METHOD FOR PREDICTING PROGNOSIS OF RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS PATIENTS

摘要

In patients treated with MRA, PIIANP decreased at week 12 from the start of the treatment compared with before the treatment, and it was found that the progression of joint destruction was suppressed in such patients, specifically, there was a correlation between the change in PIIANP at week 12 and the change in JSN at week 52. From this, it was found that by measuring PIIANP in the treatment of RA and examining its change over time in the early phase of the treatment, the prognosis of RA patients by the treatment can be predicted.