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- Title
Tocilizumab: a novel therapy for patients with large-vessel vasculitis.
- Authors
Salvarani, Carlo; Magnani, Luca; Catanoso, Mariagrazia; Pipitone, Nicolò; Versari, Annibale; Dardani, Lucia; Pulsatelli, Lia; Meliconi, Riccardo; Boiardi, Luigi
- Abstract
Treatment of large-vessel vasculitis (LVV) remains challenging. Patients usually respond to glucocorticoid (GC) therapy, but often relapse on tapering of the GC dose or after GC withdrawal. In addition, GCs are fraught with numerous adverse events. The aim of this study was to assess the efficacy and safety of the anti-IL-6 receptor (IL-6R) antibody tocilizumab (TCZ) in patients with LVV.
- Publication
Rheumatology (Oxford, England), 2012, Vol 51, Issue 1, p151
- ISSN
1462-0332
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1093/rheumatology/ker296