Use of avacopan in severe forms of ANCA-associated vasculitis. Comment on "Inhibiting C5a/C5aR to treat ANCA-associated vasculitides" by Terrier et al. Joint Bone Spine 2023;90:105472.

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CHU Lille, Département de Médecine Interne et Immunologie Clinique, F-59000 Lille, France; Centre National de Référence Maladies Auto-immunes Systémiques Rares du Nord et Nord-Ouest de France (CeRAINO), F-59000 Lille, France; Health Care Provider of the European Reference Network on Rare Connective Tissue and Musculoskeletal Diseases Network (ReCONNET), F-59000 Lille, France; Univ. Lille, U1286 - INFINITE - Institute for Translational Research in Inflammation, F-59000 Lille, France; INSERM, F-59000 Lille, France. Electronic address:

Published: March 2023

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