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Early identification, treatment still key to early arthritis guidelines
Prompt referral to a rheumatologist and early initiation of treatment remain 2 of the 12 key recommendations in the updated European League...
The recommendations are currently in draft format and once finalized they will be published in Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases and also made freely available via the EULAR website, joining the organization’s many other recommendations for the management of rheumatic diseases. Dr. Smolen noted that these are intended as a template to provide national societies, health systems, and regulatory bodies a guide to the best evidence-based use of DMARDS in RA throughout Europe.
Dr. Smolen has received grant support and/or honoraria for consultations and/or for presentations from: AbbVie, Amgen, AstraZeneca, Astro-Pharma, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Celgene, GlaxoSmithKline, ILTOO Pharma, Janssen, Merck Serono, Merck Sharp & Dohme, Novartis-Sandoz, Pfizer, Roche-Chugai, Samsung, and UCB.
