Rituximab in pemphigus: Road covered and challenges ahead

K Vinay, S Dogra - Indian Dermatology Online Journal, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Editorial increased many folds over the recent years with availability of rituximab biosimilars,
which has drastically cut down the marketing cost of the drug.[12] Though concerns have …

Long‐term efficacy and safety analysis of single cycle of biosimilar rituximab in pemphigus: A retrospective study of 76 patients from India

BJ Shah, D Mistry, SR Shah - Dermatologic Therapy, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Pemphigus poses a therapeutic challenge and rituximab is increasingly used in its
treatment. Long‐term data regarding efficacy and safety of rituximab in pemphigus is limited …

[HTML][HTML] Rituximab in pemphigus–an observational study from a tertiary care center of north India

I Hassan, F Rehman, SJ Sultan, A Aslam… - Indian Dermatology …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Background: Pemphigus is a group of potentially fatal autoimmune mucocutaneous
blistering diseases. Rituximab (RTX) is a chimeric anti-CD20 (anti-cluster of differentiate 20) …

Effectiveness and safety analysis of rituximab in 146 Indian pemphigus patients: a retrospective single-center review of up to 68 months follow-up

D De, A Bishnoi, S Handa, T Mahapatra… - Indian Journal of …, 2020 - ijdvl.com
Background: Rituximab is being increasingly used for the treatment of pemphigus. Data
derived from single-center studies following a uniform treatment protocol are limited. Effect of …

[HTML][HTML] Rituximab: a magic bullet for pemphigus

V Anandan, WA Jameela, R Sowmiya… - Journal of clinical and …, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Aim The aim of our study was to assess the effectiveness of one such drug, Rituximab, a
biological, in treating pemphigus vulgaris and to identify common adverse events. Materials …

Efficacy and safety of biosimilar rituximab in the treatment of pemphigus vulgaris: A single center experience of 12 cases

F Bardazzi, C Loi, G Vara, A Patrizi… - Journal of …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Objective Rituximab, a chimeric monoclonal antibody that targets the CD-20 molecule on B-
cells' surface, has led to significant advances in the treatment of autoimmune pemphigus in …

Experience of rituximab therapy in pemphigus: A three-year retrospective study from a Sub-Himalayan State

G Verma, A Sharma, R Rattan, A Negi… - Indian Journal of …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Background: Pemphigus is a group of auto-immune blistering disorders, characterised
clinically by mucocutaneous blisters and erosions and histopathologically by intra-epidermal …

[HTML][HTML] Intermediate doses of rituximab used as adjuvant therapy in refractory pemphigus

PJ Londhe, Y Kalyanpad, US Khopkar - Indian Journal of Dermatology …, 2014 - ijdvl.com
Background: Rituximab, a monoclonal anti-CD20 antibody, has been used with encouraging
results in pemphigus. We describe herein refractory cases of pemphigus vulgaris (n= 23) …

Rituximab therapy in a case of pemphigus vulgaris triggering herpes simplex infection at varied sites

KK Chotaliya, R Gupta, YS Marfatia - Indian Dermatology Online …, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Sir, Systemic glucocorticoids with or without adjuvant immunosuppressants has been the
mainstay for the treatment of chronic blistering disorders such as pemphigus since decades; …

Rituximab monotherapy in mild pemphigus

A Nili, H Mahmoudi, N Heidari… - Journal of …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Dear Editor, Rituximab (RTX), an anti-CD20þ agent, has been approved for the treatment of
moderate-to-severe Pemphigus vulgaris (1, 2). Based on the updated S2K guidelines on the …