In this excerpt, Mitch Herndon, Patient Engagement Lead for UCB’s Global Clinical Sciences & Operations, talks about the importance of incorporating the patient perspective into clinical research studies. Read the full article on LinkedIn.
It is estimated that a fragility fracture occurs every 3 seconds— totaling nearly 9 million fractures annually, worldwide. Oftentimes people think fragile bones are an inevitable part of getting older. But a broken hip or bone may more commonly be the result of an underlying condition: osteoporosis. So common that by the time you finish reading the title of this post, a fragility fracture due to osteoporosis has occurred.
Press Release: UCB Presents New Long-Term Data Showing Substantial Impact for CIMZIA® (Certolizumab Pegol) in Axial Spondyloarthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis and Late-Breaking Bimekizumab Data in Psoriatic Arthritis
• Oral presentation of results from C-AXSPAND, the first Phase 3 study to follow non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (nr-axSpA) patients for 52 weeks, demonstrated positive results for CIMZIA®(certolizumab pegol) in this patient population when added to common background medications
As part of World Arthritis Day, we’re shining a spotlight on rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Learn more about RA, which is just one of the many different types of arthritis that affect the people we’re honoring today.