Table 1.

Multicenter International PRINTO and PRCSG Trials of Biologic Drugs for JIA.

Study, Ref Number Medication Patients (n) Indication Israeli Usage Protocol
Lovell et al.17 TNFα inhibitor—etanercept 69 JIA Second line after MTX failure
Ruperto et al.3 TNFα inhibitor—infliximab 122 JIA Second line after MTX failure
Lovell et al.5 TNFα inhibitor—adalimumab 171 JIA Second line after MTX failure
Ruperto et al.6 Co-stimulator T cell stimulation inhibitor—abatacept 190 JIA Second line after MTX failure and/or anti-TNF failure together with MTX
Ruperto et al.7 Anti-IL1—canakinumab 177 SoJIA Third line after CS and tocilizumab failure
De Benedetti et al.8 Anti-IL6—tocilizumab 112 SoJIA Second line after CS failure

CS, corticosteroids; IL1, interleukin 1; IL6, interleukin 6; JIA, juvenile idiopathic arthritis; MTX, methotrexate; SoJIA, systemic onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis; TNF, tumor necrosis factor.

RMMJ Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal Rambam Health Care Campus 2017 January; 8(1): e0003. ISSN: 2076-9172
Published online 2017 January 30. doi: 10.5041/RMMJ.10278