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Epratuzumab Results Disappointing, but Adalimumab Promising

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The most common adverse effects were upper respiratory infections, injection site pain, gastroenteritis, ALT elevations, abdominal pain nausea and syncope. Serious adverse events included worsening of ERA and appendicitis.

Michele B. Kaufman, PharmD, CGP, RPh, is a freelance medical writer based in New York City and a pharmacist at New York Presbyterian Lower Manhattan Hospital.

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References

  1. UCB. News release: UCB announces Phase 3 clinical trial program for epratuzumab in systemic lupus erythematosus did not meet primary endpoint. 2015 July 28.
  2. Burgos-Varga R, Tse SML, Horneff G, et al. Adalimumab in pediatric enthesitis-related arthritis A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter study of adalimumab in pediatric patients with enthesitis-related arthritis. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2015 Jul 20. doi: 10.1002/acr.22657. [Epub ahead of print]

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