Effectiveness and safety of methotrexate leflunomide in 12-month treatment for Takayasu arteritis

• Main Authors: Chunling Wu (Author), Ying Sun (Author), Xiaomeng Cui (Author), Sifan Wu (Author), Lili Ma (Author), Huiyong Chen (Author), Yan Yan (Author), Zongfei Ji (Author), Yun Liu (Author), Jiang Lin (Author), Peng Lv (Author), Rongyi Chen (Author), Pingting Yang (Author), Lindi Jiang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2020-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Aims: The study investigates the effectiveness and safety of methotrexate (MTX) versus leflunomide (LEF) in 12-month treatment of Takayasu arteritis (TAK). Methods: This was a cohort study. Patients diagnosed with TAK between 1 January 2013 and 1 January 2019 were enrolled from First Hospital of Chi...