Treatment-related damage in elderly-onset ANCA-associated vasculitis: safety outcome analysis of two nationwide prospective cohort studies

Abstract Background It is not elucidated that there is treatment-related damage in elderly patients with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)–associated vasculitis (AAV). Methods Elderly (≥ 75 years of age) patients were enrolled from two nationwide prospective inception cohort studies. The pr...

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Main Authors: Ken-Ei Sada, Keiji Ohashi, Yosuke Asano, Keigo Hayashi, Michiko Morishita, Haruki Watanabe, Yoshinori Matsumoto, Shouichi Fujimoto, Yoshinari Takasaki, Kunihiro Yamagata, Shogo Banno, Hiroaki Dobashi, Koichi Amano, Masayoshi Harigai, Yoshihiro Arimura, Hirofumi Makino, the Japan Research Committee of the Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare for Intractable Vasculitis (JPVAS) and the Research Committee of Intractable Renal Disease of the Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare of Japan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-10-01
Series:Arthritis Research & Therapy
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13075-020-02341-6