Remission in rheumatoid arthritis.

Autor: Shammas RM; Division of Rheumatology, University of California Los Angeles, Veterans Association Greater Los Angeles Health System, Los Angeles, CA, USA. rshammas@mednet.ucla.edu, Ranganath VK, Paulus HE
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Current rheumatology reports [Curr Rheumatol Rep] 2010 Oct; Vol. 12 (5), pp. 355-62.
DOI: 10.1007/s11926-010-0121-2
Abstrakt: With advancing therapeutic options, achieving a state of remission has become the treatment goal in rheumatoid arthritis. Agreeing on what constitutes remission and what measures should be used to assess disease activity has remained a challenge. Multiple remission criteria have been devised and modified, all with different strengths and limitations. A consensus definition of remission will need to be achieved if we are to be able to evaluate outcomes of clinical trials and establish treatment targets for practice. Remission defined as the complete absence of disease currently may not be a realistic therapeutic goal.
Databáze: MEDLINE