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  1. 05-16-2010, 11:14 AM #1
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    Is anyone on this drug? Someone I know mentioned it last night as a treatment for autoimmune diseases:
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  2. 05-16-2010, 11:38 AM #2
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    There have been some studies on it, but I don't believe it's been thoroughly tested yet. I may be wrong about that!

    You can search "infliximab wegener's" on PubMed to see the studies.
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    A similar drug (ie an anti-TNF alpha biological agent) called etanercept showed no benefit to Weggies when they did larger studies. It was a huge disappointment.
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  4. 05-16-2010, 11:51 AM #4
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    So interesting, my sister take Enbrel and it works for her arthritis. It's amazing why certain drugs work with certain autoimmune diseases.
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