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The tumor necrosis factor alpha blocker adalimumab(Drug information on adalimumab) can slow down progression of structural damage in erosive interphalangeal finger joint osteoarthritis, according to this double-blind, randomized placebo-controlled trial. Overall, adalimumab had no therapeutic effect on these hand osteoarthritis patients. The key predictor of erosive evolution appears to be soft tissue swelling.
RESULT: Tumour necrosis factor blockade for the treatment of erosive osteoarthritis of the interphalangeal finger joints: a double blind, randomised trial on structure modification
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases | Jun 1, 2012 (FREE FULL TEXT)
A recent randomized, placebo-controlled trial found that methotrexate(Drug information on methotrexate) had no disease-modifying effect in psoriatic arthritis. However, the trial design had issues, says the author of the report below, and other studies show methotrexate – the most widely used medication for psoriatic arthritis – may have at least a moderate disease-modifying effect.
RESULT: Spondyloarthritis: Is methotrexate effective in psoriatic arthritis?
Nature Reviews Rheumatology | May 2, 2012 (FREE FULL TEXT)
Adalimumab Slows Progression of Erosive Hand OA
June 20, 2012
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