Outcome of intensive immunosuppression and autologous stem cell transplantation in patients with severe rheumatoid arthritis is associated with the composition of synovial T cell infiltration.

Verburg, R J; Flierman, R; Sont, J K; Ponchel, F; van Dreunen, L; Levarht, E W; Welling, M M; Toes, R E M; Isaacs, J D; van Laar, J M

Verburg, R J; Flierman, R; Sont, J K; Ponchel, F; van Dreunen, L; Levarht, E W; Welling, M M; Toes, R E M; Isaacs, J D; van Laar, J M.

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Verburg RJ; Department of Rheumatology, Division of Nuclear Medicine, Leiden University Medical Centre, PO Box 9600, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands.

Ann Rheum Dis ; 64(10): 1397-405, 2005 Oct.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15829573

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Arthritis, Rheumatoid/immunology; Immunosuppression Therapy; Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation; Synovial Membrane/immunology; T-Lymphocyte Subsets/immunology; Adult; Antigens, CD/blood; Antirheumatic Agents/therapeutic use; Arthritis, Rheumatoid/therapy; C-Reactive Protein/metabolism; Humans; Immunoglobulins/blood; Immunophenotyping; Middle Aged; Severity of Illness Index; Treatment Failure; Treatment Outcome

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Synovial Membrane / T-Lymphocyte Subsets / Immunosuppression Therapy / Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation Type of study: Clinical_trials / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Adult / Humans / Middle aged Language: En Journal: Ann Rheum Dis Year: 2005 Document type: Article

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