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Editorial
. 2017 Dec;36(12):2633-2635.
doi: 10.1007/s10067-017-3885-1. Epub 2017 Oct 24.

Psoriatic arthritis: is it time to treat-to-target or target to treat?

Ennio Lubrano  1 , Fabio Massimo Perrotta  2
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Editorial

Psoriatic arthritis: is it time to treat-to-target or target to treat?

Ennio Lubrano et al. Clin Rheumatol. 2017 Dec.

Abstract

Treat-to-target recommendations provide physicians a useful strategy to reduce the probability of disease progression and in general to manage PsA patients. However, it could be difficult to apply in real life, since PsA is a very heterogeneous disease with different manifestations to be treated. In fact, depending on the patient's expectation, some aspects of the disease could be prominent or not, beyond the mere achievement of the target of remission or low-disease activity. In this context, the concept of a "target to treat" strategy should be taken in to account.

Keywords: Outcome; Psoriatic arthritis; Remission; Treat-to-target.

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