J. Fransen, P.L.C.M. van Riel
Department of Rheumatology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
CER2869
Remission in rheumatoid arthritis
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ABSTRACT:The Disease Activity Score (DAS) and DAS28 are continuous measures of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) disease activity. Values of DAS %lt;1.6 and DAS28 %lt; 2.6 correspond with an increased likelihood of being in remission. This review presents development of the DAS and DAS28 remission cut points and their interpretation.
PMID: 17083759 [PubMed]