The New England journal of medicine
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Clinical Trial
Etanercept plus standard therapy for Wegener's granulomatosis.
The majority of patients with Wegener's granulomatosis have disease flares after conventional medications are tapered. There is no consistently safe, effective treatment for the maintenance of remission. ⋯ Etanercept is not effective for the maintenance of remission in patients with Wegener's granulomatosis. Durable remissions were achieved in only a minority of the patients, and there was a high rate of treatment-related complications.