Remission induction comparing infliximab and high-dose intravenous steroid, followed by treat-to-target: a double-blind, randomised, controlled trial in new-onset, treatment-naive, rheumatoid arthritis (the IDEA study).

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Published in Ann Rheum Dis on August 02, 2013

Authors

J L Nam1, E Villeneuve, E M A Hensor, P G Conaghan, H I Keen, M H Buch, A K Gough, M J Green, P S Helliwell, A M Keenan, A W Morgan, M Quinn, R Reece, D M van der Heijde, R J Wakefield, P Emery

Author Affiliations

1: Institute Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, Leeds Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Leeds, and NIHR Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, LTHT, , Leeds, UK.

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