Predictors of biologic-free disease control in patients with rheumatoid arthritis after stopping tumor necrosis factor inhibitor treatment

Predictors of biologic-free disease control in patients with rheumatoid arthritis after stopping tumor necrosis factor inhibitor treatment

Abstract Background The aim of this study was to identify predictors of prolonged disease control after discontinuation of tumor necrosis factor inhibitor (TNFi) treatment in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods Post-hoc analysis of 439 RA patients (67.3% rheumatoid factor positive) with...

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Main Authors: Marjan Ghiti Moghadam, Femke B. G. Lamers-Karnebeek, Harald E. Vonkeman, Peter M. ten Klooster, Janneke Tekstra, Barbara van Schaeybroeck, Ruth Klaasen, Marieke van Onna, Hein J. Bernelot Moens, Henk Visser, Annemarie M. Schilder, Marc R. Kok, Robert B. M. Landewé, Piet L. C. M. van Riel, Mart A. F. J. van de Laar, Tim L. Jansen, on behalf of the Dutch National POET Collaboration
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-06-01
Series:BMC Rheumatology
Subjects:
Rheumatoid arthritis
Remission
Low disease activity
TNFi discontinuation
Predictors
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41927-019-0071-x

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