Tocilizumab efficacy and safety in rheumatoid arthritis patients after inadequate response to disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs or anti-tumor necrosis factor

BACKGROUND: Tocilizumab (TCZ) is a humanized anti-human IL-6R antibody, a novel therapy for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients who fail treatment with disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) or anti-tumor necrosis factor (anti-TNFs). OBJECTIVE: To assess the safety and efficacy of TCZ monoth...

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Main Authors: Omer Ahmad Fatheddin Abdulkader, Khalid Qushmaq, Faiza Aljishi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre 2016-05-01
Series:Annals of Saudi Medicine
Online Access:https://www.annsaudimed.net/doi/full/10.5144/0256-4947.2016.190