Sustained Beneficial Effects of a Protocolized Treat‐to‐Target Strategy in Very Early Rheumatoid Arthritis: Three‐Year Results of the Dutch Rheumatoid Arthritis Monitoring Remission Induction Cohort

Objective Treat‐to‐target (T2T) leads to improved clinical outcomes in early rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The question is whether these results sustain in the long term. Our objective was to investigate the 3‐year results of a protocolized T2T strategy in daily clinical practice. Methods In the Dutch Rheumatoid Arthritis Monitoring remission induction cohort, patients newly diagnosed with RA were treated according to a T2T strategy aimed at remission (Disease Activity Score in 28 joints [DAS28] <2.6). Patients were treated with methotrexate, followed by the addition of sulfasalazine, and exch... Mehr ...