The future of biologic agents in the treatment of Sjogren's syndrome

Jiska M. Meijer*, Justin Pijpe, Hendrika Bootsma, Arjan Vissink, Cees G. M. Kallenberg

*Corresponding author voor dit werk

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Samenvatting

The gain in knowledge regarding the cellular mechanisms of T and B lymphocyte activity in the pathogenesis of Sjogren's syndrome (SS) and the current availability of various biological agents (anti-TNF-alpha, IFN-alpha, anti-CD20, and anti-CD22) have resulted in new strategies for therapeutic intervention. In SS, various phase I and II studies have been performed to evaluate these new strategies. Currently, B cell-directed therapies seem to be more promising than T cell-related therapies. However, large, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trials are needed to confirm the promising results of these early studies. When performing these trials, special attention has to be paid to prevent the occasional occurrence of the severe side effects.

Originele taal-2English
Pagina's (van-tot)292-297
Aantal pagina's6
TijdschriftCLINICAL REVIEWS IN ALLERGY & IMMUNOLOGY
Volume32
Nummer van het tijdschrift3
DOI's
StatusPublished - jun.-2007

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