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René Westhovens; piet wigerinck; Johan Beetens; Filip De Keyser; Florence Namour; Evgeny L Nasonov; Dmytro Rekalov; Annegret Van der Aa; Frédéric Vanhoutte; Patrick Durez
Oral administration of GLPG0259, an inhibitor of MAPKAPK5, a new target for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis: a phase II, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicentre trial.
Fernanda Tavares Da Silva; René Westhovens; Filip De Keyser; Paul-Henri Lambert; William H Robinson; Christian Sindic
Optimal approaches to data collection and analysis of potential immune mediated disorders in clinical trials of new vaccines.
A Lintermans; L Morales; Marie-Rose Christiaens; L De Smet; A S Dieudonné; N Lynn Henry; Annouschka Laenen; Karin Leunen; Steven Pans; Robert Paridaens; D Timmerman; Ben Van Calster; M Van Hoydonck; Ignace Vergote; J Verhaeghe; K Verschueren; René Westhovens; Hans Wildiers; Patrick Neven
Prospective study to assess fluid accumulation and tenosynovial changes in the aromatase inhibitor-induced musculoskeletal syndrome: 2-year follow-up data.

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2013: René Westhovens; piet wigerinck; Johan Beetens; Filip De Keyser; Florence Namour; Evgeny L Nasonov; Dmytro Rekalov; Annegret Van der Aa; Frédéric Vanhoutte; Patrick Durez
Oral administration of GLPG0259, an inhibitor of MAPKAPK5, a new target for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis: a phase II, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicentre trial.
Annals of the rheumatic diseases 2013;72(5):741-4.
2013: Fernanda Tavares Da Silva; René Westhovens; Filip De Keyser; Paul-Henri Lambert; William H Robinson; Christian Sindic
Optimal approaches to data collection and analysis of potential immune mediated disorders in clinical trials of new vaccines.
Vaccine 2013;31(14):1870-6.
2013: A Lintermans; L Morales; Marie-Rose Christiaens; L De Smet; A S Dieudonné; N Lynn Henry; Annouschka Laenen; Karin Leunen; Steven Pans; Robert Paridaens; D Timmerman; Ben Van Calster; M Van Hoydonck; Ignace Vergote; J Verhaeghe; K Verschueren; René Westhovens; Hans Wildiers; Patrick Neven
Prospective study to assess fluid accumulation and tenosynovial changes in the aromatase inhibitor-induced musculoskeletal syndrome: 2-year follow-up data.
Annals of oncology : official journal of the European Society for Medical Oncology / ESMO 2013;24(2):350-5.
2013: Xavier Bossuyt; Sarah Cooreman; Heidi De Baere; Patrick Verschueren; René Westhovens; Daniel Blockmans; Godelieve Mariën
Detection of antinuclear antibodies by automated indirect immunofluorescence analysis.
Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry 2013;415():101-6.
2012: Katrijn Op De Beéck; Pieter Vermeersch; Patrick Verschueren; René Westhovens; Daniel Blockmans; Godelieve Mariën; Xavier Bossuyt
Antinuclear antibody detection by automated multiplex immunoassay in untreated patients at the time of diagnosis.
Autoimmunity reviews 2012;12(2):137-43.
2012: Marie Vanthuyne; René Westhovens; Vanessa Smith; Jens Van Praet; Seher Arat; Valérie Badot; Daniel Blockmans; Elie Cogan; Filip De Keyser; Ellen De Langhe; Geneviève Depresseux; Frédéric A Houssiau
The Belgian Systemic Sclerosis Cohort: correlations between disease severity scores, cutaneous subsets, and autoantibody profile.
The Journal of rheumatology 2012;39(11):2127-33.
2012: Laëtitia Michou; Paola Migliorini; Elisabeth Petit-Teixeira; Leo van de Putte; René Westhovens; Helena Alves; Alejandro Balsa; Thomas Bardin; Pilar Barrera; Stefano Bombardieri; François Cornélis; Jean-Michel Levesque; Maria J G Fernandes
A genetic association study of the CLEC12A gene in rheumatoid arthritis.
Joint, bone, spine : revue du rhumatisme 2012;79(5):451-6.
2012: Katrijn Op De Beéck; Godelieve Mariën; Pieter Vermeersch; Patrick Verschueren; René Westhovens; Daniel Blockmans; Xavier Bossuyt
Antibodies to hnRNPs in patients with a systemic rheumatic disease with no antibodies to extractable nuclear antigens or dsDNA.
Rheumatology (Oxford, England) 2012;51(8):1515-6.
2012: Nele Vervloesem; René Westhovens; L Ovaere; Nele Van Gils; Dieter Van Assche
Are personal characteristics associated with exercise participation in patients with rheumatoid arthritis? A cross-sectional explorative survey.
Musculoskeletal care 2012;10(2):90-100.
2012: Robert Spiera; René Westhovens
Provisional classification [corrected] criteria for polymyalgia rheumatica: moving beyond clinical intuition?
Arthritis and rheumatism 2012;64(4):955-7.
2012: Robert Spiera; René Westhovens
Provisional diagnostic criteria for polymyalgia rheumatica: moving beyond clinical intuition?
Annals of the rheumatic diseases 2012;71(4):475-6.
2012: Seher Arat; Daniel Blockmans; luwis Diya; Frédéric A Houssiau; Vanessa Smith; Marie Vanthuyne; Patrick Verschueren; Koen Van den Heede; Filip De Keyser; Ellen De Langhe; René Westhovens
The association of illness perceptions with physical and mental health in systemic sclerosis patients: an exploratory study.
Musculoskeletal care 2012;10(1):18-28.
2012: Line Heylen; Peter Vandenberghe; Daan Dierickx; René Westhovens
Targeted Therapy with Rituximab in Felty's Syndrome: A Case Report.
The open rheumatology journal 2012;6():312-4.
2011: Joel M Kremer; Tracy Li; Charles Peterfy; Anthony S Russell; Jacek Szechinski; René Westhovens; Xianhuang Zhou; Carlos Abud-Mendoza; Richard Aranda; Jean-Claude Becker; Paul Emery; Harry K Genant
Long-term safety, efficacy and inhibition of radiographic progression with abatacept treatment in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and an inadequate response to methotrexate: 3-year results from the AIM trial.
Annals of the rheumatic diseases 2011;70(10):1826-30.
2011: Katrijn Op De Beeck; Pieter Vermeersch; Patrick Verschueren; René Westhovens; Daniel Blockmans; Godelieve Mariën; Xavier Bossuyt
Detection of antinuclear antibodies by indirect immunofluorescence and by solid phase assay.
Autoimmunity reviews 2011;10(12):801-8.
2011: Pui Yan Jenny Chung; Fenna de Freitas; Jean-Pierre Devogelaer; Piet Geusens; Stefan Goemaere; Jan F Van Offel; Filip Vanhoenacker; Leon Verbruggen; René Westhovens; Hans-Georg Zmierczak; Greet Beyens; Steven Boonen; Wim Van Hul
Indications for a genetic association of a VCP polymorphism with the pathogenesis of sporadic Paget's disease of bone, but not for TNFSF11 (RANKL) and IL-6 polymorphisms.
Molecular genetics and metabolism 2011;103(3):287-92.
2011: Patrick Verschueren; René Westhovens
Optimal care for early RA patients: the challenge of translating scientific data into clinical practice.
Rheumatology (Oxford, England) 2011;50(7):1194-200.
2011: Anne Durnez; Geert Vanderschueren; Luc Lateur; René Westhovens; Patrick Verschueren
Effectiveness of initial treatment allocation based on expert opinion for prevention of rapid radiographic progression in daily practice of an early RA cohort.
Annals of the rheumatic diseases 2011;70(4):634-7.
2011: Sophie Koutaissoff; Marie Vanthuyne; Vanessa Smith; Ellen De Langhe; Geneviève Depresseux; René Westhovens; Filip De Keyser; Jacques Malghem; Frédéric A Houssiau
Hand radiological damage in systemic sclerosis: comparison with a control group and clinical and functional correlations.
Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism 2011;40(5):455-60.
2011: Katrijn Op de Beéck; Karolien Van den Bergh; René Westhovens; Patrick Verschueren; Herbert Hooijkaas; Joop P van de Merwe; Georges Michiels; Wolfgang Schlumberger; Daniel Blockmans; Xavier Bossuyt
Antibodies to heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein H1 are directed to RNA recognition motif 3.
Rheumatology (Oxford, England) 2011;50(3):621-2.
2011: Karen Dawidowicz; Yannick Allanore; Mickael Guedj; Céline Pierlot; Stefano Bombardieri; Alejandro Balsa; René Westhovens; Pilar Barrera; Helena Alves; Vitor Hugo Teixeira; Elisabeth Petit-Teixeira; Leo van de Putte; Piet van Riel; Bernard Prum; Thomas Bardin; Olivier Meyer; François Cornélis; Philippe Dieudé
The interferon regulatory factor 5 gene confers susceptibility to rheumatoid arthritis and influences its erosive phenotype.
Annals of the rheumatic diseases 2011;70(1):117-21.
2010: Pui Yan Jenny Chung; Greet Beyens; Steven Boonen; Socrates Papapoulos; Piet Geusens; Marcel Karperien; Filip Vanhoenacker; Leon Verbruggen; Erik Fransen; Jan F Van Offel; Stefan Goemaere; Hans-Georg Zmierczak; René Westhovens; Jean-Pierre Devogelaer; Wim Van Hul
The majority of the genetic risk for Paget's disease of bone is explained by genetic variants close to the CSF1, OPTN, TM7SF4, and TNFRSF11A genes.
Human genetics 2010;128(6):615-26.
2010: Pui Yan Jenny Chung; Greet Beyens; Philip L Riches; Liesbeth Van Wesenbeeck; Fenna de Freitas; Karen Jennes; Anna Daroszewska; Erik Fransen; Steven Boonen; Piet Geusens; Filip Vanhoenacker; Leon Verbruggen; Jan F Van Offel; Stefan Goemaere; Hans Zmierczak; René Westhovens; Marcel Karperien; Socrates Papapoulos; Stuart H Ralston; Jean-Pierre Devogelaer; Wim Van Hul
Genetic variation in the TNFRSF11A gene encoding RANK is associated with susceptibility to Paget's disease of bone.
Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research 2010;25(12):2592-605.
2010: M C van der Goes; J W G Jacobs; Maarten Boers; T Andrews; M A M Blom-Bakkers; Frank Buttgereit; N Caeyers; Maurizio Cutolo; J A P da Silva; L Guillevin; J R Kirwan; J Rovensky; G Severijns; S Webber; René Westhovens; J W J Bijlsma
Monitoring adverse events of low-dose glucocorticoid therapy: EULAR recommendations for clinical trials and daily practice.
Annals of the rheumatic diseases 2010;69(11):1913-9.
2010: D Hilderson; F Corstjens; Philip Moons; Carine Wouters; René Westhovens
Adolescents with juvenile idiopathic arthritis: who cares after the age of 16?
Clinical and experimental rheumatology 2010;28(5):790-7.
2010: L Maes; D Blockmans; P Verschueren; René Westhovens; K Op De Beéck; Pieter Vermeersch; K Van den Bergh; R W Burlingame; M Mahler; Xavier Bossuyt
Anti-PM/Scl-100 and anti-RNA-polymerase III antibodies in scleroderma.
Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry 2010;411(13-14):965-71.
2010: M C van der Goes; J W G Jacobs; Maarten Boers; T Andrews; M A M Blom-Bakkers; Frank Buttgereit; N Caeyers; E H Choy; Maurizio Cutolo; J A P da Silva; L Guillevin; M Holland; J R Kirwan; J Rovensky; Kenneth G Saag; G Severijns; S Webber; René Westhovens; J W J Bijlsma
Patient and rheumatologist perspectives on glucocorticoids: an exercise to improve the implementation of the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) recommendations on the management of systemic glucocorticoid therapy in rheumatic diseases.
Annals of the rheumatic diseases 2010;69(6):1015-21.
2010: Michael Mahler; Liesbeth Maes; Daniel Blockmans; René Westhovens; Xavier Bossuyt; Gabriela Riemekasten; Sandra Schneider; Falk Hiepe; Andreas Swart; Irmgard Gürtler; Karl Egerer; Margrit Fooke; Marvin J Fritzler
Clinical and serological evaluation of a novel CENP-A peptide based ELISA.
Arthritis research & therapy 2010;12(3):R99.
2010: Bert Vander Cruyssen; Patrick Durez; René Westhovens; Filip De Keyser
Seven-year follow-up of infliximab therapy in rheumatoid arthritis patients with severe long-standing refractory disease: attrition rate and evolution of disease activity.
Arthritis research & therapy 2010;12(3):R77.
2009: Inge Van Tilt; Rik J U Lories; René Westhovens; kurt de vlam
Unusual cervical spine involvement in psoriatic arthritis: a case series.
Clinical rheumatology 2009;28(11):1343-6.
2009: Jana Burkhardt; Elisabeth Petit-Teixeira; Vitor Hugo Teixeira; Holger Kirsten; Sophie Garnier; Sandra Ruehle; Christian Oeser; Grit Wolfram; Markus Scholz; Paola Migliorini; Alejandro Balsa; René Westhovens; Pilar Barrera; Helena Alves; Dora Pascual-Salcedo; Stefano Bombardieri; Jan Dequeker; Timothy R Radstake; Piet Van Riel; Leo van de Putte; Thomas Bardin; Bernard Prum; Ulrike Buchegger-Podbielski; Frank Emmrich; Inga Melchers; François Cornelis; Peter Ahnert
Association of the X-chromosomal genes TIMP1 and IL9R with rheumatoid arthritis.
The Journal of rheumatology 2009;36(10):2149-57.
2009: Marie Vanthuyne; Vanessa Smith; Seher Arat; René Westhovens; Filip de Keyser; Frédéric A Houssiau; Jean-Louis Thonnard; Laure Vandervelde
Validation of a manual ability questionnaire in patients with systemic sclerosis.
Arthritis and rheumatism 2009;61(5):695-703.
2009: Karolien Van den Bergh; Herbert Hooijkaas; Daniel Blockmans; René Westhovens; Katrijn Op De Beéck; Patrick Verschueren; Diana Dufour; Joop P van de Merwe; Monika Fijak; Jörg Klug; Georges Michiels; Benoit Devogelaere; Humbert De Smedt; Rita Derua; Etienne Waelkens; Norbert Blanckaert; Xavier Bossuyt
Heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein h1, a novel nuclear autoantigen.
Clinical chemistry 2009;55(5):946-54.
2009: Elke Geens; Piet Geusens; Johan Vanhoof; Hubert Berghs; Johan Praet; Greet Esselens; Simonne Lens; Jean-Pol Dufour; Marc Vandenberghe; Xavier Van Mullem; René Westhovens; Patrick Verschueren
Belgian rheumatologists' perception on eligibility of RA patients for anti-TNF treatment matches more closely Dutch rather than Belgian reimbursement criteria.
Rheumatology (Oxford, England) 2009;48(5):546-50.
2009: Patrick Verschueren; Greet Esselens; René Westhovens
Predictors of remission, normalized physical function, and changes in the working situation during follow-up of patients with early rheumatoid arthritis: an observational study.
Scandinavian journal of rheumatology 2009;38(3):166-72.
2009: René Westhovens; Joel M Kremer; Larry W Moreland; Paul Emery; Anthony S Russell; Tracy Li; Richard Aranda; Jean-Claude Becker; Keqin Qi; Maxime Dougados
Safety and efficacy of the selective costimulation modulator abatacept in patients with rheumatoid arthritis receiving background methotrexate: a 5-year extended phase IIB study.
The Journal of rheumatology 2009;36(4):736-42.
2009: Greet Esselens; René Westhovens; Patrick Verschueren
Effectiveness of an integrated outpatient care programme compared with present-day standard care in early rheumatoid arthritis.
Musculoskeletal care 2009;7(1):1-16.
2009: Vitor Hugo Teixeira; Celine Pierlot; Paola Migliorini; Alejandro Balsa; René Westhovens; Pilar Barrera; Helena Alves; Carlos Vaz; Manuela Fernandes; Dora Pascual-Salcedo; Stefano Bombardieri; Jan Dequeker; Timothy R Radstake; Piet Van Riel; Leo van de Putte; Antonio Lopes-Vaz; Thomas Bardin; Bernard Prum; François Cornélis; Elisabeth Petit-Teixeira
Testing for the association of the KIAA1109/Tenr/IL2/IL21 gene region with rheumatoid arthritis in a European family-based study.
Arthritis research & therapy 2009;11(2):R45.
2008: Pieter Vermeersch; Koenraad Gijbels; Daniël Knockaert; Daniel Blockmans; René Westhovens; Godelieve Mariën; Xavier Bossuyt
Establishment of reference values for immunoglobulins in the cryoprecipitate.
Clinical immunology (Orlando, Fla.) 2008;129(2):360-4.
2008: Tom Cornelis; Bert Bammens; Evelyne Lerut; Luc Cosyn; Gerda Goovaerts; René Westhovens; Yves Vanrenterghem
AA amyloidosis due to chronic oxalate arthritis and vasculitis in a patient with secondary oxalosis after jejunoileal bypass surgery.
Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association 2008;23(10):3362-4.
2008: Pui Yan Jenny Chung; Greet Beyens; Núria Guañabens; Steven Boonen; Socrates E Papapoulos; Marcel Karperien; Marelise Eekhoff; Liesbeth Van Wesenbeeck; Karen Jennes; Piet Geusens; Erwin Offeciers; Jan Van Offel; René Westhovens; Hans Zmierczak; Jean-Pierre Devogelaer; Wim Van Hul
Founder effect in different European countries for the recurrent P392L SQSTM1 mutation in Paget's Disease of Bone.
Calcified tissue international 2008;83(1):34-42.
2008: Leilani Morales; Steven Pans; Kilian Verschueren; Ben Van Calster; Robert Paridaens; René Westhovens; Dirk Timmerman; Luc De Smet; Ignace Vergote; Marie-Rose Christiaens; Patrick Neven
Prospective study to assess short-term intra-articular and tenosynovial changes in the aromatase inhibitor-associated arthralgia syndrome.
Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology 2008;26(19):3147-52.
2008: Joel M Kremer; Harry K Genant; Larry W Moreland; Anthony S Russell; Paul Emery; Carlos Abud-Mendoza; Jacek Szechiński; Tracy Li; Julie Teng; Jean-Claude Becker; René Westhovens
Results of a two-year followup study of patients with rheumatoid arthritis who received a combination of abatacept and methotrexate.
Arthritis and rheumatism 2008;58(4):953-63.
2008: René Westhovens; Patrick Verschueren
Translating co-stimulation blockade into clinical practice.
Arthritis research & therapy 2008;10 Suppl 1():S4.
2008: Patrick Verschueren; Greet Esselens; René Westhovens
Daily practice effectiveness of a step-down treatment in comparison with a tight step-up for early rheumatoid arthritis.
Rheumatology (Oxford, England) 2008;47(1):59-64.
2007: Patrick Durez; Jacques Malghem; Adrien Nzeusseu Toukap; Geneviève Depresseux; Bernard R Lauwerys; René Westhovens; Frank P Luyten; Luc Corluy; Frédéric A Houssiau; Patrick Verschueren
Treatment of early rheumatoid arthritis: a randomized magnetic resonance imaging study comparing the effects of methotrexate alone, methotrexate in combination with infliximab, and methotrexate in combination with intravenous pulse methylprednisolone.
Arthritis and rheumatism 2007;56(12):3919-27.
2007: K Vandevyvere; Frank P Luyten; Patrick Verschueren; Rik J U Lories; S Segaert; René Westhovens
Pyoderma gangrenosum developing during therapy with TNF-alpha antagonists in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis.
Clinical rheumatology 2007;26(12):2205-6.
2007: Jos N Hoes; J W G Jacobs; Maarten Boers; D Boumpas; Frank Buttgereit; N Caeyers; E H Choy; Maurizio Cutolo; J A P da Silva; Greet Esselens; L Guillevin; I Hafstrom; J R Kirwan; J Rovensky; A Russell; Kenneth G Saag; Björn Svensson; René Westhovens; H Zeidler; J W J Bijlsma
EULAR evidence-based recommendations on the management of systemic glucocorticoid therapy in rheumatic diseases.
Annals of the rheumatic diseases 2007;66(12):1560-7.
2007: Chenglong Han; Mahboob U Rahman; Mittie K Doyle; Joan M Bathon; Josef Smolen; Arthur Kavanaugh; René Westhovens; E William St Clair; Daniel Baker; Mohan Bala
Association of anemia and physical disability among patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
The Journal of rheumatology 2007;34(11):2177-82.
2007: Kilian Verschueren; Els Van Essche; Patrick Verschueren; Vincent Taelman; René Westhovens
Development of sarcoidosis in etanercept-treated rheumatoid arthritis patients.
Clinical rheumatology 2007;26(11):1969-71.
2007: Mahboob U Rahman; Ingrid Strusberg; Piet Geusens; Alberto Berman; David Yocum; Daniel Baker; Carrie Wagner; John Han; René Westhovens
Double-blinded infliximab dose escalation in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Annals of the rheumatic diseases 2007;66(9):1233-8.
2007: Greet Beyens; Anna Daroszewska; Fenna de Freitas; Erik Fransen; Filip Vanhoenacker; Leon Verbruggen; Hans-Georg Zmierczak; René Westhovens; Jan F Van Offel; Stuart H Ralston; Jean-Pierre Devogelaer; Wim Van Hul
Identification of sex-specific associations between polymorphisms of the osteoprotegerin gene, TNFRSF11B, and Paget's disease of bone.
Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research 2007;22(7):1062-71.
2007: Leilani Morales; Steven Pans; Robert Paridaens; René Westhovens; Dirk Timmerman; Johan Verhaeghe; Hans Wildiers; Karin Leunen; Frederic Amant; Patrick Berteloot; Ann Smeets; Erik Van Limbergen; Caroline Weltens; Walter Van den Bogaert; Luc De Smet; Ignace Vergote; Marie-Rose Christiaens; Patrick Neven
Debilitating musculoskeletal pain and stiffness with letrozole and exemestane: associated tenosynovial changes on magnetic resonance imaging.
Breast cancer research and treatment 2007;104(1):87-91.
2007: M Vanthuyne; Daniel Blockmans; René Westhovens; Florence Roufosse; Elie Cogan; E Coche; Adrien Nzeusseu Toukap; Geneviève Depresseux; Frédéric A Houssiau
A pilot study of mycophenolate mofetil combined to intravenous methylprednisolone pulses and oral low-dose glucocorticoids in severe early systemic sclerosis.
Clinical and experimental rheumatology 2007;25(2):287-92.
2007: Dries Coenen; Patrick Verschueren; René Westhovens; Xavier Bossuyt
Technical and diagnostic performance of 6 assays for the measurement of citrullinated protein/peptide antibodies in the diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis.
Clinical chemistry 2007;53(3):498-504.
2007: Laëtitia Michou; Sandra Lasbleiz; Anne-Christine Rat; Paola Migliorini; Alejandro Balsa; René Westhovens; Pilar Barrera; Helena Alves; Céline Pierlot; Elodie Glikmans; Sophie Garnier; Jean Dausset; Carlos Vaz; Manuela Fernandes; Elisabeth Petit-Teixeira; Isabelle Lemaire; Dora Pascual-Salcedo; Stefano Bombardieri; Jan Dequeker; Timothy Radstake; Piet Van Riel; L B A Van De Putte; Antonio Lopes-Vaz; Bernard Prum; Thomas Bardin; Philippe Dieudé; François Cornélis
Linkage proof for PTPN22, a rheumatoid arthritis susceptibility gene and a human autoimmunity gene.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 2007;104(5):1649-54.
2007: Chenglong Han; Josef S Smolen; Arthur Kavanaugh; Désirée van der Heijde; Jürgen Braun; René Westhovens; Ning Zhao; Mahboob U Rahman; Daniel Baker; Mohan Bala
The impact of infliximab treatment on quality of life in patients with inflammatory rheumatic diseases.
Arthritis research & therapy 2007;9(5):R103.
2007: Frank P Luyten; Piet Geusens; Michel Malaise; L De Clerck; René Westhovens; Frank Raeman; D Vander Mijnsbrugge; L Mathy; Jean-Philippe Hauzeur; Filip De Keyser; Filip Van den Bosch
A prospective randomised multicentre study comparing continuous and intermittent treatment with celecoxib in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee or hip.
Annals of the rheumatic diseases 2007;66(1):99-106.
2007: Jan Dequeker; Greet Esselens; René Westhovens
Educational issues in rheumatology. The musculoskeletal examination: a neglected skill.
Clinical rheumatology 2007;26(1):5-7.
2006: K Vermeirsch; Bruno Dubois; R Sciot; René Westhovens
An external cause for 'idiopathic' pachymeningitis?
Acta clinica Belgica 2006;61(6):355-8.
2006: Frank P Luyten; Rik J U Lories; Patrick Verschueren; kurt de vlam; René Westhovens
Contemporary concepts of inflammation, damage and repair in rheumatic diseases.
Best practice & research. Clinical rheumatology 2006;20(5):829-48.
2006: René Westhovens; J C Cole; Tracy Li; M Martin; R Maclean; P Lin; B Blaisdell; Gene V Wallenstein; Richard Aranda; Yvonne Sherrer
Improved health-related quality of life for rheumatoid arthritis patients treated with abatacept who have inadequate response to anti-TNF therapy in a double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicentre randomized clinical trial.
Rheumatology (Oxford, England) 2006;45(10):1238-46.
2006: G A Matricali; A Boonen; J Verduyckt; Vincent Taelman; Patrick Verschueren; A Sileghem; Luc Corluy; René Westhovens
The presence of forefoot problems and the role of surgery in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Annals of the rheumatic diseases 2006;65(9):1254-5.
2006: Joel M Kremer; Harry K Genant; Larry W Moreland; Anthony S Russell; Paul Emery; Carlos Abud-Mendoza; Jacek Szechinski; Tracy Li; Zhiyu Ge; Jean-Claude Becker; René Westhovens
Effects of abatacept in patients with methotrexate-resistant active rheumatoid arthritis: a randomized trial.
Annals of internal medicine 2006;144(12):865-76.
2006: A Boonen; G A Matricali; J Verduyckt; Vincent Taelman; Patrick Verschueren; A Sileghem; Luc Corluy; René Westhovens
Orthopaedic surgery in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a shift towards more frequent and earlier non-joint-sacrificing surgery.
Annals of the rheumatic diseases 2006;65(5):694-5.
2006: René Westhovens; Frédéric A Houssiau; Johan Joly; Daniel E Everitt; Yaowei Zhu; Deborah Sisco; Bart Van Hartingsveldt; Mary Ann Mascelli; Martin A Graham; Patrick Durez; Esther Bouman-Thio
A phase I study assessing the safety, clinical response, and pharmacokinetics of an experimental infliximab formulation for subcutaneous or intramuscular administration in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
The Journal of rheumatology 2006;33(5):847-53.
2006: René Westhovens; David Yocum; John Han; Alberto Berman; Ingrid Strusberg; Piet Geusens; Mahboob U Rahman
The safety of infliximab, combined with background treatments, among patients with rheumatoid arthritis and various comorbidities: a large, randomized, placebo-controlled trial.
Arthritis and rheumatism 2006;54(4):1075-86.
2006: Bert Vander Cruyssen; Patrick Durez; René Westhovens; Nathan Vastesaeger; Anja Geldhof; Filip De Keyser
Response to the commentary 'Pooled indices to measure rheumatoid arthritis activity: a good reflection of the physician's mind'.
Arthritis research & therapy 2006;8(6):406.
2006: Bert Vander Cruyssen; Stijn Van Looy; Bart Wyns; René Westhovens; Patrick Durez; Filip Van den Bosch; Herman Mielants; Luc De Clerck; Ann Peretz; Michel Malaise; Leon Verbruggen; Nathan Vastesaeger; Anja Geldhof; Luc Boullart; Filip De Keyser
Four-year follow-up of infliximab therapy in rheumatoid arthritis patients with long-standing refractory disease: attrition and long-term evolution of disease activity.
Arthritis research & therapy 2006;8(4):R112.
2005: René Westhovens; Annelies Boonen; Leon Verbruggen; Patrick Durez; L De Clerck; Michel Malaise; Herman Mielants
Healthcare consumption and direct costs of rheumatoid arthritis in Belgium.
Clinical rheumatology 2005;24(6):615-9.
2005: Ariane Luyckx; René Westhovens; Els Oris; Wolfgang Papisch; Xavier Bossuyt
Clinical relevance of measurement of antibodies to individual snU1-RNP proteins.
Clinical chemistry 2005;51(10):1888-90.
2005: Patrick Durez; F Van den Bosch; Luc Corluy; Eric M Veys; L De Clerck; A Peretz; Michel Malaise; Jean-Pierre Devogelaer; Nathan Vastesaeger; Anja Geldhof; René Westhovens
A dose adjustment in patients with rheumatoid arthritis not optimally responding to a standard dose of infliximab of 3 mg/kg every 8 weeks can be effective: a Belgian prospective study.
Rheumatology (Oxford, England) 2005;44(4):465-8.
2005: Patrick Verschueren; A K Vandooren; René Westhovens
Debilitating diarrhoea and weight loss due to colitis in two RA patients treated with leflunomide.
Clinical rheumatology 2005;24(1):87-90.
2005: Bert Vander Cruyssen; Stijn Van Looy; Bart Wyns; René Westhovens; Patrick Durez; Filip Van den Bosch; Eric M Veys; Herman Mielants; Luc De Clerck; Anne Peretz; Michel Malaise; Leon Verbruggen; Nathan Vastesaeger; Anja Geldhof; Luc Boullart; Filip De Keyser
DAS28 best reflects the physician's clinical judgment of response to infliximab therapy in rheumatoid arthritis patients: validation of the DAS28 score in patients under infliximab treatment.
Arthritis research & therapy 2005;7(5):R1063-71.
2004: Xavier Bossuyt; Johan Frans; Ann Hendrickx; Godelieve Godefridis; René Westhovens; Godelieve Mariën
Detection of anti-SSA antibodies by indirect immunofluorescence.
Clinical chemistry 2004;50(12):2361-9.
2004: T Spiritus; Patrick Verschueren; René Westhovens; Xavier Bossuyt
Diagnostic characteristics of a gelatin based Waaler-Rose assay (Serodia-RA) for the detection of rheumatoid factor.
Annals of the rheumatic diseases 2004;63(9):1169-71.
2004: Patrick Durez; Adrien Nzeusseu Toukap; Bernard R Lauwerys; DH Manicourt; Patrick Verschueren; René Westhovens; Jean-Pierre Devogelaer; Frédéric A Houssiau
A randomised comparative study of the short term clinical and biological effects of intravenous pulse methylprednisolone and infliximab in patients with active rheumatoid arthritis despite methotrexate treatment.
Annals of the rheumatic diseases 2004;63(9):1069-74.
2004: Greet Beyens; Els Van Hul; K Van Driessche; Erik Fransen; Jean-Pierre Devogelaer; Filip Vanhoenacker; Jan F Van Offel; Leon Verbruggen; L De Clerck; René Westhovens; Wim Van Hul
Evaluation of the role of the SQSTM1 gene in sporadic Belgian patients with Paget's disease.
Calcified tissue international 2004;75(2):144-52.
2004: Luc Corluy; L Pison; P Lauweryns; Ignace Samson; René Westhovens
An unusual non-traumatic atlantoaxial subluxation in an adult patient: Grisel's syndrome.
Clinical rheumatology 2004;23(2):182-3.
2004: dimitri renard; René Westhovens; Erik Vandenbussche; Rik Vandenberghe
Reversible posterior leucoencephalopathy during oral treatment with methotrexate.
Journal of neurology 2004;251(2):226-8.
2003: Joel M Kremer; René Westhovens; Marc Leon; Eduardo Di Giorgio; RIEKE ALTEN; Serge D Steinfeld; Anthony Russell; Maxime Dougados; Paul Emery; Isaac Nuamah; G Rhys Williams; Jean-Claude Becker; David T Hagerty; Larry W Moreland
Treatment of rheumatoid arthritis by selective inhibition of T-cell activation with fusion protein CTLA4Ig.
The New England journal of medicine 2003;349(20):1907-15.
2003: Patrick Verschueren; F Lensen; Evelyne Lerut; K Claes; R De Vos; Boudewijn Van Damme; René Westhovens
Benefit of anti-TNFalpha treatment for nephrotic syndrome in a patient with juvenile inflammatory bowel disease associated spondyloarthropathy complicated with amyloidosis and glomerulonephritis.
Annals of the rheumatic diseases 2003;62(4):368-9.
2003: René Westhovens; Jan Dequeker
Musculoskeletal manifestations of benign and malignant tumors of bone.
Current opinion in rheumatology 2003;15(1):70-5.
2002: P Volders; J Van Hove; Rik J U Lories; Ph Vandekerckhove; G Matthijs; R De Vos; marie T vanier; M F Vincent; René Westhovens; Frank P Luyten
Niemann-Pick disease type B: an unusual clinical presentation with multiple vertebral fractures.
American journal of medical genetics 2002;109(1):42-51.
2002: Robert B M Landewé; Maarten Boers; Arco Verhoeven; René Westhovens; M A F J van de Laar; Harry M Markusse; J Christiaan van Denderen; Marie-Louise Westedt; Andreas J Peeters; B A C Dijkmans; Piet Jacobs; Annelies Boonen; Désirée van der Heijde; Sjef van der Linden
COBRA combination therapy in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis: long-term structural benefits of a brief intervention.
Arthritis and rheumatism 2002;46(2):347-56.
2002: J Dequeker; René Westhovens; Frank P Luyten
Rheumatic disorders and glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis.
Frontiers of hormone research 2002;30():107-20.
2001: Pilar Barrera; S Fauré; JF Prud'homme; Alejandro Balsa; Paola Migliorini; Daniele Chimenti; Timothy Radstake; L B A Van De Putte; Dora Pascual-Salcedo; René Westhovens; K Maenaut; Helena Alves; Antonio Lopes-Vaz; C Stravopoulos; Marilyn Spyropoulou; P Fritz; Thomas Bardin; Dominique Charron; Virginia Lepage; Maria Martinez; François Cornélis
European genetic study on rheumatoid arthritis: is there a linkage of the interleukin-1 (IL-1), IL-10 or IL-4 genes to RA?
Clinical and experimental rheumatology 2001;19(6):709-14.
2001: Alejandro Balsa; Pilar Barrera; René Westhovens; Helena Alves; K Maenaut; Dora Pascual-Salcedo; François Cornélis; Thomas Bardin; Lucrezia Riente; Timothy Radstake; G de Almeida; Virginia Lepage; C Stravopoulos; M Spaepen; Antonio Lopes-Vaz; D Charron; M Martinez; J F Prudhomme; Paola Migliorini; P Fritz
Clinical and immunogenetic characteristics of European multicase rheumatoid arthritis families.
Annals of the rheumatic diseases 2001;60(6):573-6.
2001: Pilar Barrera; Alejandro Balsa; Helena Alves; René Westhovens; K Maenaut; François Cornélis; P Fritz; Thomas Bardin; M Ceu Maia; Antonio Lopes-Vaz; Dora Pascual-Salcedo; Emilio G De-la-Concha; Timothy Radstake; L B A Van De Putte; Paola Migliorini; J F Prudhomme; Dominique Charron; Marilyn Spyropoulou; A Mendes; M Spaepen; Maria Martinez; C Stavropoulos
Noninherited maternal antigens do not increase the susceptibility for familial rheumatoid arthritis. European Consortium on Rheumatoid Arthritis Families (ECRAF).
The Journal of rheumatology 2001;28(5):968-74.
2001: Wim Wuyts; Liesbeth Van Wesenbeeck; AA Morales-Piga; S Ralston; Lynne J Hocking; Filip Vanhoenacker; René Westhovens; Leon Verbruggen; D Anderson; A Hughes; Wim Van Hul
Evaluation of the role of RANK and OPG genes in Paget's disease of bone.
Bone 2001;28(1):104-7.
2000: Pilar Barrera; Alejandro Balsa; Helena Alves; René Westhovens; K Maenaut; François Cornélis; P Fritz; Thomas Bardin; G de Almeida; Antonio Lopes-Vaz; Dora Pascual-Salcedo; Emilio G De-la-Concha; Timothy Radstake; L B A Van De Putte; Paola Migliorini; JF Prud'homme; Dominique Charron; Marilyn Spyropoulou; A Mendes; M Spaepen; Maria Martinez; Virginia Lepage; C Stravopoulos
Noninherited maternal antigens do not play a role in rheumatoid arthritis susceptibility in Europe. European Consortium on Rheumatoid Arthritis Families.
Arthritis and rheumatism 2000;43(4):758-64.
2000: H Joosen; B Mellaerts; Greta Dereymaeker; René Westhovens
Pulmonary nodule and aggressive tibialis posterior tenosynovitis in early rheumatoid arthritis.
Clinical rheumatology 2000;19(5):392-5.
2000: René Westhovens; Jan Dequeker
Rheumatoid arthritis and osteoporosis.
Zeitschrift für Rheumatologie 2000;59 Suppl 1():33-8.
1999: Johan Joly; René Westhovens; Herman Borghs; H Peeters; J Tirry; Jos Nijs; Jan Dequeker
Reference curve and diagnostic sensitivity for a new ultrasound device for the phalanges [correction of phalanages], the DBMsonic 1200, in Belgian women.
Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA 1999;9(4):284-9.
1998: Jos Nijs; René Westhovens; Johan Joly; XG Cheng; Herman Borghs; Jan Dequeker
Diagnostic sensitivity of peripheral quantitative computed tomography measurements at ultradistal and proximal radius in postmenopausal women.
Bone 1998;22(6):659-64.
1998: D Jardinet; René Westhovens; J Peeters
Sicca syndrome as an initial symptom of amyloidosis.
Clinical rheumatology 1998;17(6):546-8.
1997: Maarten Boers; Arco Verhoeven; Harry M Markusse; M A F J van de Laar; René Westhovens; J Christiaan van Denderen; Derkjen van Zeben; B A C Dijkmans; Andreas J Peeters; P Jacobs; H R van den Brink; HJ Schouten; Désirée van der Heijde; Annelies Boonen; Sjef van der Linden
Randomised comparison of combined step-down prednisolone, methotrexate and sulphasalazine with sulphasalazine alone in early rheumatoid arthritis.
Lancet 1997;350(9074):309-18.
1997: A Boonen; J Verwilghen; J Dequeker; S Van der Linden; René Westhovens
Is SAPHO syndrome a spondylarthropathy? A vasculopathy? Report of a case.
Revue du rhumatisme (English ed.) 1997;64(6):424-7.
1997: Jean-Marc Kaufman; Jean-Pierre Devogelaer; Frank Raeman; S Rozenberg; J J Body; René Westhovens; Jean-Yves Reginster
Prevention and treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis. National Consensus of the "Belgian Bone Club", November 1996.
Clinical rheumatology 1997;16(4):343-5.
1997: F Sels; René Westhovens; M P Emonds; EP Vandermeulen; J Dequeker
HLA typing in a large family with multiple cases of different autoimmune diseases.
The Journal of rheumatology 1997;24(5):856-9.
1997: René Westhovens; J Nijs; Vincent Taelman; J Dequeker
Body composition in rheumatoid arthritis.
British journal of rheumatology 1997;36(4):444-8.
1997: René Westhovens; J Verwilghen; Jan Dequeker
Total lymphoid irradiation in rheumatoid arthritis. A ten-year followup.
Arthritis and rheumatism 1997;40(3):426-9.
1996: K Maenaut; René Westhovens; J Dequeker
Methotrexate osteopathy, does it exist?
The Journal of rheumatology 1996;23(12):2156-9.
1996: J Dequeker; Steven Boonen; Jeroen Aerssens; René Westhovens
Inverse relationship osteoarthritis-osteoporosis: what is the evidence? What are the consequences?
British journal of rheumatology 1996;35(9):813-8.
1995: J Dequeker; K Maenaut; J Verwilghen; René Westhovens
Osteoporosis in rheumatoid arthritis.
Clinical and experimental rheumatology 1995;13 Suppl 12():S21-6.
1995: Annelies Boonen; B Ghesquiere; René Westhovens; P Geusens; J Dequeker; Steven Boonen
Vertebral fracture induced by chronic contained rupture of aortic aneurysm.
Annals of the rheumatic diseases 1995;54(5):437-8.
1995: Steven Boonen; G Van Distel; René Westhovens; J Dequeker
Steroid myopathy induced by epidural triamcinolone injection.
British journal of rheumatology 1995;34(4):385-6.
1994: J Dequeker; René Westhovens
Evaluation of the 1st EULAR Pan-European postgraduate course rheumatology Leuven 12-18 September 1993.
Clinical rheumatology 1994;13(3):496-9.
1994: René Westhovens; A Verstraeten; Daniel C Knockaert; Marnix van Holsbeeck; A Sileghem; Dirk Vanderschueren; J Dequeker
Cauda equina syndrome complicating ankylosing spondylitis: role of computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging.
Clinical rheumatology 1994;13(2):284-8.
1994: Jean-Pierre Lenaerts; J P Fryns; René Westhovens; J Dequeker
A familial syndrome of dwarfism, bilateral club feet, premature aging and progressive panhypogammaglobulinemia.
The Journal of rheumatology 1994;21(5):961-3.
1991: H Verlooy; René Westhovens; Luc Mortelmans; MJ de Roo
Spontaneous calcaneal fracture in osteoporosis without fluoride therapy.
Clinical nuclear medicine 1991;16(11):867-8.
1988: L De Clerck; J Dequeker; René Westhovens; D Hauglustaine
Candida parapsilosis in a patient receiving chronic hemodialysis.
The Journal of rheumatology 1988;15(2):372-4.