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Etanercept Fails to Improve Outcome of Alcoholic Hepatitis
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Although tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha is a major player in the pathogenesis of alcoholic hepatitis, treatment with the TNF-alpha inhibitor etanercept does not improve outcome of the disease. In fact, it is associated with increased mortality, researchers report in the December issue of Gastroenterology. Reuters Health Information
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