July 2015

Tocilizumabın uzun dönemdeki güvenliği: Pazarlama sonrası izlemde Japonya’daki 5573 romatoid artritli hastanın 3 yıllık takibinden elde edilen sonuçlar

The Journal of Rheumatology. 1 June 2015 DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.141210 [Epub ahead of print]

The humanised anti-interleukin 6 receptor monoclonal antibody tocilizumab (TCZ) has been available in clinical practice for several years. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the long-term safety of for the treatment of RA in a real-world clinical setting as a long-term extension of a single-arm, observational post marketing surveillance study. Data on selected adverse events (AEs) - fatal events, serious infection, malignancy, GI perforation, and serious cardiac dysfunction - were collect...

May 2015

Tofacitinib, bir oral Janus kinaz inhibitörü: romatoid artrit klinik gelişim programı genelinde malignitelerin analizi

Ann Rheum Dis. 2015 Apr 22. pii: annrheumdis-2014-205847. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2014-205847. [Epub ahead of print]

The developments of certain malignancies associated with chronic inflammatory diseases such as RA is known to occur to a greater extent than that of the general population. It is also know that certain RA treatments can affect malignancy rates. As such, newer immunomodulatory agents, such as the JAK inhibitor tofacitinib, are closely monitored for safety events of special interest, including malignancies.

This paper analyses pooled malignancy data from the tofacitinib RA clinical develop...

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