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ArticleWorld journal of clinical cases2023

Successful treatment of granulomatosis with polyangiitis using tocilizumab combined with glucocorticoids: A case report.

Peng-Fang Tang, Long-Chuan Xu, Wen-Ting Hong, Hong-Ying Shi

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Article in World journal of clinical cases, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Peng-Fang TangDepartment of Rheumatology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Quanzhou 362000, Fujian Province, China.
Long-Chuan XuDepartment of Pathology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Quanzhou 362000, Fujian Province, China.
Wen-Ting HongDepartment of Rheumatology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Quanzhou 362000, Fujian Province, China.
Hong-Ying ShiDepartment of Immunology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Quanzhou 362000, Fujian Province, China. shyfly@163.com.
Second Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTocilizumab is a humanized monoclonal antibody against the interleukin-6 (IL-6) receptor that is commonly used to treat large vessel vasculitis and antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-related small vessel vasculitis. However, tocilizumab in combination with glucocorticoids for successfully treating granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) has rarely been reported. CASE SUMMARY: Here, we report a 40-year-old male patient who suffered GPA for 4 years. He was treated with multiple rounds of drugs, including cyclophosphamide, Tripterygium wilfordii, mycophenolate mofetil, and belimumab, with no improvement. In addition, he exhibited persistently high IL-6 levels. After tocilizumab treatment, his symptoms improved, and his inflammatory marker levels returned to normal.

conclusionTocilizumab may be effective for treating GPA.

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Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodyCase reportGranulomatosis with polyangiitisTocilizumab

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PMID36874435
PMCPMC9979291
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