{"id":1748,"date":"2025-04-11T13:37:40","date_gmt":"2025-04-11T12:37:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.manchester.ac.uk\/bsrbr-blog\/?p=1748"},"modified":"2025-04-11T13:37:40","modified_gmt":"2025-04-11T12:37:40","slug":"celebrate-your-registers-collaboration-collaboration-with-other-biologics-registers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.manchester.ac.uk\/bsrbr-blog\/2025\/04\/11\/celebrate-your-registers-collaboration-collaboration-with-other-biologics-registers\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrate your registers! Collaboration: Collaboration with other biologics registers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; next_background_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; global_module=&#8221;322&#8243;][et_pb_fullwidth_menu global_parent=&#8221;322&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.106&#8243; menu_id=&#8221;7&#8243; submenu_direction=&#8221;downwards&#8221; fullwidth_menu=&#8221;off&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; module_class=&#8221;main-navigation&#8221; \/][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;off&#8221; specialty=&#8221;on&#8221; prev_background_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; next_background_color=&#8221;#1d1d1d&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; specialty_columns=&#8221;2&#8243;][et_pb_row_inner locked=&#8221;off&#8221;][et_pb_column_inner type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; saved_specialty_column_type=&#8221;2_3&#8243;][et_pb_post_title _builder_version=&#8221;3.17.6&#8243; featured_placement=&#8221;above&#8221; locked=&#8221;on&#8221; parent_locked=&#8221;off&#8221; date_format=&#8221;j M Y&#8221; \/][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.17.6&#8243; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; parent_locked=&#8221;off&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3><span>The BSRBR-RA is <\/span><b><span>one of<\/span><\/b> <b><span>four<\/span><\/b><span> biologics registers run by the British Society for Rheumatology:\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bsrbr.org\/\"><span>BSRBR-RA<\/span><\/a><span> (University of Manchester)<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/bcrdbspar\/\"><span>UK JIA Biologics Register<\/span><\/a><span> (University of Manchester)\u00a0<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abdn.ac.uk\/iahs\/academic\/epidemiology\/our-research\/studies-list\/bsr-psa\/\"><span>Psoriatic Arthritis Register<\/span><\/a><span> (University of Aberdeen)\u00a0<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abdn.ac.uk\/iahs\/academic\/epidemiology\/our-research\/studies-list\/bsrbr-as\/\"><span>Ankylosing spondylitis<\/span><\/a><span> (University of Aberdeen)<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Recruitment<\/h3>\n<p><span>Recruitment is ongoing in all registers, except for the AS register.<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span>Research<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span>The BSR registers work closely together to ensure that methods and objectives are aligned, as well as looking at similar areas of research. For example, the BSRBR-RA research study analysed the outcomes of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bsrbr.org\/media\/mhs\/bmh-faculty\/bsrbr-ra\/research\/2023_Lay-Summary_originator-to-biosimilar-switching-in-RA.pdf\"><span>switching from originator to biosimilar therapy<\/span><\/a><span> within the RA group in 2023.\u00a0 This was <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/research.manchester.ac.uk\/en\/publications\/outcomes-following-anti-tnf-originator-to-biosimilar-switching-in\"><span>then also analysed in the JIA register<\/span><\/a><span> a year later. Reassuringly, results were similar across the two studies, showing that switching between these two types of therapy was well tolerated.\u00a0<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>More information:\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span>Support your registers! click <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bsrbr.org\/about\/support-your-registers\/\"><span>here<\/span><\/a><span> for further information<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Contact us &#8211; <\/span><a href=\"mailto:biologics.register@manchester.ac.uk\"><span>biologics.register@manchester.ac.uk<\/span><\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_post_nav _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.106&#8243; in_same_term=&#8221;off&#8221; show_prev=&#8221;on&#8221; show_next=&#8221;on&#8221; prev_text=&#8221;Previous&#8221; next_text=&#8221;Next&#8221; locked=&#8221;on&#8221; parent_locked=&#8221;off&#8221; \/][et_pb_comments _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.106&#8243; show_avatar=&#8221;on&#8221; show_reply=&#8221;on&#8221; show_count=&#8221;on&#8221; 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