Ratios of different kinds of blood cells, reflecting inflammation and immune activity, may be a cheap and efficient tool to aid in the diagnosis of ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV), and in predicting disease activity, a new study from China reports. “While not standalone diagnostic tools, these markers offer valuable support…
The most common neurological symptoms of ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) among patients in a single center in Columbia — regardless of disease type — were headache and objective signs of damage to nerves outside the brain and spinal cord, a study showed. That said, the researchers found a vast array…
ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) therapy Tavneos (avacopan) is at least as effective as the glucocorticoid prednisone at inducing disease remission, reducing relapse rates, and improving kidney function and quality of life in patients with kidney involvement at treatment start. That’s according to new subgroup analyses from the Phase…
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