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Etanercept treatment in rheumatoid arthritis patients with chronic kidney failure on predialysis
Rheumatology International, 08/31/09

Cho S-K et al. – The changes in GFR in RA patients with chronic kidney failure on predialysis treated with etanercept did not represent acute drug toxicity, but rather chronic progressive renal failure.

• Retrospective study of 3 RA patients with chronic kidney failure treated with etaneercept

• All patients improved after starting etanercept treatment and steroid requirements decreased
• A linear relationship existed between MDRD GFR and time

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Treatment of polymyalgia rheumatica
Archives of Internal Medicine, 11/10/09

Osteonecrosis of the jaw correlated to bisphosphonate therapy in non-oncologic patients: Clinicopathological features of 24 patients
Journal of Rheumatology, 11/09/09

Osteoarthritis: A review of treatment options
Geriatrics, 10/21/09

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Treatment of polymyalgia rheumatica
Archives of Internal Medicine, 11/10/09

Cancer risk in patients with rheumatoid arthritis treated with anti-tumor necrosis factor [alpha] therapies: Does the risk change with the time since start of treatment?
Arthritis & Rheumatism, 11/05/09

Does rheumatoid arthritis equal diabetes mellitus as an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease? A prospective study
Arthritis Care and Research , 11/03/09

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