Comparison of the drug retention and reasons for discontinuation of tumor necrosis factor inhibitors and interleukin-6 inhibitors in Japanese patients with elderly-onset rheumatoid arthritis—the ANSWER cohort study

Comparison of the drug retention and reasons for discontinuation of tumor necrosis factor inhibitors and interleukin-6 inhibitors in Japanese patients with elderly-onset rheumatoid arthritis—the ANSWER cohort study

Abstract Background This multi-center, retrospective study aimed to clarify retention rates and reasons for discontinuation of either tumor necrosis factor inhibitors (TNFi) or interleukin-6 inhibitors (IL-6i) in patients with elderly-onset rheumatoid arthritis (EORA). Methods Patients with rheumato...

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Main Authors: Sadao Jinno, Akira Onishi, Maureen Dubreuil, Motomu Hashimoto, Wataru Yamamoto, Koichi Murata, Tohru Takeuchi, Takuya Kotani, Yuichi Maeda, Kosuke Ebina, Yonsu Son, Hideki Amuro, Ryota Hara, Masaki Katayama, Jun Saegusa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-04-01
Series:Arthritis Research & Therapy
Subjects:
ANSWER cohort
Biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs
Drug retention
Elderly onset rheumatoid arthritis
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13075-021-02496-w

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