About our research group/lab
Our research
(Early) Rheumatoid Arthritis
This research line focusses on the early detection and treatment of inflammatory arthritis.
Treatment strategies in Arthritis
Data gathered in this research line is used to study the effect of treatment with biologic and conventional synthetic DMARDs and the effect of tapering medication.
Psoriatic Arthritis
In this research line Psoriatic Arthritis is studied using data of the Dutch south west Psoriatic Arthritis Registry (DEPAR and STAMP).
Our projects
(Early) Rheumatoid Arthritis
CSA
Treatment strategies in Arthritis
ChronIA
ReumaTracker
PRIMERA
HELIA
Key Publications
Gradual tapering TNF inhibitors versus conventional synthetic DMARDs after achieving controlled disease in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: first-year results of the randomised controlled TARA study van Mulligen et al. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases 2019; 78(6):746-753
Comparison of disease activity measures in early psoriatic arthritis in usual care
Wervers K et al. Rheumatology 2019; pii: kez215
Lessons learned from clinical phenotypes in early psoriatic arthritis: the real-world Dutch south west Early Psoriatic ARthritis study
Kasiem FR et al. Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology; Volume 50, 2021 - Issue 2
The likelihood of attaining and maintaining DMARD-free remission for various (rheumatoid) arthritis phenotypes
Luurssen-Masurel N et al. Rheumatology; 05 August 2021
Towards a simplified fluid-sensitive MRI protocol in small joints of the hand in early arthritis patients: reliability between modified Dixon and regular Gadolinium enhanced TSE fat saturated MRI-sequences
Boeren AMP et al. Skeletal Radiology, November 2022
Importance of quick attainment of minimal disease activity for a positive impact on lives of patients with psoriatic arthritis
Snoeck Henkemans SVJ et al. RMD open, December 2022
Funding & Grants
Our team
Prof. Annette van der Helm-van Mil, MD PhD
Zohra Layegh, MD
Hazel Yanmaz - Koc, PhD
Ron Buijs
Kim Wilhelm-de Jong
