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Treating keloids

Etanercept demonstrates therapeutic effect

National report - A small study has shown for the first time that intralesional etanercept may provide an effective treatment for keloids, one of the authors says.

Because there is currently no consistently effective treatment for keloids, investigators tested an intralesional corticosteroid (triamcinolone acetonide/TAC) against intralesional etanercept (Enbrel, Amgen/Wyeth), says Martha Viera, M.D., clinical research fellow, department of dermatology and cutaneous surgery, University of Miami School of Medicine.

A mainstay of keloid treatment, intralesional corticosteroids downregulate collagen gene expression, alter glycosaminoglycans and ...

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