Infliximab in ankylosing spondylitis: Alone or in combination with methotrexate? A pharmacokinetic comparative study

Arthritis Research and Therapy

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Mulleman, Denis ^a,b   Lauféron, Francine ^a,b   Wendling, Daniel ^c,d   Ternant, David ^a,b   Ducourau, Emilie ^a,b   Paintaud, Gilles ^a,b   Goupille, Philippe ^a,b,e  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOURS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF TOURS   (France)

^c Hôpital Saint Jacques   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL JEAN MINJOZ   (France)

^e INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLIXIMAB; METHOTREXATE; ANTIBODY; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENT; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MONOTHERAPY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PLASMA CONCENTRATION-TIME CURVE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; BLOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG COMBINATION; IMMUNOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTIBODIES; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; AREA UNDER CURVE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METHOTREXATE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPONDYLITIS, ANKYLOSING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79957793717     PISSN: 14786354     EISSN: 14786362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/ar3350     Document Type: Article

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