Article
High dose versus low dose fludarabine in the treatment of patients with severe refractory rheumatoid arthritis.
The Journal of rheumatology - 1 Sept 1998
Davis J C, Fessler B J, Tassiulas I O, McInnes I B, Yarboro C H, Pillemer S, Wilder R, Fleisher T A, Klippel J H, Boumpas D T
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Fludarabine, a nucleoside analog that targets both resting and proliferating lymphocytes, is a promising drug for the treatment of autoimmune diseases. We conducted a 2 dose, open label clinical trial to evaluate the toxicity/safety of the fludarabine treatment and its clinical and imm...
Topics
- Antigens, CD
- Arthritis, Rheumatoid
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Female
- Humans
- Immunosuppressive Agents
- Leukocytes, Mononuclear
- Lymphocyte Count
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Phenotype
