Drug interactions may be important risk factors for methotrexate neurotoxicity, particularly in pediatric leukemia patients [PDF]
Purpose: Methotrexate administration is associated with frequent adverse neurological events during treatment for childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
Baird, Susan F. +5 more
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Efficacy of B-cell-targeted therapy with rituximab in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: An open-label study indicated that selective depletion of B cells with the use of rituximab led to sustained clinical improvements for patients with rheumatoid arthritis. To confirm these observations, we conducted a randomized, double-blind,
Close, DR +7 more
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Reply: Methotrexate neurotoxicity due to drug interactions: an inadequate folinic acid effect [PDF]
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Baird, Susan F. +5 more
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Long-term study of the impact of methotrexate on serum cytokines and lymphocyte subsets in patients with active rheumatoid arthritis: correlation with pharmacokinetic measures [PDF]
Objective To describe changes in immune parameters observed during long-term methotrexate (MTX) therapy in patients with active rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and explore correlations with simultaneously measured MTX pharmacokinetic (PKC) parameters ...
Hamilton, Robert +3 more
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Background Methotrexate, an immunosuppressant, is widely used as the standard therapeutic drug for rheumatoid arthritis. With the increasing frequency of use of methotrexate, adverse effects of methotrexate have been reported, one of which is known as ...
Ryohei Ono +6 more
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Medical system error causing methotrexate poisoning and delay in diagnosis: report of two cases
Objective: We are going to alert the emergency physicians to be aware of drugs side effects. Some drugs like methotrexate are not routine drugs, and the symptoms may be miss diagnosed if not completely notified.
Hamidreza Reihani
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INTRODUCTION: Methotrexate, a folate antagonist, is a mainstay treatment for childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. It is also widely used in a low dose formulation to treat patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Sampath Madhyastha +3 more
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Introduction We aimed to compare the proportions of patients with newly diagnosed psoriatic arthritis (PsA) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) remaining on methotrexate (regardless of other disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD)-changes), and ...
Ulf Lindström +7 more
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EXACERBATION OF ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS AFTER LOW-DOSE METHOTREXATE THERAPY
Background: Efficacy of methotrexate in ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is disputable. Nevertheless, methotrexate is still used for disease-modifying therapy of AS. Aim: To assess efficacy and safety of methotrexate in AS patients.
A. V. Orlov-Morozov
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Consensus definitions of 14 severe acute toxic effects for childhood lymphoblastic leukaemia treatment: a Delphi consensus [PDF]
Although there are high survival rates for children with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, their outcome is often counterbalanced by the burden of toxic effects.
Attarbaschi, Andishe +20 more
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