Therapeutic innovations in endocrine diseases - Part 5: Rituximab and graves' orbitopathy

Presse Med. 2016 Jun;45(6 Pt 2):e221-4. doi: 10.1016/j.lpm.2016.05.010. Epub 2016 May 27.
[Article in French]

Abstract

The use of rituximab in Graves' orbitopathy is appealing but its exact role in the therapeutic arsenal remains to be clarified, and its safety profile also needs to be confirmed on a larger scale.

MeSH terms

  • Graves Ophthalmopathy / drug therapy*
  • Humans
  • Rituximab / therapeutic use*

Substances

  • Rituximab