EVALUATION OF THE EFFICIENCY OF TOCILIZUMAB THERAPY IN PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS BY ULTRASOUND AND X-RAY DATA

EVALUATION OF THE EFFICIENCY OF TOCILIZUMAB THERAPY IN PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS BY ULTRASOUND AND X-RAY DATA

Objective: to estimate the time course of changes in the ultrasound signs of wrist joint synovitis in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) during tocilizumab (TCZ) treatment and to determine whether the progression of joint X-ray changes can be predicted by ultrasonography (USG). Subjects and met...

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Main Authors: Rita Aleksandrovna Osipyants, D E Karateev, E Yu Panasyuk, G V Lukina, A V Smirnov, S I Glukhova, E N Aleksandrova, A V Volkov, E L Nasonov
Format: Article
Language:Russian
Published: IMA PRESS LLC 2013-02-01
Series:Научно-практическая ревматология
Subjects:
hand ultrasonography
rheumatoid arthritis
structural progression
inflammatory activity
tocilizumab
Online Access:https://rsp.mediar-press.net/rsp/article/view/1109

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