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US 8,617,550 B2Granted
Treatment of vasculitis with IL-6 antagonist
AssigneeChugai Seiyaku Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsNorihiro Nishimoto, Tadamitsu Kishimoto, Hideko Nakahara
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Abstract
To provide a preventive and/or therapeutic agent for vasculitis such as polyarteritis nodosa, the aortitis syndrome, and a vasculitis that is associated with immunological abnormalities, said agent comprising an interleukin-6 (IL-6) antagonist as an active ingredient.
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A method of treating vasculitis comprising administering an antibody against interleukin-6 (IL-6) receptor to a subject in need thereof.
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