Methotrexate in rheumatoid arthritis. a five‐year prospective multicenter study

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Authors

Michael E. Weinblatt · Brigham and Women's Hospital

Herbert Kaplan · Denver Arthritis Clinic

Bernard F. Germain · University of South Florida

Sidney R. Block · Eastern Maine Medical Center

Sheldon D. Solomon · Arthritis and Rheumatic Disease Specialties

Richard C. Merriman · Baylor University Medical Center

Frederick Wolfe

Abstract

This large prospective study of long-term MTX treatment demonstrates sustained clinical response and improvement in the Westergren ESR and functional assessment scores, with an acceptable toxicity profile.

Topics & Keywords

Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research Hepatitis C virus research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Life below water

Publication Details

Published in: Arthritis & Rheumatism

Volume 37, Issue 10, pp. 1492-1498

DOI: 10.1002/art.1780371013

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