Role of interleukin-6 in a patient with tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated periodic syndrome: assessment of outcomes following treatment with the anti-interleukin-6 receptor monoclonal antibody tocilizumab

Lane T, Loeffler JM, Rowczenio DM, Gilbertson JA, Bybee A, Russell TL, Gillmore JD, Wechalekar AD, Hawkins PN, Lachmann HJ

Arthritis Rheum · 2011

Key Findings

  • First case report of tocilizumab in TRAPS
  • Effective when etanercept and anakinra had failed
  • Supports role of IL-6 in TRAPS pathogenesis

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ID: pmid-21225679DOI: 10.1002/art.30215PMID: 21225679