Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10092009 | The Journal of Pediatrics | 2005 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Rituximab may be a useful treatment for chronic immune thrombocytopenic purpura in children with a >50% CR rate lasting an average of 13 months, with 9 of 15 CRs ongoing (8 lasted 6 months or longer). There was no substantial toxicity other than transient serum sickness.
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Authors
Julie MD, Joseph M. MD, Ruth MD, Jay MD, Michael A. BA, James B. MD,