Rheumatoid factor does not predict response to TNF antagonists in rheumatoid arthritis: three centers experience

Joint Bone Spine. 2013 Jul;80(4):438-40. doi: 10.1016/j.jbspin.2013.01.004. Epub 2013 Mar 1.
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Keywords: Response; Rheumatoid arthritis; Rheumatoid factor; TNF antagonists.

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Multicenter Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Antirheumatic Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Arthritis, Rheumatoid / blood
  • Arthritis, Rheumatoid / drug therapy*
  • Biomarkers / blood
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Rheumatoid Factor / blood*
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / antagonists & inhibitors*

Substances

  • Antirheumatic Agents
  • Biomarkers
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
  • Rheumatoid Factor