Conference paper

Treatment strategy for rheumatoid arthritis in Croatia

Božidar Ćurković ; Clinic for Rheumatic Diseases and Rehabilitation, Clinical Hospital Centre Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia

Abstract

The main objectives of the current treatment of rheumatoid arthritis are disease control, inhibition of radiographic progression and finally remission. Presumptions to achieving these goals are early diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis and early administered therapy with disease modifying drugs as monotherapy or combination of drugs. The optimal therapeutic response is influenced by tight control of the patients, evaluation of efficacy and tolerability and change of therapeutic strategy as needed. For the patients refractory to standard disease modifying drugs anti-TNFα drugs can be added. The choice of anti-TNFα drug should be done regarding efficacy, tolerability and method of drug administration. In a patient who is failing to respond after 3 months to one anti-TNFα we can try other one or rituximab.

Keywords

rheumatoid arthritis; treatment; disease modifying drugs; biologic agents

Hrčak ID:

125243

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/125243

Publication date:

17.10.2008.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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