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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Jun 14.
Published in final edited form as: Med Care. 2009 Mar;47(3):350–355. doi: 10.1097/MLR.0b013e31818af829
Treatment Characteristics Estimates
Remission 45 out of 100 patients go into remission
25 out of 100 patients go into remission
15 out of 100 patients go into remission
Improvement 70 out of 100 patients feel much better, but occasionally have some joint pain or swelling
50 out of 100 patients feel much better, but occasionally have some joint pain or swelling
40 out of 100 patients feel much better, but occasionally have some joint pain or swelling
Radiographic progression No further bone damage seen on X-rays in 80 out of 100 patients
No further bone damage seen on X-rays in 50 out of 100 patients
No further bone damage seen on X-rays in 30 out of 100 patients
Route Pill you take once a week
Injection you give yourself once every 1-2 weeks
Intravenous infusion you get every 6-8 weeks
Injection reaction No injection reactions
30 in 100 patients get a rash or local burning at the site of injection
3 in 100 patients will get a reaction during the infusion (headache, nausea, fever)
Reversible adverse events No increased risk of nausea, dizziness or unusual tiredness
10 in 100 people will have nausea, dizziness or unusual tiredness
Risk of lung injury No increased risk of lung or liver injury
Rare risk of lung injury (about 2 in 100 patients) or liver injury (about 1 in 1000 patients)
Risk of tuberculosis No increased risk of tuberculosis
Extremely rare risk of tuberculosis (about 1 in 10,000 patients)
Extremely rare adverse events No increased risk of neurologic disease or heart failure
Extremely rare risk of neurologic disease or heart failure (about 1 in 10,000 patients)
Risk of cancer No increased risk of cancer
Possible increased risk of cancer (about 1 in 1000 patients)