Tocilizumab, sold under the brand name Actemra among others, is an immunosuppressive drug, used for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, systemic juvenile...
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beneficial or not as it has not been studied. Injections of tocilizumab may also be used. Tocilizumab is a humanized antibody that targets the interleukin-6...
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RECOVERY Trial (section Tocilizumab)
dexamethasone (a steroid, which reduces inflammation) Intravenous immunoglobulin Tocilizumab (an anti-inflammatory) Anakinra (an anti-inflammatory) The following...
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negating the effect of drugs intended to activate the immune system. Tocilizumab, an anti-IL-6 monoclonal antibody, was FDA approved for steroid-refractory...
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cyclophosphamide therapy has failed. Furthermore, should DMARDs fail, tocilizumab can be used for tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitor treatments in NICE...
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hydroxychloroquine, penicillamine, azathioprine, methotrexate, etanercept, anakinra, tocilizumab, cyclophosphamide, adalimumab, rituximab, and infliximab. Newer medications...
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[citation needed] Promising results are achieved with mycophenolate and tocilizumab. If treatment is not kept to a high standard, long-term damage or death...
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unresponsive to TNF inhibitors. The first approved medication in this class, tocilizumab (Actemra), is an antibody directed against the IL6-receptor. The second...
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also be used. There is tentative evidence for selenium in mild disease. Tocilizumab, a drug used to suppress the immune system has also been studied as a...
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rheumatica. Remitting seronegative symmetrical synovitis with pitting edema Tocilizumab "Polymyalgia Rheumatica". National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal...
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