| Autor: |
Takahito Suto, Yukio Yonemoto, Koichi Okamura, Hideo Sakane, Kimihiko Takeuchi, Yasuyuki Tamura, Tetsuya Kaneko, Keio Ayabe, Hirotaka Chikuda |
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Modern Rheumatology; 2019, Vol. 29 Issue 5, p775-781, 7p |
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Objectives: To assess the middle-term outcome of iguratimod (IGU) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. Methods: Sixty-nine RA patients (14 males and 55 females, mean age of 64.0 years) receiving IGU-containing therapies were enrolled. We divided these patients into three groups based on the treatment at the baseline: an IGU group, a methotrexate (MTX) plus IGU group, and a biologics plus IGU group. The baseline characteristics and clinical course were evaluated over three years. Predictive factors associated with the achievement of low disease activity (LDA) were statistically analyzed. Results: The survival rate of IGU therapy at 3 years was 40.6%. The disease activity was significantly decreased in the IGU group and MTX plus IGU group compared with the baseline. Furthermore, 38 patients (55.1%) were in remission or had LDA at 3 years. The patient gender, use of prednisolone (PSL) and DAS28-CRP at baseline were the factors associated with the achievement of remission or LDA at three years. Conclusion: IGU was effective without MTX or bDMARDs as well as in combination with MTX. A female gender, no use of PSL and a low DAS28-CRP at the initiation of IGU were associated with clinical remission or LDA achievement at three years. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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Complementary Index |
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