Women and younger people with ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) tended to report worse health-related quality of life measures than do others in assessments, according to a review of published studies. More research is needed to assess disease-specific complaints about quality of life, the investigators said — and the team also…

A worse physical health-related quality of life (HRQoL) at diagnosis was associated with a higher mortality risk among a group of ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) patients in Korea, according to a new report. This risk was particularly noted in people with the AAV types microscopic polyangiitis, or MPA, and granulomatosis…

Treatment with Tavneos (avacopan) results in significant and clinically meaningful improvements in health-related quality of life (HRQoL) for people with ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV), according to findings from the Phase 3 ADVOCATE clinical trial. “The ADVOCATE study is, to our knowledge, the first trial in patients with ANCA-associated vasculitis…

Work productivity of people with ANCA-associated vasculitis is influenced by their disease activity, the extent of organ damage, and their health-related quality of life, a study reports. The findings were presented in a poster, titled “Association of Work Productivity Assessed by Absenteeism and Presenteeism with Disease Activity, Damage…

A new patient-reported outcome (PRO) questionnaire for ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) is a reliable and feasible tool able to distinguish between different disease states, according to a new study. The study, “Validation of the ANCA-associated vasculitis patient-reported outcomes (AAV-PRO) questionnaire,” appeared in the journal Annals of the…

Researchers developed a new questionnaire that assesses a patient’s perspective on how anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis, or AAV, impacts health-related quality of life. While the questionnaire should be shorter and validity testing is needed, this patient-reported measure has already helped clinicians understand which health-related outcomes matter most to…