Etanercept in New Onset Type 1 Diabetes

Summary

The investigators hypothesized that the administration of Etanercept to children newly diagnosed with T1DM may be able to interdict the progression of T1DM. The aim of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and safety of Etanercept administration to pediatric patients recently diagnosed with type 1 DM.

Timeline

Start

2002-10

Primary completion

2007-10

Completion

2008-01

Publications

• Mastrandrea L, Yu J, Behrens T, Buchlis J, Albini C, Fourtner S, Quattrin T. Etanercept treatment in children with new-onset type 1 diabetes: pilot randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind study. Diabetes Care. 2009 Jul;32(7):1244-9. doi: 10.2337/dc09-0054. Epub 2009 Apr 14.

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