Patients suffering from refractory systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE or lupus) can benefit to a considerable extent after undergoing B-cell depletion therapy (BCDT), as per a study presented at EULAR 2007, the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology in Barcelona, Spain. The study disclosed that 36 percent of SLE patients do not feel [...]
July 22, 2010 | Posted in
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Rituximab can be used for effectively treating patients suffering from a kidney disorder, Membranous nephropathy, according to a finding appearing in the April 2009 print issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (CJASN).
Steroids, chemotherapeutic agents, and calcineurin inhibitors are currently used to provide relief to the affected patients but [...]
July 14, 2010 | Posted in
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Rituximab, the drug currently recommended to treat patients with cancer can also be used for treating individuals with lupus and suffering from complications of the central nervous system, according to rheumatologists at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology in Vienna, Austria.
It was remarked by Clinical professor Michael Neuwelt, at the [...]
July 6, 2010 | Posted in
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Patients with lupus and suffering from complications of the central nervous system can expect considerable relief coming their way when Rituximab is administered to them according to rheumatologists at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology in Vienna, Austria.
Lupus is an immune system complication in which the human body executes an attack [...]
April 15, 2010 | Posted in
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According to a report in the online October issue of Ophthalmology, Rituximab is a useful drug for treating patients with severe Graves’ eye disease.
It was found that Rituximab provides benefits such as improved vision and rapid improvement of symptoms.
This finding was disclosed by Raymond S. Douglas, M.D., Ph.D., an oculoplastics specialist who recently joined the [...]
March 15, 2010 | Posted in
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Rituximab, which is presently being recommended for treating many severe health complications, may prove its worth yet again this time but for treating a different complication.
According to findings appearing in the April 2009 print issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (CJASN), Rituximab can be useful for treating patients with membranous [...]
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Rituximab, which is presently the most prescribed medicines for treating cancer, can also be used to treat patients with lupus and suffering from complications of the central nervous system as per rheumatologists at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology in Vienna, Austria.
Lupus is an immune system disorder in which the human body stages an attack [...]
November 28, 2009 | Posted in
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Rituximab, which is used for treating rheumatoid arthritis, is not only safe but also very much effective at the same time as per the biggest study of its kind. The study results were presented for the first time at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology, EULAR 2005, in Vienna.
Lead author, Professor Paul Emery from the [...]
November 17, 2009 | Posted in
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Rituximab, which is currently being used to treat cancer, is also effective in treating patients with lupus and suffering from complications of the central nervous system, as per rheumatologists at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology in Vienna, Austria.
Lupus is a disorder of the body’s immune system in which the body attacks itself leading to [...]
September 18, 2009 | Posted in
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In findings appearing in a recent issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (CJASN), it was indicated that Rituximab may prove to be an excellent option for patients fighting against kidney disorders.
Till the emergence of these findings, treatment methodologies used to revolve around steroids, chemotherapeutic agents, and calcineurin inhibitors, all of [...]
July 10, 2009 | Posted in
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