In RA, becoming seronegative over the first year of treatment does not translate to better chances of drug-free remission

Ann Rheum Dis. 2018 Dec;77(12):1836-1838. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2018-213823. Epub 2018 Jul 25.

Affiliations

¹ Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.
² Orgentec Diagnostika, Mainz, Germany.
³ Department of Rheumatology, Haga Hospital, The Hague, The Netherlands.
⁴ Department of Rheumatology, Haaglanden Medical Center, The Hague, The Netherlands.

PMID: 30045852
DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2018-213823

No abstract available

Keywords: anti-CCP; autoantibodies; rheumatoid arthritis; rheumatoid factor.

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Antirheumatic Agents / therapeutic use
Arthritis, Rheumatoid / blood*
Arthritis, Rheumatoid / drug therapy
Arthritis, Rheumatoid / immunology
Autoantibodies / blood*
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Remission Induction
Retrospective Studies

Substances

Antirheumatic Agents
Autoantibodies