EULAR recommendations for conducting clinical studies and/or clinical trials in systemic vasculitis: focus on anti-neutrophil cytoplasm antibody-associated vasculitis

B Hellmich, O Flossmann, WL Gross, P Bacon… - Annals of the rheumatic …, 2007 - Elsevier
Abstract Objectives To develop the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR)
recommendations for conducting clinical studies and/or clinical trials in systemic vasculitis …

The antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody–associated vasculitides

P Seo, JH Stone - The American journal of medicine, 2004 - Elsevier
Wegener's granulomatosis, microscopic polyangiitis, and Churg-Strauss syndrome are small-
to medium-vessel vasculitides linked by overlapping pathology and the presence of …

Adjunctive methotrexate for treatment of giant cell arteritis: an individual patient data meta‐analysis

AD Mahr, JA Jover, RF Spiera… - Arthritis & …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To reevaluate the efficacy and safety of adjunctive low‐dose methotrexate (MTX)
in giant cell arteritis (GCA). Methods An individual patient data meta‐analysis of 3 …

The epidemiology of antineutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibody–associated vasculitis in Olmsted County, Minnesota: a twenty‐year US population–based study

A Berti, D Cornec, CS Crowson, U Specks… - Arthritis & …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To estimate the annual incidence, prevalence, and mortality of antineutrophil
cytoplasmic autoantibody (ANCA)–associated vasculitis (AAV) and its subsets …

Limited versus severe Wegener's granulomatosis: baseline data on patients in the Wegener's granulomatosis etanercept trial

JH Stone - Arthritis & Rheumatism: Official Journal of the …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To report baseline data on 180 patients with Wegener's granulomatosis (WG)
enrolled in the WG Etanercept Trial (WGET), and to examine demographic and clinical …

ANCA are detectable in nearly all patients with active severe Wegener's granulomatosis

JD Finkielman, AS Lee, AM Hummel, MA Viss… - The American journal of …, 2007 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: The pathogenic significance of antineutrophilic cytoplasmic antibodies
(ANCA) in Wegener's granulomatosis is controversial. Their presence is influenced by the …

Association of Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis (Wegener's) With HLA–DPB1*04 and SEMA6A Gene Variants: Evidence From Genome‐Wide Analysis

G Xie, D Roshandel, R Sherva, PA Monach… - Arthritis & …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To identify genetic determinants of granulomatosis with polyangiitis
(Wegener's)(GPA). Methods We carried out a genome‐wide association study (GWAS) of …

Etanercept plus standard therapy for Wegener's granulomatosis

Wegener's Granulomatosis Etanercept … - … England Journal of …, 2005 - Mass Medical Soc
Background The majority of patients with Wegener's granulomatosis have disease flares
after conventional medications are tapered. There is no consistently safe, effective treatment …

Antiproteinase 3 antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies and disease activity in Wegener granulomatosis

JD Finkielman, PA Merkel, D Schroeder… - Annals of internal …, 2007 - acpjournals.org
Background: The utility of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA) levels to guide the
management of patients with Wegener granulomatosis remains controversial. Objective: To …

Wegener's granulomatosis: clinical manifestations, differential diagnosis, and management of ocular and systemic disease

AB Tarabishy, M Schulte, GN Papaliodis… - Survey of …, 2010 - Elsevier
Wegener's granulomatosis (WG) is a systemic inflammatory disease whose histopathologic
features often include necrosis, granuloma formation, and vasculitis of small-to-medium …