Steroids versus methotrexate for breast inflammation
Treatments studied
Part of Skin, Women’s health & pregnancy clinical trials.
This study compares two treatments for a rare breast inflammation called granulomatous mastitis. Half the participants will receive steroids, and the other half will receive methotrexate, to see which works better at reducing inflammation and symptoms.
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Who can take part
- You are a woman between 21 and 60 years old.
- You have been diagnosed with granulomatous mastitis (a type of breast inflammation) through a biopsy.
- You are not pregnant or breastfeeding.
- You have not had cancer in the past 5 years, and you do not have diabetes, liver or kidney problems, or active infections like tuberculosis or hepatitis.
- You have not taken steroids, immunosuppressants, or anti-inflammatory drugs (like ibuprofen) in the last 3 months.
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