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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Jan 23.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Intern Med. 2020 Aug 4;173(7):580–581. doi: 10.7326/M20-4938

Table.

Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trials of IL-1 Inhibitors for Knee Osteoarthritis

Study, Year (Reference) IL-1 Treatment Patients, n Outcome Duration, wk Results
Chevalier et al, 2009 (5) Anakinra (IL-1RA)* 170 Pain 4 Null
Fleischmann et al, 2019 (6) Antibody to IL-1α/β 350 Pain/synovitis 50 Null for both outcomes
Cohen et al, 2011 (7) mAb to IL-1R1 160 Pain 12 Null
NCT01160822 (8) Canakinumab (mAb to IL-1β)* 136 Pain 4 Null

IL-1 = interleukin-1; IL-1R1 = IL-1 receptor, type 1; IL-1RA = IL-1 receptor antagonist; mAb = monoclonal antibody.

*

Intra-articular administration of treatment and placebo.