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Editorial
. 2018 Apr;77(4):473-475.
doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2017-212376. Epub 2018 Jan 6.

Adalimumab concentration-based tapering strategy: as good as the recommended dosage

Denis Mulleman  1 , Alejandro Balsa  2
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Editorial

Adalimumab concentration-based tapering strategy: as good as the recommended dosage

Denis Mulleman et al. Ann Rheum Dis. 2018 Apr.
No abstract available

Keywords: anti-TNF; rheumatoid arthritis; treatment.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: AB has received unrestricted grants from Pfizer, Roche and AbbVie and speaker fees from Pfizer, AbbVie, MSD, BMS, UCB, Novartis, Sandoz, Celltrion and Roche, and has acted as a consultant for Pfizer, Sandoz, Nordic, AbbVie, Roche, BMS, UCB and MSD. DM participated on behalf of his institution in clinical trials sponsored by AbbVie, Roche, BMS, Pfizer, UCB and MSD; his hospital received a grant for research from AbbVie in 2004 and from Nordic Pharma in 2012; he has acted as a consultant and given lectures on behalf of his institution for MSD, Novartis, UCB and Pfizer; he has been invited to attend international congresses by MSD, Roche, BMS, AbbVie and Janssen-Cilag.

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