Safety and efficacy of intra-articular anti-tumor necrosis factor α agents compared to corticosteroids in a treat-to-target strategy in patients with inflammatory arthritis and monoarthritis flare

International Journal of Immunopathology and Pharmacology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 252-266

  Carubbi, Francesco ^a   Zugaro, Luigi ^a   Cipriani, Paola ^a   Conchiglia, Armando ^a   Gregori, Lorenzo ^a   Danniballe, Cristino ^a   Letizia Pistoia, Maria ^a   Liakouli, Vasiliki ^a   Ruscitti, Piero ^a   Ciccia, Francesco ^b   Triolo, Giovanni ^b   Masciocchi, Carlo ^a   Giacomelli, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

anti tumor necrosis factor agent; intra articular injection; magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); psoriatic arthritis; rheumatoid arthritis; treat to target strategy; ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADALIMUMAB; DISEASE MODIFYING ANTIRHEUMATIC DRUG; ETANERCEPT; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE; INFLIXIMAB; TRIAMCINOLONE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTOR; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONARTHRITIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SCANNER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SYSTEMIC THERAPY; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; ANTAGONISTS AND INHIBITORS; ARTHRITIS, PSORIATIC; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; INTRAARTICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PROCEDURES;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; ARTHRALGIA; ARTHRITIS, PSORIATIC; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTORS; INJECTIONS, INTRA-ARTICULAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 84966713769     PISSN: 03946320     EISSN: 20587384     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0394632015593220     Document Type: Article

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