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Additional Rituximab effective for initial non-response to Rituximab in RA
Jun 6th, 2010 | By Administrator | Category: Lead Articles, Rheumatoid ArthritisConclusion
RA patients whose disease did not respond to an initial cycle of rituximab have higher circulating preplasma cell numbers at baseline and incomplete depletion. Our findings indicate that an additional cycle of rituximab administered prior to total B cell repopulation enhances B cell depletion and clinical responses.
