Abatacept therapy for rheumatoid arthritis in the setting of hepatitis C infection

J Clin Rheumatol. 2010 Oct;16(7):332-4. doi: 10.1097/RHU.0b013e3181f4cd92.

Abstract

Chronic hepatitis C in the setting of rheumatoid arthritis may be an obstacle to optimal management because of potential hepatotoxicity and adverse effects from immune suppression in these patients with a chronic infection. There are no reports in the literature discussing the use of abatacept, a T-cell costimulatory blocker, in patients with chronic hepatitis C. This article is the first report to describe the use of abatacept in 2 patients with rheumatoid arthritis and concomitant hepatitis C with favorable outcome.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abatacept
  • Antirheumatic Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Arthritis, Rheumatoid / drug therapy*
  • Arthritis, Rheumatoid / virology
  • Hepatitis C / complications*
  • Humans
  • Immunoconjugates / therapeutic use*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged

Substances

  • Antirheumatic Agents
  • Immunoconjugates
  • Abatacept