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Success with pemphigus vulgaris
Boston - A combination of Rituxan (rituximab, Genentech) and intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) can be effective in patients with severe refractory pemphigus vulgaris, a study in the New England Journal of Medicine reports.
Boston - A combination of Rituxan (rituximab, Genentech) and intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) can be effective in patients with severe refractory pemphigus vulgaris, a study in the New England Journal of Medicine reports.
Nine of 11 patients with severe disease had remissions lasting up to three years when treated with a combination of Rituxan and IVIG, according to http://MedPageToday.com/.
Two additional patients had complete resolution of lesions after additional infusions of Rituxan alone.
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