Abstract:
The invention provides 4-[2-(5-amino-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-4-chlorophenoxy]-5-chloro-2- fluoro-N-(1,3-thiazol-4-yl)benzenesulfonamide or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof for the treatment of a disease associated with elevated blood uric acid levels, such as hyperuricemia or gout. In another aspect the invention provides the tosylate salt of 4-[2-(5-amino-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)-4-chlorophenoxy]-5-chloro-2-fluoro-N-(1,3-thiazol-4-yl)benzenesulfonamide.
Abstract:
Methods and kits for predicting infusion reaction risk and antibody-mediated loss of response during intravenous PEGylated uricase therapy in gout patients is provided. Routine SUA monitoring can be used to identify patients receiving PEGylated uricase who may no longer benefit from treatment and who are at greater risk for infusion reactions.
Abstract:
Antibodies against citrullinated protein antigens (ACPA) have shown their relevance for the diagnosis and possibly pathogenesis in arthritis. The present invention provides means and methods for determining antibodies against homocitrulline containing proteins or carbamylated proteins/peptides (anti-Car P) for the classification of individuals suffering from or at risk of suffering from arthritis.
Abstract:
Systems and methods for assessment of the reduction of tophus burden with effective urate-lowering therapy were developed. The first application of computer-assisted methods for accessing tophus response included standardized digital photography, computer assisted measurement and analysis of tophi by an independent reader and blinded central reader paradigm. The ability of the method for computer-assisted analysis of digital photographs to quantify reduction in tophus size demonstrates its feasibility as a urate-lowering therapy monitoring tool in the treatment of tophaceous gout.
Abstract:
Methods for determining whether certain compounds, in particular crystals, are present in a sample of a biological fluid that indicates an individual has a particular disease or condition, such as but not limited to gout, pseudogout or urinary tract stones. In some embodiments, the methods include the steps of digestion and filtration of a sample of synovial fluid in order to isolate, if present, monosodium urate monohydrate (MSU), calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate (CPPD), or calcium phosphate crystals from the sample, wherein the filtrate is analyzed with a Raman device to ascertain the presence and type of the crystals. Devices for performing steps of the method are disclosed.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method for assessing the efficacy of an inhibitor of a pro-inflammatory cytokine and/or of B cellsin a subject and a method for treating said subject with said inhibitor provided the efficacy of said inhibitor has been determined as sufficient.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method for determining the propensity of a fluid for calcification characterized by the following steps: (i) adding a soluble calcium salt and a soluble phosphate salt to a sample of said fluid; (ii) incubating said sample at conditions allowing the formation of calciprotein particles (CPPs); and (iii) determining one or more of the following:(a) the rate of the formation of primary and/or secondary CPPs; (b) the amount of primary and/or secondary CPPs; and/or (c) the rate of the transition of primary CPPs into secondary CPPs, wherein an increase in one or more of (a), (b) and/or (c) of step (iii) indicates an increased propensity of said fluid for calcification.