A randomized trial of parenteral methotrexate comparing an intermediate dose with a higher dose in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis who failed to respond to standard doses of methotrexate

Arthritis and Rheumatism

Volumn 50, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 2191-2201

  Ruperto, Nicolino ^a   Murray, Kevin J ^b   Gerloni, Valeria ^c   Wulffraat, Nico ^d   De Oliveira, Sheila Knupp Feitosa ^e   Falcini, Fernanda ^f   Dolezalova, Pavla ^g   Alessio, Maria ^h   Burgos Vargas, Ruben ⁱ   Corona, Fabrizia ^j   Vesely, Richard ^k   Foster, Helen ^l   Davidson, Joyce ^m   Zulian, Francesco ⁿ   Asplin, Line ^o   Baildam, Eileen ^p   Consuegra, Julia Garcia ^q   Ozdogan, Huri ^r   Saurenmann, Rotraud ^s   Joos, Rik ^t   Pistorio, Angela ^u   Woo, Pat ^v   Martini, Alberto ^a   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (Australia)

^c ISTITUTO ORTOPEDICO GAETANO PINI   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^e FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^f UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^g CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^h UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

ⁱ HOSPITAL GENERAL DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^j Clinica Pediatrica De Marchi   (Italy)

^k FACULTY HOSPITAL   (Slovakia)

^l FREEMAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^m ALDER HEY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

ⁿ Clinica Pediatrica   (Italy)

^o OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^p ROYAL MANCHESTER CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^q HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ   (Spain)

^r ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^s UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^t GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^u G GASLINI INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^v GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

more..

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHOTREXATE;

ADOLESCENT; ANOREXIA; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DISEASE CONTROL; DOSE RESPONSE; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DRUG DOSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INTERMEDIATE DOSE; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; HAIR LOSS; HEPATOMEGALY; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; JUVENILE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAISE; MALE; MOUTH SORE; MOUTH ULCER; MULTICENTER STUDY; NAUSEA; PARENTERAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RASH; SCORING SYSTEM; VOMITING;

ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, JUVENILE RHEUMATOID; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, PARENTERAL; MALE; METHOTREXATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 3142746016     PISSN: 00043591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.20288     Document Type: Article

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