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. 2022 Jan 24;39(3):1126–1148. doi: 10.1007/s12325-022-02042-3

Table 1.

IL-6 pathway inhibitors

Drug Mechanism of action Indications
Siltuximab IL-6 inhibitor Multicentric Castleman disease
Tocilizumab IL-6R inhibitor

Giant cell arteritis

Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis

Rheumatoid arthritis

Cytokine release syndrome

Sarilumab IL-6R inhibitor Rheumatoid arthritis
Ruxolitinib JANUS-associated protein kinase (JAK1 and JAK2) inhibitor

Myelofibrosis

Polycythaemia vera

Baricitinib JANUS-associated protein kinase (JAK1 y JAK2, TyK2) inhibitor Rheumatoid arthritis