title: Initial management of rheumatoid arthritis.
abstract: The prognosis for the patient with newly diagnosed rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has dramatically changed over the last two decades. If a patient is diagnosed and treated early by a rheumatologist with the goal of remission or low disease activity, half of patients can expect to achieve remission while taking their disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs. This article discusses the initial therapy in early RA and reviews the studies and trials available in the literature.
authors: Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 983025 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-3025, USA. anna.gramling@unmc.edu
authors: Anna
authors: A
authors: Gramling
authors: James R
authors: JR
authors: O'Dell
mesh_terms: D018501:Antirheumatic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D019468:Disease Management; D018450:Disease Progression; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D011379:Prognosis; D012074:Remission Induction; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D018501:Antirheumatic Agents