Radiographic progression in early rheumatoid arthritis: A 12-month randomized controlled study comparing the combination of cyclosporin and methotrexate with methotrexate alone

Rheumatology

Volumn 42, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1545-1549

  Marchesoni, A ^b   Battafarano, N ^b   Arreghini, M ^b   Gallazzi, M ^a   Tosi, S ^b  

^a G Pini Orthopaedic Institute   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Combination therapy; Cyclosporin; Methotrexate; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOSPORIN A; METHOTREXATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; JOINT RADIOGRAPHY; KIDNEY DYSFUNCTION; LIVER DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADULT; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; CYCLOSPORINE; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MALE; METHOTREXATE; MIDDLE AGED; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0344237251     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/keg394     Document Type: Article

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