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Rituximab for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis: an update

Overview of attention for article published in Drug Design, Development and Therapy, December 2013
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Title
Rituximab for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis: an update
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Drug Design, Development and Therapy, December 2013
DOI 10.2147/dddt.s41645
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Chi Chiu Mok

Abstract

Rituximab is a chimeric monoclonal antibody that targets the CD20 molecule expressed on the surface of B cells. It was first used in the treatment of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and later approved for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) that does not respond adequately to disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs, including the anti-tumor-necrosis-factor (TNF) biologics. Sustained efficacy in RA can be achieved by repeated courses of rituximab. However, the optimal dose and retreatment schedule of rituximab in RA remains to be established. Seropositivity, complete B cell depletion shortly after treatment, and previous failure to no more than one anti-TNF agent are three factors associated with greater clinical benefits to rituximab. Infusion reaction to the first dose of rituximab occurs in approximately 25% of RA patients, and the incidence reduces with subsequent exposure. Immunogenicity to the chimeric compound occurs in 11% of RA patients, but this does not correlate with its efficacy in B cell depletion. Extended observation of randomized controlled trials in RA does not reveal a significant increase in the incidence of serious infections related to rituximab compared to placebo groups, and the infection rate remains static over time. Repeated treatment with rituximab is associated with hypogammaglobulinemia, which may increase the risk of serious, but rarely opportunistic, infections. Reactivation of occult hepatitis B infection has been reported in RA patients receiving rituximab, but no increase in the incidence of tuberculosis was observed. Screening for baseline serum immunoglobulin G level and hepatitis B status (including occult infection) is important, especially in Asian countries where hepatitis B infection is prevalent. The rare but fatal progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy linked to the use of rituximab has to be noted. Postmarketing surveillance and registry data, particularly in Asia, are necessary to establish the long-term efficacy and safety of rituximab in the treatment of RA.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United Kingdom 1 <1%
Netherlands 1 <1%
Colombia 1 <1%
Unknown 258 99%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 45 17%
Student > Master 35 13%
Student > Ph. D. Student 34 13%
Researcher 21 8%
Other 19 7%
Other 38 15%
Unknown 69 26%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 82 31%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 27 10%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 19 7%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 19 7%
Immunology and Microbiology 16 6%
Other 23 9%
Unknown 75 29%
Attention Score in Context

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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 8. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 30 May 2019.
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#4,787,983
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#4
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