The Nurse Caring for a Patient Who Takes Simponi (Golimumab)

Multiple Choice

The nurse caring for a patient who takes Simponi (golimumab) recognizes this as a relatively new agent in the class of monoclonal antibodies. In addition to their usefulness in the treatment of some tumor types, these agents play a role in the treatment of which of the following disease states?

A) Viral hepatitis
B) Rheumatoid arthritis
C) Pancreatitis
D) Multiple sclerosis