Asthma remission in a patient with rheumatoid arthritits while on antiangiogenesis therapy during a rheumatoid arthritis trial demonstrated by forced oscillation and spirometry

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 281-283

  Saadeh, Charles ^a   Saadeh, Constantine ^a,b,c  

^a Amarillo Center for Clinical Research (ACCR)   (United States)

^b Allergy Asthma Rheumatology Treatment Specialists ^*  (United States)

^c Allergy ARTS (Asthma Rheumatology Treatment Specialist)   (United States)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; Asthma; Inflammation; Oscillometry; Spirometry

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; FLUTICASONE; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY LM 609; SALMETEROL; STEROID;

ADULT; AIRFLOW; ANGIOGENESIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG INTERMITTENT THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; OSCILLATION; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL; REMISSION; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SPIROMETRY;

AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ANGIOGENESIS INHIBITORS; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; ASTHMA; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OSCILLOMETRY; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 34249723196     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: 15324303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02770900701247079     Document Type: Article

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