Rituximab in relapsing and progressive forms of multiple sclerosis: a systematic review.

BACKGROUND: Rituximab is an anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody approved for non Hodgkin lymphoma and rheumatoid arthritis. It is being considered for the treatment of MS. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of rituximab for MS treatment. DATA COLLECTION: Studies were selected if they were cli...

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Main Authors: Tamara Castillo-Trivino, Dejana Braithwaite, Peter Bacchetti, Emmanuelle Waubant
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3699597?pdf=render