Corticosteroid- and cyclophosphamide-free treatment of anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis using tocilizumab.
a Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology , Saitama Medical Center, Saitama Medical University , 1981 Kamoda, Kawagoe , Japan.
Ryota
R
Sakai
Akiko
A
Shibata
Kentaro
K
Chino
Tsuneo
T
Kondo
Ayumi
A
Okuyama
Hirofumi
H
Takei
Koichi
K
Amano
D000368:Aged; D056648:Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated Vasculitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D061067:Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001706:Biopsy; D000075202:Contraindications; D003520:Cyclophosphamide; D005938:Glucocorticoids; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D061067:Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized; D005938:Glucocorticoids; D003520:Cyclophosphamide; C502936:tocilizumab
Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis; Corticosteroids; Cyclophosphamide; Interleukin-6; Tocilizumab