Severe vasculitis: After 40 years, researchers identify possible new treatment

Wednesday, July 14, 2010 - 20:07 in Health & Medicine

Researchers have made a major advance in treating people with a severe form of vasculitis, anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis, a rare but devastating disease of blood vessels. In a six-month study, a new treatment strategy provided the same benefits as the current standard of care used for more than 40 years but required less frequent treatments.

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