Diagnosis and treatment of autoimmune hemolytic anemia in adults: Recommendations from the First International Consensus Meeting

U Jäger, W Barcellini, CM Broome, MA Gertz, A Hill… - Blood reviews, 2020 - Elsevier
Autoimmune hemolytic anemias (AIHAs) are rare and heterogeneous disorders
characterized by the destruction of red blood cells through warm or cold antibodies. There is …

[HTML][HTML] Treatment of autoimmune hemolytic anemias

A Zanella, W Barcellini - Haematologica, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) is a relatively uncommon disorder caused by
autoantibodies directed against self red blood cells. It can be idiopathic or secondary, and …

Defining autoimmune hemolytic anemia: a systematic review of the terminology used for diagnosis and treatment

QA Hill, A Hill, S Berentsen - Blood advances, 2019 - ashpublications.org
The terminology applied to autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) seems inconsistent. We
aimed to evaluate the consistency of definitions used for diagnosis and treatment. In this …

B-cell depletion with rituximab in patients with primary biliary cirrhosis refractory to ursodeoxycholic acid

RP Myers, MG Swain, SS Lee… - Official journal of the …, 2013 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVES: Rituximab, an anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody that selectively depletes B
cells, has shown promise in autoantibody-associated, immune-mediated disorders. As …

Efficacy and safety of rituximab in auto-immune hemolytic anemia: A meta-analysis of 21 studies

Q Reynaud, I Durieu, M Dutertre, S Ledochowski… - Autoimmunity …, 2015 - Elsevier
Objective This study aims to evaluate the response to rituximab (RTX) treatment in auto-
immune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) patients. Methods Studies were selected from MEDLINE …

How I manage Evans syndrome and AIHA cases in children

M Miano - British journal of haematology, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Summary The management of Evans Syndrome in children is challenging due to the lack of
evidence‐based data on treatment. Steroids, the first‐choice therapy, are successful in …

Non-infectious pulmonary toxicity of rituximab: a systematic review

AV Hadjinicolaou, MK Nisar, H Parfrey… - …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Objective. Rituximab (RTX), a B-cell depleting mAb, has been reported to cause
pulmonary toxicity in many patients. As the use of this biologic is increasing, we have …

Management of immune cytopenias in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus—old and new

K Newman, MB Owlia, I El-Hemaidi, M Akhtari - Autoimmunity reviews, 2013 - Elsevier
There are various immune cytopenias associated with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).
The most common one is anemia; however, there are different etiologies for the anemia …

Low-dose rituximab in adult patients with idiopathic autoimmune hemolytic anemia: clinical efficacy and biologic studies

W Barcellini, F Zaja, A Zaninoni… - Blood, The Journal …, 2012 - ashpublications.org
This prospective study investigated the efficacy, safety, and response duration of low-dose
rituximab (100 mg fixed dose for 4 weekly infusions) together with a short course of steroids …

Mycophenolate mofetil for the treatment of refractory auto‐immune haemolytic anaemia and auto‐immune thrombocytopenia purpura

J Howard, AV Hoffbrand, HG Prentice… - British journal of …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
The treatment of both auto‐immune haemolytic anaemia (AIHA) and auto‐immune
thromobocytopenic purpura (AITP) remains unsatisfactory in those refractory to first‐line …