Randomized controlled open-label trial of four treatment regimens for pemphigus vulgaris.
Abstract | BACKGROUND:
Pemphigus is a severe autoimmune blistering disease affecting the skin and mucosa. Mortality is high in the absence of treatment. Nowadays, treatment is based mainly on corticosteroids and cytotoxic drugs; however, because of the rarity of the disease worldwide, there is not yet a standard treatment based on randomized controlled trials, and the treatment used is based mainly on the experience of experts. OBJECTIVE: METHODS: RESULTS: In groups P, P/A, P/MM, and P/PC, 23 (76.5%), 24 (80%), 21 (70%), and 22 (73.3%) of the patients, respectively, followed the regimen for the full 1-year period. The mean total dose of prednisolone administered in groups P, P/A, P/MM, and P/PC was 11631 mg (standard deviation [SD] = 7742), 7712 mg (SD = 955), 9798 mg (SD = 3995), and 8276 mg (SD = 810), respectively. The mean total dose of prednisolone in group P ( prednisolone alone) was 11,631 mg, The mean total dose of prednisolone in the 3 cytotoxic groups was 8652 mg. By using analysis of variance, the difference was statistically significant (P = .047). In the cytotoxic groups, there was a significant difference between the P/A and P/MM groups (P = .007), but not between P/A and P/PC (P = .971), and P/MM and P/PC (P = .670). Side effects were not significantly different among the 4 groups. LIMITATIONS: Larger sample sizes and blind design are suggested for future studies. CONCLUSION:
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Authors | Cheyda Chams-Davatchi, Nafiseh Esmaili, Maryam Daneshpazhooh, Mahin Valikhani, Kamran Balighi, Zahra Hallaji, Masoumeh Barzegari, Maryam Akhyani, S Zahra Ghodsi, Hassan Seirafi, Mohammad-Javad Tabrizi Nazemi, Hossein Mortazavi, Mostafa Mirshams-Shahshahani |
Journal | Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
(J Am Acad Dermatol)
Vol. 57
Issue 4
Pg. 622-8
(Oct 2007)
ISSN: 1097-6787 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 17583373
(Publication Type: Comparative Study, Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
- Immunosuppressive Agents
- Cyclophosphamide
- Prednisolone
- Mycophenolic Acid
- Azathioprine
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Topics |
- Adult
- Azathioprine
(therapeutic use)
- Cyclophosphamide
(therapeutic use)
- Female
- Humans
- Immunosuppressive Agents
(therapeutic use)
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Mycophenolic Acid
(analogs & derivatives, therapeutic use)
- Pemphigus
(drug therapy)
- Prednisolone
(therapeutic use)
- Treatment Outcome
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