Physical Function of RA patients Tapering Treatment—A Post Hoc Analysis of the Randomized Controlled RETRO Trial

Several studies have shown that tapering or stopping disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients in sustained remission is feasible. However, tapering/stopping bears the risk of decline in physical function as some patients may relapse and face increased dis...

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Main Authors: Marlene Stephan, Koray Tascilar, Melek Yalcin-Mutlu, Melanie Hagen, Judith Haschka, Michaela Reiser, Fabian Hartmann, Arnd Kleyer, Axel J. Hueber, Bernhard Manger, Camille Figueiredo, Jayme Fogagnolo Cobra, Hans-Peter Tony, Stephanie Finzel, Stefan Kleinert, Jörg Wendler, Florian Schuch, Monika Ronneberger, Martin Feuchtenberger, Martin Fleck, Karin Manger, Wolfgang Ochs, Matthias Schmitt-Haendle, Hannes Martin Lorenz, Hubert Nüsslein, Rieke Alten, Joerg Henes, Klaus Krüger, Georg Schett, Jürgen Rech
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-05-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/12/11/3723