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Rituximab in childhood steroid-dependent nephrotic syndrome: a single-center experience

Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette
Background Most children with idiopathic nephrotic syndrome are steroid-sensitive. However, the majority of them relapse. Unfortunately, 50–70% of relapsers will develop frequently relapsing nephrotic syndrome or steroid-dependent nephrotic syndrome ...
Shrouq Badr, Mahmoud Mohi El-Din El-Kersh, Samar Atef Elshafey, Nancy Abdel-Salam   +3 more
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Mycophenolate Mofetil Treatment Reduces the Risk of Treatment Escalation Due to Vascular Complications in Limited Cutaneous Systemic Sclerosis: Emulation of a Target Trial From the Italian Rheumatology Society SPRING Registry

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) use in limited cutaneous systemic sclerosis (lcSSc) is relatively uncommon because of the lower fibrotic burden and the predominance of vascular complications. In vitro observations and clinical data from transplanted patients suggest a protective effect of MMF on endothelial function.
Enrico De Lorenzis, Gerlando Natalello, Rossella De Angelis, Lucrezia Verardi, Dilia Giuggioli, Gianluigi Bajocchi, Lorenzo Dagna, Silvia Bellando‐Randone, Giovanni Zanframundo, Rosario Foti, Fabio Cacciapaglia, Giovanna Cuomo, Alarico Ariani, Edoardo Rosato, Gemma Lepri, Francesco Girelli, Valeria Riccieri, Elisabetta Zanatta, Ilaria Cavazzana, Francesca Ingegnoli, Maria De Santis, Giuseppe Murdaca, Giuseppina Abignano, Giorgio Pettiti, Alessandra Della Rossa, Maurizio Caminiti, Annamaria Iuliano, Giovanni Ciano, Lorenzo Beretta, Gianluca Bagnato, Ennio Lubrano, Maria Ilenia De Andres, Alessandro Giollo, Cosimo Bruni, Martina Orlandi, Marco Fornaro, Marta Saracco, Cecilia Agnes, Pier Giacomo Cerasuolo, Gabriella Alonzi, Edoardo Cipolletta, Federica Lumetti, Amelia Spinella, Luca Magnani, Corrado Campochiaro, Giacomo De Luca, Veronica Codullo, Elisa Visalli, Carlo Iandoli, Antonietta Gigante, Greta Pellegrino, Erika Pigatto, Maria‐Grazia Lazzaroni, Franco Franceschini, Elena Generali, Gianna Mennillo, Simone Barsotti, Giuseppa Pagano Mariano, Federica Furini, Licia Vultaggio, Simone Parisi, Clara Lisa Peroni, Gerolamo Bianchi, Enrico Fusaro, Gian Domenico Sebastiani, Marcello Govoni, Salvatore D'Angelo, Franco Cozzi, Fabrizio Conti, Serena Guiducci, Andrea Doria, Carlo Salvarani, Florenzo Iannone, Maria Antonietta D'Agostino, Clodoveo Ferri, Marco Matucci Cerinic, Silvia Laura Bosello, on behalf of the SPRING Italian Registry Collaborators   +77 more
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Zirconium-89-labelled rituximab PET-CT in orbital inflammatory disease

EJNMMI Research, 2019
Background Orbital inflammatory diseases are a heterogenic group of conditions that often entail a difficult diagnostic process and many patients are treatment resistant.
Kamil G. Laban, Rachel Kalmann, Roos J. Leguit, Bart de Keizer   +3 more
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Marked Long‐Term Improvement in Lung Function in Melanoma Differentiation–Associated Protein 5 Antibody–Positive Dermatomyositis Patients: Experience of a Single‐Center Longitudinal Cohort in North America

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective The objective of this study was to describe the longitudinal disease course and pulmonary outcomes of North American patients with melanoma differentiation–associated protein 5 (MDA5) antibody–associated dermatomyositis (DM). Methods Thirty patients with MDA5 antibody–associated DM were identified in a single‐center longitudinal cohort of 352
Jenice X. Cheah, Sangmee S. Bae, Tiffany De Leon, Yuna Lee, Rong Guo, David Elashoff, Jennifer Wang, Ani Shahbazian, Christina Charles‐Schoeman   +8 more
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Long Term Evaluations of First Single-dose Rituximab in Children with Steroid-Dependent Minimal-Change Nephrotic Syndrome

Renal Failure
Objective To explore the long-term efficacy and safety of the first single dose of rituximab in children with steroid-dependent minimal-change nephrotic syndrome (SD-MCNS) over a two-year period after infusion.Methods A 2-year retrospective observational
Xiao-Ling Niu, Yun-Fan Gu, Dan Feng, Sheng Hao, Xin-Yu Kuang, Ping Wang, Wen-Yan Huang   +6 more
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Retractions in Rheumatology: Trends, Causes, and Implications for Research Integrity

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective We aimed to describe the trends and main reasons for study retraction in rheumatology literature. Methods We reviewed the Retraction Watch database to identify retracted articles in rheumatology. We recorded the main study characteristics, authors’ countries, reasons for retraction, time from publication to retraction, and trends over time ...
Anna Maria Vettori, Michele Iudici
wiley   +1 more source

Prevalence of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in Australia, 2010–2022: A Population‐Based Study Using Linked National Administrative Health Data

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a heterogenous inflammatory condition with widely varying global prevalence estimates. The frequency of SLE in the general population of Australia has been reported to be notably lower than contemporary estimates in countries such as the United States or United Kingdom, at 19 to 39 per 100,000 as opposed ...
Lucinda Roper, Rachel Black, Joanna Tieu, Winnie Chen, Matthew Parker, Catherine Hill, Natasha Nassar, Mandana Nikpour   +7 more
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A Case of Primary Biliary Cirrhosis That Progressed Rapidly after Treatment Involving Rituximab

Case Reports in Gastroenterology, 2013
Primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) is a progressive liver disease for which limited therapies are recommended. Rituximab, an anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody, is expected to be a useful therapeutic regimen for PBC.
Kazuto Tajiri, Koichi Tsuneyama, Takahiro Miyazono, Kengo Kawai, Masami Minemura, Toshiro Sugiyama   +5 more
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Developing and Evaluating a Laboratory‐Based Frailty Index for the Prediction of Long‐Term Health Outcomes in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective We aimed to construct and evaluate the first laboratory‐based frailty index (FI‐Lab) for predicting adverse outcomes in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and to compare its predictive ability to that of an existing clinical FI. Methods We used data from a single‐center prospective cohort of adult patients with SLE whose baseline visit ...
Grace Burns, Samuel D. Searle, Alexandra Legge   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Real-world outcomes with rituximab vs. conventional therapy in pemphigus vulgaris: a single-center Romanian cohort

Frontiers in Medicine
BackgroundPemphigus vulgaris (PV) is a rare but potentially life-threatening autoimmune blistering disease. Rituximab has recently gained prominence as a first-line treatment for moderate-to-severe PV, yet real-world evidence from Eastern Europe remains ...
Daciana Elena Brănișteanu, Torello Lotti, Cristina Colac Boțoc, Antonia Elena Huțanu, Cătălina Anca Munteanu, Roxana Paraschiva Ciobanu, Daniel Constantin Brănișteanu, Alin Gabriel Colac, Cătălina Ioana Onu Brănișteanu, George Brănișteanu, Ștefan Vasile Toader, Mihaela Paula Toader   +11 more
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