Evidence indicates that tumour necrosis factor (TNF) is a major agent in the pathogenesis of vasculitis. We studied the short-term effect of anti-TNF-alpha antibody in systemic vasculitis patients refractory to steroids and immunosuppressive agents.
Department of Internal Medicine, French Vasculitis Study Group, UPRES Recherche Clinique et Thérapeutique, Hôpital Avicenne, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, 125 route de Stalingrad, 93000 Bobigny, France.
