Long-term efficacy, tolerability and retention rate of azathioprine in 103 aquaporin-4 antibody-positive neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder patients: a multicentre retrospective observational study from the UK.
BACKGROUND: Azathioprine (AZA) is a common immunosuppressive drug used for relapse prevention in neuromyelitis optica (NMO). OBJECTIVES: The objective of this paper is to assess efficacy, tolerability and retention of AZA in a large NMO cohort. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective review of medical...
Autors principals: | Elsone, L, Kitley, J, Luppe, S, Lythgoe, D, Mutch, K, Jacob, S, Brown, R, Moss, K, McNeillis, B, Goh, Y, Leite, M, Robertson, N, Palace, J, Jacob, A |
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Format: | Journal article |
Idioma: | English |
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SAGE Publications
2014
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