What is the optimal treatment for patients with RA who fail to respond to monotherapy with methotrexate?

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¹ Université de Montréal and Clinical Research Unit in Rheumatology at Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (Hôpital Notre-Dame), Quebec, Canada. paulharaoui@attglobal.net

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Boulos Haraoui. Nat Clin Pract Rheumatol. 2008 Jul.

. 2008 Jul;4(7):346-7.

doi: 10.1038/ncprheum0830. Epub 2008 Jun 10.

¹ Université de Montréal and Clinical Research Unit in Rheumatology at Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (Hôpital Notre-Dame), Quebec, Canada. paulharaoui@attglobal.net

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Limited efficacy of conventional DMARDs after initial methotrexate failure in patients with recent onset rheumatoid arthritis treated according to the disease activity score.
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