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Published in: Pediatric Rheumatology 1/2013

Open Access 01-11-2013 | Meeting abstract

PW02-041 - Canakinumab treatment regimens in CAPS-patients

Authors: F Hofer, T Endres, B Kortus-Götze, N Blank, E Weißbarth-Riedel, C Schuetz, T Kallinich, K Krause, C Rietschel, G Horneff, J Kuemmerle-Deschner

Published in: Pediatric Rheumatology | Special Issue 1/2013

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Canakinumab is a recombinant monoclonal fully human antibody against Interleukin-1β and currently the only drug approved for the treatment of CAPS in Europe. Current dose recommendations are 150mg (body weight >40kg) respectively 2mg/kg bodyweight (15 to 40kg) every 8 weeks but yield insufficient response in some individuals, especially in children and patients with severe phenotypes [1]. …
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Metadata
Title
PW02-041 - Canakinumab treatment regimens in CAPS-patients
Authors
F Hofer
T Endres
B Kortus-Götze
N Blank
E Weißbarth-Riedel
C Schuetz
T Kallinich
K Krause
C Rietschel
G Horneff
J Kuemmerle-Deschner
Publication date
01-11-2013
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Pediatric Rheumatology / Issue Special Issue 1/2013
Electronic ISSN: 1546-0096
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1546-0096-11-S1-A182

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