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      Pegloticase failure and a possible solution: Immunosuppression to prevent intolerance and inefficacy in patients with gout.

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          Abstract

          Pegloticase is a highly effective therapy for patients with refractory and/or tophaceous gout, but has a high discontinuation rate (30-50%) due to development of anti-drug antibodies causing loss of efficacy and risk of infusion reactions.

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          Journal
          Semin. Arthritis Rheum.
          Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism
          Elsevier BV
          1532-866X
          0049-0172
          Jun 2017
          : 46
          : 6
          Affiliations
          [1 ] Department of Medicine VA New York Harbor Health Care System New York Campus, 423 East 23 St, New York, NY 10010; Crystal Diseases Study Group, Division of Rheumatology, New York University School of Medicine/NYU Langone Medical Center, New York, NY. Electronic address: aaberhanu@gmail.com.
          [2 ] Department of Medicine VA New York Harbor Health Care System New York Campus, 423 East 23 St, New York, NY 10010; Crystal Diseases Study Group, Division of Rheumatology, New York University School of Medicine/NYU Langone Medical Center, New York, NY.
          [3 ] Division of Rheumatology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC.
          Article
          S0049-0172(16)30288-8
          10.1016/j.semarthrit.2016.09.007
          27769591
          ef2bbed2-e432-4ebb-a370-84dafe953386
          History

          Anti-drug,Antibody,Azathioprine,Drug intolerance,Immunosuppression,Infusion reaction,Pegloticase

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