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Rheumatology |
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Minireviews |
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Is non-biological treatment of rheumatoid arthritis as good as biologics?
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Jyoti Ranjan Parida, Durga Prasanna Misra, Anupam Wakhlu and Vikas Agarwal |
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Dr. Vikas Agarwal, Additional Professor, Department of Clinical Immunology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Raebareli Road, Lucknow 226014, India. vikasagr@sgpgi.ac.in
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| Key Words |
Rheumatoid arthritis; Disease modifying drugs; Biologics; Methotrexate; Sulfasalazine; Leflunomide; Cyclosporine; Hydroxychloroquine; Tumor necrosis factor; Remission; Radiologic outcome |
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In developing world cost of treatment remains a major concern. Recent evidences are emerging that support the equal efficacy of conventional disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) as compared to biological DMARDs. In this review we have presented evidences supporting conventional DMARDs in management of rheumatoid arthritis.
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2015-03-19 18:29 |
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Parida JR, Misra DP, Wakhlu A, Agarwal V. Is non-biological treatment of rheumatoid arthritis as good as biologics? World J Orthop 2015; 6(2): 278-283 |
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http://www.wjgnet.com/2218-5836/full/v6/i2/278.htm |
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http://dx.doi.org/10.5312/wjo.v6.i2.278 |
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