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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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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22 October 2013
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Nature reviews. Nephrology
Year: 2013, Volume: 9, Issue: 12, Pages: 703-705 |
| ISSN: | 1759-507X |
| DOI: | 10.1038/nrneph.2013.230 |
| Online Access: | 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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| Author Notes: | Christian Morath and Caner Süsal |
| Summary: | 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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| Item Description: | Gesehen am 07.06.2021 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1759-507X |
| DOI: | 10.1038/nrneph.2013.230 |