Dalbeth, Nicola
Bardin, Thomas
Doherty, Michael
Lioté, Frédéric
Richette, Pascal
Saag, Kenneth G.
So, Alexander K.
Stamp, Lisa K.
Choi, Hyon K.
Terkeltaub, Robert
Article History
First Online: 10 August 2017
Competing interests
: N.D., F.L., H.K.C. and R.T. were co-authors of the 2012 ACR guidelines for management of gout; M.D., F.L., A.K.S., P.R. and T.B. were co-authors of the 2016 updated EULAR evidence-based recommendations for the management of gout; and N.D., L.K.S. and M.D. were rheumatologist participants in the development of the 2014 international 3e Initiative recommendations for gout management. N.D. declares that she has received research grant support from AstraZeneca, has serverd as a speaker for Menarini, Ardea/AstraZeneca, and Takeda, and acted as a consultant to AstraZeneca, Crealta, Cymabay, Fonterra, Pfizer, and Takeda. T.B. declares that he has received research support from AstraZeneca, Ipsen and Menarini and has served as a consultant and/or speaker for Astellas, AstraZeneca, Cymabay, Grunenthal, Ipsen, Menarini, Novartis, Savient, Sobi and Takeda. M.D. declares that he has received research grant support from AstraZeneca and has served as a consultant to AstraZeneca, Grunenthal, Nordic Biosciences and Roche. F.L. has served as an adviser to Ardea, AstraZeneca, Grunenthal, Ipsen Pharma, Menarini and Novartis, received educational grants from Ardea, AstraZeneca, Grunenthal, Ipsen Pharma, Mayoly-Spindler, Menarini, Novartis, Société Française de Rhumatologie and SOBI, and acted as speaker for AstraZeneca, Ipsen Pharma, Mayoly-Spindler, Menarini and Novartis. P.R. declares that he has acted as a consultant for AstraZeneca, Grunenthal, Ipsen Pharma/Menarini and Savient. K.G.S. declares that he has served as a consultant and paid investigator for Ardea/AstraZeneca, Horizon, SOBI and Takeda. L.K.S. declares that she has received research support from Ardea/AstraZeneca and is a member of the Rheumatology Subcommittee of the Pharmaceutical Management Agency of New Zealand. A.K.S. declares that he has received honoraria and acted as a consultant for AstraZeneca, Menarini and SOBI in relation to gout studies. H.K.C. declares that he has served as a consultant for Ardea/AstraZeneca and Takeda. R.T. declares that he has received research support from Ardea/Astra-Zeneca and has served as a consultant for Aequus, Ardea/AstraZeneca, CymaBay, Horizon, ProteoThera, Relburn, Revive, Selecta and SOBI. The G-CAN organization is supported, in an arms-length manner, by unrestricted grants from a number of pharmaceutical companies: AstraZeneca, CymaBay, Horizon, Selecta, SOBI, Takeda and Teijin. G-CAN members have demonstrated research expertise in gout, hyperuricaemia and/or crystal arthropathy. A.K.S., F.L., H.K.C. and R.T. are G-CAN Board members.