## Abstract ## Objective To better understand the feasibility of using imatinib, a tyrosine kinase inhibitor, to treat active diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis (dcSSc). ## Methods We performed a 6βmonth, randomized, doubleβblind, placeboβcontrolled, proofβofβconcept pilot study of imatinib in
Recombinant human relaxin in the treatment of systemic sclerosis with diffuse cutaneous involvement: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial
β Scribed by Dinesh Khanna; Philip J. Clements; Daniel E. Furst; Joseph H. Korn; Michael Ellman; Naomi Rothfield; Fredrick M. Wigley; Larry W. Moreland; Richard Silver; Youn H. Kim; Virginia D. Steen; Gary S. Firestein; Arthur F. Kavanaugh; Michael Weisman; Maureen D. Mayes; David Collier; Mary E. Csuka; Robert Simms; Peter A. Merkel; Thomas A. Medsger Jr.; Martin E. Sanders; Paul Maranian; James R. Seibold
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 225 KB
- Volume
- 60
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0004-3591
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