Autologous non-myeloablative haemopoietic stem-cell transplantation compared with pulse cyclophosphamide once per month for systemic sclerosis (ASSIST): an open-label, randomised phase 2 trial.

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Published in Lancet on July 21, 2011

Authors

Richard K Burt1, Sanjiv J Shah, Karin Dill, Thomas Grant, Mihai Gheorghiade, James Schroeder, Robert Craig, Ikuo Hirano, Karin Marshall, Eric Ruderman, Borko Jovanovic, Francesca Milanetti, Sandeep Jain, Kristin Boyce, Amy Morgan, James Carr, Walter Barr

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Immunotherapy, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, USA. rburt@northwestern.edu

Associated clinical trials:

Cyclophosphamide and rATG With Hematopoietic Stem Cell Support in Systemic Scleroderma | NCT00278525

Upfront Autologous HSCT Versus Immunosuppression in Early Diffuse Cutaneous Systemic Sclerosis (UPSIDE) | NCT04464434

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