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In the treatment of lupus nephritis, which patients may benefit from the use of rituximab or other B-cell depleting agents during induction?

This question is part of a collaboration with RheumMadness and is specifically in reference to: Obinutuzumab in Lupus Nephritis

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Papers discussed in this category

Arthritis and rheumatism, 2012-04

Efficacy and safety of rituximab in patients with active proliferative lupus nephritis: the Lupus Nephritis Assessment with Rituximab study.

Ann Rheum Dis, 2013 Jun 05

Prospective observational single-centre cohort study to evaluate the effectiveness of treating lupus nephritis with rituximab and mycophenolate mofetil but no oral steroids.

Annals of the rheumatic diseases, 2021 Oct 06

B-cell depletion with obinutuzumab for the treatment of proliferative lupus nephritis: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.

The New England journal of medicine, 2025 Feb 07

Efficacy and Safety of Obinutuzumab in Active Lupus Nephritis.

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