Trial of early aggressive therapy in polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis

A. Wallace, Carol; H. Giannini, Edward; J. Spalding, Steven; J. Hashkes, Philip; M. O’Neil, Kathleen; Zeft, Andrew; S. Szer, Ilona; Ringold, Sarah; I. Brunner, Hermine; E. Schanberg, Laura; P. Sundel, Robert; Milojevic, Diana; Punaro, Marilynn; Chira, Peter; S. Gottlieb, Beth; C. Higgins, Gloria; T. Ilowite, Norman; Kimura, Yukiko; Hamilton, Stephanie; Johnson, Anne; Huang, Bin; J. Lovell, Daniel

doi:10.1002/art.34343

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Trial of early aggressive therapy in polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis

Published in Arthritis & Rheumatism • Dec 19, 2011

Authors:

Carol A. Wallace

Edward H. Giannini

Steven J. Spalding

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether aggressive treatment initiated early in the course of rheumatoid factor (RF)-positive or RF-negative polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) can induce clinical inactive disease within 6 months. METHODS: Between May 2007 and October 2010, a multicenter, pros...

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Medicine

Etanercept

Internal medicine

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