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Rheumatology 2003; 42: 1124-1125
© 2003 British Society for Rheumatology
Letters to the Editor |
Infliximab efficiency in refractory Wegener's granulomatosis
The B. Shine Department of Rheumatology, Rambam Medical Center and Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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SIR, The long-term remission (624 months) of refractory Wegener's granulomatosis seen following 46 infusions of infliximab (anti-TNF) therapy [1] compelled us to consider the following explanations. After an initial phase of therapy at 0-, 2- and 4-week intervals, infliximab is usually given every 8 weeks in order to prevent a decrease