… both the efficacy of methotrexate and the incidence of methotrexate-related adverse
events. … and methotrexate can be effective in polymyalgia rheumatica when methotrexate is …

… is universally used for the treatment of polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR). Because the adverse
… address comparing the efficacy and safety of prednisolone plus methotrexate as a steroids…

… Systemic Vasculitis Study Group of the Italian Society for Rheumatology, Prednisone plus
methotrexate for polymyalgia rheumatica: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. …

… relapse, MTX dose and reasons for cessation of MTX were collected. The dose of MTX was
… controlled trials for a steroid sparing effect of methotrexate (MTX) in polymyalgia rheumatica …

… polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR). We therefore aimed to assess the effectiveness and safety
of methotrexate (MTX… -up after starting a GCSD, either MTX or LEF, was performed. Results …

… Methotrexate (MTX) has been studied with conflicting results in patients with polymyalgia
rheumatica (PMR). Our objective was to evaluate the effectiveness of MTX to reduce relapses …

… , the MTX dose in this study was very low (7.5 mg/week orally) [56]. It is possible that higher
doses of MTX given subcutaneously, would have been more appropriate to assess if MTX is …

… Is methotrexate steroid sparing in polymyalgia rheumatica … Is methotrexate steroid sparing
in polymyalgia rheumatica and … Is methotrexate steroid sparing in polymyalgia rheumatica and …

… demonstrate that methotrexate was effective in preventing … MTX decreased the cumulative
exposure to glucocorticoids, at week 48 by 842mg and at week 96 by 1101mg. Use of MTX …

… efficacy and steroid-sparing effect of methotrexate (MTX) in patients with active polymyalgia
rheumatica (… to compare the efficacy and steroid-sparing effect of MTX with those of placebo …