Hirokazu Takaoka

Kumamoto, Japan

Last Updated: 09/26/2026

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Found 15 publications

Efficacy and safety of filgotinib versus tocilizumab in active rheumatoid arthritis: A randomized, open-label, multicenter study with clinical and musculoskeletal ultrasound evaluation (TRANSFORM study).

Efficacy and safety of filgotinib versus tocilizumab in active rheumatoid arthritis: A randomized, open-label, multicenter study with clinical and musculoskeletal ultrasound evaluation (TRANSFORM study).

Journal: Drug discoveries & therapeutics
Published: April 26, 2026

Efficacy of etanercept biosimilar switching from etanercept reference product, using ultrasound and clinical data in outcomes of real world therapy (ESCORT-NGSK Study).

Efficacy of etanercept biosimilar switching from etanercept reference product, using ultrasound and clinical data in outcomes of real world therapy (ESCORT-NGSK Study).

Journal: Drug discoveries & therapeutics
Published: February 26, 2025

Femoral bone mineral density as a tool of personalized medicine for rheumatoid arthritis: Interleukin-6 inhibitors for patients with low density whereas tumor necrosis factor inhibitor for patients with preserved density?

Femoral bone mineral density as a tool of personalized medicine for rheumatoid arthritis: Interleukin-6 inhibitors for patients with low density whereas tumor necrosis factor inhibitor for patients with preserved density?

Journal: SAGE open medicine
Published: April 29, 2024

Influences of advanced age in rheumatoid arthritis: A multicentre ultrasonography cohort study.

Influences of advanced age in rheumatoid arthritis: A multicentre ultrasonography cohort study.

Journal: Modern rheumatology
Published: January 12, 2024

The impact of glucocorticoid use on the outcomes of rheumatoid arthritis in a multicenter ultrasound cohort study.

The impact of glucocorticoid use on the outcomes of rheumatoid arthritis in a multicenter ultrasound cohort study.

Journal: International journal of rheumatic diseases
Published: December 29, 2023

Rheumatoid arthritis caused by non-tuberculous mycobacteria infection.

Rheumatoid arthritis caused by non-tuberculous mycobacteria infection.

Journal: Modern rheumatology case reports
Published: July 09, 2021

Utility of a simplified ultrasonography scoring system among patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A multicenter cohort study.

Utility of a simplified ultrasonography scoring system among patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A multicenter cohort study.

Journal: Medicine
Published: June 25, 2020

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus-associated Acute Acalculous Cholecystitis Successfully Treated by a Corticosteroid Combined with Azathioprine.

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus-associated Acute Acalculous Cholecystitis Successfully Treated by a Corticosteroid Combined with Azathioprine.

Journal: Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan)
Published: June 28, 2019

Nodules in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and methotrexate treatment.

Nodules in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and methotrexate treatment.

Journal: Modern rheumatology
Published: January 27, 2015

Dystrophic calcinosis with both a huge calcified mass in the cervical spine and calcification in the chest wall in a patient with rheumatoid overlap syndrome.

Dystrophic calcinosis with both a huge calcified mass in the cervical spine and calcification in the chest wall in a patient with rheumatoid overlap syndrome.

Journal: Clinical rheumatology
Published: May 16, 2014

Amyloid A amyloidosis in a Japanese patient with familial Mediterranean fever associated with homozygosity for the pyrin variant M694I/M694I.

Amyloid A amyloidosis in a Japanese patient with familial Mediterranean fever associated with homozygosity for the pyrin variant M694I/M694I.

Journal: Modern rheumatology
Published: March 06, 2014

Abatacept may be effective and safe in patients with amyloid A amyloidosis secondary to rheumatoid arthritis.

Abatacept may be effective and safe in patients with amyloid A amyloidosis secondary to rheumatoid arthritis.

Journal: Clinical and experimental rheumatology
Published: September 28, 2013
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Last Updated: 09/26/2026