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Association of HLA-DRB1 alleles with clinical responses to the anti-interleukin-17A monoclonal antibody secukinumab in active rheumatoid arthritis.
Rheumatology (Oxford, England) - 1 Jan 2016
Burmester Gerd R, Durez Patrick, Shestakova Galina, Genovese Mark C, Schulze-Koops Hendrik, Li Yue, Wang Ying A, Lewitzky Steve, Koroleva Irina, Berneis Anni Agarwal, Lee David M, Hueber Wolfgang
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To assess whether preliminary findings of associations between the HLA-DRB1*04 and HLA-DRB1* shared epitope (SE) allelic groups and response to the anti-IL-17A mAb secukinumab in RA were reproducible in an independent RA cohort. METHODS: Biologic-naïve subjects (n = 100) with RA by 2010 criteria with tender/swollen joint counts (each ≥6) and high-sensitivity CRP (hsCRP) >10 mg/l were randomized 2:1 to...
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