General Adverse Response to Cyclophosphamide in Chinese Patients with Systemic Autoimmune Diseases in Recent Decade: A Single-Center Retrospective Study

July 2014 in “ Clinical Rheumatology ”

Juan Li, Guowei Dai, Zhuoli Zhang

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Studysummary This study found that Chinese female patients with systemic autoimmune diseases treated intravenously with cyclophosphamide were more likely to experience gastrointestinal discomfort, myelosuppression, and alopecia.

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