Two cases of adult-onset Still's disease treated with tocilizumab that achieved tocilizumab-free remission

Intern Med. 2015;54(20):2675-9. doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.54.4935. Epub 2015 Oct 15.

Abstract

There have been many previously reported cases of adult-onset Still's disease (AOSD) which were successfully treated with tocilizumab (TCZ). However, the efficacy and safety of TCZ therapy for AOSD-associated macrophage activation syndrome (MAS), and the optimal duration of TCZ therapy, remain unclear. We herein report two cases of refractory AOSD, one of which was associated with MAS. These two patients were treated with TCZ, and the withdrawal of TCZ was planned according to the serum interleukin-6 level, which resulted in TCZ-free remission.

MeSH terms

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized / therapeutic use*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Interleukin-6 / blood
  • Middle Aged
  • Remission Induction
  • Still's Disease, Adult-Onset / drug therapy*
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
  • IL6 protein, human
  • Interleukin-6
  • tocilizumab