The impact of glucocorticoid use on the outcomes of rheumatoid arthritis in a multicenter ultrasound cohort study

ConclusionRA patients treated with glucocorticoids had a higher disease activity at baseline and a poorer response to treatments with b/tsDMARDs than those without glucocorticoids. The states of patients requiring glucocorticoids might be associated with the poor response to the b/tsDMARDs.

Source: International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases - March 15, 2024 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Fumiaki Nonaka, Shoichi Fukui, Tohru Michitsuji, Yushiro Endo, Ayako Nishino, Toshimasa Shimizu, Masataka Umeda, Remi Sumiyoshi, Tomohiro Koga, Naoki Iwamoto, Tomoki Origuchi, Yukitaka Ueki, Nobutaka Eiraku, Takahisa Suzuki, Akitomo Okada, Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research