[Safety and Efficacy of Etanercept in Rheumatoid Arthritis With End-stage Chronic Renal Failure]

Therapie. 2015 May-Jun;70(3):311-2. doi: 10.2515/therapie/2015020. Epub 2015 May 21.
[Article in French]

Abstract

The use of etanercept in rheumatoid arthritis patients with end-stage renal failure has not been well reported. We report here the case of 58-years-old patient who was treated with 50 mg of etanercept once a week to control the activity of her disease. The patient improved after starting the treatement. No serious infectious complication or side effects were seen. The follow-up was 18 months. Our case showed the safety and efficacity of etanercept rheumatoid arthritis in patient with end-stage renal failure.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Antirheumatic Agents / adverse effects
  • Antirheumatic Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Arthritis, Rheumatoid / drug therapy*
  • Etanercept
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Immunoglobulin G / adverse effects
  • Immunoglobulin G / therapeutic use*
  • Kidney Failure, Chronic / complications*
  • Middle Aged
  • Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor / therapeutic use*
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Antirheumatic Agents
  • Immunoglobulin G
  • Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor
  • Etanercept