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01-11-2013 | Meeting abstract
OR10-006 - Canakinumab in patients with TRAPS
Authors:
HJ Lachmann, L Obici, A Meini, V Tormey, K Abrams, N Davis, C Andrews, SG Bhansali, M Gattorno
Published in:
Pediatric Rheumatology
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Special Issue 1/2013
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Excerpt
TNF-receptor associated periodic syndrome (TRAPS) is a rare, dominantly inherited periodic fever syndrome due to mutations of the TNFRSF1A gene. The IL-1 receptor antagonist anakinra has been reported to be an efficacious daily treatment. Canakinumab (CAN) is a fully human monoclonal selective anti-IL-1β antibody with a T1/2 of ~4 wks. Interim clinical and PK data of CAN treatment in patients with active TRAPS are presented. …