Rituximab May Be Best Choice After Anti-TNF Fail in RAMedscapeMarch 24, 2012 — Patients whose rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is inadequately controlled with a tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitor might be well advised to switch to rituximab (RTX), rather…
Palm Beach Daily NewsZachary Potter's tribute to dad behind Leukemia & Lymphoma Society questPalm Beach Daily NewsThat therapy adds rituximab, a monoclonal antibody, to an established regimen of four chemotherapy drugs. “The treatments that w…
Roche's Herceptin given by subcutaneous injection offers greater convenience …PipelineReview.com (press release)Roche are also investigating the use of MabThera (rituximab) for subcutaneous injection in non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and chronic lymp…
Looking for Innovative Small-Cap Biotech Companies: George ZavoicoInvestorIdeas.com (press release)It was up against Rituxan (rituximab; from Genentech) a hugely successful drug. But Zevalin, I think, has a number of advantages-including cost and effic…
Patient-reported treatment burden of chronic immune thrombocytopenia therapies7thSpace Interactive (press release)Current and past exposure was assessed for five specific treatment types: corticosteroids (CS), intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg), anti-D …
Flight riskNature.comPrimates have also helped the development of antiviral therapies to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV; of Rituxan (rituximab), a key drug against non-Hodgkin's lymphoma; and of Benlysta (belimumab), the first new lupu…
Cancer Research UKAnalysis reveals most common Cancer Drugs Fund applicationsCancer Research UKOther drugs that received a high number of applications under the Cancer Drugs Fund included lapatinib (Tyverb), rituximab (MabThera) and everolimus (Afinito…
A look at Chronic Fatigue SyndromeKHAS-TVThey used a drug called Rituximab which is a beta lymphocyte depleting agent. It's a substance that blocks the antibody on the surface of the cells thus killing off the lymphoma cells. They treated the patie…
Ulcers and Stellate Scars on Bilateral Ankles—DiagnosisArchives of DermatologyIn addition, anticoagulation (heparin, low-molecular-weight heparin, warfarin, or aspirin), topical or systemic steroids, topical nitroglycerine paste, hyperbaric oxygen th…
Genmab Submits Protocol Amendment For Ofatumumab Phase 3 Head-to-head StudyNASDAQAccording to the amended protocol all patients recruited in the study which investigates ofatumumab plus chemotherapy versus rituximab plus chemotherapy in relapsed or ref…