Characteristics of patients with difficult-to-treat rheumatoid arthritis: a descriptive retrospective cohort study.

Wen QiAntoine RobertNarcisse SingboLucie RatellePaul R Fortin Louis Bessette Jacques P Brown Laëtitia Michou

Published in: Advances in rheumatology (London, England) (2024)

Concomitant non-inflammatory pain was more prevalent in D2T RA patients compared to b/tsDMARD good responder non-D2T RA patients. Steroid-sparing strategies is possible even in D2T RA patients. Future prospective research may compare JAK inhibitors with other mechanisms of action in D2T RA.

Keyphrases

rheumatoid arthritis
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
ejection fraction
prognostic factors
disease activity
spinal cord injury
chronic pain
oxidative stress
patient reported outcomes
spinal cord
interstitial lung disease
neuropathic pain
cross sectional
current status
robot assisted