B cell repopulation trajectory after rituximab treatment in autoimmune diseases: a longitudinal observational study

• Published in: Clinical and experimental medicine Vol. 23; no. 8; pp. 4787 - 4795
• Main Authors: Nie, Yuxue, Li, Jingna, Wu, Di, Yang, Yunjiao, Zhang, Li, Bai, Wei, Jiang, Nan, Qiao, Lin, Huang, Can, Zhou, Shuang, Tian, Xinping, Li, Mengtao, Zeng, Xiaofeng, Peng, Linyi, Zhang, Wen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 01.12.2023; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies; Autoimmune diseases; Connective tissue diseases; Cyclophosphamide; Cytoplasm; Glucocorticoids; Hematology; Immunoglobulin A; Immunoglobulin G; Immunotherapy; Internal Medicine; Lymphocytes B; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Monoclonal antibodies; Observational studies; Oncology; Patients; Rituximab; Vasculitis; Rituximab; B cell; Trajectory; Autoimmune diseases

To investigate B-cell repopulation trajectory and the associated factors in patients with autoimmune diseases (AIDs) who underwent rituximab (RTX) treatment. This is a retrospective study in a large tertiary medical center. Kaplan–Meier analysis and Cox regression were used to investigate factors as...