Article
The relationship of FcgammaRIIIa genotype to degree of B cell depletion by rituximab in the treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus.
Arthritis and rheumatism - 1 Feb 2003
Anolik Jennifer H, Campbell Debbie, Felgar Raymond E, Young Faith, Sanz Inaki, Rosenblatt Joseph, Looney R John
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Despite wide use of the anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody rituximab in the treatment of B cell lymphomas, the mechanism by which it causes B cell depletion remains a subject of controversy. As part of an ongoing phase I/II trial of rituximab in the treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), we sought to determine whether the effectiveness of B cell depletion was influenced by polymorphisms of Fc...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
