Targeted therapies in osteoarthritis: a systematic review of the trials on www.clinicaltrials.gov

A systematic review of the clinical trials in osteoarthritis registered on the public website of the Clinical Trials Data Bank at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has been performed. Such a review should cover the majority of the ongoing or forthcoming trials in the disease. This review focusses on trials designed to test safety and/or efficacy of targeted therapies in osteoarthritis.

Keywords: systematic review, osteoarthritis, targeted therapies, biotherapy

Pierre & Marie Curie University Paris VI, AP-HP Saint-Antoine Hospital, Paris, France

Department of Rheumatology, Saint-Antoine Hospital, 184 rue du faubourg Saint-Antoine, 75012 Paris, France. Tel.: +33 1 49 28 25 20; Fax: +33 1 49 28 25 13.

PII: S1521-6942(09)00082-5

doi:10.1016/j.berh.2009.08.007

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