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Abstract Number: 2161 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2012
Methotrexate Polyglutamate Concentrations in Erythrocytes Are a Potential Tool for Therapeutic Drug Monitoring of Methotrexate Response in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Maurits C.F.J. De Rotte¹, Ethan den Boer², Maja Bulatovic³, Saskia M.F. Pluijm⁴, Johanna M.W. Hazes⁵ and Robert De Jonge¹, ¹Clinical Chemistry, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ²Clinical Chemistry, Erasmus University Hospital, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ³Department of Paediatric Immunology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Netherlands, ⁴Public Health, Erasmus Medical center, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ⁵Rheumatology, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Methotrexate (MTX) is the most commonly used drug in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). 30% of patients fail to respond to the drug or suffer from…

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