Early termination of a trial of mycophenolate mofetil for treatment of interstitial cystitis/painful bladder syndrome: Lessons learned

Journal of Urology

Volumn 185, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 901-906

  Yang, Claire C ^a   Burks, David A ^b   Propert, Kathleen J ^d   Mayer, Robert D ^e   Peters, Kenneth M ^c   Nickel, J Curtis ^f   Payne, Christopher K ^g   Fitzgerald, Mary P ⁱ   Hanno, Philip M ^d   Chai, Toby C ^j   Kreder, Karl J ^l   Lukacz, Emily S ^h   Foster, Harris E ^a   Cen, Liyi ^d   Landis, J Richard ^d,m   Kusek, John W ^k   Nyberg, Leroy M ^k  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c WILLIAM BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^f QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^g STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

ⁱ LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^k NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES   (United States)

^l UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^m YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Author keywords

cystitis; drug toxicity; fetus; interstitial; mycophenolate mofetil; urinary bladder

Indexed keywords

MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BLADDER DISEASE; BLEEDING; BLOOD DISEASE; BONE MARROW DISEASE; CONSTIPATION; DIARRHEA; DISEASE SEVERITY; DIZZINESS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EARLY TERMINATION OF CLINICAL TRIAL; EYE DISEASE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INFECTION; INTERSTITIAL CYSTITIS; LUNG DISEASE; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAISE; MALE; METABOLIC DISORDER; MICTURITION; MULTICENTER STUDY; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NAUSEA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAINFUL BLADDER SYNDROME; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SIDE EFFECT; SKIN DISEASE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; UROGENITAL TRACT DISEASE; VASCULAR DISEASE; VIRUS INFECTION; VISUAL DISORDER; WELLBEING;

CYSTITIS, INTERSTITIAL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EARLY TERMINATION OF CLINICAL TRIALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79851508859     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2010.10.053     Document Type: Article

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