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New vasculitis therapy: Researchers find new therapy for vasculitis - latimes.com

Forty years after the development of the only therapy for vasculitis, a rare but severe disease of blood vessels, researchers have found a new therapy that is at least as effective, requires fewer treatments and promises far fewer side effects. Federally-funded researchers reported Wednesday that treatment with the biotech drug rituximab, already marketed as Rituxan for the treatment of B cell lymphoma and rheumatoid arthritis, is slightly more effective than the existing drug, cyclophosphamide,

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Tags: Circulation, Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Medication, Rheumatoid Arthritis Medication, Vasculitis, Disease and Condition, Drug, Biotech

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Avoiding Infertility And Cancer With New Therapy For Vasculitis

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New therapy for vasculitis will help patients avoid infertility and cancer

physorg.com — “Researchers have identified that Rituxan, a drug previously approved for the treatment of non-Hodgkin's B cell lymphoma and rheumatoid arthritis, can treat severe ANCA-associated vasculitis as effectively as cyclophosphamide, the current standard therapy. The news will be presented October 18 at the ...” View full resource at physorg.com