Effectiveness of two different doses of rituximab for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis in an international cohort: data from the CERERRA collaboration

Chatzidionysiou, Katerina; Lie, Elisabeth; Nasonov, Evgeny; Lukina, Galina; Hetland, Merete Lund; Tarp, Ulrik; Ancuta, Ioan; Pavelka, Karel; Nordström, Dan C; Gabay, Cem; Canhão, Helene; Tomsic, Matija; van Riel, Piet L C M; Gomez-Reino, Juan; Kvien, Tore K; van Vollenhoven, Ronald F

doi:10.1186/s13075-016-0951-z

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Effectiveness of two different doses of rituximab for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis in an international cohort: data from the CERERRA collaboration

ContributorsChatzidionysiou, Katerina; Lie, Elisabeth; Nasonov, Evgeny; Lukina, Galina; Hetland, Merete Lund; Tarp, Ulrik; Ancuta, Ioan; Pavelka, Karel; Nordström, Dan C; Gabay, Cem; Canhão, Helene; Tomsic, Matija; van Riel, Piet L C M; Gomez-Reino, Juan; Kvien, Tore K; van Vollenhoven, Ronald F

Published inArthritis Research and Therapy, vol. 18, 50

Publication date2016

Abstract

The approved dose of rituximab (RTX) in rheumatoid arthritis is 1000 mg × 2, but some data have suggested similar clinical efficacy with 500 mg × 2. The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of the regular and low doses given as first treatment course.

Keywords

Adult
Aged
Antirheumatic Agents/administration & dosage
Arthritis
Rheumatoid/diagnosis/drug therapy/epidemiology
Cohort Studies
Cooperative Behavior
Databases
Factual
Dose-Response Relationship
Drug
Europe/epidemiology
Female
Humans
Internationality
Male
Middle Aged
Registries
Rituximab/administration & dosage
Statistics as Topic/methods
Treatment Outcome

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Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de médecine

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Inflammation articulaire (44)

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CHATZIDIONYSIOU, Katerina et al. Effectiveness of two different doses of rituximab for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis in an international cohort: data from the CERERRA collaboration. In: Arthritis Research and Therapy, 2016, vol. 18, p. 50. doi: 10.1186/s13075-016-0951-z

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PID : unige:99458
DOI : 10.1186/s13075-016-0951-z
PMID : 26883119

Journal ISSN1478-6354

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Effectiveness of two different doses of rituximab for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis in an international cohort: data from the CERERRA collaboration

The approved dose of rituximab (RTX) in rheumatoid arthritis is 1000 mg × 2, but some data have suggested similar clinical efficacy with 500 mg × 2. The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of the regular and low doses given as first treatment course.

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