Treatment with immunosuppressants does not improve kidney function, but is associated with reduced risk of vasculitis relapse in a rare…
José Lopes, PhD
José holds a PhD in neuroscience from the University of Porto, Portugal. After postdocs at Weill Connell Medicine and Western University, where he studied the processes driving hypertension and Alzheimer’s disease, he moved on in 2016 to a career in science writing and communication. José is the author of several peer-reviewed papers and a book chapter and has presented his research in numerous international meetings.
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Articles by José Lopes, PhD
Patients with ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) who receive Rituxan (rituximab) infusions for maintaining sustained remission fare better in the long…
A new patient-reported outcome (PRO) questionnaire for ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) is a reliable and feasible tool able to distinguish…
A combination treatment with Rituxan (rituximab), low-dose cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan), and tapered corticosteroids induces significant disease remission and reduces risk…
Researchers developed a new questionnaire that assesses a patient’s perspective on how anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis, or AAV,…
GPA Patient with Lung Lesions Worsened After Immunosuppressive Treatment, Japanese Study Reports
A man who had granulomatosis with polyangiitis and small lung lesions bled in the air sacs of his lungs after…
A case report of a patient with granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) along with ocular involvement suggests that Rituxan (rituximab) might…
Rituxan (rituximab) treatment is effective in patients with anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) who failed to respond to…
Rituxan (rituximab) effectively induces and maintains remission in patients with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV), a new Saudi study…
Lower levels of key immune system regulators in the kidneys of ANCA vasculitis patients may indicate more severe renal…