DELAYED-RELEASE GLUCOCORTICOID TREATMENT OF RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS BY IMPROVING SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS, SHOWING MAJOR OR COMPLETE CLINICAL RESPONSE AND BY PREVENTING FROM JOINT DAMAGE

摘要

The present invention refers to the treatment of a patient suffering from rheumatoid arthritis by showing a reduction in signs and symptoms, a major or complete clinical response (remission) or even prevention of structural damages to the joints by administering a delayed-release dosage form of a glucocorticoid to a subject in need thereof.