| Description |
1 electronic text (147 pages) : color illustrations, digital file |
| Series |
The Future Science Group eBook collection, 2047-332X |
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Future Science Group eBook collection, 2047-332X
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| Contents |
Addressing unmet medical needs in rheumatoid arthritis / Maurizio Cutolo -- Overview of treatment of rheumatoid arthritis : 2011 / Theodore Pincus & Isabel Castrejón -- Weekly low-dose methotrexate: the underestimated anchor drug for rheumatoid arthritis / Theodore Pincus -- Novel glucocorticoids for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis / Rieke Alten -- TNF antagonists in rheumatoid arthritis / Arnold Ceponis & Gary S. Firestein -- Anti-IL-6 receptor antibody therapy in rheumatoid arthritis / Norihiro Nishimoto, Miho Murakami & Takaji Matsutani -- Anti-CD20 therapy in rheumatoid arthritis / Thomas Dôrner -- T-cell costimulation modulation in rheumatoid arthritis / René Westhovens -- Novel kinase inhibitors for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis / Pierre Miossec -- NSAIDs in rheumatoid arthritis today / Stefano Alivernini, Elisa Gremese & Gianfranco Ferraccioli -- Which therapy for which patient? / Tuulikki Sokka, Heidi Mâkinen & Pekka Hannonen -- Index |
| Summary |
Rheumatoid arthritis is a multifactorial, chronic, immune-mediated and inflammatory syndrome - a complex disorder for which we are still a long way from any sort of therapeutic 'magic bullet'. In considering unmet medical needs in rheumatoid arthritis, this ten-chapter book provides an update on the therapeutic agents available together with commentary on how to optimize their use. The editor has convened a team of international experts to analyze the expanding armamentarium and discuss the use of single and combination therapies in detail. The book opens with an overview of current treatment |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Title from PDF title page (Future Medicine eBooks Web site, viewed October 24, 2012) |
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Also available in print |
| Subject |
Rheumatoid arthritis -- Treatment
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Rheumatoid arthritis -- Chemotherapy
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Antirheumatic agents.
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Arthritis, Rheumatoid -- therapy
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Arthritis, Rheumatoid -- drug therapy
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Anti-Inflammatory Agents -- therapeutic use
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Antirheumatic Agents
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Antirheumatic agents
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Rheumatoid arthritis -- Chemotherapy
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Rheumatoid arthritis -- Treatment
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Cutolo, M. (Maurizio)
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Future Medicine Ltd
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| ISBN |
9781780840987 |
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1780840985 |
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9781780840994 |
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1780840993 |
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