Aspects of early arthritis

Josef Smolen

Aspects of early arthritis. Biological therapy in early arthritis – overtreatment or the way to go?

The availability of newer, and more expensive, therapies for patients with rheumatoid arthritis has changed treatment beyond recognition. Disease remission is the goal for all new patients. Studies have shown ...

Authors: Kei Ikeda, Sally Cox and Paul Emery

Citation: Arthritis Research & Therapy 2007 9:211

Content type: Review Published on: 24 May 2007
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Aspects of early arthritis. Definition of disease states in early arthritis: remission versus minimal disease activity

With regard to rheumatoid arthritis, remission as currently used in the literature can have two meanings: either a state with persistent absence of clinical and radiological signs of disease activity without b...

Authors: Annette HM van der Helm-van Mil, Ferdinand C Breedveld and Tom WJ Huizinga

Citation: Arthritis Research & Therapy 2006 8:216

Content type: Review Published on: 3 July 2006
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Aspects of early arthritis. What determines the evolution of early undifferentiated arthritis and rheumatoid arthritis? An update from the Norfolk Arthritis Register

Over 3500 patients with recent onset inflammatory polyarthritis (IP) have been recruited by the Norfolk Arthritis Register (NOAR) since 1990. Longitudinal data from this cohort have been used to examine the pr...

Authors: Deborah PM Symmons and Alan J Silman

Citation: Arthritis Research & Therapy 2006 8:214

Content type: Review Published on: 14 June 2006
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Aspects of early arthritis. Traditional DMARD therapy: is it sufficient?

There is increasing evidence for beneficial effects of early DMARD (disease-modifying antirheumatic drug) therapy over delayed treatment in patients who present with arthritis of recent onset. However, no univ...

Authors: Klaus P Machold, Valerie PK Nell, Tanja A Stamm and Josef S Smolen

Citation: Arthritis Research & Therapy 2006 8:211

Content type: Review Published on: 15 May 2006
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Aspects of early arthritis

Aspects of early arthritis. Biological therapy in early arthritis – overtreatment or the way to go?

Aspects of early arthritis. Definition of disease states in early arthritis: remission versus minimal disease activity

Aspects of early arthritis. What determines the evolution of early undifferentiated arthritis and rheumatoid arthritis? An update from the Norfolk Arthritis Register

Aspects of early arthritis. Traditional DMARD therapy: is it sufficient?