IL6 and juvenile idiopathic arthritis: <b>Background/Objectives</b>: This study aimed to evaluate the pharmacokinetics (PK), effectiveness, and safety of the direct interleukin-6 (IL-6) inhibitor olokizumab (OKZ) in adolescent patients with active polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis (pJIA) who had an inadequate response or intolerance to methotrexate (MTX).