Tocilizumab in patients with Takayasu arteritis: a retrospective study and literature review

• Published in: Clinical and experimental rheumatology Vol. 34; no. 3 Suppl 97; pp. S44 - S53
• Main Authors: Loricera, Javier, Blanco, Ricardo, Hernández, José L, Castañeda, Santos, Humbría, Alicia, Ortego, Norberto, Bravo, Beatriz, Freire, Mercedes, Melchor, Sheila, Mínguez, Mauricio, Salvatierra, Juan, González-Vela, Carmen, Calvo-Río, Vanesa, Santos-Gómez, Montserrat, Pina, Trinitario, González-Gay, Miguel A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Italy 01.05.2016
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized - therapeutic use; Child; Female; Humans; Middle Aged; Retrospective Studies; Takayasu Arteritis - drug therapy

To assess the efficacy of tocilizumab (TCZ) in patients with Takayasu arteritis (TA). Multicentre open-label retrospective study. Eight patients (all women) with a mean age of 34±16 years, median 36 years (range: 7-57) were assessed. The main clinical features at TCZ therapy onset were: constitution...