling to highlight several pathophysiologic pathways associated with response to rituximab in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: data from a randomized, controlled, open-label trial. Arthritis Rheumatol 2014 0.90
66 Influence of sex on disease severity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. J Rheumatol 2005 0.89
67 Lymphotoxin α stimulates proliferation and pro-inflammatory cytokine secretion of rheumatoid arthritis synovial fibroblasts. Cytokine 2010 0.88
68 Scurvy as the presenting illness of Whipple's disease exacerbated by treatment with etanercept in a patient with ankylosing spondylitis. J Rheumatol 2010 0.88
69 Arthritis after infection with Chikungunya virus. Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol 2011 0.88
70 Sustained efficacy of certolizumab pegol added to methotrexate in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis: 2-year results from the RAPID 1 trial. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2012 0.87
71 Defining erosive disease typical of RA in the light of the ACR/EULAR 2010 criteria for rheumatoid arthritis; results of the data driven phase. Ann Rheum Dis 2013 0.87
72 Safety of infliximab used in combination with leflunomide or azathioprine in daily clinical practice. J Rheumatol 2006 0.87
73 Early referral to the rheumatologist for early arthritis patients: evidence for suboptimal care. Results from the ESPOIR cohort. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2009 0.86
74 Ability of oblique foot radiographs to detect erosions in early arthritis: results in the ESPOIR cohort. Arthritis Rheum 2008 0.85
75 The two directions of TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand in rheumatoid arthritis. Cytokine 2013 0.85
76 Structural evaluation in the management of patients with rheumatoid arthritis: development of recommendations for clinical practice based on published evidence and expert opinion. Joint Bone Spine 2005 0.84
77 Effect of adherence to European treatment recommendations on early arthritis outcome: data from the ESPOIR cohort. Ann Rheum Dis 2012 0.84
78 Mechanisms and clinical relevance of TRAIL-triggered responses in the synovial fibroblasts of patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis Rheum 2011 0.84
79 Lymphotoxin α revisited: general features and implications in rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis Res Ther 2011 0.84
80 Clinical practice format for choosing a second-line disease modifying anti-rheumatic drug in early rheumatoid arthritis after failure of 6 months' first-line DMARD therapy. Joint Bone Spine 2006 0.83
81 Pharmacological treatment (biotherapy excluded) of peripheral psoriatic arthritis: development of recommendations for clinical practice based on data from the literature and experts opinion. Joint Bone Spine 2009 0.82
82 Pharmacotherapy (excluding biotherapies) for ankylosing spondylitis: development of recommendations for clinical practice based on published evidence and expert opinion. Joint Bone Spine 2007 0.82
83 Rituximab in rheumatoid arthritis and the risk of malignancies: report from a French cohort. Joint Bone Spine 2010 0.82
84 Effect of tumour necrosis factor blockers on radiographic progression of psoriatic arthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. Ann Rheum Dis 2013 0.82
85 Understanding the patient perspective - results of the Rheumatoid Arthritis: Insights, Strategies & Expectations (RAISE) patient needs survey. Clin Exp Rheumatol 2013 0.82
86 Polymorphism of HLA-DMA and DMB alleles in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. J Rheumatol 2003 0.82
87 Recommendations of the French Society for Rheumatology. TNFalpha antagonist therapy in rheumatoid arthritis. Joint Bone Spine 2006 0.81
88 Etanercept concentration in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and its potential influence on treatment decisions: a pilot study. J Rheumatol 2012 0.81
89 Short-term risk of total malignancy and nonmelanoma skin cancers with certolizumab and golimumab in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: metaanalysis of randomized controlled trials. J Rheumatol 2012 0.81
90 Mesenteric and splenic cat-scratch disease during etanercept therapy. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2009 0.81
91 High levels of memory B cells are associated with response to a first tumor necrosis factor inhibitor in patients with rheumatoid arthritis in a longitudinal prospective study. Arthritis Res Ther 2014 0.80
92 Rheumatoid arthritis and sexuality: a patient survey in France. BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2012 0.80
93 GUEPARD treat-to-target strategy is significantly more efficacious than ESPOIR routine care in early rheumatoid arthritis according to patient-reported outcomes and physician global estimate. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2013 0.80
94 Patient and physician expectations of add-on treatment with golimumab for rheumatoid arthritis: relationships between expectations and clinical and quality of life outcomes. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 2014 0.80
95 Association between -871C>T promoter polymorphism in the B-cell activating factor gene and the response to rituximab in rheumatoid arthritis patients. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2012 0.80
96 Cardiovascular risk and rheumatoid arthritis: clinical practice guidelines based on published evidence and expert opinion. Joint Bone Spine 2006 0.80
97 Rheumatoid arthritis of the hand: monitoring with a simplified MR imaging scoring method--preliminary assessment. Radiology 2010 0.80
98 Relative clinical influence of clinical, laboratory, and radiological investigations in early arthritis on the diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis. Data from the French Early Arthritis Cohort ESPOIR. J Rheumatol 2010 0.79
99 TNFalpha antagonist therapy in ankylosing spondylitis and psoriatic arthritis: recommendations of the French Society for Rheumatology. Joint Bone Spine 2006 0.79
100 Imaging for the diagnosis and follow-up of ankylosing spondylitis: development of recommendations for clinical practice based on published evidence and expert opinion. Joint Bone Spine 2007 0.79
101 Efficacy and safety of rituximab in elderly patients with rheumatoid arthritis enrolled in a French Society of Rheumatology registry. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 2014 0.79
102 Clinical and laboratory follow-up for treating and monitoring patients with ankylosing spondylitis: development of recommendations for clinical practice based on published evidence and expert opinion. Joint Bone Spine 2007 0.79
103 [Rheumatoid arthritis]. Rev Prat 2006 0.79
104 Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug intake according to the Assessment of SpondyloArthritis International Society Score in clinical trials evaluating tumor necrosis factor blockers: example of etanercept in advanced ankylosing spondylitis. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 2012 0.79
105 The new classification criteria for rheumatoid arthritis and their impact on therapeutic decisions. Joint Bone Spine 2011 0.79
106 Evidence of the symptomatic and structural efficacy of methotrexate in daily practice as the first disease-modifying drug in rheumatoid arthritis despite its suboptimal use: results from the ESPOIR early synovitis cohort. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2012 0.78
107 Leflunomide combined with conventional disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs or biologics in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Joint Bone Spine 2006 0.78
108 Physical examination and laboratory tests in the management of patients with rheumatoid arthritis: development of recommendations for clinical practice based on published evidence and expert opinion. Joint Bone Spine 2005 0.78
109 [Prescription of NSAIDs in patients treatment with platelet inhibitors or anticoagulants]. Presse Med 2003 0.78
110 Novel targeted therapies: the future of rheumatoid arthritis? Mavrilumab and tabalumab as examples. Ann Rheum Dis 2013 0.78
111 Value of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein for classification of early axial spondyloarthritis: results from the DESIR cohort. Ann Rheum Dis 2013 0.78
112 Hormonal replacement therapy may reduce the risk for RA in women with early arthritis who carry HLA-DRB1 *01 and/or *04 alleles by protecting against the production of anti-CCP: results from the ESPOIR cohort. Ann Rheum Dis 2009 0.78
113 Apoptosis is not the major death mechanism induced by celecoxib on rheumatoid arthritis synovial fibroblasts. Arthritis Res Ther 2007 0.77
114 Diagnosis of peripheral psoriatic arthritis: recommendations for clinical practice based on data from the literature and experts opinion. Joint Bone Spine 2009 0.77
115 The 5-yr HAQ-disability is related to the first year's changes in the narrowing, rather than erosion score in patients with recent-onset rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2003 0.77
116 Naturalistic survey on nonsteroidal antiinflammatory treatment in patients with musculoskeletal pain. Joint Bone Spine 2003 0.76
117 Repeated anticitrullinated protein antibody and rheumatoid factor assessment is not necessary in early arthritis: results from the ESPOIR cohort. J Rheumatol 2013 0.76
118 Continuous efficacy of etanercept in severe and advanced ankylosing spondylitis: results from a 12-week open-label extension of the SPINE study. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2012 0.76
119 Sarcoidosis induced by tocilizumab: a paradoxical event? J Rheumatol 2013 0.76
120 The rheumatoid shoulder: current consensus on diagnosis and treatment. Joint Bone Spine 2005 0.76
121 Evaluation of the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug-sparing effect of etanercept in axial spondyloarthritis: results of the multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled SPARSE study. Arthritis Res Ther 2014 0.76
122 Etanercept tapering in rheumatoid arthritis. N Engl J Med 2015 0.75
123 Distinct effects of soluble and membrane-bound fas ligand on fibroblast-like synoviocytes from rheumatoid arthritis patients. Arthritis Rheumatol 2014 0.75
124 Determining a low disease activity threshold for decision to maintain disease-modifying antirheumatic drug treatment unchanged in rheumatoid arthritis patients. Arthritis Res Ther 2009 0.75
125 Survey of the therapeutic management of rheumatoid arthritis in France: the OPALE study. Clin Exp Rheumatol 2010 0.75
126 On the impact of a dedicated educational program for ankylosing spondylitis: effect on patient satisfaction, disease knowledge and spinal mobility, a pilot study. Joint Bone Spine 2011 0.75
127 Etanercept normalises left ventricular mass in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Ann Rheum Dis 2012 0.75
128 Potential classification criteria for rheumatoid arthritis after two years: results from a French multicenter cohort. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 2013 0.75
129 Prognosis and follow-up of psoriatic arthritis with peripheral joint involvement: development of recommendations for clinical practice based on published evidence and expert opinion. Joint Bone Spine 2009 0.75
130 Which treatments had been tapered or stopped in rheumatoid arthritis in long-term DAS28 remission following subcutaneous tumor-necrosis-factor blocker therapy? A retrospective experience on 43 patients. Joint Bone Spine 2012 0.75
131 [Postoperative discitis due to Propionibacterium acnes]. Presse Med 2010 0.75
132 Efficacy of rituximab in a patient with lupus nephritis despite low levels of CD19. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2010 0.75