Re: RESEARCH - Efficacy and safety of Enbrel + MTX vs. Enbrel alone: the ADORE study

[Guest guest]

I'm really glad that etanercept without mtx works for me, since my low

white blood cell count precludes me from taking mtx.

Sue

On Friday, February 17, 2006, at 09:14 AM, wrote:

>

> CONCLUSION: Both the addition of etanercept to methotrexate and the

> substitution of etanercept for methotrexate in patients with rheumatoid

> arthritis, who had an inadequate response to methotrexate, resulted in

> substantial improvements in clinical signs and symptoms and were

> generally

> well-tolerated treatment strategies for improving clinical signs and

> symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis.