Vβ17 T cell receptor peptide vaccination in rheumatoid arthritis: Results of phase I dose escalation study

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1353-1362

  Moreland, Larry W ^a,c,g   Heck Jr , Louis W ^a   Koopman, William J ^a   Anthony Saway, P ^d   Adamson, Thomas C ^e   Fronek, Zdenka ^f   O'Connor, Richard D ^e   Morgan, Elizabeth E ^b   Diveley, Jocelyn P ^b   Richieri, Steven P ^b   Carlo, Dennis J ^b   Brostoff, Steven W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b Orchestra Therapeutics Inc   (United States)

^c Arthr Clinical Intervention Program   (United States)

^d Rheumatology Associates Inc   (United Kingdom)

^e Sharp Rees Stealy Medical Group   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^g Division of Clinical Immunology   (United States)

Author keywords

Rheumatoid arthritis; T cell receptors; Treatment; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; AZATHIOPRINE; DICLOFENAC; FLURBIPROFEN; GOLD SALT; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; IBUPROFEN; INDOMETACIN; METHOTREXATE; NABUMETONE; NAPROXEN; PARACETAMOL; PIROXICAM; PREDNISONE; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR; VACCINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; PHASE 1 CLINICAL TRIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

ADULT; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION SCHEDULE; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RECEPTORS, ANTIGEN, T-CELL, ALPHA-BETA; T-LYMPHOCYTES; VACCINATION; VACCINES, SYNTHETIC;

EID: 9344245755     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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