BMJ  2006;332 (21 January), doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7534.0-c

Early treatment for rheumatoid arthritis could virtually cure

We now know that inflammation in patients with rheumatoid arthritis should be suppressed as early as possible and treatment has become more effective, but protocols are needed in primary and secondary care for referral of patients with new inflammatory arthritis. In a clinical review on treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (p 152), Emery revisits disease modifying antirheumatic drugs; explores the advantages, opportunities, and problems of biological agents (TNF- antagonists); and looks at two new drugs that have been submitted for licence.

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