Rituximab induction only for sensitized kidney recipients?

In contrast to earlier studies that showed a beneficial influence of rituximab on HLA antibody production after kidney transplantation, a recent report by Ashimine et al. questions such an effect. That previous studies included presensitized patients who are more prone to antibody development, migh...

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Hauptverfasser: Morath, Christian (VerfasserIn) , Süsal, Caner (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Article (Journal)
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 22 October 2013
In: Nature reviews. Nephrology
Year: 2013, Jahrgang: 9, Heft: 12, Pages: 703-705
ISSN:1759-507X
DOI:10.1038/nrneph.2013.230
Online-Zugang:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1038/nrneph.2013.230
Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://www.nature.com/articles/nrneph.2013.230
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Verfasserangaben:Christian Morath and Caner Süsal
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Zusammenfassung:In contrast to earlier studies that showed a beneficial influence of rituximab on HLA antibody production after kidney transplantation, a recent report by Ashimine et al. questions such an effect. That previous studies included presensitized patients who are more prone to antibody development, might explain this controversy.
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ISSN:1759-507X
DOI:10.1038/nrneph.2013.230