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Radiological and clinical results of longterm treatment of rheumatoid arthritis with methotrexate and azathioprine.

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2000

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P.J.S.M. Kerstens, A M Boerbooms, M. E. C. Jeurissen, Robin de Graaf, J. Mulder, L B van de Putte
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Abstract

Drug continuation after 4 years of followup was better for MTX than for AZA. In an intention-to-treat analysis the beneficial effect of MTX on radiologic progression compared with AZA was sustained after 2 years of followup. Thereafter differences between treatment groups leveled off, probably mainly due to the greater number of switches from AZA to MTX than vice versa.