IL-6 inhibitor for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis : A comprehensive review

Tocilizumab (TCZ) is an interleukin-6 (IL-6) inhibitor used for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). It was developed in 2008, and its effectiveness is supported by evidence from all over the world based on its first decade of use. Although the overall efficacy and safety profiles of TCZ are similar to those of tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors, TCZ displays certain differences. The most notable advantage of TCZ is its usefulness as a monotherapy. Additionally, TCZ is favorable in the improvement of systemic inflammatory symptoms such as anemia and fatigue. The low immunogenicity of TCZ contributes favorably to long-term drug retention. Due to frequent relapse after TCZ cessation, TCZ use should be tapered beyond remission. During TCZ therapy, C-reactive protein (CRP) is unable to recognize disease activity and the severity of infection. The most common adverse events (AEs) are infection and abnormalities in laboratory findings including dyslipidemia, neutropenia, thrombocytopenia, and abnormality of liver enzymes. TCZ obscures the symptoms of infection. Therefore, stealth infections without obvious CRP elevation can sometimes cause severe damage to patients. Lower intestinal perforation is an uncommon but serious AE in TCZ therapy. Further clinical investigations will continue to refine the IL-6 inhibitory strategy.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:29

Enthalten in:

Modern rheumatology - 29(2019), 2 vom: 01. März, Seite 258-267

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ogata, Atsushi [VerfasserIn]
Kato, Yasuhiro [VerfasserIn]
Higa, Shinji [VerfasserIn]
Yoshizaki, Kazuyuki [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
Antirheumatic Agents
I031V2H011
Interleukin-6
Journal Article
Review
Rheumatoid arthritis
Sarilumab
Sirukmab
Tocilizumab

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 07.05.2019

Date Revised 07.05.2019

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1080/14397595.2018.1546357

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM290595681