Dose tapering and discontinuation of biological therapy in rheumatoid arthritis patients in routine care – 2-year outcomes and predictors | Zendy

Cecilie Heegaard Brahe | Zendy; Simon Krabbe | Zendy; Mikkel Østergaard | Zendy; Lykke Midtbøll Ørnbjerg | Zendy; Daniel Glinatsi | Zendy; Henrik Røgind | Zendy; Hanne Jensen | Zendy; Annette Hansen | Zendy; Jesper Nørregaard | Zendy; Søren Jacobsen | Zendy; Lene Terslev | Zendy; Tuan Khai Huynh | Zendy; Dorte Vendelbo Jensen | Zendy; Natalia Manilo | Zendy; Karsten Asmussen | Zendy; Per Brown Frandsen | Zendy; Mikael Boesen | Zendy; Zoreh Rastiemadabadi | Zendy; Lone Morsel Carlsen | Zendy; J. Møller | Zendy; Niels Steen Krogh | Zendy; Merete Lund Hetland | Zendy

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Dose tapering and discontinuation of biological therapy in rheumatoid arthritis patients in routine care – 2-year outcomes and predictors

Author(s) -

Cecilie Heegaard Brahe,

Simon Krabbe,

Mikkel Østergaard,

Lykke Midtbøll Ørnbjerg,

Daniel Glinatsi,

Henrik Røgind,

Hanne Jensen,

Annette Hansen,

Jesper Nørregaard,

Søren Jacobsen,

Lene Terslev,

Tuan Khai Huynh,

Dorte Vendelbo Jensen,

Natalia Manilo,

Karsten Asmussen,

Per Brown Frandsen,

Mikael Boesen,

Zoreh Rastiemadabadi,

Lone Morsel Carlsen,

J. Møller,

Niels Steen Krogh,

Merete Lund Hetland

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

lara d. veeken

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.957

H-Index - 173

eISSN - 1462-0332

pISSN - 1462-0324

DOI - 10.1093/rheumatology/key244

Subject(s) - medicine , tapering , discontinuation , rheumatoid arthritis , interquartile range , cohort , guideline , tnf inhibitor , etanercept , surgery , computer graphics (images) , pathology , computer science

A cohort of routine care RA patients in sustained remission had biological DMARD (bDMARDs) tapered according to a treatment guideline. We studied: the proportion of patients whose bDMARD could be successfully tapered or discontinued; unwanted consequences of tapering/discontinuation; and potential baseline predictors of successful tapering and discontinuation.

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