Using predictors to improve therapy management

A few years ago, the EULAR agreed on a definition for “difficult-to-treat” rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The reasons for multiple treatment failures are not yet fully understood. Research projects are trying to shed light on this. In this context, patient-related and disease-specific characteristics are analyzed at baseline and during the course of the disease. The identification of modifiable risk factors in the early stages of RA could possibly make preventive measures possible.