Importance of Gout Remission Criteria

A consensus was established to define preliminary criteria for achieving gout remission, recognizing it as a crucial treatment goal. The criteria include low levels of pain, low patient global assessment scores, absence of TOFI and gout flares, and serum urate levels below six milligrams per deciliter. These rigorous benchmarks make it challenging for patients to meet remission, necessitating ongoing efforts to validate and potentially simplify the definition. The study aims to investigate whether baseline variables can predict remission for patients undergoing urate-lowering therapy.