Mepolizumab or Placebo for Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis
Author(s) -
Michael E. Wechsler,
Praveen Akuthota,
David Jayne,
Paneez Khoury,
Amy D. Klion,
Carol A. Langford,
Peter A. Merkel,
Frank Moosig,
Ulrich Specks,
María C. Cid,
Raashid Luqmani,
Judith C. Brown,
Stephen Mallett,
Richard Philipson,
Steve Yancey,
Jonathan Steinfeld,
Peter F. Weller,
Gerald J. Gleich
Publication year - 2017
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/nejmoa1702079
Subject(s) - mepolizumab , medicine , granulomatosis with polyangiitis , gastroenterology , placebo , randomization , confidence interval , odds ratio , prednisone , surgery , vasculitis , randomized controlled trial , eosinophil , pathology , asthma , disease , alternative medicine
Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis is an eosinophilic vasculitis. Mepolizumab, an anti-interleukin-5 monoclonal antibody, reduces blood eosinophil counts and may have value in the treatment of eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis.
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