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Precision Medicine in Graves' Disease: CD40 Gene Variants Predict Clinical Response to an Anti-CD40 Monoclonal Antibody.
Frontiers in endocrinology - 1 Jan 2021
Faustino Larissa C, Kahaly George J, Frommer Lara, Concepcion Erlinda, Stefan-Lifshitz Mihaela, Tomer Yaron
Abstract excerpt
Background: CD40, a key co-stimulatory molecule expressed on antigen-presenting cells, is genetically associated with a number of autoimmune diseases including Graves' disease (GD). Therefore, recent therapies targeting CD40 have been developed, including the anti-CD40 monoclonal antibody Iscalimab. In a recent pilot study, Iscalimab was shown to induce clinical remission in ~ 50% of GD patients, but the reason...
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