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Anti-interleukin 6 Therapy Effect for Refractory Joint and Skin Involvement in Systemic Sclerosis: A Real-world, Single-center Experience.

Stylianos T PanopoulosMaria G G TektonidouVassiliki-Kalliopi BourniaAikaterini AridaPetros P Sfikakis
Published in: The Journal of rheumatology (2021)
TCZ was effective in refractory joint and skin involvement regardless of SSc disease duration or subtype. Long-term retention rates and disease stabilization for most real-world patients suggest that TCZ might be a valuable choice for difficult-to-treat SSc.
Keyphrases
  • systemic sclerosis
  • interstitial lung disease
  • end stage renal disease
  • ejection fraction
  • newly diagnosed
  • soft tissue
  • chronic kidney disease
  • stem cells
  • rheumatoid arthritis
  • decision making