… the effect of etanercept in patients with PMR. The major finding is that 14 days of etanercept
… However, the effect is modest indicating that TNF-α does not have a predominant role in the …

… etanercept has a steroid-sparing effect in the treatment of patients with relapsing polymyalgia
rheumatica … In this pilot study, we used etanercept to treat 6 patients with longstanding PMR …

… Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is the most common chronic inflammatory rheumatic disease
in the elderly … To our knowledge, this is the first study of the impact of TNF-α blockade on the …

… to fully establish the beneficial effect of this agent. The potential favorable effect of the Janus-…
Another randomized control trial with etanercept in monotherapy versus placebo in patients …

… anti-TNF agents (adalimumab, etanercept, and infliximab) in Pubmed from 1994 to 2010. The
keywords used were polymyalgia rheumatica, adalimumab, etanercept… ), and side effects of …

… Current data concerning the effect of biological treatments in polymyalgia rheumatica are
few and disparate. Studies evaluating anti-TNF agents have not demonstrated sufficient …

… Our results indicate that etanercept might have some steroid-sparing effects, but controlled
investigations are needed to support etanercept use in clinical practice for this kind of patients…

… Effect of tocilizumab on polymyalgia rheumatica activity score (PMR-AS) and ESR compared
to glucocorticoids, methotrexate, and etanercept in our patient. The PMR-AS was calculated …

… However, this agent often yields a modest effect. … randomized control trial of etanercept
in monotherapy versus placebo … use of anti-TNF agents for the management of PMR [Citation28]. …

… adverse effects: generally, infliximab and etanercept … etanercept are the only anti TNF-α
drugs used in patients with PMR. To the best of our knowledge, the use of other different anti TNF…