['rheumatoid arthritis']
['abatacept', 'methotrexate']

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        Inclusion Criteria:

          -  Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) diagnosis less than 6 months

          -  CRP > 3 mg/L or Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR) ≥ 28 mm/h

          -  At least 3 swollen and 3 tender joints

          -  Anti-citrullinated protein antibodies (ACPA) positive

        Exclusion Criteria:

          -  At risk for tuberculosis

          -  Have acute infection

          -  Have chronic or recurrent bacterial or serious latent viral infection

          -  History of malignancies in the last 5 years except squamous skin, basal skin or
             cervical carcinoma

          -  Previous treatment with any conventional or biologic Disease-modifying anti rheumatic
             drugs (DMARD)
      