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Mycophenolate mofetil versus oral cyclophosphamide in scleroderma-related interstitial lung disease (SLS II): a randomised controlled, double-blind, parallel group trial.


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SUBMITTER: Tashkin DP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5014629 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Mycophenolate mofetil versus oral cyclophosphamide in scleroderma-related interstitial lung disease (SLS II): a randomised controlled, double-blind, parallel group trial.

Tashkin Donald P DP   Roth Michael D MD   Clements Philip J PJ   Furst Daniel E DE   Khanna Dinesh D   Kleerup Eric C EC   Goldin Jonathan J   Arriola Edgar E   Volkmann Elizabeth R ER   Kafaja Suzanne S   Silver Richard R   Steen Virginia V   Strange Charlie C   Wise Robert R   Wigley Fredrick F   Mayes Maureen M   Riley David J DJ   Hussain Sabiha S   Assassi Shervin S   Hsu Vivien M VM   Patel Bela B   Phillips Kristine K   Martinez Fernando F   Golden Jeffrey J   Connolly M Kari MK   Varga John J   Dematte Jane J   Hinchcliff Monique E ME   Fischer Aryeh A   Swigris Jeffrey J   Meehan Richard R   Theodore Arthur A   Simms Robert R   Volkov Suncica S   Schraufnagel Dean E DE   Scholand Mary Beth MB   Frech Tracy T   Molitor Jerry A JA   Highland Kristin K   Read Charles A CA   Fritzler Marvin J MJ   Kim Grace Hyun J GHJ   Tseng Chi-Hong CH   Elashoff Robert M RM  

The Lancet. Respiratory medicine 20160725 9


<h4>Background</h4>12 months of oral cyclophosphamide has been shown to alter the progression of scleroderma-related interstitial lung disease when compared with placebo. However, toxicity was a concern and without continued treatment the efficacy disappeared by 24 months. We hypothesised that a 2 year course of mycophenolate mofetil would be safer, better tolerated, and produce longer lasting improvements than cyclophosphamide.<h4>Methods</h4>This randomised, double-blind, parallel group trial  ...[more]

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