Efficacy of abatacept tapering therapy for sustained remission in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: Prospective single-center study.
Shuzo YoshidaTakuya KotaniYuko KimuraYoko MatsumuraAyaka YoshikawaNao TokaiTakuro OzakiKoji NagaiToru TakeuchiShigeki MakinoShigeki ArawakaPublished in: International journal of rheumatic diseases (2018)
These findings suggest that ABT tapering is a promising short-term strategy to sustain remission in patients with RA, and ultrasonography is a useful tool for monitoring disease activity after tapering ABT.