The Efficacy of Three Months-prednisolone Therapy for Chronic Eosinophilic Pneumonia

Summary

A comparison of 3 months-prednisolone administration with 6 months-prednisolone therapy in the treatment of chronic eosinophilic pneumonia. Three months-prednisolone administration may be as effective as 6 months-therapy.

Timeline

Start

2008-06

Primary completion

2010-03

Completion

2010-03

Publications

• Oyama Y, Fujisawa T, Hashimoto D, Enomoto N, Nakamura Y, Inui N, Kuroishi S, Yokomura K, Toyoshima M, Yamada T, Shirai T, Masuda M, Yasuda K, Hayakawa H, Chida K, Suda T. Efficacy of short-term prednisolone treatment in patients with chronic eosinophilic pneumonia. Eur Respir J. 2015 Jun;45(6):1624-31. doi: 10.1183/09031936.00199614. Epub 2015 Jan 22.

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