Rheumatoid arthritis treated with chlorambucil: a five-year follow-up
Thorpe, P.
Medical Journal of Australia 2(6): 197-199
1976
ISSN/ISBN: 0025-729X PMID: 979846 Document Number: 97105
The results of a five-year study of chlorambucil in patients suffering from rheumatoid arthritis are presented. The effect of treatment was to allow a reduction in corticosteroid dosage and a sustained remission of disease activity in patients. Three patients of the series of 22 developed neoplastic disease, and the signficance of this is discussed.
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