CHEVRIER, MARC,FRIEMUTH, WILLIAM,ZHONG, ZHENSHAO,ODENHEIMER, DANIEL,PERKINS, MELISSA D
申请号：
NZ59708206
公开号：
NZ597082A
申请日:
2006.10.05
申请国别(地区):
NZ
年份:
2013
代理人:
摘要：
Disclosed are methods and compositions for use in treatment of patients with autoantibody positive disease. In a specific embodiment, the present invention relates to a method of treating a patient that has an ANA titer of 1:80 or greater and/or greater than or equal to 30 IU/ml of anti-dsDNA antibodies in his/her blood plasma or serum comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of an immunomodulatory agent, such as an antagonist of Neutrokine-alpha. Additionally provided is a method of reducing the frequency and/or quantity of corticosteroid administration to patients. In preferred embodiments, the patient has systemic lupus erythematosus. Methods for determining if a lupus patient is responding to medical treatment are also provided.
