TOCILIZUMAB IN FIBROUS DYSPLASIA OF BONE

Summary

Bone pain due to fibrous dysplasia of bone is usually treated with bisphosphonates. A small proportion of patients fail to respond adequately. Mutated bone cells produce large amounts of Interleukin-6 (IL-6), with increased bone resorption as a result. Inhibition of IL-6 may be of interest to reduce bone resorption and therefore bone pain. TOCIDYS is a placebo-controlled randomized cross-over trial to test the hypothesis that tocilizumab can reduce bone resorption in those patients with fibrous dysplasia who have already received bisphosphonates.

Timeline

Start

2013-05-05

Primary completion

2015-05

Completion

2018-06-19

Publications

• Results Chapurlat R, Gensburger D, Trolliet C, Rouanet S, Mehsen-Cetre N, Orcel P. Inhibition of IL-6 in the treatment of fibrous dysplasia of bone: The randomized double-blind placebo-controlled TOCIDYS trial. Bone. 2022 Apr;157:116343. doi: 10.1016/j.bone.2022.116343. Epub 2022 Jan 29.

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