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Table 2 Agents used in the model overall and differentiated by model type

From: Modeling rheumatoid arthritis using different techniques - a review of model construction and results

Abbreviation

Full name

Overall

Decision trees

Markov models

ISM

DES

ABA

Abatacept

13

12

0

1

0

ABA/MTX

Abatacept + Methotrexate

11

0

0

10

1

ADA

Adalimumab

29

20

3

2

4

ADA/MTX

Adalimumab + Methotrexate

20

1

2

13

4

ANA

Anakinra

1

1

0

0

0

ANA/MTX

Anakinra + Methotrexte

9

1

0

0

8

AZA

Azathioprine

48

0

8

0

40

BSC

Best Supportive Care

47

0

1

18

28

BSC/MTX

Best Supportive Care + Methotrexate

4

0

0

4

0

BUC

Bucillamine

2

0

2

0

0

CEL

Celecoxib

3

0

3

0

0

CER/MTX

Certolizumab + Methotrexate

1

0

1

0

0

COR

Corticosteroid

1

0

1

0

0

COX-2

selective COX-2 inhibitor

2

0

2

0

0

CYC

Ciclosporin

60

0

9

11

40

CYC/MTX

Ciclosporin + Methotrexate

35

1

0

0

34

DIC

Diclofenac

1

0

1

0

0

DMARD

any Disease-Modifying-Anti-Rheumatic-Drug

11

3

3

5

0

ETA

Etanercept

48

26

7

3

12

ETA/MTX

Etanercept + Methotrexate

18

2

3

9

4

ETO

Etoricoxib

1

1

0

0

0

GOL/MTX

Golimumab + Methotrexate

1

0

1

0

0

Gold

 

66

1

17

8

40

HCQ

Hydroxychloroquine

12

0

0

0

12

HCQ/MTX

Hydroxychloroquine + Methotrexate

20

1

8

0

11

IBU

Ibuprofen

1

0

1

0

0

INF

Infliximab

19

8

4

4

3

INF/MTX

Infliximab + Methotrexate

36

1

8

11

16

LEF

Leflunomide

66

1

16

9

40

LEF/MTX

Leflunomide + Methotrexate

1

0

1

0

0

MTX

Methotrexate

115

10

41

30

34

NAP

Naproxen

2

1

1

0

0

NSAID

(nonselective) nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs

5

1

4

0

0

NSAID/H2RA

NSAID + H2 receptor antagonist

1

1

0

0

0

NSAID/MIS

NSAID + Misoprostol

2

1

1

0

0

NSAID/PPI

NSAID + proton pump inhibitor

3

1

2

0

0

PEN

Penicillamine

22

0

0

0

22

PRD/MTX

Prednisone/Prednisolone

0

0

0

0

0

ROF

Rofecoxib

1

0

1

0

0

RTX

Rituximab

14

7

6

0

1

RTX/MTX

Rituximab + Methotrexate

21

0

0

20

1

SUL

Sulfasalazine

48

2

10

2

34

SUL/HCQ/MTX

Sulfasalazine + Hydroxychloroquine + Methotrexate

14

1

2

0

11

SUL/MTX

Sulfasalazine + Hydroxychloroquine

20

0

4

0

16

TNF

TNF-inhibitor

14

1

9

2

2

TOC/MTX

Tocilizumab + Methotrexate

3

0

0

3

0

OVERALL

 

872

106

183

165

418