Abstract Number: 1086 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Does Adding Azathioprine to Glucocorticoid Induction Increase the Remission Rate and Prevent Relapses in Patients with Systemic Necrotizing Vasculitides without Poor-Prognosis Factors? a Multicenter, Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial
Background/Purpose: Glucocorticoids (GC) achieve remission in most patients with systemic necrotizing vasculitides (SNVs) without poor-prognosis factors based on the 1996 Five-Factor Score (FFS; comprising creatininemia…