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To the Editor: I would like to correct an error in the Perspective by Kupper (Nov. 20 issue)¹ on immunologic targets in psoriasis. Dr. Kupper indicated that etanercept (Enbrel), a tumor necrosis factor (TNF-)–receptor fusion protein, has demonstrated efficacy in inflammatory bowel disease. In fact, in the most authoritative published experience with etanercept in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial in patients with moderate-to-severe Crohn's disease), the drug was shown to be ineffective,² and it does not have marketing approval for any indication in inflammatory bowel disease.

Suzanne B. Travers, M.D.
Centocor
Malvern, PA . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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