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. 2014 Nov 1;190(9):1069-71.
doi: 10.1164/rccm.201407-1258LE.

Targeting B lymphocytes in progressive fibrosing mediastinitis

Blair D Westerly  1 , Geoffrey B Johnson, Fabien Maldonado, James P Utz, Ulrich Specks, Tobias Peikert
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Targeting B lymphocytes in progressive fibrosing mediastinitis

Blair D Westerly et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. .
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Metabolic response by 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography. (A) 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography for patient 2 at baseline (pretherapy; left) and at 6 (middle) and 12 (right) months of B-cell depletion (post-therapy). (B) 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography for patient 3 at baseline (pretherapy; left) and 7 months after B-cell depletion (post-therapy; right). MTV = metabolic tumor volume, TLG = total lesion glycolysis.
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