| Effectiveness of infliximab in treating selected patients with sarcoidosis. | |
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PMID: 16935484 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: To assess the effectiveness of infliximab (Remicade) in the treatment of patients with sarcoidosis who either do not respond to corticosteroids and other conventional drugs or develop unacceptable side effects to these drugs. DESIGN: A clinical, non-randomized, off-label study. SETTING: Sarcoidosis clinic at a university teaching hospital. PATIENTS: Twelve biopsy-proven sarcoidosis patients, nine women and three men ranging from 45 to 70 years of age with chronic multisystem sarcoidosis refractory to corticosteroids or alternative treatment. INTERVENTION: Infliximab was infused at a dedicated ambulatory infusion center. The initial dose was 3mg/kg body weight and subsequent doses were given at weeks 2, 4, 6, 10, and 14. All patients received at least six infusions. RESULTS: All 12 patients improved significantly. One patient had a mild allergic drug reaction that responded to antihistamine. One patient, after 3 months of stopping infliximab treatment, died of a ruptured blood vessel in the abdomen. At autopsy a plasma cell dyscrasia was found. CONCLUSION: Infliximab is safe and effective in treating those patients with multisystem sarcoidosis who are either refractory or develop side effects to a standard regimen of corticosteroids and immunosuppressive agents. |
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Authors:
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Samer Saleh; Shahriar Ghodsian; Violeta Yakimova; John Henderson; Om P Sharma |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Clinical Trial; Journal Article Date: 2006-08-28 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Respiratory medicine Volume: 100 ISSN: 0954-6111 ISO Abbreviation: Respir Med Publication Date: 2006 Nov |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2006-10-10 Completed Date: 2007-01-03 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8908438 Medline TA: Respir Med Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 2053-9 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Medicine, Pulmonary & Critical Care Division, University of Southern California, 1200N, State St., GNH 11900, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA. |
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Adolescent Adult Aged Anti-Inflammatory Agents / adverse effects, therapeutic use* Antibodies, Monoclonal / adverse effects, therapeutic use* Chronic Disease Female Humans Male Middle Aged Sarcoidosis / drug therapy*, pathology Treatment Outcome |
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0/Anti-Inflammatory Agents; 0/Antibodies, Monoclonal; 0/infliximab |
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