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01-11-2013 | Meeting abstract
PW02-039 - Long-term anakinra treatment in CAPS: a metaanalys
Authors:
M Leinonen, B Hallén, M Aldén-Raboisson, H Olivecrona
Published in:
Pediatric Rheumatology
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Special Issue 1/2013
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Excerpt
The common denominator in CAPS (FCAS, Muckle-Wells syndrome, NOMID/CINCA) is an uncontrolled IL-1β release. An often complete response after treatment with the IL-1 blocker anakinra (Kineret®) has been demonstrated in all three entities of CAPS [
1‐
3]. However, the overall documentation is limited due to the inherent difficulties in conducting randomized studies in the more severe forms of the disease, and the low prevalence of CAPS (1 in 1 000 000). The literature consists of uncontrolled, small clinical studies, and a large number of case reports. …