Research project
SPIRITT Scintigraphy for Prediction In Rheumatoid Intentional Therapy Tapering
- Start date: 5 March 2025
- End date: 1 September 2026
- Value: £100,000
- Partners and collaborators: Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust of Guy’s Hospital, King's College London, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
- Primary investigator: Professor Andrew Cope
- Co-investigators: Dr Kulveer Mankia
- Postgraduate students: Dr Helen Sugden
Description
Funder: Versus Arthritis
The purpose of this study is to determine whether baseline 99mTc-maraciclatide is predictive of risk of flare in RA patients tapering biologic therapy who are in in low disease activity or remission