Interleukin 6 Blockade as Steroid-sparing Treatment for 2 Patients with Giant Cell Arteritis

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Sciascia, Savino [1 ]
Rossi, Daniela [1 ]
Roccatello, Dario [1 ]
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[1] Univ Turin, Ctr Ric Immunopatol & Documentaz Malatti Rare CMI, Dipartimento Malattie Rare Immunol Ematol & Immun, Direz Univ Immunol Clin Osped, I-10154 Turin, Italy
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PLACEBO-CONTROLLED TRIAL; DOUBLE-BLIND; METHOTREXATE; ARTHRITIS;
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10.3899/jrheum.110496
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
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页码:2080 / 2082
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