Guest guest Posted August 29, 2010 Report Share Posted August 29, 2010 Hi again, Does anyone know the status of the availability of the IL-1 blocker Rilonacept or the IL-6 Tocilizumab? Are they still in trials? Also, would a child need to fail Enbrel and Kineret first before insurance approval for Rilonacept or Tocilizumab? And one more question - I've read old posts about systemics and the occasional triggering of MAS by Enbrel. I don't mean to sound so fearful. I'm sure there have been lots and lots of systemic kids on Enbrel without problems. I'm just wondering why we would try Enbrel before Kineret since is systemic and there has been this link. We have labs tomorrow and we might be moving on to a biologic so am doing my research for the conversation with the Rheumy... Thanks! nn (, 9, systemic) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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