Rituximab anti-B-cell therapy in systemic lupus erythematosus: pointing to the future.

Purpose Of Review: To discuss the clinical effects and the immunologic consequences of transient B-cell depletion using the anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody rituximab in systemic lupus erythematosus.Recent Findings: A total of 100 rituximab-treated patients with severe disease, refractory to major immu...

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Published in:Current Opinion in Rheumatology Vol. 17; no. 5; pp. 550 - 558
Main Authors: Sfikakis, Petros P, Boletis, John N, Tsokos, George C
Format: research Journal Article
Published: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Sep2005
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