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Neurology 2003;61:260-262
© 2003 American Academy of Neurology
Brief Communications

Anti–T-lymphocyte globulin treatment in inclusion body myositis

A randomized pilot study C. Lindberg, MD PhD, E. Trysberg, MD, A. Tarkowski, MD PhD and A. Oldfors, MD PhD

From the Departments of Neurology (Dr. Lindberg), Rheumatology (Drs. Trysberg and Tarkowski), and Pathology (Dr. Oldfors), Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Sahlgrenska NeuroMuscular Center, Gothenburg, Sweden.

Address correspondence and reprint requests to Dr. Christopher Lindberg, NeuroMuscular Center, Department of Neurology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital/Molndal, S-431 80 Molndal, Sweden; e-mail: christopher.lindberg{at}vgregion.se

The authors performed an open, randomized trial in patients with inclusion body myositis comparing 1) 12-month treatment with oral methotrexate 7.5 mg/week alone (MTX group) with 2) 12-month MTX treatment preceded by 7 days of IV anti–T-lymphocyte immunoglobulin treatment (ATG group). Eleven patients were randomized; 10 patients completed 12 months follow-up. Myometry showed that patients in the ATG group (n = 6) increased in mean muscle strength by 1.4% compared with the MTX group (n = 5), whose muscle strength decreased by 11.1% (p = 0.021).




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