Promising new therapies for Behcet's disease.
review · Level V
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Abstract
Improved understanding of the pathogenic mechanisms of Behcet's disease (BD), and especially of the molecular basis involved in its pathogenesis, has sparked a new generation of potential BD treatments with improved side effect profiles and/or more specific targeting of the immune system. These therapies include new immunosuppressants, biologic medications, tolerizing agents, and immunoablation techniques, a number of which are currently in use in clinical practice (interferons). While some of these new therapies target specific inflammatory mechanisms in SLE (tumor necrosis factor-alpha inhibitors), others work by non-specific inhibition of the immune system (immunoablation). Each of these approaches will be discussed in this review.