Abatacept retarda a artrite reumatoide por anos após o tratamento

Um tratamento de um ano com o medicamento abatacept pode retardar o início da artrite reumatoide em até quatro anos em indivíduos de alto risco. Os benefícios persistiram muito tempo após a interrupção do tratamento, de acordo com uma nova pesquisa do King's College London.

O estudo, publicado na The Lancet Rheumatology, acompanhou participantes de um ensaio anterior por quatro a oito anos. Os pesquisadores monitoraram 213 pessoas do Reino Unido e dos Países Baixos que apresentavam alto risco de desenvolver artrite reumatoide. Aqueles que receberam abatacept desenvolveram a doença muito mais tarde do que aqueles que receberam placebo, com alguns atrasos se estendendo por vários anos além do período de tratamento.

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