IL-6 blockade represents a promising therapeutic approach for the treatment of osteoarthritis (OA), although durable effects have yet to be explored in clinical trials. Here, the authors report the results of a phase I randomized clinical trial testing the efficacy and safety of PPV-06, an anti-IL-6 active immunotherapy able to modulate the activity of circulating IL-6 in patients with knee OA.
- François Rannou
- Lucille Desallais
- Jean-François Zagury