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JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
Volume 157, Issue 6, Pages 960-U148Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2010.06.014
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- NIH [1ULI RR025014-01]
- Amgen
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Objective To determine the safety and pharmacokinetics of etanercept (Amgen, Thousand Oaks, California) a tumor necrosis factor-a receptor blocker, in children with acute Kawasaki disease (KD). Standard therapy of acute KD includes intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) and high-dose aspirin, but a substantial number of patients are refractory and require additional treatment. Tumor necrosis factor-a levels are elevated in children with KD, suggesting a role for etanercept in treatment. Study design We performed a prospective open-label trial of etanercept in patients with KD (age range, 6 months-5 years; n = 17) meeting clinical criteria and with fever <= 10 days. All received IVIG and high-dose aspirin. They received etanercept immediately after IVIG infusion and then weekly two times. For the initial safety evaluation, the first 5 patients received 0.4 mg/kg/dose. Subsequent subjects received 0.8 mg/kg/dose. Results Fifteen patients completed the study. The pharmacokinetics were similar to that in older children in published series. No serious adverse events related to etanercept occurred. No patient demonstrated prolonged or recrudescent fever requiring re-treatment with IVIG. No patient showed an increase in coronary artery diameter or new coronary artery dilation/cardiac dysfunction. Conclusion Etanercept appears to be safe and well tolerated in children with KD. The data support performance of a placebo-controlled trial. (J Pediatr 2010;157:960-6).
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