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Erschienen in: Clinical Rheumatology 7/2015

01.07.2015 | Brief Report

Efficacy and safety of a biosimilar rituximab in biologic naïve patients with active rheumatoid arthritis

verfasst von: Kuttipurath Kandi Roshique, Vinod Ravindran

Erschienen in: Clinical Rheumatology | Ausgabe 7/2015

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Abstract

Biosimilar usage in rheumatology is set to increase over the next few years. This study reports the efficacy and toxicity of a rituximab biosimilar in biologic naïve patients with active rheumatoid arthritis who had inadequately responded to methotrexate. In 21 patients, over a follow-up period of 36 months, it demonstrated prolonged benefit in a majority (10 in remission with disease activity score 28 (DAS28) erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) <2.6 and 9 in low disease activity state with DAS28 ESR between 3.2 and 2.6) and was well tolerated.
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Metadaten
Titel
Efficacy and safety of a biosimilar rituximab in biologic naïve patients with active rheumatoid arthritis
verfasst von
Kuttipurath Kandi Roshique
Vinod Ravindran
Publikationsdatum
01.07.2015
Verlag
Springer London
Erschienen in
Clinical Rheumatology / Ausgabe 7/2015
Print ISSN: 0770-3198
Elektronische ISSN: 1434-9949
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10067-015-2980-4

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