Evaluation of newly proposed remission cut-points for disease activity score in 28 joints (DAS28) in rheumatoid arthritis patients upon IL-6 pathway inhibition

Evaluation of newly proposed remission cut-points for disease activity score in 28 joints (DAS28) in rheumatoid arthritis patients upon IL-6 pathway inhibition

Abstract Background Stringent remission criteria are crucial in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) assessment. Disease activity score in 28 joints (DAS28)-remission has not been included among American College of Rheumatology/European League Against Rheumatism definitions, because of its association with sig...

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Main Authors: M. Schoels, F. Alasti, J. S. Smolen, D. Aletaha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-07-01
Series:Arthritis Research & Therapy
Subjects:
Rheumatoid arthritis
DAS28
Cut-points
Outcomes research
Tocilizumab
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13075-017-1346-5

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