In the News: 09/03

Finally, A Cure For RA? Latest results from trials involving tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors infliximab (Remicade) and etanercept (Enbrel), when used in combination with methotrexate, have rheumotologists talking about the possibility of a cure for rheumatoid arthritis. In one trial, in which infliximab was used with methotrexate to treat patients with early RA, nearly a third of the subjects went into remission. Another trial, conducted with patients with more established RA and using etanercept in…