DIRA

KINERET for DIRA

DIRA is ultra-rare. With KINERET, his hope doesn't have to be1

KINERET has been demonstrated to be effective for the treatment of DIRA.1

DIRA

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DIRA is an ultra-rare pediatric autoinflammatory disease1

DIRA is an autosomal recessive disorder caused by mutations in the IL1RN gene, leading to loss of production and function of the IL-1Ra.1

  • DIRA generally presents at or near birth and can escalate to life-threatening inflammation2
  • Symptoms of DIRA include swelling of bone tissue, bone pain and deformity, swelling of the tissues around the bones, and skin rash that can cover most of the body3
  • DIRA is often misdiagnosed as infectious osteomyelitis with pustulosis and systemic inflammation, leading to ineffective treatment with antibiotics4
  • DIRA has a 25% mortality rate, and there are currently no known patients who, without treatment, have reached adulthood2
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A swift diagnosis and initiation of appropriate treatment are essential to improving a DIRA patient’s prognosis.2

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Learn more about KINERET

KINERET is FDA approved to treat DIRA and in a long-term study was demonstrated to induce inflammatory remission in patients with this painful, life-threatening disease.1

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DIRA is driven by IL-1

  • IL-1 (IL-1α and IL-1β) is a prototypic proinflammatory cytokine2
    • Secretion of IL-1 has an important role in systemic inflammation and in the signs and symptoms of DIRA1,2
  • DIRA is an autosomal recessive monogenic autoinflammatory disease caused by mutations in the IL1RN gene, leading to loss of function and secretion of IL-1Ra1,2
  • The deficiency of IL-1Ra results in unopposed IL-1α and IL-1β proinflammatory signaling, causing severe systemic inflammation with skin and bone involvement1
Learn how KINERET works
Kineret blocks the signal to stop inflammation