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Effectiveness of etanercept vs cyclophosphamide as treatment for patients with amyloid A amyloidosis secondary to rheumatoid arthritis.
Rheumatology (Oxford, England) - 1 Nov 2012
Nakamura Tadashi, Higashi Syu-Ichi, Tomoda Kunihiko, Tsukano Michishi, Shono Masahiro
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OBJECTIVES: To compare the effectiveness of an alkylating agent with that of a biologic agent in the treatment of patients with amyloid A (AA) amyloidosis secondary to RA and to assess the association of the serum AA (SAA) 1.3 allele with treatment. METHODS: CYC and etanercept (ETN) were administered to 62 and 24 RA patients, respectively, who were confirmed with biopsy as having AA amyloidosis. We evaluated...
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