Targeting IL-6 in the treatment of inflammatory and autoimmune diseases

Study of active controlled tocilizumab monotherapy for rheumatoid arthritis patients with an inadequate response to methotrexate (SATORI): significant reduction in disease activity and serum vascular endothelial growth factor by IL-6 receptor inhibition therapy

(2014) Norihiro Nishimoto et al.   Modern Rheumatology

IL-6 receptor inhibition with tocilizumab improves treatment outcomes in patients with rheumatoid arthritis refractory to anti-tumour necrosis factor biologicals: results from a 24-week multicentre randomised placebo-controlled trial

(2008) P. Emery et al.   ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES

Interleukin-6 receptor inhibition with tocilizumab reduces disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis with inadequate response to disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs: The tocilizumab in combination with traditional disease-modifying antirheumatic drug therapy study

(2008) Mark C. Genovese et al.   ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM

Successful treatment of resistant pseudogout with anakinra

(2008) Dennis McGonagle et al.   ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM

Effect of interleukin-6 receptor inhibition with tocilizumab in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (OPTION study): a double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomised trial

(2008) Josef S Smolen et al.   LANCET

Efficacy and safety of tocilizumab in patients with systemic-onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, withdrawal phase III trial

(2008) Shumpei Yokota et al.   LANCET

Actemra poised to launch IL-6 inhibitors

(2008) Lisa Melton et al.   NATURE BIOTECHNOLOGY