More than 80% of patients with newly diagnosed rheumatoid arthritis, who were using bridging therapy, successfully tapered ...

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Many inflammatory diseases respond well to corticosteroids but their cumulative toxic effects limit how long patients can safely take them. This study tested a drug aimed at inhibiting intracellular ...

Adding an investigational drug called clofutriben to corticosteroid therapy could make the latter less toxic in long-term use, a pilot trial in patients with polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) suggested.