Was the methotrexate dose reduced over time in the combination therapy or methotrexate monotherapy groups in the SEAM-RA trial?
Giving "rescue therapy" to patients in the combination group implies that there is room to escalate to the dose at enrollment.
Answer from: at Academic Institution
No, methotrexate dose was not adjusted. Our goal was basically to answer one question: whether it is better to stop etanercept, stop methotrexate, or continue both. We did not want to be adjusting methotrexate doses at the same time as stopping because this would make results more difficult to inter...
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