Chinese guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of rheumatoid arthritis: 2024 update
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease with destructive arthritis as its main clinical manifestation, which is a major cause of disability. It is very important to formulate and update a guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of RA that adhere to international guideline development standards and can be applied to clinical practice in China. This guideline is endorsed and developed by the National Clinical Research Center for Dermatologic and Immunologic Diseases, collaborated with Rheumatologists Branch of Chinese Medical Doctor Association, Rheumatology Rehabilitation Branch of Chinese Association of Rehabilitation Medicine, Rheumatology Branch of Chinese Research Hospital Association, and Rheumatology Branch of Beijing Association of Holistic Integrative Medicine, based on grading of recommendations assessment, development and evaluation (GRADE) and reporting items for practice guidelines in healthcare (RIGHT). Evidence-based recommendation were developed for 10 clinical scenario that are most relevant to Chinese rheumatologists, aiming to improve and standardize the diagnosis and treatment of RA in China, which may finally improve the quality of life and prognosis of patients.
Authors
- Shengqian Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9559-1143)
- Pingting Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2800-7947)
- Lie Dai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6596-8889)
- Yameng Sun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2981-9936)
- Jin Lin
- Huji Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8588-118X)
- Zhaohui Zheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3817-0171)
- Shengyun Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0426-1705)
- Lijun Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5876-8379)
- Zongwen Shuai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5708-6509)
- Xinping Tian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1511-7952)
- Dongbao Zhao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2748-2586)
- Cibo Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6706-7750)
- Mengtao Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4252-2889)
- Nan Jiang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5287-8593)
- Yi Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3328-3986)
- Jian Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1612-561X)
- Qian Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2499-1553)
- Hongbing Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2420-3104)
- Fen Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4964-6991)
- Zhenyu Jiang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7252-1898)
- Caifeng Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8248-7347)
- Yan Zhao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2331-251X)
- Yaolong Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4857-1959)
- Miaojia Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4535-7743)
- Xiaofeng Zeng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9484-8093)
- Liangjing Lu
Institutions
- Central South University (CN)
- Sun Yat-sen University (CN)
- Second Military Medical University (CN)
- Shenzhen University (CN)
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University (CN)
- Capital Medical University (CN)
- Jilin University (CN)
- Anhui Medical University (CN)
- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College (CN)
- Sichuan University (CN)
- Kunming Medical University (CN)
- Renji Hospital (CN)
- Peking Union Medical College Hospital (CN)
- West China Hospital of Sichuan University (CN)
- Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital (CN)
- Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital (CN)
- Changhai Hospital (CN)
- First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University (CN)
- People's Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (CN)
- First Hospital of Jilin University (CN)
- First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University (CN)
- First Hospital of China Medical University (CN)
- Beijing Children’s Hospital (CN)
- Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University (CN)
- First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University (CN)
- Xijing Hospital (CN)
- First Affiliated Hospital Zhejiang University (CN)
- Inner Mongolia Medical University (CN)
- Lanzhou University (CN)
- Nanjing Medical University (CN)
- China Medical University (CN)
- Air Force Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Rheumatology and Immunology Research
- Published
- 2024-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1515/rir-2024-0028
- Citations
- 8
- Primary Topic
- Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.76
Funders
- Lanzhou University
- Inner Mongolia Medical University
- Sun Yat-sen University
- Central South University
- Anhui Medical University
- Kunming Medical University
- Zhejiang University
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University
- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences
- Renji Hospital
- School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
- Xiangya Hospital, Central South University