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Just out! We challenge the prevailing caution and advocate for a biomarker-guided approach soon to be tested in the STRATIFY lupus trial: Rituximab–belimumab combination for refractory SLE @shipam.bsky.social @versusarthritis.bsky.social www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Revisiting safety and refining benefit of rituximab–belimumab combination for refractory SLE
B-cell depletion using rituximab is used to treat systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE),
particularly for patients whose disease is refractory to conventional immunosuppressants
(eg, mycophenolate), and ...