Modern Rheumatology
Volume 26, 2016 - Issue 6
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Original Article
Clinical and structural remission rates increased annually and radiographic progression was continuously inhibited during a 3-year administration of tocilizumab in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A multi-center, prospective cohort study by the Michinoku Tocilizumab Study Group
Yasuhiko HirabayashiDepartment of Rheumatology, Hikarigaoka Spellman Hospital, Sendai, Japan, Correspondence[email protected]
, Yasuhiko MunakataMunakata Yasuhiko Clinic, Sendai, Japan,
, Masayuki MiyataDepartment of Internal Medicine, Fukushima Red Cross Hospital, Fukushima, Japan,
, Yukitomo UrataDepartment of Rheumatology, Tsugaru General Hospital, Gosyogawara, Japan,
, Koichi SaitoSuminoya Rheumatism & Orthopedics Clinic, Iwaki, Japan,
, Hiroshi OkunoDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan,
, Masaaki YoshidaYoshida Orthopaedic Surgery and Rheumatology Clinic, Morioka, Japan,
, Takao KoderaCenter for Arthritis and Rheumatic Diseases, Tohoku Pharmaceutical University Hospital, Sendai, Japan,
, Ryu WatanabeDepartment of Hematology and Rheumatology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan,
, Seiya MiyamotoDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Nakadori General Hospital, Akita, Japan,
, Tomonori IshiiDepartment of Hematology and Rheumatology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan,
, Shigeshi NakazawaNakazawa Sports Clinic, Hachinohe, Japan,
, Hiromitsu TakemoriDepartment of Rheumatology, Aomori Prefectural Central Hospital, Aomori, Japan,
, Takanobu AndoSchool of Medicine Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Iwate Medical University, Morioka, Japan,
, Takashi KannoDepartment of Rheumatology, Ohta Nishinouchi Hospital, Koriyama, Japan,
, Masataka KomagamineKomagamine Orthopedic and Rheumatology Clinic, Morioka, Japan,
, Ichiro KatoDepartment of Arthritis and Rheumatic Diseases, Tohoku Rosai Hospital, Sendai, Japan,
, Yuichi TakahashiYu Family Clinic, Sendai, Japan,
, Atsushi KomatsudaDepartment of Hematology, Nephrology, and Rheumatology, Akita University Hospital, Akita, Japan,
, Kojiro EndoDepartment of Rheumatology and Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hoshi General Hospital, Koriyama, Japan,
, Chihiro MuraiMurai Clinic, Hachinohe, Japan,
, Yuya TakakuboDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Yamagata University Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata, Japan,
, Takao MiuraDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hirosaki Memorial Hospital, Hirosaki, Japan,
, Yukio SatoSendai Taihaku Hospital, Sendai, Japan,
, Kazunobu IchikawaDepartment of Cardiology, Pulmonology, and Nephrology, Yamagata University Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata, Japan,
, Tsuneo KontaDepartment of Cardiology, Pulmonology, and Nephrology, Yamagata University Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata, Japan,
, Noriyuki ChibaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Morioka National Hospital, Morioka, Japan,
, Tai MuryoiMuryoi Clinic, Shiogama, Japan,
, Hiroko KobayashiDepartment of Gastroenterology and Rheumatology, Fukushima Medical University Hospital, Fukushima, Japan,
, Hiroshi FujiiDepartment of Hematology and Rheumatology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan,
, Yukio SekiguchiNTT East Tohoku Hospital, Sendai, Japan,
, Akira HatakeyamaDepartment of Arthritis and Rheumatic Diseases, Tohoku Rosai Hospital, Sendai, Japan,
, Ken OguraDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Yonezawa City Hospital, Yonezawa, Japan,
, Hirotake SakurabaDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hematology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan,
, Tomoyuki AsanoDepartment of Gastroenterology and Rheumatology, Fukushima Medical University Hospital, Fukushima, Japan,
, Hiroshi KanazawaDepartment of Rheumatology, Aomori Prefectural Central Hospital, Aomori, Japan,
, Eiji SuzukiDepartment of Rheumatology, Ohta Nishinouchi Hospital, Koriyama, Japan,
, Satoshi TakasakiDepartment of Cardiology, Pulmonology, and Nephrology, Yamagata University Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata, Japan,
, Kenichi AsakuraDepartment of Internal Medicine, Yuri Kumiai General Hospital, Yurihonjo, Japan,
, Kota SugisakiDepartment of Internal Medicine, Mito Red Cross Hospital, Mito, Japan,
, Yoko SuzukiIzumi Himawari Clinic, Sendai, Japan,
, Michiaki TakagiDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Yamagata University Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata, Japan,
, Takahiro NakayamaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Nihonkai General Hospital, Sakata, Japan, and
, Hiroshi WatanabeDepartment of Gastroenterology and Rheumatology, Fukushima Medical University Hospital, Fukushima, Japan,
, Keiki MiuraDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tome Citizen Hospital, Miyagi, Japan
, Yu MoriDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan,
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Received 29 Oct 2015, Accepted 28 Feb 2016, Published online: 21 Apr 2016
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