Protocol design for the EXPLORER study of the efficacy and safety of rituximab in patients with moderate to severe SLE
作者单位:Oklahoma Medical Research FoundationOklahoma CityOklahoma GenentechInc.South San FranciscoCAUSA
会议名称:《The 8th International Congress on SLE》
会议日期:2007年
学科分类:1002[医学-临床医学] 100201[医学-内科学(含:心血管病、血液病、呼吸系病、消化系病、内分泌与代谢病、肾病、风湿病、传染病)] 10[医学]
摘 要:正Purpose:B cells play multiple roles in SLE,including both autoantibody generation and autoantibody-independent ***,a monoclonal antibody that binds to CD20 and induces peripheral B cell depletion,is currently approved for the treatment of some categories of patients with CD20+B cell lymphoma or rheumatoid ***