Assessing the efficacy and safety of mycophenolate mofetil versus azathioprine in patients with autoimmune hepatitis (CAMARO trial): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial by Romée J. A. L. M. Snijders, Anna E. C. Stoelinga, Tom J. G. Gevers, Simon Pape, Maaike Biewenga, Robert C. Verdonk, Hendrik J. M. de Jonge, Jan Maarten Vrolijk, Sjoerd F. Bakker, Thomas Vanwolleghem, Ynto S. de Boer, Martine A. M. C. Baven Pronk, Ulrich H. W. Beuers, Adriaan J. van der Meer, Nicole M. F. van Gerven, Marijn G. M. Sijtsma, Bart J. Verwer, Ingrid A. M. Gisbertz, Maartje Bartelink, Floris F. van den Brand, Kerem Sebib Korkmaz, Aad P. van den Berg, Maureen M. J. Guichelaar, Khalida Soufidi, Amar D. Levens, Bart van Hoek, Joost P. H. Drenth, on behalf of the Dutch Autoimmune Hepatitis Working Group

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Debulking Surgery Combined with Low-Dose Oral Prednisolone and Azathioprine for Intractable IgG4-Related Orbital Disease: A Case Report by Hua-Hsuan Kuo, Chen-Hung Chen, Shu-Ya Wu

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Immunosuppressive Therapy of Biopsy-Proven, Virus-Negative, Autoimmune/Immune-Mediated Myocarditis—Focus on Azathioprine: A Review of Existing Evidence and Future Perspectives by Justyna Grzechocińska, Agata Tymińska, Andrea Silvio Giordani, Julia Wysińska, Ewa Ostrowska, Anna Baritussio, Alida Linda Patrizia Caforio, Marcin Grabowski, Renzo Marcolongo, Krzysztof Ozierański

“…In particular, according to recent guidelines, azathioprine (AZA), in association with steroids, is a cornerstone of first-line therapy regimens. …”
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Long term efficacy, adherence and reasons for discontinuation in 103 cases of neuromyelitis optica treated with azathioprine: a multicentre study from the United Kingdom by Elsone, L, Kitley, J, Luppe, S, Lythgoe, D, Brown, R, McNeillis, B, Goh, Y, Mutch, K, Jacob, S, Leite, M, Robertson, N, Palace, J, Jacob, A

Mycophenolate mofetil decreases acute rejection and may improve graft survival in renal transplant recipients when compared with azathioprine: a systematic review. by Knight, SR, Russell, N, Barcena, L, Morris, P

“… BACKGROUND: Mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) has increasingly replaced azathioprine (AZA) as the antimetabolite of choice in immunosuppressive protocols. …”

A Real-World Experience of Azathioprine Versus First-Line Disease-Modifying Therapy in Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis—A Prospective Cohort Study by Arpit Agrawal, M. V. Padma Srivastava, Rohit Bhatia, Vinay Goyal, Mamta Bhushan Singh, Venugopalan Y. Vishnu, Anuj Prabhakar

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Therapeutic Outcomes of High Dose-Dexamethasone versus Prednisolone + Azathioprine, Rituximab, Eltrombopag, and Romiplostim Strategies in Persistent, Chronic, Refractory, and Relapsed Immune Thrombocytopenia Patients by Eman Mostafa Hamed, Ahmed R. N. Ibrahim, Mohamed Hussein Meabed, Ahmed M. Khalaf, Doaa Mohamed El Demerdash, Marwa O. Elgendy, Haitham Saeed, Heba F. Salem, Hoda Rabea

“…Aim of the study: This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of high-dose Dexamethasone (HD-DXM), Prednisolone + Azathioprine, Rituximab, Eltrombopag, and Romiplostim schedules in persistent, chronic refractory or relapsed Egyptian ITP patients with a platelet count ≤30 × 10⁹/L. …”
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Effect of Thiopurine on Potential Surgical Intervention in Crohn’s Disease in Korea: Results from the CONNECT Study by Hee Man Kim, Jin Woo Kim, Hyun-Soo Kim, Joo Sung Kim, You Sun Kim, Jae Hee Cheon, Won Ho Kim, Byong Duk Ye, Won Moon, Sung Hee Jung, Young-Ho Kim, Dong Soo Han

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Mycophenolate mofetil and atopic dermatitis: systematic review and meta-analysis by Kevin Phan, Saxon D Smith

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ANCA Associated Vasculitis Treated with Ultra-low Dose Rituximab: A Case Report by WU Haiting, LI Hang

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Retrospective analysis of immunosuppressive and anti‐thrombotic protocols in nonassociative immune mediated hemolytic anemia in dogs by Jennifer Weng, Nyssa A. Levy, Haley Y. Abbott, Jose A. Mix, Robert W. Wills, Andrew J. Mackin, John M. Thomason, Harry Cridge

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Adalimumab Monotherapy in the Treatment of Idiopathic Multifocal Choroiditis: A Case Report by Arash Maleki, Andrew Philip, C. Stephen Foster

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Pre-Treatment and Post-Treatment Demodex Densities in Patients under Immunosuppressive Treatments by Hacer Keles, Esra Pancar Yuksel, Fatma Aydin, Nilgun Senturk

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Thiopurine Drugs in the Treatment of Ulcerative Colitis: Identification of a Novel Deleterious Mutation in TPMT by Pierre-Olivier Harmand, Jérôme Solassol

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Usefulness and difficulties with the thiopurine pharmacogenomic NUDT15 genotyping test: Analysis of real-world data in Japan by Yoichi Kakuta, Motohiro Kato, Yusuke Shimoyama, Takeo Naito, Rintaro Moroi, Masatake Kuroha, Hisashi Shiga, Yoshitaka Kinouchi, Atsushi Masamune

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Efficacy and safety of azathioprine plus prednisone versus prednisone alone as first-line treatment for antinuclear antibody-positive immune thrombocytopenia: a retrospective cohort study by Junnan Su, Meihong Xu, Zhigao Dong, Qingqing Wang, Lili Ma, Pingping Xiao, Xuyan Chen

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Case report: NUDT15 polymorphism and severe azathioprine-induced myelosuppression in a young Chinese female with systematic lupus erythematosus: a case analysis and literature review by Juan Gu, Yupei Lin, Yuhe Wang

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Azathioprine‐induced severe myelosuppression accompanied by massive hair loss and painful oral ulcer in an autoimmune hepatitis patient with NUDT15 minor variant: A case report by Yu Takeuchi, Hidenao Noritake, Moe Matsumoto, Masahiro Umemura, Maho Yamashita, Kensuke Kitsugi, Shingo Takatori, Kazuyoshi Ohta, Jun Ito, Shin Shimoyama, Akira Kaysuya, Chiaki Maruyama, Kensuke Fukuchi, Satoshi Dohtan, Hiroe Sakata, Kazuhito Kawata

“…Abstract This report highlights azathioprine‐induced severe myelosuppression in the patient with NUDT15 minor variant. …”
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Refractory myositis in a patient of Sjögren’s syndrome having only anti‐SS‐A (60 kDa) antibody by Hiraku Kokubu, Yasuhito Hamaguchi, Takeshi Kato, Toshihiro Tanaka, Noriki Fujimoto

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A critical reflection on our first patient presenting with Anti-Nmethyl- D-aspartate receptor encephalitis by Susanne Buechner, Igor Florio, Gabriele J. Sixt, Francesco Teatini

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