| Autor: |
Tomohiro Kubota, Hiroyuki Imanaka, Syuji Takei, Tsuyoshi Yamatou, Yasuhito Nerome, Yuuichi Yamasaki, Yukiko Nonaka, Harumi Akaike, Tomoko Takezaki, Yosihumi Kawano |
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Modern Rheumatology; 2016, Vol. 26 Issue 3, p358-361, 4p |
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Objective: To clarify polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis (pJIA) patients who failed to maintain prolonged remission with the first biologic agent. Methods: Fourteen pJIA patients were observed for 47.5 months (median) after initiating the first biologic agent. Results: Eight maintained sustained clinical remission (median 47 months) with the first biologic agents, while the six switched to the second one due to lack of efficacy, thereafter. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis revealed that disease activity score in 28 joints (DAS28) of 2.37 at 3 months could distinguish between the two patient groups (p=0.001). Conclusion: pJIA patients with DAS2842.37 at 3 months of the initial biologic therapy may be considered to switch to the second biologics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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Complementary Index |
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