Methotrexate versus combination methotrexate and etanercept for rheumatoid arthritis

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¹ Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, University of Pittsburgh, Children's Hospital, PA, USA. aarat.patel@chp.edu

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Aarat M Patel et al. Curr Rheumatol Rep. 2009 Oct.

. 2009 Oct;11(5):309-10.

doi: 10.1007/s11926-009-0055-8.

¹ Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, University of Pittsburgh, Children's Hospital, PA, USA. aarat.patel@chp.edu

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Comparison of methotrexate monotherapy with a combination of methotrexate and etanercept in active, early, moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis (COMET): a randomised, double-blind, parallel treatment trial.
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