STL Index for: Mease P. J.
Etanercept, a TNF Antagonist for Treatment of Psoriatic Arthritis and Psoriasis
Etanercept (Enbrel®, Amgen and Wyeth), a tumor necrosis factor (TNF) antagonist, was approved in January 2002, for the treatment of psoriatic arthritis (PsA). Etanercept was evaluated for the treatment of PsA and psoriasis in a preliminary study of 60 patients and in a confirmatory phase III study of 205 patients.
