Randomised controlled trial of long-term maintenance corticosteroid therapy in patients with autoimmune pancreatitis.

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Abstract

Corticosteroid has been established as the standard therapy for autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP), but the requirement for maintenance corticosteroid therapy is controversial. We conducted a randomised controlled trial to clarify the efficacy of maintenance corticosteroid therapy in patients with AIP.

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Journal

Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Gut

Title: Gut

Publisher: BMJ

ISSN (Electronic): 1468-3288

ISSN (Print): 0017-5749

Publication date (Electronic): Mar 2017

Volume: 66

Issue: 3

Affiliations

[1 ] Division of Gastroenterology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.

[2 ] Nishimori Clinic, Kochi, Japan.

[3 ] Division of Epidemiology, Department of Health Informatics and Public Health, Tohoku University School of Public Health, Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.

[4 ] Department of Gastroenterology, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Nagoya, Japan.

[5 ] Integrated Center for Advanced Medical Technologies (ICAM-Tech), Kochi Medical School, Kochi, Japan.

[6 ] Department of Medicine and Bioregulatory Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.

[7 ] Department of Internal Medicine, Tokyo Metropolitan Komagome Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.

[8 ] Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kansai Medical University, Hirakata, Japan.

[9 ] Medical Informatics Division and Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology, Shinshu University Hospital, Matsumoto, Japan.

[10 ] Department of Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.

[11 ] Department of Gastroenterology, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Nara Medical University, Nara, Japan.

[12 ] Third Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, Kitakyushu, Japan.

[13 ] Kitakyushu General Hospital, Kitakyushu, Japan.

[14 ] Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan.

[15 ] Department of Endoscopy, Nagoya University Hospital, Nagoya, Japan.

[16 ] Department of Gastroenterology, Second Teaching Hospital, Fujita Health University, Nagoya, Japan.

[17 ] Department of Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Japan.

[18 ] Department of Gastroenterology, Kumamoto Regional Medical Center, Kumamoto, Japan.

[19 ] Department of Bilio-Pancreatology, Sapporo Kosei General Hospital, Sapporo, Japan.

[20 ] Center for Health, Safety, and Environmental Management, Shinshu University, Matsumoto, Japan.

Article

Publisher Item ID: gutjnl-2016-312049

DOI: 10.1136/gutjnl-2016-312049

PubMed ID: 27543430

SO-VID: 6a740616-909e-4107-a9d8-20266f720842

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Keywords: AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE,PANCREATIC DISEASE

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Keywords: AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE, PANCREATIC DISEASE

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