THU0188 Efficacy of infliximab for suppressing radiographic progression of cervical lesions in patients with rheumatoid arthritis comparison with methotrexate; three years of follow-up ~a multicenter registry study

• Published in: Annals of the rheumatic diseases Vol. 77; no. Suppl 2; p. 312
• Main Authors: Kanayama, Y., Kojima, T., Hirano, Y., Takahashi, N., Ishiguro, N.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London BMJ Publishing Group LTD 01.06.2018
• Subjects: Immunotherapy; Infliximab; Methotrexate; Monoclonal antibodies; Patients; Pharmaceutical industry; Radiography; Rheumatoid arthritis; Spinal cord; TNF inhibitors; Tumor necrosis factor-α; Tumors; Japan

BackgroundCervical lesions are known to occur at high frequency as a complication of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Treatment with biological agents are more clinically effective than the DMARDs that were in use previously, in particular, with their efficacy in suppressing joint destruction having been...