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SUBMITTER: Mekinian A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7500024 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Mekinian Arsene A Saadoun David D Vicaut Eric E Thietart Sara S Lioger Bertrand B Jego Patrick P Bleibtreu Alexandre A Limal Nicolas N Connault Jerome J Gottenberg Jacques-Eric JE Lhorte Pauline P Bertola Jean Pierre JP Delforge Juliette J Ferreira-Maldent Nicole N Perlat Antoinette A Talib Zohra Z Vautier Matthieu M Savey Léa L Quiere Isabelle I Cacoub Patrice P Fain Olivier O
Arthritis research & therapy 20200917 1
<h4>Objectives</h4>To assess long-term efficacy of tocilizumab in treatment-naive patients with Takayasu arteritis (TAK).<h4>Methods</h4>Prospective open-labeled trial in naïve patients with TAK who received steroids at the dose of 0.7 mg/kg/day and 7 infusions of 8 mg/kg/month of tocilizumab. The primary endpoint was the number of patients who discontinued steroids after 7 infusions of tocilizumab. Secondary endpoints included disease activity and the number of relapses during 18-month follow-u ...[more]