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Objective: To investigate the efficacy and safety of rituximab (RTX) maintenance therapy and traditional immunosuppressive (ISA) maintenance therapy in patients with relapsed or refractory systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)
Methods: This study was a prospective observational nonrandomized cohort study recruiting SLE patients who received at least one course of RTX induction therapy at four centers
Patients who were clinically responsive to RTX were divided into two groups based on maintenance therapy in the first 12 months: the RTX group and the ISA group
Results: Of the 82 patients included in the cohort, 67 (81.
After a median follow-up of 24 months, a total of 13 patients (19.
Multivariate analysis identified use of hydroxychloroquine, RTX maintenance therapy, and hematologic involvement as independent predictors of sustained remission
Conclusions: This multicenter prospective cohort study demonstrates that long-term RTX maintenance therapy has high efficacy and acceptable safety in patients with relapsed or refractory SLE who are clinically responsive to RTX induction therapy
Source:
Chen X, Shi X, Xue H, et al.