Effects of half dose etanercept (25 mg once a week) on clinical remission and radiographic progression in patients with rheumatoid arthritis in clinical remission achieved with standard dose.

Raffeiner, Bernd; Botsios, Costantino; Ometto, Francesca; Bernardi, Livio; Stramare, Roberto; Todesco, Silvano; Sfriso, Paolo; Punzi, Leonardo

Raffeiner, Bernd; Botsios, Costantino; Ometto, Francesca; Bernardi, Livio; Stramare, Roberto; Todesco, Silvano; Sfriso, Paolo; Punzi, Leonardo.

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Raffeiner B; Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
Botsios C; Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
Ometto F; Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
Bernardi L; Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
Stramare R; Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
Todesco S; Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
Sfriso P; Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
Punzi L; Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.

Clin Exp Rheumatol ; 33(1): 63-8, 2015.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25535985

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Antirheumatic Agents/administration & dosage; Arthritis, Rheumatoid/drug therapy; Immunoglobulin G/administration & dosage; Joints/drug effects; Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor/administration & dosage; Adult; Aged; Antirheumatic Agents/adverse effects; Antirheumatic Agents/economics; Arthritis, Rheumatoid/diagnostic imaging; Arthritis, Rheumatoid/economics; Arthritis, Rheumatoid/immunology; Arthrography; Communicable Diseases/chemically induced; Communicable Diseases/immunology; Cost Savings; Cost-Benefit Analysis; Disease Progression; Drug Administration Schedule; Drug Costs; Etanercept; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Immunoglobulin G/adverse effects; Immunoglobulin G/economics; Italy; Joints/pathology; Male; Middle Aged; Predictive Value of Tests; Prospective Studies; Remission Induction; Time Factors; Treatment Outcome

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Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Immunoglobulin G / Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor / Antirheumatic Agents / Joints Type of study: Clinical_trials / Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Adult / Aged / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Country/Region as subject: Europa Language: En Journal: Clin Exp Rheumatol Year: 2015 Type: Article Affiliation country: Italy

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