Sustained remission and reduced radiographic progression with combination disease modifying antirheumatic drugs in early rheumatoid arthritis. - Concepedia

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Sustained remission and reduced radiographic progression with combination disease modifying antirheumatic drugs in early rheumatoid arthritis.

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2007

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Heidi Mäkinen, Hannu Kautiainen, Pekka Hannonen, Timo Möttönen, Marjatta Leirisalo‐Repo, Leena Laasonen, Markku Korpela, Harri Blåfield, Mikko Hakola, Tuulikki Sokka

Abstract

A remarkable proportion of patients with early RA treated with combinations of DMARD were in remission at 2 years, and remission was more often sustained compared to patients treated with a single DMARD. Sustained remission protects against radiographic joint damage.