Rituxan Arthritis Side Effects
Pronounced: (rye-TUX-ih-mab)
Uses
Rituximab is used alone or with other medications to treat certain types of cancer (e.g., non-Hodgkin's lymphoma). It is a type of medication called a monoclonal antibody. It works by attaching to certain blood cells from your immune system (B cells) and killing them. It is also used with other monoclonal antibodies and radioactive drugs to treat certain cancers.
Rituximab is also used with methotrexate to...
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Repeat treatment with Rituxan helps RA patients
Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who took repeat doses of Rituxan improved their RA symptoms, a new study has found. RA patients reported that... Read more »
Use of Rituxan by early RA sufferers rejected
The use of the rheumatoid arthritis (RA) drug Rituxan by people in the early stages of the disease has been rejected by U.S. health regulators. The... Read more »
Drugmaker seeks wider use of Rituxan against RA
Drugmaker Genentech Inc. is preparing to submit Rituxan for wider use against rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Rituxan is already used for the treatment of... Read more »
Clinical trial: Use of Rituxan, methotrexate, and Enbrel in RA...
This is a study to see how well patients with rheumatoid arthritis are able to tolerate Rituxan in combination with methotrexate (Trexall,... Read more »
Clinical trial: Use of Rituxan in RA patients who take Trexall...
This is a study to evaluate the immune responses of rheumatoid arthritis patients who are taking Trexall/Rheumatrex after they are given a dose of... Read more »
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