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Can methotrexate replace cyclophosphamide in the treatment of a subset of Wegener's granulomatosis and microscopic polyangiitis?

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boxed-textde Groot K et al. (2005) Randomized trial of cyclophosphamide versus methotrexate for induction of remission in early systemic antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis. Arthritis Rheum 52: 2461–2469

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Hoffman, G., Langford, C. Can methotrexate replace cyclophosphamide in the treatment of a subset of Wegener's granulomatosis and microscopic polyangiitis?. Nat Rev Rheumatol 2, 70–71 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncprheum0100

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