Standard steroid treatment for autoimmune pancreatitis

T Kamisawa, T Shimosegawa, K Okazaki, T Nishino… - Gut, 2009 - gut.bmj.com
Objective: To establish an appropriate steroid treatment regimen for autoimmune
pancreatitis (AIP). Methods: A retrospective survey of AIP treatment was conducted in 17 …

Japanese consensus guidelines for management of autoimmune pancreatitis: III. Treatment and prognosis of AIP

T Kamisawa, K Okazaki, S Kawa… - Journal of …, 2010 - Springer
Steroid therapy appeared to be a standard treatment for autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP),
although some AIP patients improve spontaneously. The indications for steroid therapy in …

Treatment for autoimmune pancreatitis: consensus on the treatment for patients with autoimmune pancreatitis in Japan

T Ito, I Nishimori, N Inoue, K Kawabe, J Gibo… - Journal of …, 2007 - Springer
Autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) has been characterized by unique clinical imaging,
immunological findings, and the effectiveness of steroid therapy. A set of clinicopathological …

Appropriate steroid therapy for autoimmune pancreatitis based on long-term outcome

T Kamisawa, A Okamoto, T Wakabayashi… - Scandinavian journal …, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
Objective. Because autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) responds well to corticosteroids, many
AIP patients are given this treatment. However, there is no consensus on the indications …

Randomised controlled trial of long-term maintenance corticosteroid therapy in patients with autoimmune pancreatitis

A Masamune, I Nishimori, K Kikuta, I Tsuji, N Mizuno… - Gut, 2017 - gut.bmj.com
Objective Corticosteroid has been established as the standard therapy for autoimmune
pancreatitis (AIP), but the requirement for maintenance corticosteroid therapy is …

Long-term prognosis of autoimmune pancreatitis with and without corticosteroid treatment

K Hirano, M Tada, H Isayama, H Yagioka, T Sasaki… - Gut, 2007 - gut.bmj.com
Objectives: Autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) is a unique form of chronic pancreatitis, and has a
favourable response to corticosteroid treatment (CST). Little is known, however, about the …

Treating patients with autoimmune pancreatitis: results from a long-term follow-up study

T Kamisawa, M Yoshiike, N Egawa, H Nakajima… - Pancreatology, 2005 - Elsevier
Background: Steroid therapy is currently common treatment for autoimmune pancreatitis
(AIP); however, indications of steroid therapy have yet to be established, and the clinical …

Factors predictive of relapse and spontaneous remission of autoimmune pancreatitis patients treated/not treated with corticosteroids

K Kubota, S Watanabe, T Uchiyama, S Kato… - Journal of …, 2011 - Springer
Background Relapse and spontaneous remission (SR) are characteristic features of
autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP). Aim and methods We conducted a study to determine if the …

Comparison of steroid pulse therapy and conventional oral steroid therapy as initial treatment for autoimmune pancreatitis

T Tomiyama, K Uchida, M Matsushita, T Ikeura… - Journal of …, 2011 - Springer
Background The efficacy of oral steroid therapy for autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) is well
known, and oral prednisolone treatment is most usually commenced at 30–40 mg/day, but …

Autoimmune pancreatitis: clinical and radiological features and objective response to steroid therapy in a UK series

NI Church, SP Pereira, MG Deheragoda… - Official journal of the …, 2007 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVE Most cases of autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) have been reported from Japan.
We present data on a UK series, including clinical and radiological features at presentation …