Multi-biomarker disease activity score as a predictor of disease relapse in patients with rheumatoid arthritis stopping TNF inhibitor treatment.

Successfully stopping or reducing treatment for patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in low disease activity (LDA) may improve cost-effectiveness of care. We evaluated the multi-biomarker disease activity (MBDA) score as a predictor of disease relapse after discontinuation of TNF inhibitor (TNFi)...

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Main Authors: Marjan Ghiti Moghadam, Femke B G Lamers-Karnebeek, Harald E Vonkeman, Peter M Ten Klooster, Janneke Tekstra, Annemarie M Schilder, Henk Visser, Eric H Sasso, David Chernoff, Willem F Lems, Dirk-Jan van Schaardenburg, Robert Landewe, Hein J Bernelot Moens, Timothy R D J Radstake, Piet L C M van Riel, Mart A F J van de Laar, Tim L Jansen, Dutch National POET Collaboration
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5965880?pdf=render