Impact of concomitant use of DMARDs on the persistence with anti-TNF therapies in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: results from the British Society for Rheumatology Biologics Register.

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Published in Ann Rheum Dis on February 17, 2011

Authors

Moetaza M Soliman1, Darren M Ashcroft, Kath D Watson, Mark Lunt, Deborah P M Symmons, Kimme L Hyrich, British Society for Rheumatology Biologics Register

Author Affiliations

1: Arthritis Research UK Epidemiology Unit, Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PT, UK.

Associated clinical trials:

Uncontrolled Study to Evaluate Efficacy of Tocilizumab in Patients With Moderate or Severe Rheumatoid Arthritis | NCT02087696

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