title: The Disease Activity Score and the EULAR response criteria.
abstract: In rheumatoid arthritis (RA), inflammatory activity cannot be measured using one single variable. For this reason the Disease Activity Score (DAS). has been developed. The DAS is a clinical index of RA disease activity that combines information from swollen joints, tender joints, the acute phase response and general health. The DAS-based European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) response criteria were developed to measure individual response in clinical trials. The EULAR response criteria classify individual patients as non-, moderate, or good responders, dependent on the extent of change and the level of disease activity reached.
authors.affiliation: Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Department of Rheumatology, PO Box 9101, NL-6500HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fransen
authors.forename: P L C M
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: van Riel
mesh_terms: D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007596:Joints / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D011379:Prognosis; D012074:Remission Induction; D012219:Rheumatology / Q000379:methods*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012955:Societies, Medical; D016896:Treatment Outcome