Can treating rheumatoid arthritis with disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs at the window of opportunity with tight control strategy lead to long-term remission and medications free remission in real-world clinical practice? A cohort study.
Sanaz EbrahimianAmin SalamiAida Malek MahdaviKamal EsalatmaneshAlireza KhabbaziMehrzad HajialiloPublished in: Clinical rheumatology (2021)
• Medications free remission in rheumatoid arthritis is rare. • Treatment with DMARDs within 3 months of the onset of the disease can prevent joint damage, but it cannot lead to long-term remission and discontinuation of medications.