Comparative persistence of the TNF antagonists in rheumatoid arthritis--a population-based cohort study.

OBJECTIVE:To compare persistence with tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF) antagonists among rheumatoid arthritis patients in British Columbia. Treatment persistence has been suggested as a proxy for real-world therapeutic benefit and harm of treatments for chronic non-curable diseases, including rheum...

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Main Authors: Anat Fisher, Ken Bassett, James M Wright, M Alan Brookhart, Hugh Freeman, Colin R Dormuth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4139324?pdf=render