Novel Therapy Used to Treat Severe, Disfiguring Disease

Drug for arthritis used to treat patient with disfiguring sarcoidosis, a chronic disease affecting multiple organs

Scientists have successfully treated a patient with disfiguring sarcoidosis, a chronic disease that can affect multiple organs, with a drug approved for rheumatoid arthritis.

Successful treatment of two other patients with similarly severe disease suggests an effective treatment for an incurable, sometimes life-threatening illness is within reach, according to the study published in the New England Journal of Medicine.