Two Takayasu arteritis patients successfully treated with infliximab: a potential disease-modifying agent?

A Della Rossa, A Tavoni, G Merlini, C Baldini… - …, 2005 - academic.oup.com
SIR, Takayasu arteritis (TA) is a chronic, idiopathic, inflammatory disease that primarily
affects large vessels [1]. The management of this disorder is largely unresolved, since a …

Tumor necrosis factor inhibitors in patients with Takayasu arteritis: experience from a referral center with long‐term followup

J Schmidt, TA Kermani, AK Bacani… - Arthritis Care & …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To report a single‐center experience with the use of tumor necrosis factor (TNF)
inhibitors in patients with Takayasu arteritis (TA). Methods We retrospectively studied a …

Anti-tumour necrosis factor therapy in patients with refractory Takayasu arteritis: long-term follow-up

ES Molloy, CA Langford, TM Clark, CE Gota… - Annals of the …, 2008 - ard.bmj.com
Objective: To assess the efficacy of anti-tumour necrosis factor (TNF) therapy to induce
remission in patients with Takayasu arteritis (TAK) refractory to other immunosuppressive …

Infliximab in Takayasu arteritis: a safe alternative?

ZT Karageorgaki, CP Mavragani… - Clinical …, 2007 - Springer
Objective To test the efficacy of Infliximab, a chimeric monoclonal antibody against TNF-α, in
the treatment of Takayasu arteritis. Materials and methods We used infliximab at an initial …

Tumor necrosis factor alpha inhibitors in patients with Takayasu's arteritis refractory to standard immunosuppressive treatment: cases series and review of the …

PI Novikov, IO Smitienko, SV Moiseev - Clinical rheumatology, 2013 - Springer
The objective of this study was to report the long-term use of tumor necrosis factor (TNF)
inhibitors in case series of patients with Takayasu's arteritis refractory to standard …

Efficacy and tolerance of infliximab in refractory Takayasu arteritis: French multicentre study

A Mekinian, A Néel, J Sibilia, P Cohen… - …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Objective. To analyse the efficacy and tolerance of infliximab in refractory Takayasu arteritis
(TA). Methods. French multicentre retrospective study that included patients with TA. Clinical …

Infliximab therapy in pediatric Takayasu's arteritis: report of two cases

PS Buonuomo, C Bracaglia, A Campana… - Rheumatology …, 2011 - Springer
Takayasu arteritis (TA) is a chronic vasculitis of unknown etiology. Experience with anti-
tumor necrosis factor alpha (anti-TNF) agents in difficult-to-treat patients with TA is limited …

Takayasu's arteritis progression on anti-TNF biologics: a case series

M Osman, S Aaron, M Noga, E Yacyshyn - Clinical rheumatology, 2011 - Springer
Takayasu's arteritis (TA) is a rare granulomatous vasculitic disease that affects the aorta and
its major branches. Recent studies have suggested that anti-TNFα biological therapies are …

Successful treatment with ustekinumab for corticosteroid-and immunosuppressant-resistant Takayasu's arteritis

R Yachoui, M Kreidy, M Siorek… - Scandinavian Journal of …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Takayasu's arteritis (TAK) is an idiopathic large-vessel vasculitis that usually affects young
females (1). Glucocorticoids are the mainstay of treatment for TAK, although relapses occur …

Anti TNF-α in refractory Takayasu's arteritis: cases series and review of the literature

C Comarmond, E Plaisier, K Dahan, T Mirault… - Autoimmunity …, 2012 - Elsevier
Takayasu arteritis (TA) is a rare large vessels vasculitis. Conventional therapy consists of
glucocorticoids which may be associated with other immunosuppressive drugs. However …