The interferon type I signature towards prediction of non-response to rituximab in rheumatoid arthritis patients

H.G. Raterman, S. Vosslamber, S. De Ridder, M.T. Nurmohamed, W.F. Lems, M. Boers, M. van de Wiel, B.A.C. Dijkmans, C.L. Verweij, A.E. Voskuyl

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    Abstract

    Introduction: B cell depletion therapy is efficacious in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients failing on tumor necrosis factor (TNF) blocking agents. However, approximately 40% to 50% of rituximab (RTX) treated RA patients have a poor response. We investigated whether baseline gene expression levels can discriminate between clinical non-responders and responders to RTX.Methods: In 14 consecutive RA patients starting on RTX (test cohort), gene expression profiling on whole peripheral blood RNA was performed by Illumina
    Original languageEnglish
    Article numberR95
    JournalArthritis Research & Therapy
    Volume14
    Issue number2
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2012

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