Probability of continued low disease activity in patients with recent onset rheumatoid arthritis treated according to the disease activity score.

摘要

OBJECTIVE: To assess the duration and the probability of maintaining low disease activity once a low disease activity score (DAS) is achieved in recent onset rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. METHODS: The BeSt study is a randomised trial comparing four different treatment strategies in patients with recent onset, active RA. Treatment adjustments were mandatory as long as the DAS was >2.4. If the DAS was