Disparate results in studies of methotrexate plus corticosteroids in the treatment of giant cell arteritis: comment on the article by Hoffman et al

Arthritis Rheum. 2003 Apr;48(4):1158-9. doi: 10.1002/art.10867.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comment
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Antirheumatic Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • Double-Blind Method
  • Drug Administration Schedule
  • Drug Therapy, Combination
  • Giant Cell Arteritis / drug therapy*
  • Giant Cell Arteritis / physiopathology
  • Humans
  • Methotrexate / therapeutic use*
  • Multicenter Studies as Topic
  • Placebos
  • Prednisone / administration & dosage
  • Prednisone / therapeutic use*
  • Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
  • Recurrence
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Antirheumatic Agents
  • Placebos
  • Prednisone
  • Methotrexate