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Response to: ‘The cost of arthralgia ‘pretreatment’ to prevent rheumatoid arthritis’ by Rothschild

Authors :
Robert Landewé
Annette H M van der Helm-van Mil
Rheumatology
Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology
AII - Inflammatory diseases
Source :
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 81(2). BMJ Publishing Group, Annals of the rheumatic diseases, 81(2). BMJ Publishing Group
Publication Year :
2020
Publisher :
BMJ, 2020.

Abstract

We read the letter from Rothschild with interest.1 We agree that we need more data and better evidence on: (1) how to determine the risk of patients with arthralgia progressing to ‘true RA’ and on (2) whether or not Disease Modifying AntiRheumatic Drug (DMARD) treatment is better than placebo in this phase. Both points were discussed in our Viewpoint.2 Cost–benefit analyses can only be performed afterwards. Rothschild seems to …

Details

ISSN :
14682060 and 00034967
Volume :
81
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....3aacf6c0e643d6b4d6cfb7065d478869
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2020-216984