Abstracts tagged "clinical trials and azathioprine"

Abstract Number: 806 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
A Randomized, Controlled Trial of Rituximab versus Azathioprine After Induction of Remission with Rituximab for Patients with ANCA-associated Vasculitis and Relapsing Disease
Rona Smith¹, David Jayne ² and Peter Merkel ³, ¹University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England, United Kingdom, ²Vasculitis and Lupus Clinic, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, University of Cambridge, UK, Cambridge, United Kingdom, ³University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Background/Purpose: Rituximab is an effective therapy for induction of remission in ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV). However, the effect of rituximab is not sustained, and relapse rates…