Comparison of the efficacy and safety of methotrexate injection and methotrexate tablets in active active rheumatoid arthritis.

Objectives: This study aimed to compare the efficacy and safety of subcutaneous methotrexate (SC MTX) and oral MTX (OR MTX) in treating Chinese patients with active rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

Methods: This study included patients with active RA in China. All patients were randomly assigned to receive SC MTX or OR MTX.

[Early prediction of lamivudine response in e antigen-negative chronic hepatitis B patients].

Objective: To evaluate the effects of ALT, HBsAg and HBV DNA at the baseline, 4 and 12 weeks after lamivudine treatment on the long term (104 weeks) response in e antigen-negative chronic hepatitis B patients.

Methods: 127 adult e antigen-negative chronic hepatitis B patients were enrolled in this study. All patients received treatment on LAM 100 mg/d for at least 104 weeks.