Systematic review of the role of rituximab in treatment of antineutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibody-associated vasculitis, hepatitis c virus-related cryoglobulinemic vasculitis, henoch-schönlein purpura, ankylosing spondylitis, and raynaud’s phenomenon

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Rituximab (RTX) is established for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. This systematic review of the literature since 2006 summarizes evidence for the use of RTX in the treatment of additional rheumatological diseases: antineutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibody-associated vasculitis (AAV), hepatitis C virus-related cryoglobulinemic vasculitis, Henoch-Schönlein purpura, ankylosing spondylitis, and Raynaud’s phenomenon. Data from randomized controlled trials are available only for AAV, confirming efficacy for remission induction, including in disease resistant to conventional treatment, and maintenance of remission. Further studies are required to confirm optimal maintenance regimens in AAV, important questions needing to be addressed including protocol administration versus treatment in response to clinical relapse and the importance of maintaining B-cell depletion. Sufficient data are available in other diseases to suggest RTX to be useful and that randomized controlled trials should be conducted.

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Taha, R., El-Haddad, H., Almuallim, A., Alshaiki, F., Obaid, E., & Almoallim, H. (2017, December 15). Systematic review of the role of rituximab in treatment of antineutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibody-associated vasculitis, hepatitis c virus-related cryoglobulinemic vasculitis, henoch-schönlein purpura, ankylosing spondylitis, and raynaud’s phenomenon. Open Access Rheumatology: Research and Reviews. Dove Medical Press Ltd. https://doi.org/10.2147/OARRR.S149373

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