Clinical trials. Rituximab for maintenance of remission in AAV.
Nat Rev Nephrol
; 11(3): 131-2, 2015 Mar.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-25599619
ABSTRACT
Maintenance therapy for antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis (AAV) should reduce rates of relapse with minimal toxicity. The MAINRITSAN trialthe first randomized controlled trial to compare the efficacies of rituximab and azathioprine in AAV remission maintenance has demonstrated a superior outcome using rituximab. These data have important implications for the management of AAV.
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Assunto principal:
Azatioprina
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Vasculite Associada a Anticorpo Anticitoplasma de Neutrófilos
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Anticorpos Monoclonais Murinos
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Imunossupressores
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2015
Tipo de documento:
Article