Rituximab versus Cyclophosphamide for ANCA-Associated Vasculitis
Author(s) -
John H. Stone,
Peter A. Merkel,
Robert Spiera,
Philip Seo,
Carol A. Langford,
Gary S. Hoffman,
Cees G. M. Kallenberg,
E. William St. Clair,
Anthony Turkiewicz,
Nadia K. Tchao,
Lisa Webber,
Linna Ding,
Lourdes P. Sejismundo,
Kathleen Mieras,
David Weitzenkamp,
David Iklé,
Vicki SeyfertMargolis,
Mark Mueller,
Paul Brunetta,
Nancy B. Allen,
Fernando C. Fervenza,
Duvuru Geetha,
Karina A. Keogh,
Eugene Y. Kissin,
Paul A. Monach,
Tobias Peikert,
Coen A. Stegeman,
Steven R. Ytterberg,
Ulrich Specks
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889
H-Index - 1030
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejmoa0909905
Subject(s) - rituximab , cyclophosphamide , medicine , vasculitis , anti neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody , immunology , regimen , anca associated vasculitis , antibody , chemotherapy , disease
Cyclophosphamide and glucocorticoids have been the cornerstone of remission-induction therapy for severe antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis for 40 years. Uncontrolled studies suggest that rituximab is effective and may be safer than a cyclophosphamide-based regimen.
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