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Drug Therapy

1. Impact of oral cyclophosphamide on health-related quality of life in patients with active scleroderma lung disease: results from the scleroderma lung study.

Author
Khanna D; Yan X; Tashkin DP; Furst DE; Elashoff R; Roth MD; Silver R; Strange C; Bolster M; Seibold JR; Riley DJ; Hsu VM; Varga J; Schraufnagel DE; Theodore A; Simms R; Wise R; Wigley F; White B; Steen V; Read C; Mayes M; Parsley E; Mubarak K; Connolly MK; Golden J; Olman M; Fessler B; Rothfield N; Metersky M; Clements PJ;
Institution
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45267-0563, USA. Dinesh.Khanna@uc.edu
Journal
Arthritis Rheum. 2007 May;56(5):1676-84.
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2. Treatment of severe scleroderma skin ulcers with recombinant human erythropoietin.

Author
Ferri C; Giuggioli D; Sebastiani M; Colaci M;
Institution
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Modena e Reggio Emilia, Medical School, Modena, Italy. clferri@unimo.it
Journal
Clin Exp Dermatol. 2007 May;32(3):287-90.
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3. Evaluation of oral methotrexate in the treatment of systemic sclerosis.

Author
Krishna Sumanth M; Sharma VK; Khaitan BK; Kapoor A; Tejasvi T;
Institution
Department of Dermatology and Venereology and the Department of Radiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Journal
Int J Dermatol. 2007 Feb;46(2):218-23.
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4. Hormone replacement therapy may prevent the development of isolated pulmonary hypertension in patients with systemic sclerosis and limited cutaneous involvement.

Author
Beretta L; Caronni M; Origgi L; Ponti A; Santaniello A; Scorza R;
Institution
Unit of Immunology, IRCCS Maggiore Policlinico Hospital, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
Journal
Scand J Rheumatol. 2006 Nov-Dec;35(6):468-71.
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5. Effect of clonazepam on Raynaud's phenomenon and fingertip ulcers in scleroderma.

Author
Colakoglu M; Cobankara V; Akpolat T;
Institution
Departmen of Nephrology, School of Medicine, Pamukkale University, Denizli, Turkey. murcol@mynet.com
Journal
Ann Pharmacother. 2007 Sep;41(9):1544-7. Epub 2007 Jul 31.
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6. Intravenous immunoglobulins improve the function and ameliorate joint involvement in systemic sclerosis: a pilot study.

Author
Nacci F; Righi A; Conforti ML; Miniati I; Fiori G; Martinovic D; Melchiorre D; Sapir T; Blank M; Shoenfeld Y; Pignone AM; Cerinic MM;
Institution
Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Florence, Italy.
Journal
Ann Rheum Dis. 2007 Jul;66(7):977-9. Epub 2007 Mar 7.
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7. Addition of sildenafil to bosentan monotherapy in pulmonary arterial hypertension.

Author
Mathai SC; Girgis RE; Fisher MR; Champion HC; Housten-Harris T; Zaiman A; Hassoun PM;
Institution
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, 1830 East Monument Street, 5th Floor, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
Journal
Eur Respir J. 2007 Mar;29(3):469-75. Epub 2006 Nov 1.
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8. Treatment of pediatric localized scleroderma with methotrexate.

Author
Fitch PG; Rettig P; Burnham JM; Finkel TH; Yan AC; Akin E; Cron RQ;
Institution
Department of Pediatrics and Dermatology, Children's Hospital of Philcadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-4318, USA.
Journal
J Rheumatol. 2006 Mar;33(3):609-14.
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9. Iloprost enhances portal flow velocity and volume in patients with systemic sclerosis.

Author
Zardi EM; Picardi A; Ambrosino G; Fazio VM; Dobrina A; Frego M; Afeltra A; Lumachi F;
Institution
Interdisciplinary Center for Biomedical Research (CIR), Laboratory of Internal Medicine and Hepatology and Campus Bio-Medico University, School of Medicine, 00155 Roma, Italy.
Journal
In Vivo. 2006 May-Jun;20(3):377-80.
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10. Metoclopramide response in patients with early diffuse systemic sclerosis. Effects on esophageal motility abnormalities.

Author
Mercado U; Arroyo de Anda R; Avendano L; Araiza-Casillas R; Avendano-Reyes M;
Institution
Hospital General Mexicali, ISESALUD and Universidad Autonoma de Baja California, Mexicali, Mexico. ulisesmercado@uabc.mx
Journal
Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2005 Sep-Oct;23(5):685-8.
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