Abatacept as Adjunctive Therapy in Refractory Polymyalgia Rheumatica.

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Date publication

septembre 2021

Journal

The Journal of rheumatology

Auteurs

Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Pr TOUSSIROT Eric


Tous les auteurs :
Toussirot E, Michaud M, Wendling D, Devauchelle V

Résumé

Glucocorticoids (GCs) are the mainstay of treatment for patients with polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR). Despite their efficacy, GCs are associated with well-known adverse events and a substantial proportion of patients with PMR do not respond adequately, or are refractory, to initial GC treatment. GC-sparing agents in PMR are limited to methotrexate (MTX)..

Référence

J Rheumatol. 2021 Sep 15;: