TY - JOUR T1 - Etanercept Compared to Intraarticular Corticosteroid Injection in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Double-blind, Randomized Pilot Study JF - The Journal of Rheumatology JO - J Rheumatol SP - 1009 LP - 1011 DO - 10.3899/jrheum.100828 VL - 38 IS - 6 AU - CHRISTIAN H. ROUX AU - VERONIQUE BREUIL AU - LAURE VALERIO AU - NICOLAS AMORETTI AU - OLIVIER BROCQ AU - CHRISTINE ALBERT AU - CHRISTIAN GRISOT AU - YACINE ALLAM AU - PATRICK CHEVALIER AU - CHRISTIAN PRADIER AU - LIANNA EULLER-ZIEGLER Y1 - 2011/06/01 UR - http://www.jrheum.org/content/38/6/1009.abstract N2 - Objective. To compare etanercept (anti-tumor necrosis factor-α) with intraarticular (IA) corticosteroid injections to treat rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods. Patients with RA who had persistent monoarthritis received etanercept or IA corticosteroid injections. Efficacy was compared at Weeks 4 and 24. Results. Thirty-four patients were included (8 dropped out). Mean age was 58.8 years. No difference between groups was found at Weeks 4 or 24, but both groups showed significant improvement at Weeks 4 and 24 compared to baseline. Conclusion. Etanercept and IA steroid injections resulted in significant improvement at Week 4 that persisted to Week 24. There was no significant difference in outcome between the groups. ER -