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Increase of Hemoglobin Levels by Anti-IL-6 Receptor Antibody (Tocilizumab) in Rheumatoid Arthritis

OBJECTIVE: To compare the effect of tocilizumab (TCZ) with other biologic therapies in improving anemia of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. METHODS: We compared the change of hemoglobin (Hb) levels in a cohort of 147 consecutive RA patients who were treated with biologics for more than 12 weeks....

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Autores principales: Hashimoto, Motomu, Fujii, Takao, Hamaguchi, Masahide, Furu, Moritoshi, Ito, Hiromu, Terao, Chikashi, Yamamoto, Keiichi, Yamamoto, Wataru, Matsuo, Takashi, Mori, Masato, Ohmura, Koichiro, Kawabata, Hiroshi, Mimori, Tsuneyo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4039447/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24878740
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0098202