Masayo Kojima, Takahiko Sugihara, Yutaka Kawahito, Toshihisa Kojima, Yuko Kaneko, Hajime Ishikawa, Asami Abe, Kazuo Matsui, Shintaro Hirata, Mitsumasa Kishimoto, Eiichi Tanaka, Akio Morinobu, Motomu Hashimoto, Isao Matsushita, Toshihiko Hidaka, Toshihiro Matsui, Keiichiro Nishida, Shuji Asai, Hiromu Ito, Ryozo Harada, Masayoshi Harigai
OBJECTIVES: Late-onset rheumatoid arthritis (LORA), which has been increasing in recent years, lacks evidence for initial treatment. Japanese rheumatology experts recognized this gap and addressed it by developing consensus statements on the first clinical application of LORA. METHODS: These statements were created following an introductory discussion about treatment fundamentals, which included a review of existing literature and cohort data. The steering committee created a draft, which was refined using a modified Delphi method that involved panel members reaching a consensus...
February 28, 2024: Modern Rheumatology