CHUSPAN PAN BP Treatment of Polyarteritis Nodosa and Microscopic Polyangiitis Without Poor-Prognosis Factors
Status:
Unknown status
Trial end date:
1969-12-31
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Summary
To assess the efficacy of systemic corticosteroids alone as first-line treatment of
polyarteritis nodosa and microscopic polyangiitis without poor-prognosis factors as defined
by the five-factor score (FFS=0), and to compare the efficacy and safety of azathioprine vs
pulse cyclophosphamide as adjunctive immunosuppressive therapy to treat failure or relapse.