Learn about RITUXAN® (rituximab) and how it is believed to work for patients with granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) and microscopic polyangiitis (MPA). See full safety and Boxed Warning for more information.
The use of rituximab for the treatment of immune thrombocytopenia was greeted enthusiastically: it led to up to 60% response rates, making it, nearly 20 years ago, the main alternative to splenectomy, with far fewer side effects. However, long-term follow-up data showed that only 20-30% of...
RITUXIMABRHEUMATOLOGYTherapyWe presented a letter about a case of a 37-year-old Black female with a history of human immunodeficiency virus and an undetectable viral load.She was evaluated with weakness in the scapular(grade III)and pelvic girdles(grade II),elevation of creatine phosphokinase levels...
(abatacept), KINERET®(anakinra), ACTEMRA®(tocilizumab), RITUXAN®(rituximab), or another TNF blocker, or if you are scheduled to or recently received a vaccine. People taking SIMPONI®should not receive live vaccines or treatment with a weakened bacteria (such as BCG for bladder cancer...
Rituxan is a prescription medicine used to treat: Adults with Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): with another prescription medicine called methotrexate, to reduce the signs and symptoms of moderate to severe active RA, after treatment with at least one other medicine called a tumor necrosis factor (TNF) ...
Rituximab (Rituxan), which targets certain B cells, which are part of your immune system Tocilizumab (Actemra), which targets IL-6, a chemical your body makes that causes inflammation. Your doctor will call this type of drug an "IL-6 blocker." Sometimes, biologic drugs will help you for ...
Even if other types of treatment allow for all signs of CLL to go away, it can still come back later. This is especially true for types of CLL that are harder to treat, like ones with chromosome 17 deletions and TP53 mutations. Or CLL might not respond to normal treatments. A stem-ce...
Abstract OBJECTIVE: To compare the effectiveness of biologics after rituximab (RTX) treatment in RA. METHODS: The effectiveness of TNF-α inhibitors (TNFi), abatacept (ABA) or tocilizumab (TCZ) was examined in patients previously treated with RTX using clinical data collected in the Collaborati...
Rituximab, a drug that reduces the B-cells in the immune system Other drugs that suppress the immune system such as azathioprine, mycophenolate or methotrexate Medications or electrical stimulators for pain relief Management of decreased visual acuity ...
Rituximab(Rituxan) Extracorporeal photopheresis (ECP)is a complex treatment that involves removing certain white blood cells from your blood. The cells are treated with a special drug and UVA light, and then they’re put back into your body to fight off abnormal blood cells. Your doctor may ...