Predictive factors of radiological progression after 2 years of remission-steered treatment in early arthritis patients: a post hoc analysis of the IMPROVED study

Predictive factors of radiological progression after 2 years of remission-steered treatment in early arthritis patients: a post hoc analysis of the IMPROVED study

ObjectivesTo identify predictive factors of radiological progression in early arthritis patients treated by remission-steered treatment.MethodsIn the IMPROVED study, 610 patients with early rheumatoid arthritis (RA) or undifferentiated arthritis (UA) were treated with methotrexate (MTX) and a tapere...

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Veröffentlicht in:Rheumatic & musculoskeletal diseases open 2016-01, Vol.2 (1), p.e000172-e000172
Hauptverfasser: Akdemir, Gülşah, Verheul, Marije K, Heimans, Lotte, Wevers-de Boer, Kirsten V C, Goekoop-Ruiterman, Yvonne P M, van Oosterhout, Maikel, Harbers, Joop B, Bijkerk, Casper, Steup-Beekman, Gerda M, Lard, Leroy R, Huizinga, Tom W J, Trouw, Leendert A, Allaart, Cornelia F
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Early Arthritis
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Zusammenfassung:ObjectivesTo identify predictive factors of radiological progression in early arthritis patients treated by remission-steered treatment.MethodsIn the IMPROVED study, 610 patients with early rheumatoid arthritis (RA) or undifferentiated arthritis (UA) were treated with methotrexate (MTX) and a tapered high dose of prednisone. Patients in early remission (disease activity score (DAS)
ISSN:2056-5933
2056-5933
DOI:10.1136/rmdopen-2015-000172