MRI Results Following Discontinuation of Methotrexate in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis Treated With Subcutaneous Tocilizumab: The COMP-ACT MRI Substudy.

CONCLUSION: In a subset of patients who achieved low disease activity with TCZ + MTX, MRI changes were minimal in intra-articular inflammation and damage measures in patients who discontinued MTX vs those who continued TCZ + MTX.
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Source: J Rheumatol - May 31, 2019 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Peterfy C, Kremer J, Rigby W, Singer N, Birchwood C, Gill D, Reiss W, Pei J, Michalska M Tags: J Rheumatol Source Type: research