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World J Orthop. Mar 18, 2015; 6(2): 278-283
Published online Mar 18, 2015. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v6.i2.278
Published online Mar 18, 2015. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v6.i2.278
Is non-biological treatment of rheumatoid arthritis as good as biologics?
Jyoti Ranjan Parida, Durga Prasanna Misra, Vikas Agarwal, Department of Clinical Immunology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow 226014, India
Anupam Wakhlu, Department of Rheumatology, King George’s Medical University, Lucknow 226014, India
Author contributions: All the authors have contributed equally in collecting references, conceptualizing and interpreting data, designing manuscript, writing manuscript including revision and final approval.
Correspondence to: Dr. Vikas Agarwal, Additional Professor, Department of Clinical Immunology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Raebareli Road, Lucknow 226014, India. vikasagr@sgpgi.ac.in
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Received: February 12, 2014
Peer-review started: February 13, 2014
First decision: March 26, 2014
Revised: April 10, 2014
Accepted: September 6, 2014
Article in press: September 10, 2014
Published online: March 18, 2015
Processing time: 399 Days and 23.4 Hours
Peer-review started: February 13, 2014
First decision: March 26, 2014
Revised: April 10, 2014
Accepted: September 6, 2014
Article in press: September 10, 2014
Published online: March 18, 2015
Processing time: 399 Days and 23.4 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: In developing world cost of treatment remains a major concern. Recent evidences are emerging that support the equal efficacy of conventional disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) as compared to biological DMARDs. In this review we have presented evidences supporting conventional DMARDs in management of rheumatoid arthritis.