Looking for the best strategy to treat children with new onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis: presentation of the "comparison of STep-up and step-down therapeutic strategies in childhood ARthritiS" (STARS) trial

• Main Authors: Marco Burrone (Author), Marta Mazzoni (Author), Roberta Naddei (Author), Angela Pistorio (Author), Maddalena Spelta (Author), Silvia Scala (Author), Elisa Patrone (Author), Marco Garrone (Author), Maria Lombardi (Author), Luca Villa (Author), Giulia Pascale (Author), Roberto Cavanna (Author), Nicolino Ruperto (Author), Angelo Ravelli (Author), Alessandro Consolaro (Author), for the Paediatric Rheumatology International Trials Organisation (PRINTO) (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Although a satisfactory disease control is nowadays achievable in most patients with JIA, a substantial proportion of them still do not respond adequately or reach long-term drug-free remission. According to current recommendations, treatment should be escalated in subsequent ste...