A 41-year-old member asked:
What constitutes immunosuppressive therapy?
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Dr. Marsha Nunleyanswered
Internal Medicine 38 years experience
Steroids and more: Imsuptx is everything from a course of Prednisone to chemotherapy, tx with immunosuppressive drugs post transplant and for autoimmune disease such as lupus or rheumatoid arthritis. Basically any agent used to suppress the natural response of the immune system.
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Dr. Myra Skluthanswered
Internal Medicine 37 years experience
Prednisone and: Monoclonal antibodies such as enbrel, humors, cimzia (certolizumab pegol). It is used when the immune response is excessive and causes damage to the body. Auto immune disease.
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A 29-year-old member asked:
What is immunosuppressive therapy?
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Dr. Martin Rubensteinanswered
Hematology and Oncology 47 years experience
Depresses immunity: Diseases that are caused by an abnormal immune response, where the immune system is attacking the host, such as lupus or rheumatoid arthritis are treated with immunosuppressive therapy. The drugs used are like those that prevent organ transplant rejection and include prednisone, cellcept, (mycophenolate mofetil) prograf, Cyclosporine and imuran. The biggest risk with them is infection, but there are many others.
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