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We assessed the effect of tapering TNFi to withdrawal versus continued stable TNFi on flare\u2010free survival and joint damage progression over three years.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>ARCTIC REWIND was a multicenter open\u2010label, noninferiority trial that included patients with RA in remission for \u226512 months taking stable TNFi therapy. Patients were randomized 1:1 to taper TNFi to withdrawal or continue stable treatment. The primary end points of the current study were flare\u2010free survival and radiographic progression over three years. Flare\u2010free survival was analyzed by Kaplan\u2010Meier methods, flare rates were analyzed by Cox regression, and radiographic progression was analyzed by logistic mixed\u2010effects models.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Of 99 randomized patients, 92 received the allocated therapy, and 80 completed the three\u2010year follow\u2010up. The mean baseline Disease Activity Score based on the 44 joint count was 0.8, and conventional synthetic disease\u2010modifying antirheumatic drug comedication was used by 90% of patients. After three years, 25% (95% confidence interval [CI] 13%\u201338%) remained flare free in the tapering TNFi group, compared to 85% (95% CI 70%\u201393%) in the stable group, and the corresponding hazard ratio for flare was 9.4 (95% CI 3.9\u201322.8, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &lt; 0<jats:italic>.<\/jats:italic>0001). In the tapering group, 6 of 41 (15%) experienced radiographic progression, compared with 3 of 38 (8%) in the stable group (risk difference 6.7%, 95% CI \u22127.1% to 20.5%, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.3). Adverse events occurred in 81% of the patients in the tapering group and 89% of the patients in the stable group.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>In contrast to those receiving stable TNFi treatment, a minority of patients with RA in remission tapering TNFi to withdrawal remained flare free over three years. 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