Abstracts tagged "Tocilizumab"

Abstract Number: 1270 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Effectiveness and Safety of Off-label Use of Tocilizumab in Refractory Autoimmune Diseases: A Multicenter Study
Martin Michaud¹, Thomas Sene ², Pascal Chazerain ², Geoffrey Urbanski ³, Frederique Retornaz ⁴, Boris Bienvenu ⁵, Laurent Chiche ⁴, Florian Catros ⁶, Laurent Sailler ⁷, Laurent Alric ⁸, Jean Thomas Giraud ⁹, Léo Caudrelier ¹⁰, Slim Lassoued ¹⁰, Sophie Ancellin ⁶, Olivier Lidove ² and Francis Gaches ⁶, ¹Joseph Ducuing Hospital, Toulouse, France, ²Hôpital Croix Saint Simon, Paris, France, ³CHU Angers, Angers, France, ⁴Hôpital Européen, Marseille, France, ⁵Hôpital Saint Joseph, Marseille, France, ⁶Hôpital Joseph Ducuing, Toulouse, France, ⁷University Hospital of Toulouse, Toulouse, France, ⁸CHU Toulouse, Toulouse, France, ⁹Hôpital de Tarbes, Tarbes, France, ¹⁰Hôpital de Cahors, Cahors, France
Background/Purpose: There is increasing evidence of Tocilizumab (TCZ) efficacy in refractory auto-immune diseases. The present study aimed at evaluating the real-world experience of using TCZ…
Abstract Number: 2770 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Towards the Lowest Efficacious Dose (ToLEDo): Results of a Multicenter Non-Inferiority Randomized Open-Label Controlled Trial Assessing Tocilizumab or Abatacept Injection Spacing in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients in Remission
Joanna Kedra¹, Philippe Dieudé ², Hubert Marotte ³, Alexandre Lafourcade ⁴, Emilie Ducourau ⁵, Thierry Schaeverbeke ⁶, Aleth Perdriger ⁷, Martin SOUBRIER ⁸, Jacques Morel ⁹, Arnaud Constantin ¹⁰, Emmanuelle Dernis ¹¹, Valérie Royant ¹², Jean-Hugues Salmon ¹³, Thao Pham ¹⁴, Jacques-Eric Gottenberg ¹⁵, Edouard Pertuiset ¹⁶, Maxime Dougados ¹⁷, Valérie Devauchelle Pensec ¹⁸, Philippe Gaudin ¹⁹, gregoire Cormier ²⁰, Philippe Goupille ²¹, Xavier Mariette ²², Francis Berenbaum ²³, Didier Alcaix ²⁴, Sid-Ahmed Rouidi ²⁵, Jean-Marie Berthelot ²⁶, Agnès Monnier ²⁷, Christine Piroth ²⁸, Frédéric Lioté ²⁹, Vincent Goeb ³⁰, Cécile Gaujoux-Viala ³¹, Isabelle Chary-Valckenaere ³², David Hajage ⁴, Florence Tubach ³³ and Bruno Fautrel ³⁴, ¹Sorbonne Université, Institut Pierre Louis d'Epidémiologie et de Santé Publique (iPLESP), UMR S1136, Paris France, Paris, France, ²Rheumatology, Bichat Hospital, APHP, Paris;, Paris, France, ³University Hospital, St Etienne, France, ⁴Biostatistics, Public Health and Medical Information department, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, AP-HP, Paris, France, Paris, France, ⁵Rheumatology Department, CHR Orléans, Orléans, France, ⁶FHU ACRONIM, Department of Rheumatology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Bordeaux, France, Bordeaux, France, ⁷Rheumatology department, Rennes University Hospital, France, Rennes, France, ⁸CHU Gabriel Montpied, Clermont Ferrand, Auvergne, France, ⁹CHU MONTPELLIER, MONTPELLIER, France, ¹⁰Hôpital Pierre-Paul Riquet, Toulouse, France, ¹¹Rheumatology Department, Le Mans Central Hospital, Le Mans, France, ¹²Rheumatology Department, Chartres Hospital, Chartres, France, ¹³Rheumatology, Reims University Hospital, Reims, Reims, France, ¹⁴Aix-Marseille University, CHU Marseille, department of Rheumatology, 13,000 Marseille, France, Marseille, France, ¹⁵Department of Rheumatology, Strasbourg University Hospital, Strasbourg, France, ¹⁶Rheumatology Department, Pontoise Hospital, Pontoise, France, Pontoise, France, ¹⁷Cochin Hospital, Paris, France, ¹⁸University Hospital of Brest, Brest, France, ¹⁹Rheumatology Department, CHU Grenoble Alpes Hôpital Sud and GREPI - Université Grenoble Alpes, EA7408, Grenoble - Echirolles, France, ²⁰CHD Vendée, La Roche sur Yon, France, ²¹Tours University-Hospital, Tours, France, Tours, France, ²²Center for Immunology of Viral Infections and Autoimmune Diseases, Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpitaux Universitaires Paris-Sud, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, Université Paris Sud, INSERM, Paris, France, ²³Sorbonne Université-Inserm CDR Saint-Antoine, AP-HP, Paris, France, ²⁴Rheumatology Department, Le Havre Hospital, Le Havre, ²⁵Rheumatology Department, Dreux, France, ²⁶University Hospital, Nantes, France, ²⁷Internal Medicine Department, CH Côte Basque, Bayonne, France, ²⁸Rheumatology Department, Dijon Hospital, Dijon, France, ²⁹Rheumatology Department, Lariboisiere Hospital, AP-HP, Paris, France, Paris, France, ³⁰Rheumatology Department, Amiens University Hospital, Amiens, France, ³¹Nîmes University Hospital, Nîmes, France, ³²Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nancy, VANDOEUVRE, France, ³³Pitié Salpétrière University-Hospital, Paris, Ile-de-France, France, ³⁴Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Department of Rheumatology, AP-HP, Sorbonne University, UPMC university, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
Background/Purpose: Biologic Disease Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drugs (bDMARD) tapering is proposed by clinical practice guidelines in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients in sustained remission. However, no randomized…
Abstract Number: 1344 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Increased High Molecular Weight Adiponectin and Lean Mass During Tocilizumab Treatment in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A 12 Month Multicenter Study
Eric Toussirot¹, Hubert Marotte ², denis Mulleman ³, gregoire Cormier ⁴, fabienne Coury-Lucas ⁵, Philippe Gaudin ⁶, Emmanuelle Dernis ⁷, christine bonnet ⁸, richard damade ⁹, jean-luc Grauer ¹⁰, Tassadit Ait Abdesselam ¹¹, caroline Karras ¹², frederic Liote ¹³, Pascal Hilliquin ¹⁴, antoinette sacchi ¹⁵, Jean-Marie Berthelot ¹⁶, marc puyraveau ¹ and gilles dumoulin ¹, ¹University Hospital, Besancon, France, ²University Hospital, St Etienne, France, ³University hospital, Tours, France, ⁴CHD Vendée, La Roche sur Yon, France, ⁵University Hospital, Lyon, France, ⁶Rheumatology Department, CHU Grenoble Alpes Hôpital Sud and GREPI - Université Grenoble Alpes, EA7408, Grenoble - Echirolles, France, ⁷Rheumatology Department, Le Mans Central Hospital, Le Mans, France, ⁸University Hospital, Limoges, France, ⁹Centre Hospitalier, Chartres, France, ¹⁰Centre Hopsitalier, Montelimar, France, ¹¹Centre Hospitalier, Meaux, France, ¹²Hôpital Saint Joseph, Marseille, France, ¹³AP-HP, Paris, France, ¹⁴Centre Hospitalier, Corbeil Essones, France, ¹⁵Centre Hospitalier, Mantes la Jolie, France, ¹⁶University Hospital, Nantes, France
Background/Purpose: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have an increased risk of cardiovascular (CV) diseases. Dyslipidemia is a known adverse reaction to tocilizumab (TCZ). TNFa blockade…
Abstract Number: 1391 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Connective Tissue Remodeling Is Differently Modulated by Tocilizumab versus Methotrexate Monotherapy in Patients with Early RA: The AMBITION Study
Patryk Drobinski¹, Anne Bay-Jensen ², Morten Karsdal ³ and Anne Siebuhr ⁴, ¹University of Copenhagen/Nordic Bioscience, Copenhagen, Denmark, ²Nordic Bioscience, Herlev, Denmark, ³Nordic Bioscience, Copenhagen, Denmark, ⁴Nordic Bioscience, Herlev
Background/Purpose: Response to treatments in Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is assessed by symptomatic changes, such as ACR-response and DAS28. However, such assessments do not provide information…
Abstract Number: 1397 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Comparative Effectiveness of Tocilizumab in Combination with Methotrexate versus Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitors (TNFis) in Combination with Methotrexate in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis with Prior Exposure to TNFis
Dimitrios Pappas¹, Taylor Blachley ², Steve Zlotnick ³, Jennie Best ³, Kelechi Emeanuru ² and Joel Kremer ⁴, ¹Columbia University, New York, NY, ²Corrona, LLC, Waltham, MA, ³Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, CA, ⁴Albany Medical College and The Center for Rheumatology; Corrona, LLC, Albany, NY
Background/Purpose: Clinical studies have demonstrated the efficacy of tocilizumab (TCZ) administered with methotrexate (MTX) in improving rheumatoid arthritis (RA) disease activity in patients who have…
Abstract Number: 1405 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Expression of Uncoupling Protein-1 in Subcutaneous Fat Is Increased by Tocilizumab
Lovisa Lyngfelt¹, Malin Erlandsson ², Karin Andersson ², Sofia Silfverswärd ² and Maria Bokarewa ², ¹Department of Rheumatology and Inflammation Research at Institute of Medicine, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden, ²Department of Rheumatology and Inflammation Research, the Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden, Gothenburg, Sweden
Background/Purpose: Adipose tissue is an important player in cardiovascular (CV) morbidity. Thermogenic brown adipocytes, rich with uncoupling protein 1 (UCP1), increase metabolic and CV health.…
Abstract Number: 1406 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Impact on Costs and Quality of Life over 5 Years of Treat-to-target Treatment Strategies Initiating Tocilizumab, Methotrexate or Their Combination in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis: Economic Evaluation of the U-Act-Early Trial
Maxime Verhoeven¹, Janneke Tekstra ¹, Attila Pethö-Schramm ², Michelle Borm ³, Jacob van Laar ¹, Floris Lafeber ¹, Johannes Bijlsma ¹, Johannes Jacobs ¹ and Paco Welsing ¹, ¹UMC Utrecht, Department of Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology, Utrecht, The Netherlands, Utrecht, Netherlands, ²Hoffmann-La Roche, Basel, Basel, Switzerland, ³Roche Nederland BV, Woerden, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: U-Act-Early was a 2-year multicentre, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial in early (DMARD-naïve) RA patients treated to the target of remission. Patients were assigned to…
Abstract Number: 1414 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Improvement of Mental Health and Quality of Life During Therapy with Tocilizumab
Frank Behrens¹, Werner A Biewer ², Gerd Burmester ³, Martin Feuchtenberger ⁴, Michael W. Hofmann ⁵, Peter Kästner ⁶, Herbert Kellner ⁷, Ramona König ⁸, Anke Liebhaber ⁹, Christina Luig ¹⁰, Regina Max ¹¹, Patrizia Sternad ¹², Hans-Peter Tony ¹³ and Christopher Amberger ¹⁴, ¹Rheumatology Goethe-University Frankfurt & Fraunhofer IME-TMP, Frankfurt, Germany, ²Rheumatologische Schwerpunktpraxis Saarbrücken, Saarbrücken, Germany, ³Charité—University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ⁴Rheumatologie/Klinische Immunologie, Kreiskliniken Altötting-Burghausen, Burghausen, Germany, ⁵Chugai Pharma Europe Ltd., Frankfurt/Main, Germany, ⁶MVZ Ambulantes Rheumazentrum Erfurt, Erfurt, Germany, ⁷Praxis Prof. Herbert Kellner, Munich, Germany, ⁸Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen and Kerckhoff-Klinik-Forschungs-GmbH, Giessen, Germany, ⁹Internistisch-Rheumatologische Arztpraxis, Halle, Halle, Germany, ¹⁰Roche Pharma AG, Rheumatologie, Grenzach-Wyhlen, Germany, ¹¹Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany, ¹²Gemeinschaftspraxis, Planegg, Planegg, Germany, ¹³Department of Rheumatology/Clinical Immunology, University Hospital, Wuerzburg, Germany, Würzburg, Germany, ¹⁴Rheumatologische Gemeinschaftspraxis Dr. Pick/Dr. Amberger, Bad Neuenahr, Germany
Background/Purpose: In rheumatoid arthritis (RA), the proinflammatory cytokine IL-6 is associated with mental disorders such as depression and anxiety.1 Furthermore, depression and anxiety are comorbidities…
Abstract Number: 1438 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Discontinuation of Concomitant Methotrexate in Japanese Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Treated with Tocilizumab: An Interventional Study
Toshihisa Kojima¹, Shuji Asai ¹, Masahiro Hanabayashi ², Masatoshi Hayashi ³, Nobunori Takahashi ¹, Yachiyo Kuwatsuka ⁴, Masahiko Ando ⁴ and Naoki Ishiguro ¹, ¹Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan, ²Ichinomiya Municipal Hospital, Ichinomiya, Japan, ³Hayashi Orthopedic Clinic, Nagano, Japan, ⁴Nagoya University Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
Background/Purpose: Biological DMARD (bDMARD) concomitant with methotrexate (MTX) has made great progress in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in these decades. There are various…
Abstract Number: 1692 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Long-Term Follow-Up of Anti-IL6-Receptor Tocilizumab in Refractory Uveitis in Patients with Behçet Disease: Multicenter Study of 14 Patients in Clinical Practice
Iñigo Gonzalez-Mazon¹, Lara Sanchez-Bilbao ², Belén Atienza-Mateo ², Jose Luis Martín-Varillas ², DIANA PRIETO- PENA ¹, Vanesa Calvo-Río ³, Rosalia Demetrio ⁴, Natalia Palmou-Fontana ¹, Javier Loricera ⁵, Emma Beltrán Catalán ⁶, Marisa Hernández Garfella ⁷, Elia Valls-Pascual ⁸, Antonio Atanés ⁹, Miguel Cordero Coma ⁹, Joan M Nolla ¹⁰, Carmen carrasco-Cubero ¹¹, Julio Sánchez ¹², Miguel A Gonzalez-Gay ² and Ricardo Blanco ², ¹Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marques de Valdecilla, Santander, Cantabria, Spain, ²Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marques de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain, ³Hospital Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Cantabria, Spain, ⁴Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain, ⁵H.U. Marques de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain, ⁶Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain, ⁷H.G.U. Valencia, Valencia, ⁸Dr Peset University Hospital, Valencia, Spain, ⁹HUAC La Coruña, Coruña, Spain, ¹⁰Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Hospitalet, Spain, ¹¹CHU de Badajoz, Badajoz, Spain, ¹²Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
Background/Purpose: Ocular involvement in Behçet’s disease (BD) is a potential severe and disabling complication. Anti-TNF-α agents have shown an improvement of visual outcome in BD-related…
Abstract Number: 1841 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Resolution of Vascular Inflammation in Patients with Giant Cell Arteritis Receiving Glucocorticoids, Methotrexate or Tocilizumab Treatment: Data from the Italian/German RIGA Study
Verena Schönau ¹, Jessica Roth ¹, Koray Tascilar ², Jürgen Rech ³, Daniela Schmidt ⁴, Torsten Kuwert ⁴, Filippo Crescentini ⁵, Luigi Boiardi ⁶, Massimiliano Casali ⁷, Annibale Versari ⁸, Giulia Pazzola ⁵, Georg Schett ⁹, Carlo Salvarani ¹⁰ and Francesco Muratore¹¹, ¹Rheumatology Unit, University of Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, ²Department of Internal Medicine 3 – Rheumatology and Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg, University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, Erlangen, Bayern, Germany, ³Department of Internal Medicine 3, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU) and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, ⁴Nuclear Medicine Unit, University of Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, ⁵Rheumatology Unit, Azienda Unita' Sanitaria Locale IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy, ⁶Division of Rheumatology, Azienda Unita' Sanitaria Locale IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy, ⁷Azienda USL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, REGGIO EMILIA, Italy, ⁸Nuclear Medicine Unit, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, ⁹Department of Internal Medicine 3, Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany, ¹⁰Division of Rheumatology, Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova-IRCCS, Reggio Emilia, Italy, ¹¹Division of Rheumatology, Azienda Unita’ Sanitaria Locale IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy
Background/Purpose: 18F-FDG-PET/CT is a sensitive and comprehensive technique to diagnose giant cell arteritis (GCA). This technique may be also very useful to test whether vascular…
Abstract Number: 2118 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Efficacy and Safety of Tocilizumab Treatment for Anti–human T Lymphotropic Virus Type I Antibody–positive Rheumatoid Arthritis
Yushiro Endo¹, Kunihiko Umekita ², Hideki Nakamura ¹, Shoichi Fukui ³, Takahisa Suzuki ⁴, Junya Miyamoto ⁵, Toshimasa Shimizu ¹, Tomohiro Koga ¹, Shin-ya Kawashiri ¹, Naoki Iwamoto ¹, Kunihiro Ichinose ¹, Mami Tamai ¹, Tomoki Origuchi ⁶, Akitomo Okada ⁷, Keita Fujikawa ⁸, Akinari Mizokami ⁸, Naoki Matsuoka ⁹, Toshiyuki Aramaki ¹⁰, Yukitaka Ueki ¹⁰, Katsumi Eguchi ¹⁰, Yumi Kariya ², Yayoi Hashiba ¹¹, Toshihiko Hidaka ¹¹, Akihiko Okayama ² and Atsushi Kawakami ¹², ¹Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Department of Immunology and Rheumatology, Division of Advanced Preventive Medical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan, ²University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan, ³Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Department of Immunology and Rheumatology, Division of Advanced Preventive Medical Sciences, Nagasaki, Nagasaki, Japan, ⁴Sasebo City General Hospital, Sasebo, Japan, ⁵Nagasaki University Hospital Clinical Research Center, Nagasaki, Japan, ⁶Nagasaki University School of health sciences, Division of physical therapy, Nagasaki, Japan, ⁷Japanese Red Cross Nagasaki Genbaku Hospital, Nagasaki, Japan, ⁸JCHO Isahaya General Hospital Department of Rheumatology, Isahaya, Japan, ⁹Nagasaki Medical Hospital of Rheumatology, Nagasaki, Japan, ¹⁰Sasebo Chuo Hospital Rheumatic and Collagen Disease Center, Sasebo, Japan, ¹¹Zenjinkai Shimin-no-Mori Hospital, Miyazaki, Japan, ¹²Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Department of Immunology and Rheumatology, Division of Advanced Preventive Medical Sciences, Nagasaki
Background/Purpose: The asymptotic individuals with the human T lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I) infection rarely develop adult T cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATL) or HTLV-I–associated myelopathy (HAM).…
Abstract Number: 2368 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Risk of Diverticulitis and Gastro-Intestinal Perforation in Rheumatoid Arthritis Treated with Tocilizumab Compared to Rituximab and Abatacept: A Prospective Propensity-matched Cohort Study
Claire Rempenault¹, Cédric Lukas ¹, Bernard Combe ², Isabelle Pane ³, Xavier Mariette ⁴, Jacques-Eric Gottenberg ⁵ and Jacques Morel ¹, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Montpellier University Hospital, Montpellier, France, Montpellier, Languedoc-Roussillon, France, ²CHU Montpellier, Montpellier University, Montpellier, France, ³Centre de Recherche en Epidémiologie et Statistiques, INSERM U1153, Centre d'Épidémiologie Clinique, Hôpital Hôtel-Dieu, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Descartes University, Paris, France., Paris, Ile-de-France, France, ⁴Center for Immunology of Viral Infections and Autoimmune Diseases, Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpitaux Universitaires Paris-Sud, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, Université Paris Sud, INSERM, Paris, France, ⁵Department of Rheumatology, Strasbourg University Hospital, Strasbourg, France
Background/Purpose: Several studies have reported an increased risk of gastro-intestinal perforation (GIP) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients treated with tocilizumab (TCZ) compared to conventional synthetic…
Abstract Number: 2397 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Skin Lesions as a Side Effect of anti-IL6 Therapy: Transcriptome Analysis of Peripheral Blood Shows a Risk of Paradoxical Neutrophil Activation and Exacerbation of Skin Ulcer
Yoshinobu Koyama¹, Akemi Senoo ², Kaho Otsuki ³, Yoshiharu Sato ⁴, Mari Yamaguchi ² and Toshie Higuchi ¹, ¹Center for Autoimmune Diseases, Division of Rheumatology, Japanese Red Cross Okayama Hospital, Okayama, Japan, ²Division of Dermatology, Japanese Red Cross Okayama Hospital, Okayama, Japan, ³Center for Autoimmune Diseases, Division of Rheumatology, Okayama, Japan, ⁴DNA Chip Research Inc, Tokyo, Japan
Background/Purpose: Skin lesion as a side effect of Tocilizumab (TCZ) has not been paid much attention. In the drug information sheets, incidence of dermatological adverse…
Abstract Number: 2668 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Tocilizumab in Combination with Prednisone Tapering in Patients with Giant Cell Arteritis: 3-Year Results from a Randomized Controlled Phase 3 Trial
Navita Malallieu¹, Min Bao ² and John Stone ³, ¹Roche Innovation Center, New York, NY, ²Genentech, South San Francisco, CA, ³Massachusetts General Hospital Rheumatology Unit, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Tocilizumab (TCZ) administered subcutaneously weekly or every 2 weeks with a 26-week prednisone taper (TCZ-QW or TCZ-Q2W) was superior to placebo given with a…

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