Response to: 'Elephant in the room' by Hartung et al

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Comment

Rohit Aggarwal et al. Ann Rheum Dis. 2019 Feb.

. 2019 Feb;78(2):e12.

doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2018-213020. Epub 2018 Feb 22.

¹ Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.

No abstract available

Keywords: dermatomyositis; polymyositis; treatment.

Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: RA and CVO received an honorarium from Mallinckrodt for an advisory board unrelated to this trial.

Efficacy and safety of adrenocorticotropic hormone gel in refractory dermatomyositis and polymyositis.
Aggarwal R, Marder G, Koontz DC, Nandkumar P, Qi Z, Oddis CV. Aggarwal R, et al. Ann Rheum Dis. 2018 May;77(5):720-727. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2017-212047. Epub 2017 Dec 13. Ann Rheum Dis. 2018. PMID: 29237618 Clinical Trial.
Elephant in the room.
Hartung DM, Johnston K, Cohen DM, Nguyen T, Deodhar AA, Bourdette DN. Hartung DM, et al. Ann Rheum Dis. 2019 Feb;78(2):e11. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2018-213008. Epub 2018 Jan 23. Ann Rheum Dis. 2019. PMID: 29363509 No abstract available.