Low-dose oral imatinib in the treatment of systemic sclerosis interstitial lung disease unresponsive to cyclophosphamide: a phase II pilot study.

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Published in Arthritis Res Ther on July 08, 2014

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Paolo Fraticelli, Barbara Gabrielli, Giovanni Pomponio, Gabriele Valentini, Silvia Bosello, Piersandro Riboldi, Maria Gerosa, Paola Faggioli, Roberto Giacomelli, Nicoletta Del Papa, Roberto Gerli, Claudio Lunardi, Stefano Bombardieri, Walter Malorni, Angelo Corvetta, Gianluca Moroncini, Armando Gabrielli, Imatinib in Scleroderma Italian Study Group

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Low-Dose Oral Imatinib for Scleroderma Pulmonary Involvement | NCT00573326

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