Autologous non-myeloablative haemopoietic stem-cell transplantation compared with pulse cyclophosphamide once per month for systemic sclerosis (ASSIST): An open-label, randomised phase 2 trial

The Lancet

Volumn 378, Issue 9790, 2011, Pages 498-506

  Burt, Richard K ^a   Shah, Sanjiv J ^a   Dill, Karin ^a   Grant, Thomas ^a   Gheorghiade, Mihai ^a   Schroeder, James ^a   Craig, Robert ^a   Hirano, Ikuo ^a   Marshall, Karin ^a   Ruderman, Eric ^a   Jovanovic, Borko ^a   Milanetti, Francesca ^a,b   Jain, Sandeep ^a   Boyce, Kristin ^a   Morgan, Amy ^a   Carr, James ^a   Barr, Walter ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; THYMOCYTE ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOLOGOUS HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FORCED VITAL CAPACITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; NONMYELOABLATIVE STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; PATIENT CARE; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80051468836     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: 1474547X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(11)60982-3     Document Type: Article

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