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Question 2: Etanercept or adalimumab: which is a better biological therapy for juvenile idiopathic arthritis? | Archives of Disease in Childhood


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Scenario: A 10-year-old boy is seen in the paediatric rheumatology clinic for ongoing management of his polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis (pJIA). He is currently taking methotrexate, but this has not induced full remission; his range of joint movement still restricted, and his inflammatory markers are still elevated. Moreover, the methotrexate is making him very sick; despite taking ondansetron, he is violently ill after each weekly methotrexate dose, often vomiting to the point of epistaxis. The doctor advises that the next line of management is to try a biological agent, either etanercept (EDA) or adalimumab (ADA)...... To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details.

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