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Abstract
Alefacept, a fusion protein approved for psoriasis, has been trialled in patients with new-onset type 1 diabetes mellitus. However, the withdrawal of the drug from the US market and the unmet primary end point do not raise hope for this drug, even though some secondary end points were met and the study highlighted interesting immunological efficacy.Entities:
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Year: 2013 PMID: 24189510 DOI: 10.1038/nrendo.2013.221
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nat Rev Endocrinol ISSN: 1759-5029 Impact factor: 43.330