Persistent inflammatory and non-inflammatory mechanisms in refractory rheumatoid arthritis.

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Despite nearly three decades of advances in the management of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a substantial minority of patients are exposed to multiple DMARDs without necessarily benefitting from them; a group of patients variously designated as having 'difficult to treat', 'treatment-resistant' or 'refractory' RA. This Review of refractory RA focuses on two types of patients: those for whom multiple targeted...

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