Thao Pham, Hervé Bachelez, Jean-Marie Berthelot, Jacques Blacher, Pascal Claudepierre, Arnaud Constantin, Bruno Fautrel, Cécile Gaujoux-Viala, Vincent Goëb, Laure Gossec, Philippe Goupille, Séverine Guillaume-Czitrom, Eric Hachulla, Thierry Lequerré, Jean-Pierre Marolleau, Valérie Martinez, Charles Masson, Luc Mouthon, Xavier Puéchal, Pascal Richette, Alain Saraux, Thierry Schaeverbeke, Martin Soubrier, Manuelle Viguier, Olivier Vittecoq, Daniel Wendling, Xavier Mariette, Jean Sibilia
OBJECTIVES: To develop and/or update fact sheets about abatacept treatment, in order to assist physicians in the management of patients with inflammatory joint disease. METHODS: 1. selection by a committee of rheumatology experts of the main topics of interest for which fact sheets were desirable 2. identification and review of publications relevant to each topic 3. development and/or update of fact sheets based on three levels of evidence: evidence-based medicine, official recommendations, and expert opinion...
March 2012: Joint, Bone, Spine: Revue du Rhumatisme