Dermatology

Rituximab

Questions discussed in this category

Are there particular concerns related to the use of B-cell depletion therapies such as rituximab for rheumatic disease during the COVID-19 pandemic?

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Are there AAV patients for whom you would consider combination therapy with cyclophosphamide and rituximab?

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What is considered an adequate treatment period to assess response of AAV induction therapy with rituximab or cyclophosphamide?

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How do you handle hypogammaglobulinemia detected in patients prior to maintenance rituximab infusion?

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Which ANCA vasculitis patients are better candidates for cyclophosphamide rather than rituximab?

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What agents can you use for treatment induction besides rituximab in cryoglobulinemic vasculitis (without hepatitis)?

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Do you recommend on-demand versus fixed-schedule dosing for rituximab maintenance in ANCA vasculitis?

If you use both, how do you decide which to use for a particular patient?

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Papers discussed in this category

The New England journal of medicine, 2010-07-15

Rituximab versus cyclophosphamide in ANCA-associated renal vasculitis.

Medicine (Baltimore),

The Five-Factor Score revisited: assessment of prognoses of systemic necrotizing vasculitides based on the French Vasculitis Study Group (FVSG) cohort.

The New England journal of medicine, 2010-07-15

Rituximab versus cyclophosphamide for ANCA-associated vasculitis.

Ann. Rheum. Dis., 2018 Apr 25

Comparison of individually tailored versus fixed-schedule rituximab regimen to maintain ANCA-associated vasculitis remission: results of a multicentre, randomised controlled, phase III trial (MAINRITSAN2).

Ann. Rheum. Dis., 2017 May 25

Randomised controlled trial of prolonged treatment in the remission phase of ANCA-associated vasculitis.

Ann. Rheum. Dis., 2018 May 03

Long-term efficacy of remission-maintenance regimens for ANCA-associated vasculitides.

Annals of the rheumatic diseases, 2009-03

EULAR recommendations for the management of primary small and medium vessel vasculitis.

JAMA network open, 2018-11-02

Association of Immunoglobulin Levels, Infectious Risk, and Mortality With Rituximab and Hypogammaglobulinemia.

Rheumatol Int, 2020 Sep 18

High rates of severe disease and death due to SARS-CoV-2 infection in rheumatic disease patients treated with rituximab: a descriptive study.

Kidney international reports, 2018-03

Combination Therapy With Rituximab and Cyclophosphamide for Remission Induction in ANCA Vasculitis.

N Engl J Med, 2020 Feb 13

Plasma Exchange and Glucocorticoids in Severe ANCA-Associated Vasculitis.

Rheumatology (Oxford),

A novel glucocorticoid-free maintenance regimen for anti-neutrophil cytoplasm antibody-associated vasculitis.

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