Agents for the treatment of rheumatic diseases

Irena Zimmermann-Górska

ISSN: 1505-8409

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Agents for the treatment of rheumatic diseases

Irena Zimmermann-Górska

Przew Lek 2007; 3: 40-47

Online publish date: 2007/05/11

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Characteristics of the TNF-α blocking agents (infliximab, etanercept, adalimumab), IL-1 blocking agent (anakinra), costimulatory blocking agent (abatacept) and anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody (rituximab), their efficacy in the most frequent inflammatory rheumatic diseases, their toxicity as well as the emerging biological therapies, are presented.

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Agents for the treatment of rheumatic diseases

Irena Zimmermann-Górska

choroby reumatyczne, leki biologiczne