Journal Club #1 – May ’21


We will be discussing two papers at the upcoming Journal Club, next Wednesday 12th May. Firstly, the recently published “Avacopan for the Treatment of ANCA-Associated Vasculitis,” by DRW Jayne et al, published in the New England Journal of Medicine in February 2021.

We will also discuss Association of Cigarette Smoking With Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody–Associated Vasculitis, by G McDermott et al, recently published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Keep an eye out on your inbox for further details about both the ‘in person’ meeting and the link to the Zoom video conference if plan to attend virtually.

After the meeting the summary of the discussion will be posted to this page.

ArticleAccess Options
Avacopan for the Treatment of ANCA-Associated Vasculitis by DRW Jayne et al
February 18, 2021; N Engl J Med 2021; 384:599-609
SA Health Library
University of Adelaide
Journal website
Association of Cigarette Smoking With Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody–Associated Vasculitis by G McDermott et al
April 13, 2020; JAMA Intern Med. 2020; 180(6):870-876.
Journal website (open access)
Assessment of Placebo Response in Objective and Subjective Outcome Measures in Rheumatoid Arthritis Clinical Trials by J Vollert et al
September 16, 2020; JAMA Netw Open. 2020;3(9):e2013196.
Journal website (open access)