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Roberto Caporali

Roberto Caporali

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Overview

Roberto Caporali is affiliated with the University of Milan in Italy and is an active contributor in the field of medicine, focusing primarily on rheumatology research. Their work spans a range of subfields including hematology, pathology and forensic medicine, immunology, and genetics.

The scientist has coauthored numerous papers, often collaborating with frequent partners such as Ennio Giulio Favalli, Florenzo Iannone, Francesca Ingegnoli, Carlomaurizio Montecucco, and Maria Gerosa.

Roberto Caporali's research is regularly published in several specialized venues, with a significant number of publications appearing in Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology, Lara D. Veeken, Autoimmunity Reviews, and Research Square.

Their recent notable papers include the following:

  • EULAR recommendations for the management of rheumatoid arthritis with synthetic and biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs: 2019 update, 2020, Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
  • EULAR recommendations for the management of rheumatoid arthritis with synthetic and biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs: 2022 update, 2022, Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
  • COVID-19 infection and rheumatoid arthritis: Faraway, so close!, 2020, Autoimmunity Reviews
  • Baricitinib for COVID-19: a suitable treatment?, 2020, The Lancet Infectious Diseases
  • COVID-19 revisiting inflammatory pathways of arthritis, 2020, Nature Reviews Rheumatology

Research interests are centered around several main topics within the scope of rheumatological and autoimmune diseases. These include:

  • Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies
  • Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders Research
  • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research
  • Systemic Sclerosis and Related Diseases
  • Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research
  • Spondyloarthritis Studies and Treatments
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies

Best Publications

  • Osteoarthritis: An Overview of the Disease and Its Treatment Strategies

    Piercarlo Sarzi-Puttini;Marco A. Cimmino;Raffaele Scarpa;Roberto Caporali

  • Preliminary criteria for the very early diagnosis of systemic sclerosis: results of a Delphi Consensus Study from EULAR Scleroderma Trials and Research Group

    Jérôme Avouac;J. Fransen;U. A. Walker;V. Riccieri

  • COVID-19 infection and rheumatoid arthritis: Faraway, so close!

    Ennio Giulio Favalli;Francesca Ingegnoli;Orazio De Lucia;Gilberto Cincinelli

  • Ultrasonographic evaluation of joint involvement in early rheumatoid arthritis in clinical remission: power Doppler signal predicts short-term relapse

    Carlo A. Scirè;Carlomaurizio Montecucco;Veronica Codullo;Oscar Epis

  • EULAR Sjögren's syndrome disease activity index (ESSDAI): a user guide.

    Raphaèle Seror;Simon J Bowman;Pilar Brito-Zeron;Elke Theander

  • Defining disease activity states and clinically meaningful improvement in primary Sjögren's syndrome with EULAR primary Sjögren's syndrome disease activity (ESSDAI) and patient-reported indexes (ESSPRI)

    Raphaèle Seror;Raphaèle Seror;Hendrika Bootsma;Alain Saraux;Simon J Bowman

  • Reliability and validity of the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities (WOMAC) Osteoarthritis Index in Italian patients with osteoarthritis of the knee

    F. Salaffi;G. Leardini;B. Canesi;A. Mannoni

  • Validation of EULAR primary Sjogren's syndrome disease activity (ESSDAI) and patient indexes (ESSPRI)

    Raphaèle Seror;Elke Theander;Johan G. Brun;Manel Ramos-Casals

  • Prednisone plus Methotrexate for Polymyalgia Rheumatica: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial

    Roberto Caporali;Marco A. Cimmino;Gianfranco Ferraccioli;Roberto Gerli

  • Systematic microanatomical analysis of CXCL13 and CCL21 in situ production and progressive lymphoid organization in rheumatoid synovitis.

    Antonio Manzo;Samantha Paoletti;Maresa Carulli;Mark C Blades

  • Baricitinib for COVID-19: a suitable treatment?

    Ennio Giulio Favalli;Martina Biggioggero;Gabriella Maioli;Roberto Caporali

  • Autoantibody profile in rheumatoid arthritis during long-term infliximab treatment

    Francesca Bobbio-Pallavicini;Claudia Alpini;Roberto Caporali;Stefano Avalle

  • Influence of Antisynthetase Antibodies Specificities on Antisynthetase Syndrome Clinical Spectrum Time Course

    Lorenzo Cavagna;Ernesto Trallero-Araguás;Federica Meloni;Ilaria Cavazzana

  • TNF-α Antagonist Survival Rate in a Cohort of Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Observed under Conditions of Standard Clinical Practice

    Antonio Marchesoni;Eleonora Zaccara;Roberto Gorla;Chiara Bazzani

  • COVID-19 revisiting inflammatory pathways of arthritis.

    Georg Schett;Bernhard Manger;David Simon;Roberto Caporali

  • Serious infections during anti-TNFalpha treatment in rheumatoid arthritis patients.

    Ennio Giulio Favalli;Francesca Desiati;Fabiola Atzeni;Piercarlo Sarzi-Puttini

  • Clinical Spectrum Time Course in Anti Jo-1 Positive Antisynthetase Syndrome: Results From an International Retrospective Multicenter Study.

    Lorenzo Cavagna;Laura Nuño;Carlo Alberto Scirè;Marcello Govoni

  • Pregnancy Outcomes in Patients with Autoimmune Diseases and Anti-Ro/SSA Antibodies

    Antonio Brucato;Rolando Cimaz;Roberto Caporali;Véronique Ramoni

  • High IgA rheumatoid factor levels are associated with poor clinical response to tumour necrosis factor α inhibitors in rheumatoid arthritis

    Francesca Bobbio-Pallavicini;Roberto Caporali;Claudia Alpini;Stefano Avalle

  • Direct and indirect costs of osteoarthritis of the knee.

    Giani Leardini;F. Salaffi;R. Caporali;B. Canesi

Frequent Co-Authors

Carlomaurizio Montecucco
Carlomaurizio Montecucco University of Pavia
Piercarlo Sarzi-Puttini
Piercarlo Sarzi-Puttini University of Milan
Fabiola Atzeni
Fabiola Atzeni University of Messina
Carlo Salvarani
Carlo Salvarani University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
Fabrizio Conti
Fabrizio Conti Sapienza University of Rome
Maurizio Cutolo
Maurizio Cutolo University of Genoa
Roberto Gerli
Roberto Gerli University of Perugia
Franco Franceschini
Franco Franceschini University of Brescia
Costantino Pitzalis
Costantino Pitzalis Queen Mary University of London
Catherine Klersy
Catherine Klersy University of Pavia

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