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Journal Articles British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology Year : 2017

Antigenic burden and serum IgG concentrations influence rituximab pharmacokinetics in rheumatoid arthritis patients

Soujanya Ratna Edupuganti
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Julien Mélet
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Abstract

Rituximab is a monoclonal antibody directed against CD20, which is approved in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). This study aimed at assessing the influence of CD19+ cell counts as target-antigen amount, and of immunoglobulin G (IgG) serum concentrations on rituximab pharmacokinetics in RA patients.

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hal-02425330 , version 1 (30-12-2019)

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Bertrand Lioger, Soujanya Ratna Edupuganti, Denis Mulleman, Christophe Passot, Celine Desvignes, et al.. Antigenic burden and serum IgG concentrations influence rituximab pharmacokinetics in rheumatoid arthritis patients. British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 2017, 83 (8), pp.1773-1781. ⟨10.1111/bcp.13270⟩. ⟨hal-02425330⟩
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