Tofacitinib versus methotrexate in rheumatoid arthritis

Eun-Bong Lee, Roy M Fleischmann, Stephen Hall, Bethanie E Wilkinson, John D Bradley, David Gruben, Tamas A Koncz, Sriram Krishnaswami, Gene V Wallenstein, Chuanbo Zang, Samuel H Zwillich, Ronald van Vollenhoven

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Abstract

Methotrexate is the most frequently used first-line antirheumatic drug. We report the findings of a phase 3 study of monotherapy with tofacitinib, an oral Janus kinase inhibitor, as compared with methotrexate monotherapy in patients with rheumatoid arthritis who had not previously received methotrexate or therapeutic doses of methotrexate.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2377 - 2386
Number of pages10
JournalThe New England Journal of Medicine
Volume370
Issue number25
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2014

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