Rheumatoid Arthritis

In early 2008, pharmaceutical giant Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. began promoting rheumatoid-arthritis drug Orencia with the help of a celebrity chef popular for her kitchen shortcuts, Sandra Lee. ❋ Erica Orden (2011)

Other than the revenue collected from cancer and rheumatoid-arthritis treatment Rituxan — $1.1 billion last year — little remains of the $6.4 billion merger that created the company in 2003. ❋ Thomas Gryta (2010)

J.P. Morgan analyst Chris Schott said in a research note that some other rheumatoid-arthritis treatments on the market also are associated with risk of heart failure. ❋ Peter Loftus (2011)

Roche's recent drug-development success has also been mixed, with approvals in skin-cancer drugs but delays in diabetes drugs and a discontinued rheumatoid-arthritis treatment. ❋ Hester Plumridge (2012)

According to the label, about 5% of rheumatoid-arthritis patients in clinical trials developed antibodies to Humira. ❋ Peter Loftus (2011)

Pfizer is working to bring new drugs to market—including experimental cancer drug crizotinib and rheumatoid-arthritis drug tofacitinib—to offset some of the lost Lipitor revenue, but its sales are still expected to decline next year. ❋ Peter Loftus (2011)

Revenue from cancer and rheumatoid-arthritis treatment Rituxan, co-marketed with Roche Holding AG, fell 9% to $258 million. ❋ Thomas Gryta (2010)

The drug, tofacitinib, is an oral pill that Pfizer hopes can be an alternative to injectible and infused rheumatoid-arthritis drugs, including Abbott Laboratories ' Humira. ❋ Peter Loftus (2011)

Revenue from cancer and rheumatoid-arthritis treatment Rituxan, co-marketed with Roche Holding AG, rose 1% to $258 million. ❋ Thomas Gryta (2011)

A newly published study found that more than one-fourth of rheumatoid-arthritis patients developed resistance to Abbott Laboratories 's blockbuster anti-inflammatory drug Humira, reducing its effectiveness among these patients. ❋ Peter Loftus (2011)

Among those with patents due to expire soon are Roche Holding AG's blood cancer and rheumatoid arthritis medicine Rituxan, also known as MabThera, anti-inflammatory drug Remicade, which is co-marketed by Merck & Co . and Johnson & Johnson , and Amgen Inc.'s and Pfizer Inc.'s rheumatoid-arthritis drug Enbrel. ❋ Goran Mijuk (2011)

Johnson & Johnson recalled at least 395 injection devices containing rheumatoid-arthritis drug Simponi in the U.S. and Germany, due to a potential defect that could result in an insufficient dose of the drug. ❋ Peter Loftus (2011)

The drug company said a midstage trial of its rheumatoid-arthritis treatment showed positive results and said it plans to begin launch further trials with a corporate partner next year. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The South San Francisco, Calif., company said it dismissed 20% of its work force as the drug-development company put off partnership discussions regarding a rheumatoid-arthritis treatment. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Roche Holding AG received European Union approval to sell its rheumatoid-arthritis drug RoActemra, underlining the drug maker's strong position in a sector suffering from lack of innovation and the loss on patents of big money-earners. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Chugai Pharmaceutical slid 5.9% after saying a study showed its rheumatoid-arthritis drug Actemra might be a causal factor in the deaths of 15 patients. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Results in various rheumatoid-arthritis trials indicate that you need to take more than two grams, perhaps 10 typical capsules, of omega-3 fatty acids a day to significantly curtail joint inflammation and pain. ❋ David Stipp (2008)

Roche Holding AG said its partner Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. has received permission to use Actemra as a rheumatoid-arthritis therapy in Japan, marking the first important regulatory approval for a drug that the Switzerland-based company hopes could become a blockbuster. ❋ Unknown (2008)

IL-6 is considered an important mediator of the acute inflammatory response that underpins the rheumatoid-arthritis disease process. ❋ Unknown (2008)

For rheumatoid-arthritis sufferers, the situation is reversed. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Rheumatoid arthritis [sucks]. ❋ Metalgirl119 (2007)

Did you hear [Gary] has [Rheumatoid arthritis]? I could have guessed, he [touches] himself 5 times a day. ❋ Monsta Bonbon (2018)