Journal article
Treatment and its side effects in ANCA-associated vasculitides – Study based on POLVAS registry data
Abstract
PURPOSE: The aim of this study is to present the treatment modalities and associated side effects in a Polish nation-wide ANCA-associated vasculitides (AAV) patients' cohort.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: Retrospective analysis of patients diagnosed with AAV between 1990 and 2016, included in the POLVAS registry was performed. Standard descriptive statistic methods were used with an emphasis on the treatment modalities.
Authors
Biedroń G; Włudarczyk A; Wawrzycka-Adamczyk K; Wójcik K; Sznajd J; Zdrojewski Z; Masiak A; Czuszyńska Z; Majdan M; Jeleniewicz R
Journal
Advances in Medical Sciences, Vol. 65, No. 1, pp. 156–162
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
March 2020
DOI
10.1016/j.advms.2020.01.002
ISSN
1896-1126
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Fields of Research (FoR)
Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
AdultAnti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated VasculitisAzathioprineCyclophosphamideDrug Therapy, CombinationDrug-Related Side Effects and Adverse ReactionsFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGlucocorticoidsHumansImmunosuppressive AgentsMaleMethotrexateMiddle AgedPolandPrognosisRegistriesRetrospective StudiesRituximabSurvival Rate