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(also known as Rituximab)
Rituximab is a monoclonal antibody. It is used to treat a type of cancer called non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. It can be used alone or with other cancer medicines or chemotherapy
Rituximab may also be used in combination with methotrexate to reduce the signs and symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis after at least one ot... continue
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Treatment Success Rate
| Top 5 Communities | ||
| Condition | Members | Success |
| Non-hodgkin's Lymphoma | 89 |
90% |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | 62 |
66% |
| Lupus | 52 |
81% |
| Myasthenia Gravis | 5 |
40% |
| Multiple Sclerosis (MS) | 3 |
100% |
Overall, 81% (231
Members)
find Rituxan helpful
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Rituxan Reviews
Working / Worked
Too early to tell
Working / Worked
So far so good... here is hoping...
Working / Worked
My momma called this a "wonder Drug"
Working / Worked
had 2 treatments spaced 2 weeks apart. still too early to tell if it is effective, i only finished the 2nd treatment last week.
Working / Worked
I had a mild reaction to the first dose of rituxin, but the second and third treatments were uneventful
Working / Worked
It saved his life.
Somewhat Helpful
I had this treatment about 6 years ago and it seemed to help regulate my alkaline phosphotase and liver panel.
Somewhat Helpful
Had 2 doses of this in 2009 which helped alot with my joint pain. i began to get my joint pain back more regularly so they gave me another 2 doses in 2010, which was of no help and i just deteriated from there. side affects made me very tired more than usual.
Somewhat Helpful
It seems to lessen the Sjogrens effects but it wears off after a couple of months.
Somewhat Helpful
Seemed to help for awhile
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Discussions
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''Rituxan Rash''
Has anyone who ever received infusions of Rituxan/Rituximab? Did you ever develop ''Rituxan Rash''? I am still getting over a case of it, almost 3-m... [More] -
Rituxan Treatment in Myasthenia Gravis
I completed my third treatment of Rituxan (Rituximab) on Dec.28, 2012 following the French FDA Protocol NCT00774462. My results thus far have been mos... [More] -
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Mike. If you go to the TMA site and click on 'live discussions' there is a question and answer session by a doctor on Rituxan and Myositis. Hope it h... [More] -
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Lucas14, It is interesting that you mentioned the rare side effect that kills. I was talking with my neurologist today about that rare side effect tha... [More] -
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I have not used Rituximab, but you could search at the top of the page for rituxan and rituximab and see other threads that were about it. Good luc... [More]
