Download or read book Contemporary Targeted Therapies in Rheumatology written by Josef S. Smolen and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2007-10-18 with total page 650 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Targeted therapies of rheumatic diseases have become a reality and have completely changed patient care as well as patient expectations. Initial success with therapies aimed at blocking TNF and IL-1 has stimulated the development of additional targeted approaches focused on other cytokines as well as specific cells and pathways involved in the path