Impact of the HLA-DRB1 shared epitope on responses to treatment with tofacitinib or abatacept in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Abstract Objectives The aim of this study was to compare the clinical effectiveness of tofacitinib and abatacept and clarify the impact of the HLA-DRB1 shared epitope (SE) on responses to these treatments in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods After adjustments by propensity score match...

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Main Authors: Wataru Hirose, Masayoshi Harigai, Koichi Amano, Toshihiko Hidaka, Kenji Itoh, Kazutoshi Aoki, Masahiro Nakashima, Hayato Nagasawa, Yukiko Komano, Toshihiro Nanki, for the TOF-ABT Study Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-08-01
Series:Arthritis Research & Therapy
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13075-021-02612-w