The results of a 2-year follow-up study of patients with rheumatoid arthritis who received a combination of abatacept and methotrexate show the initial benefits of treatment are maintained and might even be enhanced. Reuters Health Information
Early diagnosis of patients with rapidly progressing RA enables immediate and intensive intervention (e.g. with biologic therapy), and a greater opportunity to change the course of disease. Rheumatology
A long-acting monoclonal antibody to TNF-alpha, golimumab, is effective in treating patients with active rheumatoid arthritis despite treatment with methotrexate, according to a report in the April issue of Arthritis & Rheumatism. Reuters Health Information
Rapidly progressive joint flexures are presented in a 58-year-old woman diagnosed with palmar fasciitis and polyarthritis syndrome associated with pancreatic carcinoma. Test your diagnostic acumen. Nature Clinical Practice Rheumatology
