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Fig. 2 | Pediatric Rheumatology

Fig. 2

From: Looking for the best strategy to treat children with new onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis: presentation of the “comparison of STep-up and step-down therapeutic strategies in childhood ARthritiS” (STARS) trial

Fig. 2

Step-down arm design. Step A is start methotrexate plus intra-articular joint injections for oligoarthritis without features of poor prognosis, methotrexate plus etanercept and optional intra-articular joint injections for other patients. Step B is withdraw methotrexate for oligoarthritis without features of poor prognosis, withdraw etanercept and continue methotrexate for other patients. JADAS: Juvenile Arthritis Disease Activity Score-10. JADAS<ID: JADAS10 score below inactive disease cutoff. CR on med.: clinical remission on medication

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Pediatric Rheumatology

ISSN: 1546-0096