title: A patient with rheumatoid arthritis treated with tocilizumab together with lamivudine prophylaxis after remission of infliximab-reactivated hepatitis B.
abstract: A 59-year-old woman with rheumatoid arthritis was treated quite successfully with infliximab, but her serum aminotransferase levels were markedly elevated; this was diagnosed as acute exacerbation of hepatitis B and she was treated with lamivudine, and infliximab was discontinued. The rheumatoid arthritis disease activity was uncontrollable after the discontinuation of infliximab, and we therefore initiated tocilizumab treatment (after obtaining the patient's informed consent) together with lamivudine prophylaxis. After tocilizumab administration her rheumatoid arthritis disease activity was significantly attenuated, and the activity has remained low, without re-exacerbation of the hepatitis, for more than 2 years since the initiation of the tocilizumab.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, National Hospital Organization Osaka Minami Medical Center, 2-1 Kidohigashi, Kawachinagano, Osaka 586-8521, Japan.
authors.forename: Hideki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tsuboi
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tsujii
authors.forename: Akihide
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nampei
authors.forename: Harumasa
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yoshihara
authors.forename: Kiyoshi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kawano
authors.forename: Eiji
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Takeuchi
authors.forename: Kenrin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shi
mesh_terms: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D061067:Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D018501:Antirheumatic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000139:chemically induced*; D006801:Humans; D000069285:Infliximab; D019259:Lamivudine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012008:Recurrence; D018894:Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D061067:Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized; D018501:Antirheumatic Agents; D018894:Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors; D019259:Lamivudine; D000069285:Infliximab; C502936:tocilizumab