Abstract
Recent changes in the treatment of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are high lighted in this article,with emphasis on initial therapy in RA. Critical new concepts and developments are discussed: the importance of early treatment, increased use of combination disease modifying antirheumatic therapy as initial treatment and after failure of monotherapy, the role of the newer biological therapies, and the influence of comorbidity on morbidity and mortality.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 14-16 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Journal of Rheumatology |
Volume | 32 |
Issue number | SUPPL. 72 |
State | Published - Jan 2005 |
Keywords
- Biological therapy
- Combination drug therapy
- Disease modifying antirheumatic drugs
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Treatment
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Rheumatology
- Immunology and Allergy
- Immunology