Tofacitinib as a means of optimizing the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis at the outpatient stage (clinical cases)
I. B. Bashkova,
I. V. Madyanov
Abstract:Two clinical cases of tofacitinib use in the management of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients by a rheumatologist at the outpatient stage within the framework of the “Treatment to Target” strategy are presented. The first clinical case describes the case history of a female patient (age 48 years, RA duration 20 years), which demonstrates the difficulties in selecting pathogenetic therapy for late-stage RA. Consecutively prescribed four synthetic baseline anti-inflammatory drugs (methotrexate, sulfasalazine, cy… Show more
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