Predictors of glucocorticoid-free clinical remission in patients with newly diagnosed microscopic polyangiitis and granulomatosis with polyangiitis: a retrospective cohort study using a nationwide reg
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- #ANCA-associated vasculitis
- #glucocorticoid-free remission
- #retrospective study
- Study focuses on predictors of glucocorticoid-free clinical remission in newly diagnosed microscopic polyangiitis (MPA) and granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) patients.
- Retrospective cohort study utilizing Japan's nationwide registry (J-CANVAS).
- Ethics approval obtained from Kagawa University, with informed consent waived due to the study's retrospective nature.
- Key keywords include Avacopan, glucocorticoid-free treatment, rituximab, and ANCA-associated vasculitides.
- Authors disclose various competing interests, including honoraria and research grants from pharmaceutical companies.
- References include major guidelines and consensus documents on ANCA-associated vasculitis management.