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Importance The current standard induction therapy for antineutrophil cytoplasm antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis is the combination of high-dose glucocorticoids and cyclophosphamide or rituximab.
S. Furuta +18 more
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BACKGROUND Systemic sclerosis is a connective tissue disease characterised by multiorgan fibrosis with an autoimmune background and poor prognosis. Although a few drugs have shown some efficacy in treating the disease, there remains a great unmet medical
S. Ebata +14 more
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A randomized, phase II study of sequential belimumab and rituximab in primary Sjögren’s syndrome
BACKGROUND Primary Sjögren’s syndrome (pSS) is characterized by B cell hyperactivity and elevated B-lymphocyte stimulator (BLyS). Anti-BLyS treatment (e.g., belimumab) increases peripheral memory B cells; decreases naive, activated, and plasma B cell ...
X. Mariette +18 more
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Inevitable relapses remain as the major therapeutic challenge in patients with mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) despite FDA approval of multiple targeted therapies and immunotherapies.
Vivian Changying Jiang +17 more
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Rituximab or Cyclosporine in the Treatment of Membranous Nephropathy.
BACKGROUND B-cell anomalies play a role in the pathogenesis of membranous nephropathy. B-cell depletion with rituximab may therefore be noninferior to treatment with cyclosporine for inducing and maintaining a complete or partial remission of proteinuria
F. Fervenza +37 more
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Electroretinographic improvement after rituximab therapy in a patient with autoimmune retinopathy
Purpose: To describe the effect of rituximab on full-field electroretinography (ERG) in a patient with nonparaneoplastic autoimmune retinopathy (npAIR). Observations: A 58-year-old male patient with visual complaints, positive anti-retinal antibodies and
Gunay Uludag +6 more
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Rituximab, Omalizumab, and Dupilumab Treatment Outcomes in Bullous Pemphigoid: A Systematic Review
Background Bullous pemphigoid (BP) is the most common autoimmune subepidermal bullous disease of the skin. First-line treatment of systemic corticosteroids may cause serious adverse events.
Peng Cao, Wenjing Xu, Li-Tao Zhang
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Rituximab is an effective treatment for autoimmune cytopenias associated with chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Despite the incorporation of rituximab into fludarabine-based chemotherapy regimens, the incidence of autoimmune cytopenias has remained high ...
Clifton C. Mo +9 more
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Background and Objectives Rituximab is used widely for relapse prevention in neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) and myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG)-IgG–associated disease (MOGAD); however, data regarding the effectiveness and safety
P. Barreras +9 more
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Rituximab was introduced into clinical practice as a medication with considerable potential. Its use in patients with B-cell lymphoma and rheumatoid arthritis revealed numerous indications in autoimmune diseases, many of which involve the skin, thus requiring dermatologists to become familiar with both the characteristics of anti-CD20 antibodies and ...
A, España, E, Ornilla, C, Panizo
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