Jurgen Sota, Luciana Breda, Maria Pia Paroli, Soad Hashad, Alejandra de-la-Torre, Silvana Guerriero, Abdurrahman Tufan, Juanita Cardona-López, María José Altamar-García, Saverio La Bella, Antonio Vitale, Edoardo Biancalana, Emanuela Del Giudice, Francesca Minoia, Sulaiman Al-Mayouf, Bruno Frediani, Luca Cantarini, Claudia Fabiani
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Abstract
To describe tocilizumab (TCZ) effectiveness in 15 children with refractory non-infectious uveitis. Reported outcomes are the number of relapses before and after treatment, steroid-sparing effect and drug retention rate. Macular oedema, fluorangiographic findings and ocular complications are also reported. The mean number of ocular relapses significantly decreased from 314 per 100 eyes/year to 106 per 100 eyes/year (p=0.016). A significant steroid-sparing effect was detected (p=0.037). TCZ drug survival was 77.4% at 6 months, followed by 61.9% at 12, 24 and 36 months of follow-up. Macular oedema and retinal vasculitis resolved in all affected eyes. Data are available upon reasonable request. The data underlying this article will be shared upon reasonable request to the corresponding author.
期刊介绍:
The British Journal of Ophthalmology (BJO) is an international peer-reviewed journal for ophthalmologists and visual science specialists. BJO publishes clinical investigations, clinical observations, and clinically relevant laboratory investigations related to ophthalmology. It also provides major reviews and also publishes manuscripts covering regional issues in a global context.