Results of a randomized trial suggest that methotrexate can be tapered in patients with rheumatoid arthritis receiving tocilizumab treatment without compromising disease control.

The HSD3B1 1245C variant allele could be used as a biomarker to predict treatment response in different groups of men with advanced prostate cancer, show two studies published in JAMA Oncology.

Research published in The BMJ shows that around half of the anticancer drugs recently approved by the European Medicines Agency come with no clear evidence of an overall survival or quality of life benefit.

Study results suggest that maintaining a healthy bodyweight may reduce the risk for mobility limitation in later life among older women who undergo surgical joint replacement for osteoarthritis.

Children with oligoarticular or polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis who stop biologic treatment within 2 years of achieving remission have an increased risk for relapse compared with those who continue treatment for a longer period, researchers report.

Tumor-specific DNA can be retrieved from the aqueous humor of patients with retinoblastoma, say US researchers, allowing genetic analysis in patients who do not have a biopsy sample available.

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