Assessment of 3-month changes in bone microstructure under anti-TNFα therapy in patients with rheumatoid arthritis using high-resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography (HR-pQCT)

Assessment of 3-month changes in bone microstructure under anti-TNFα therapy in patients with rheumatoid arthritis using high-resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography (HR-pQCT)

Abstract Background Although one study showed minimal progression of erosions in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) one year after TNFα inhibition therapy, no studies have investigated very early bone changes after initiation of anti-TNFα treatment. We investigated the effects of 3-month anti-T...

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Main Authors: Tomohiro Shimizu, Hyo Jin Choi, Ursula Heilmeier, Matthew Tanaka, Andrew J. Burghardt, Jingshan Gong, Nattagan Chanchek, Thomas M. Link, Jonathan Graf, John B. Imboden, Xiaojuan Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-10-01
Series:Arthritis Research & Therapy
Subjects:
Rheumatoid arthritis
Anti-tumor necrosis factor alpha
High-resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography
Bone erosion
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13075-017-1430-x

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