title: A double blind multicentre study of OM-8980 and auranofin in rheumatoid arthritis.
abstract: The therapeutic efficacy of the immunomodulator OM-8980 in rheumatoid arthritis was compared with that of auranofin, an oral gold salt, in a double blind, randomised multicentre study lasting six months. Seventy patients were treated with auranofin and 75 with OM-8980. The patients of both groups improved significantly at three and six months for all the clinical parameters observed: Ritchie index, number of swollen joints, morning stiffness, pain, grip strength, intake of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, and erythrocyte sedimentation rate. No serious side effects were observed in either group. The patients receiving auranofin had more adverse reactions, mainly affecting the gastrointestinal system.
mesh_terms: D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000188:drug therapy*; D001310:Auranofin / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D004926:Escherichia coli; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; C050501:OM 89; D001310:Auranofin