METHOD FOR PREDICTING EFFICACY OF TREATMENT OF IRON-DEFICIENT ANEMIA IN PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS

摘要

A method for predicting the efficacy of the treatment of the iron-deficient anemia in the patients with rheumatoid arthritis provides for assaying hemoglobin and iron in blood serum prior to therapy. When the ratio of these values is below 15, the treatment efficacy is considered as insufficient.