ACADEMIA

Nearly 30% of RA Patients Show LDA 3 Years After Discontinuing Remicade: Prof. Tanaka of Univ. of Occupational and Environmental Health

July 11, 2013
Yoshiya Tanaka, professor of the Department of Internal Medicine (I), University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, announced results from the domestic multi-center cooperative RRR (remission induction by Remicade in RA) study at a media briefing on the rheumatoid arthritis…

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