311
Views
8
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Pemphigus

Rituximab and low dose oral immune modulating treatment to maintain a sustained response in severe pemphigus patients

, , &
Pages 340-345 | Received 01 Jan 2018, Accepted 03 Aug 2018, Published online: 07 Sep 2018

References

  • Kim TH, Choi Y, Lee SE, et al. Adjuvant rituximab treatment for pemphigus: a retrospective study of 45 patients at a single center with long-term follow up. J Dermatol. 2017;44:615–620.
  • Schmidt E. Rituximab as first-line treatment of pemphigus. Lancet. 2017;389:1956–1958.
  • Heelan K, Al-Mohammedi F, Smith MJ, et al. Durable remission of pemphigus with a fixed-dose rituximab protocol. JAMA Dermatol. 2014;150:703–708.
  • Leshem YA, Hodak E, David M, et al. Successful treatment of pemphigus with biweekly 1-g infusions of rituximab: a retrospective study of 47 patients. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2013;68:404–411.
  • Heizmann M, Itin P, Wernli M, et al. Successful treatment of paraneoplastic pemphigus in follicular NHL with rituximab: report of a case and review of treatment for paraneoplastic pemphigus in NHL and CLL. Am J Hematol. 2001;66:142–144.
  • Borradori L, Lombardi T, Samson J, et al. Anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody (rituximab) for refractory erosive stomatitis secondary to CD20(+) follicular lymphoma-associated paraneoplastic pemphigus. Arch Dermatol. 2001;137:269–272.
  • Hertl M, Jedlickova H, Karpati S, et al. Pemphigus. S2 Guidelines for diagnosis and treatment—guided by the European Dermatology Forum (EDF) in cooperation with the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (EADV). J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2015;29:405–414.
  • Wang HH, Liu CW, Li YC, et al. Efficacy of rituximab for pemphigus: a systematic review and meta-analysis of different regimens. Acta Derm Venereol. 2015;95:928–932.
  • Craythorne EE, Mufti G, DuVivier AW. Rituximab used as a first-line single agent in the treatment of pemphigus vulgaris. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2011;65:1064–1065.
  • Cho YT, Lee FY, Chu CY, et al. First-line combination therapy with rituximab and corticosteroids is effective and safe for pemphigus. Acta Derm Venereol. 2014;94:472–473.
  • Ingen-Housz-Oro S, Valeyrie-Allanore L, Cosnes A, et al. First-line treatment of pemphigus vulgaris with a combination of rituximab and high-potency topical corticosteroids. JAMA Dermatol. 2015;151:200–203.
  • Joly P, Maho-Vaillant M, Prost-Squarcioni C, et al. First-line rituximab combined with short-term prednisone versus prednisone alone for the treatment of pemphigus (ritux 3): a prospective, multicenter, parallel-group, open-label randomized trial. Lancet. 2017;389:2031–2040.
  • Heelan K, Hassan S, Bannon G, et al. Cost and resource use of pemphigus and pemphigoid disorders pre- and post-Rituximab. J Cutan Med Surg. 2015;19:274–282.
  • Gregoriou S, Giatrakou S, Theodoropoulos K, et al. Pilot study of 19 patients with severe pemphigus: prophylactic treatment with rituximab does not appear to be beneficial. Dermatology. 2014;228:158–165.
  • Goto S, Goto H, Tanoshima R, et al. Serum sickness with an elevated level of human anti-chimeric antibody following treatment with rituximab in a child with chronic immune thrombocytopenic purpura. Int J Hematol. 2009;89:305–309.
  • Baert F, Noman M, Vermeire S, et al. Influence of immunogenicity on the long-term efficacy of infliximab in Crohn’s Disease. N Engl J Med. 2003;348:601–608.

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.