ACR Meeting Abstracts
Abstract Number: 1246 • ACR Convergence 2021
Devy Zisman1, Mirna Safieh1, Elina Simanovich1, Joy Feld2, Amalia Kinarty1, Liron Zisman1, Tal Gazitt3, Amir Haddad4, Muna Elias1, Itzhak Rosner5, Lisa Kaly6 and Michal A Rahat7, 1Carmel Medical Center, Haifa, Israel, 2Carmel and Zvulun Medical Centre, Haifa, Israel, 3Carmel Hospital, Haifa, Israel, 4Carmel Medical Centre, Haifa, Israel, 5Rheumatology Unit, Bnai Zion Medical Center, Haifa, Israel, 6Bnei Zion Medical Center, Haifa, Israel, 7Carmel Medical Center/Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
Background/Purpose: Angiogenesis is an important contributor to the development of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Tocilizumab (TCZ), an anti-IL-6 receptor antibody used in the treatment of RA…