Efficacy and safety of low dose Mycophenolate mofetil treatment for immunoglobulin G4-related disease: a randomized clinical trial

• Published in: Rheumatology (Oxford, England) Vol. 58; no. 1; pp. 52 - 60
• Main Authors: Yunyun, Fei, Yu, Peng, Panpan, Zhang, Xia, Zhang, Linyi, Peng, Jiaxin, Zhou, Li, Zhang, Shangzhu, Zhang, Jinjing, Liu, Di, Wu, Yamin, Lai, Xiaowei, Liu, Huadan, Xue, Xuan, Zhang, Xiaofeng, Zeng, Fengchun, Zhang, Yan, Zhao, Wen, Zhang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Oxford University Press 01.01.2019; Oxford Publishing Limited (England)
• Subjects: Autoimmune diseases; Clinical trials; Glucocorticoids; Immunoglobulin G; Immunoglobulin G4; Lacrimal gland and Nasolacrimal duct; Mycophenolate mofetil; Mycophenolic acid; Paranasal sinus; Patients; Remission; Response rates; Salivary gland; Side effects; Sinus; glucocorticoid; IgG4-related disease; relapse; response; efficacy; MMF

Abstract Objectives This randomized, controlled clinical trial aims to compare the efficacy and safety of glucocorticoid combined with MMF and glucocorticoid monotherapy for patients with IgG4-related disease. Methods Sixty-nine patients newly diagnosed with IgG4-related disease were randomly divide...