Rituximab as an immunosuppressant in antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis
Author(s) -
JulieAnne G. McGregor,
Susan L. Hogan,
Elizabeth Kotzen,
Caroline J. Poulton,
Yichun Hu,
Roberto Negrete-López,
Jason M. Kidd,
Suzanne L. Katsanos,
Donna O. Bunch,
Patrick H. Nachman,
Ronald J. Falk
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
nephrology dialysis transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.654
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1460-2385
pISSN - 0931-0509
DOI - 10.1093/ndt/gfv076
Subject(s) - rituximab , medicine , cyclophosphamide , anti neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody , granulomatosis with polyangiitis , vasculitis , gastroenterology , microscopic polyangiitis , immunology , surgery , chemotherapy , lymphoma , disease
Rituximab has been used in antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) since 2003. Our objective was to describe outcomes and adverse events following rituximab since that time in an inception cohort.
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