Early rheumatoid arthritis : Pitfalls in diagnosis and review of recent clinical trials

• Published in: Drugs (New York, N.Y.) Vol. 66; no. 10; pp. 1319 - 1337
• Main Authors: CANNELLA, Amy C, O'DELL, James R
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Auckland Adis International 01.01.2006; Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc
• Subjects: Arthritis, Rheumatoid - diagnosis; Arthritis, Rheumatoid - drug therapy; Biological and medical sciences; Diseases of the osteoarticular system; Early Diagnosis; Humans; Inflammatory joint diseases; Medical sciences; Meta-Analysis as Topic; Models, Immunological; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Human; Immunopathology; Pathogenesis; Diseases of the osteoarticular system; Pharmacotherapy; Autoimmune disease; Inflammatory joint disease; Review; Chronic; Treatment; Rheumatoid arthritis; Clinical trial; Early; Antirheumatic agent; Diagnosis; Bibliographic review

The treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has changed dramatically in the past decade as advancements in the understanding of the pathobiology of the disease have led to novel therapeutic agents. The recognition that early diagnosis and treatment leads to improvements in morbidity and mortality has...