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Title: Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment and Monitoring of Outcomes--Where are We in 2007? Controversies and Opportunities.
Author : Bulletin of the NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases
Release Date : January 01, 2007
Genre: Health & Fitness,Books,Health, Mind & Body,
Pages : * pages
Size : 236 KB

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Abstract Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treatment has witnessed major advances over the last 10 to 20 years. Methotrexate has emerged as the cornerstone of treatment with new biologic agents being used in addition in severe and resistant patients. New drugs being developed with novel modes of action are promising to expand treatment options and help provide better disease control for RA patients. In addition to medications, equally important is aggresive disease activity monitoring using one of the composite scores available in order to match treatments to disease activity. Disease activity score (DAS), DAS28 (with a 28 joint count), clinical disease activity index (CDAI), simplified disease activity index (SDAI), and routine assessment of patient index data (RAPID) are valuable tools and should be used in routine care to achieve disease control.