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Use of rituximab in the antiphospholipid syndrome.
Kumar, Deepak; Roubey, Robert A S.
Afiliação
  • Kumar D; Department of Medicine and Thurston Arthritis Research Center, Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA. dkumar@unch.unc.edu
Curr Rheumatol Rep ; 12(1): 40-4, 2010 Feb.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20425532
B cells are promising targets for treatment in autoimmune diseases. Rituximab, a chimeric anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody that depletes B cells, is approved for use in rheumatoid arthritis and is often used to treat refractory autoimmune thrombocytopenia. There is increasing interest in using rituximab in other autoimmune diseases, including the antiphospholipid syndrome. We reviewed the published clinical experience of rituximab use in patients with the antiphospholipid syndrome. Data are limited to case reports and small case series. In 19 of 21 reported cases, rituximab appeared to have a beneficial clinical effect. Antiphospholipid antibodies levels were significantly decreased in ten of 12 cases. Controlled clinical trials are needed to determine if rituximab is effective in the antiphospholipid syndrome.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Síndrome Antifosfolipídica / Fatores Imunológicos / Anticorpos Monoclonais Limite: Humans Idioma: En Revista: Curr Rheumatol Rep Assunto da revista: REUMATOLOGIA Ano de publicação: 2010 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Estados Unidos

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Síndrome Antifosfolipídica / Fatores Imunológicos / Anticorpos Monoclonais Limite: Humans Idioma: En Revista: Curr Rheumatol Rep Assunto da revista: REUMATOLOGIA Ano de publicação: 2010 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Estados Unidos