Progress towards a core set of outcome measures in small-vessel vasculitis. Report from OMERACT 9.

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The past decade has seen a substantial increase in the number and quality of clinical trials of new therapies for vasculitis, including randomized, controlled, multicenter trials that have successfully incorporated measures of disease activity and toxicity. However, because current treatment regimens for severe disease effectively induce initial remission and reduce mortality, future trials will focus on any of several goals including: (a) treatment of mild-moderate disease; (b) prevention of...

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Authors: Merkel, P; Herlyn, K; Mahr, A; Neogi, T; Seo, P

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Journal of rheumatology
• Volume: 36
• Issue: 10
• Pages: 2362-2368
• Publication date: 2009-10-01
• DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.090373
• EISSN: 1499-2752
• ISSN: 0315-162X
• Language: English
• Keywords: Consensus Development Conferences as Topic; Outcome Assessment (Health Care); Quality of Life; Consensus; International Cooperation; Clinical Trials as Topic; Capillaries; Humans; Severity of Illness Index; Vasculitis; Treatment Outcome