Minerva medica
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Multicenter Study Observational Study
Long-term methotrexate use in Rheumatoid Arthritis patients: real-world data from the MARTE study.
The MARTE study investigated the demographic, clinical, and therapeutic characteristics of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients ongoing methotrexate (MTX) treatment for longer than 8 years. ⋯ The MARTE study confirms once again the potential of the proper use of MTX in the treatment of RA. Data from our study suggest that a higher dose of MTX should be used since the first stages in overweight patients, men, and smokers.