Systematic review of safety and efficacy of rituximab in treating immune-mediated disorders

C Kaegi, B Wuest, J Schreiner, UC Steiner… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Background: During the past years biologic agents (also termed biologicals or biologics)
have become a crucial treatment option in immunological diseases. Numerous articles have …

Efficacy and safety of topical and systemic medications: a systematic literature review informing the EULAR recommendations for the management of Sjögren's …

P Brito-Zerón, S Retamozo, B Kostov, C Baldini… - RMD open, 2019 - rmdopen.bmj.com
Objective To evaluate current evidence on the efficacy and safety of topical and systemic
medications in patients with primary Sjögren syndrome (SjS) to inform European League …

Symptom-based stratification of patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome: multi-dimensional characterisation of international observational cohorts and reanalyses of …

JR Tarn, N Howard-Tripp, DW Lendrem… - The Lancet …, 2019 - thelancet.com
Background Heterogeneity is a major obstacle to developing effective treatments for patients
with primary Sjögren's syndrome. We aimed to develop a robust method for stratification …

[PDF][PDF] Hippo signaling controls NLR family pyrin domain containing 3 activation and governs immunoregulation of mesenchymal stem cells in mouse liver injury

C Li, Y Jin, S Wei, Y Sun, L Jiang, Q Zhu… - …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The Hippo pathway, an evolutionarily conserved protein kinase cascade, tightly regulates
cell growth and survival. Activation of yes‐associated protein (YAP), a downstream effector …

Predicting severe infection and effects of hypogammaglobulinemia during therapy with rituximab in rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases

MY Md Yusof, EM Vital, DM McElvenny… - Arthritis & …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To evaluate predictors of serious infection events (SIE s) during rituximab (RTX)
therapy and effects of hypogammaglobulinemia on SIE rates, and humoral response and its …

Treatment of primary Sjögren's syndrome with ianalumab (VAY736) targeting B cells by BAFF receptor blockade coupled with enhanced, antibody-dependent cellular …

T Dörner, MG Posch, Y Li, O Petricoul… - Annals of the …, 2019 - ard.bmj.com
Objectives To evaluate the efficacy and safety of ianalumab (VAY736), a B cell-depleting, B
cell activating factor receptor-blocking, monoclonal antibody, in patients with active primary …

Interventions for dry mouth and hyposalivation in Sjögren's syndrome: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

A Al Hamad, G Lodi, S Porter, S Fedele… - Oral …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives Systematic review with meta‐analysis of interventions for dry mouth symptoms
and hyposalivation of Sjögren's syndrome (SS). Materials and Methods We searched …

[PDF][PDF] Rituximab is ineffective for treatment of fatigue in primary biliary cholangitis: a phase 2 randomized controlled trial

A Khanna, L Jopson, D Howel, A Bryant, A Blamire… - …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) is a chronic cholestatic liver disease. Half of patients
experience debilitating fatigue, which is currently untreatable. Previous studies have shown …

Tissue‐Resident Memory CD 8+ T Cells Acting as Mediators of Salivary Gland Damage in a Murine Model of Sjögren's Syndrome

CY Gao, Y Yao, L Li, SH Yang, H Chu… - Arthritis & …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Although a role for CD 4+ T cells in the pathogenesis of Sjögren's syndrome (SS)
has been documented, the pathogenic significance of CD 8+ T cells is unclear. The aim of …

[PDF][PDF] Double anti-B cell and anti-BAFF targeting for the treatment of primary Sjögren's syndrome

S Gandolfo, S De Vita - Clin Exp Rheumatol, 2019 - academia.edu
Primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS) is an autoimmune connective tissue disease
characterised by an enhanced lymphoproliferative status, with a greater risk of hesitating in …