{"title":"Tumor Necrosis Factor-α Inhibition Before and After Rituximab Treatment in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: What Shall We Expect? A Pilot Study","authors":"A. Marino, F. Orsini, F. Pregnolato, R. Cimaz","doi":"10.3899/jrheum.211039","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Rituximab (RTX), a chimeric monoclonal antibody against B cell antigen CD20, has been used in patients with recalcitrant juvenile idiopathic arthritis ( JIA) with some efficacy.1,2 The resetting of peripheral B cells promoted by RTX represents quite an interesting option in autoimmune diseases such as JIA, not only for the immediate effect but also for the possible use of other therapies that might be necessary to achieve disease control.","PeriodicalId":35278,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of rheumatology. Supplement","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2022-03-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"The Journal of rheumatology. Supplement","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.211039","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"Medicine","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Rituximab (RTX), a chimeric monoclonal antibody against B cell antigen CD20, has been used in patients with recalcitrant juvenile idiopathic arthritis ( JIA) with some efficacy.1,2 The resetting of peripheral B cells promoted by RTX represents quite an interesting option in autoimmune diseases such as JIA, not only for the immediate effect but also for the possible use of other therapies that might be necessary to achieve disease control.
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The Journal of Rheumatology is a monthly international serial edited by Duncan A. Gordon, The Journal features research articles on clinical subjects from scientists working in rheumatology and related fields, as well as proceedings of meetings as supplements to regular issues. Highlights of our 36 years serving Rheumatology include: groundbreaking and provocative editorials such as "Inverting the Pyramid," renowned Pediatric Rheumatology, proceedings of OMERACT and the Canadian Rheumatology Association, Cochrane Musculoskeletal Reviews, and supplements on emerging therapies.