Saurenmann Ruperto

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Current research project

Title / Titel	Five Year Single-Blind, Randomised Actively Controlled Trial in New Onset Juvenile Dermatomyositis: Prednisone versus Prednisone plus CyclosporineA versus Prednisone plus Methotrexate
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Summary / Zusammenfassung	Five year international multicentre project comparing 3 different but equally accepted treatment concepts for the treatment of juvenile dermatomyositis. The trial is aimed to find out the treatment regimen associated with the lowest rate of relapse and the lowest drug related toxicity.
Keywords / Suchbegriffe	juvenile dermatomyositis, treatment, methotrexate, cyclosporine A
Project leadership and contacts / Projektleitung und Kontakte	Dr. med Traudel Saurenmann (Project Leader) traudel.saurenmann@kispi.uzh.ch Dr. med Nicolino Ruperto, MD, MPH (Project Leader) nicolaruperto@ospedale-gaslini.ge.it
Funding source(s) / Unterstützt durch	EU
In collaboration with / In Zusammenarbeit mit	Pediatric Rheumatology International Trials Organisation (PRINTO), IRCCS G. Gaslini, Pediatria II - PRINTO, Largo Gaslini 5, I-16147 Genova, Italy Italy
Duration of Project / Projektdauer	Nov 2006 to Nov 2013