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From: Use of risk stratification to target therapies in patients with recent onset arthritis; design of a prospective randomized multicenter controlled trial

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Medication strategies in the high-probability group. Dosages: MTX: 25 mg/week oral or subcutaneously. SSZ: 2 grams/day. HCQ: 200 mg twice a day. Single-dose corticosteroids intramuscularly: kenacort 80 mg once intramuscularly, or depomedrol 120 mg once intramuscularly. Prednisone scheme: Week 1–4 15 mg a day. Week 5–6: 10 mg a day. Week 7–8: 5 mg a day. Week: 9–10: 2.5 mg a day. Etanercept: 50 mg once a week subcutaneously. Adalumimab: 40 mg once every two weeks subcutaneously. Rituximab: 1 gram intravenously, repeated after two weeks. Leflunomide: 20 mg once daily.

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