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T Schmeiser1, U Müller-Ladner.
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Certolizumab pegol is a new anti-TNF-alpha inhibitor which has been approved for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis since October 2009. Due to the modification of the antibody fragment by the adherence of polyethylene glycol (PEG) a sufficient distribution in inflammatory tissue was found in animal experiments. In two individual case reports a remission of therapy refractive arthritis was achieved by administration of certolizumab pegol.Entities:
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Year: 2010 PMID: 20532790 DOI: 10.1007/s00393-010-0629-x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Z Rheumatol ISSN: 0340-1855 Impact factor: 1.372