ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) patients treated with rituximab are up to four times more likely to develop hypogammaglobulinemia (HGG),…
Andrea Lobo, PhD
Andrea Lobo holds a PhD in cell biology/neurosciences from the University of Coimbra-Portugal, where she studied stroke biology. As a research scientist for 19 years, Andrea participated in academic projects in multiple research fields, from stroke, gene regulation, cancer, and rare diseases. She has authored multiple research papers in peer-reviewed journals.
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Articles by Andrea Lobo, PhD
Treatment with rituximab is superior to cyclophosphamide at inducing disease remission in people with granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA),…
About a quarter of people with granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA)Â or microscopic polyangiitis (MPA) under maintenance treatment with rituximab experience…
People with ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) have an 83% higher risk of developing cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases (CCVD) relative to…
Researchers have identified a set of clinical red flags that could help detect eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA), the rarest…
Eye symptoms related to ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) are most common among those with granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA), affecting more…
Adding Tavneos (avacopan) to standard maintenance treatment safely and effectively promotes disease remission in ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) patients,…
Using benralizumab — a medication approved in the U.S. for a rare type of asthma — off-label as an add-on…
ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) patients with neurological manifestations are more than three times more likely to have large blood vessel…
While it’s rare in children, ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV)-related glomerulonephritis, that is, an inflammation of the glomeruli, the kidneys’ filtering…