Benefit and risk of methotrexate treatment in rheumatoid arthritis Page 1 S-83 Rheumaklinik,
Ratingen, Germany. Rolf Rau, MD; Gertraud Herborn, MD. Please address correspondence …

Objective This study investigated whether efficacious methotrexate (MTX) treatment has an
impact on mortality of patients with severe rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods In this …

Objective: To conduct a cross-sectional review of non-selected consecutive outpatients with
rheumatoid arthritis (RA) as part of standard clinical care in 15 countries for an overview of …

We describe the development and application of a modified version of the radiologic scoring
method proposed by Larsen in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). We modified Larsen's …

The committee was charged with determining whether healing of erosions in rheumatoid
arthritis (RA) occurs. Two exercises were performed: The first asked the committee …

OBJECTIVE: Conventional radiographic scoring methods in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are
designed to quantify progression and disregard any improvement. Reparative changes …

The genetic background of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is only partly understood, and several
genes seem to be involved. The matrix metalloproteinases MMP1 (interstitial collagenase) …

Objective To evaluate the tolerability and efficacy of methotrexate (MTX) treatment in
patients with longstanding, progressive, active rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who had failed one …

Objective. To describe radiographic healing phenomena and reparative changes of joint
destruction in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods. Serial radiographs of 6 patients with …

Methods The QUEST-RA multinational database reviews patients for Core Data Set
measures including 28 swollen and tender joint count, physician global estimate, erythrocyte …