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RHEUMATOLOGY
EMJ Rheumatol. 2017 Suppl 13 • europeanmedical-journal.com
INSIDE
Considering Patients’ Needs: Action and
Reaction of Interleukin-6 Blockade
Interleukin-23: The Common
Link Between the Joint,
the Gut, and the Skin?
CONSIDERING PATIENTS’ NEEDS: ACTION AND
REACTION OF INTERLEUKIN-6 BLOCKADE
This symposium took place on 14th June 2017, as a part
of the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR)
18th Annual European Congress in Madrid, Spain
Chairperson
Costantino Pitzalis1
Speakers
Josef S. Smolen,2 Ernest Choy3
1. Centre for Experimental Medicine and Rheumatology, William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and
the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
2. Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Medical Un
RHEUMATOLOGY EMJ Rheumatol. 2017 Suppl 13 • europ
CONSIDERING PATIENTS’ NEEDS: ACTION AND REACT
Welcome and Introduction Professor Costantino P
Rheumatoid joint
treatment and stronger medication (e.g. anti-TNF-
IL-6 sIL-6R mIL-6R gp130 JAK1 JAK2
The SIRROUND-D trial consisted of 104 weeks of th
personal, or socio-environmental factors. Another
destruction in moderate to severe rheumat
INTERLEUKIN-23: THE COMMON LINK BETWEEN
rheumatologist. For example, in a randomised
A study from the Psoriasis Longitudinal Assessmen
linked to both psoriasis and PsA10 and pla
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active bowel inflammation but no evidence of
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