RITAZAREM - how to manage relapse in AAV

Was anyone really backing azathioprine against vitamin R in relapsed ANCA-associated vasculitis? Catch-up on the RCT here.

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🌟Let’s recap the RITAZAREM trial - a rematch between Rituximab and Azathioprine as the maintenance agent of choice in relapsed ANCA-associated vasculitis.

🌟Have we witnessed the ultimate triumph of Rituximab? pic.twitter.com/HbFKhe6MKc

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The RITAZAREM visual abstract

Is Rituximab better than azathioprine for maintenance therapy of relapse in ANCA-associated vasculitis? Checkout the RITAZAREM study VA.

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The ANCA PLEX commentary on Kidney Medicine

The commentary on the BMJ meta-analysis on PLEX in ANCA vascuitis is now online on Kidney Medicine. Nice work by Anoushka Krishnan, Cristina Popa and Priyadarshini John. Read the paper here