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Early rheumatoid arthritis: combination therapy of doxycycline plus methotrexate versus methotrexate monotherapy

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boxed-textO'Dell JR et al. (2006) Treatment of early seropositive rheumatoid arthritis. Doxycycline plus methotrexate versus methotrexate alone. Arthritis Rheum 54: 621–627

Clinicians should consider doxycycline in combination with methotrexate for the treatment of patients with early rheumatoid arthritis

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Alarcón, G. Early rheumatoid arthritis: combination therapy of doxycycline plus methotrexate versus methotrexate monotherapy. Nat Rev Rheumatol 2, 296–297 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncprheum0195

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