Long-term results of infliximab therapy in rheumatoid arthritis: experience acquired by the North-Pas-de-Calais hospital network
V Ducoulombier, E Solau, P Coquerelle, É Houvenagel… - Joint Bone Spine, 2007 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: Infliximab is effective in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Add-on
infliximab therapy in patients on methotrexate results in a rapid gain in effectiveness, which
lasts at least 1 year. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness and
continuation rate of infliximab in patients with RA after the first year of treatment. METHODS:
The first 50 patients with RA who were given infliximab in the North-Pas-de-Calais region of
France were included in a multicenter open-label study. The patients had severe RA or …
infliximab therapy in patients on methotrexate results in a rapid gain in effectiveness, which
lasts at least 1 year. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness and
continuation rate of infliximab in patients with RA after the first year of treatment. METHODS:
The first 50 patients with RA who were given infliximab in the North-Pas-de-Calais region of
France were included in a multicenter open-label study. The patients had severe RA or …