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Rheumatoid arthritis treatment less aggressive, not less favorable in older adults

Publish date:: May 20, 2019

Key clinical point: Initial intensive RA therapy is less likely in older patients, but are seen sooner than their younger counterparts.

Major finding: Patients aged 75 years or older were 15% more likely than those aged younger than 65 years to be first seen within 10 months (P = .02).

Study details: A group of 1,131 patients with newly diagnosed RA recruited into the Early RA Network (ERAN) cohort between 2002 and 2014.

Disclosures: The presenting study investigator and her coauthors reported no conflicts of interest.

Citation:

Howard S et al. Rheumatology. 2019;58(suppl 3), Abstract 011.

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