Abstracts tagged "abatacept and tocilizumab"

Abstract Number: 1402 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Efficacy, Safety and Continuation Rate of Abatacept and Tocilizumab in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis : The Comparative Observational Study
Mayumi Matsuda¹, Yu Funakubo Asanuma ¹, Takuma Wada ², Noritsune Kouzu ³, Kojiro Sato ⁴ and Toshihide Mimura ¹, ¹Department of Rheumatology and Applied Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Saitama Medical University, Saitama, Japan, ²Saitama Medical University, Saitama, Japan, ³Medical Kouzu orthopedic and Yachiyo radiation center, Chiba, Japan, ⁴Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi, Japan
Background/Purpose: Biologic agents used in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have increased in recent years. Abatacept (ABT) has been described as relatively safe for elderly…