A tight control treatment strategy aiming for remission in early rheumatoid arthritis is more effective than usual care treatment in daily clinical practice: a study of two cohorts in the Dutch Rheumatoid Arthritis Monitoring registry
A tight control treatment strategy aiming for remission in early rheumatoid arthritis is more effective than usual care treatment in daily clinical practice: a study of two cohorts in the Dutch Rheumatoid Arthritis Monitoring registry
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DOI:
10.1136/annrheumdis-2011-200274
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发表时间:
2012-06-01
影响因子:
27.4
通讯作者:
van de Laar, Mart A. F. J.
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作者:
Schipper, Lydia G.;Vermeer, Marloes;van de Laar, Mart A. F. J.
There is strong evidence from clinical trials that a 'treat to target' strategy is effective in reaching remission in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, the question is whether these results can be translated into daily clinical practice and clinical remission is a reachable target indeed.Objective The study aims to investigate whether in early RA a treatment strategy aiming at Disease Activity Score (DAS) 28