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Canakinumab Effective as Steroid-Free, First-Line sJIA Drug

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VIENNA — The interleukin 1 receptor antagonist (IL-1RA) canakinumab provided control of systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (sJIA) without the use of glucocorticoids for up to a year in most study participants after 3 monthly injections. In this study of 20 patients with newly diagnosed sJIA treated off glucocorticoids, fever was controlled after a single injection […]

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Publish date : 2024-06-26 09:39:56

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