
General Orthopaedics
Golimumab treatment provides superior treatment of rheumatoid arthritis
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by one or more authors of the
original publication.
Lancet. 2009 Jul 18;374(9685):210-21. Epub 2009 Jun 26
461 patients with rheumatoid arthritis who have undergone treatment with a TNF-alpha inhibitor previously were randomized to three groups. 2 groups were treated with either a 50 mg or 100 mg dosage of Golimumab and the third group received a placebo injection. The results indicated that treatment with Golimumab at either dose provided significant improvements in rheumatoid arthritis measures (ARC20, ARC50, ARC 70) when compared to the placebo treatment.
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