From Conventional to Advanced Therapies: A National Health Registry Report (2016-2022) on DMARDs in Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment in Turkey
Turkish national health database highlights the widespread use of synthetic DMARDs in treating rheumatoid arthritis (RA). While traditional DMARDs like methotrexate and hydroxychloroquine are favored the cautious use of advanced therapies, particularly anti-TNFs, suggests a potential for optimizing treatment protocols.
Authors
- Alper Sarı (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7509-6604)
- Gizem Ayan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1889-9619)
- Berkan Armağan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4409-059X)
- Hakan Babaoğlu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3728-0259)
- Hasan Satış (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7605-1301)
- Levent Kılıç (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1064-9690)
- Mustafa Okan Ayvalı (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0116-5152)
- Erdem Karabulut (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7811-8215)
- Abdülsamet Erden (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8084-2018)
- Duygu Tecer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8816-6181)
- Naim Ata (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6947-2821)
- Emre Bılgın (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2260-4660)
- Şuayıp Birinci (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8104-6198)
- Mustafa Mahir Ülgü (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0825-1851)
- Umut Kalyoncu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7129-2109)
- Orhan Küçükşahin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4109-0642)
Institutions
- Sakarya University (TR)
- Ministry of Health (TR)
- Ankara University (TR)
- University of Health Science (KH)
- Memorial Ankara Hospital (TR)
- Ankara Onkoloji Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi (TR)
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi (TR)
- Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University (TR)
- Hacettepe University (TR)
- University of Health Sciences Antigua (AG)
- Gazi University (TR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Biologics
- Published
- 2025-05-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2147/btt.s507132
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.67