As a result, there is no evidence from controlled studies on the efficacy of different initial doses or drug tapering. The only controlled study suggests that initial prednisone doses ≤ 10 mg is ...

Recently, rituximab, a chimeric anti CD20 monoclonal antibody which induces B-cell depletion, has been shown to improve patients' survival, as early rituximab use results in higher disease remission ...

b During this visit, the patient was prescribed prednisone 10 mg orally daily and his warfarin dosage was decreased to 9 mg weekly. c During this visit, the patient’s warfarin dosage was ...

There was a mandatory oral glucocorticoid taper to a dosage goal of ≤10 mg/day by week 12 and ≤7.5 mg/day by week 24 (prednisone or equivalent). MMF was titrated to a target dosage of 2 g/day by week ...

The term dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) refers to a spectrum of heterogeneous myocardial disorders that are characterized by ventricular dilation and depressed myocardial performance in the absence of ...

A 41-year-old man was evaluated for swelling in the ankles and syncope. CT of the chest showed bilateral mediastinal and ...

Objectives Patients with SLE take multiple medications. Within a large prospective longitudinal SLE cohort, we characterised ...

24 The primary endpoint was time to response during the 12-week efficacy period as defined by time to achieve the composite endpoint of an ACR Pediatric 30 (ACR Pedi 30) response, absence of fever, ...

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Protocol-mandated corticosteroid treatment included methylprednisolone (a total of 1000–3000 mg intravenous) and an oral corticosteroid regimen (initial prednisone dose: 0.5 mg/kg/day, maximum 60 ...