Rituximab useful for treating patients with Membranous nephropathy
Patients suffering from Membranous nephropathy, disorder of kidney, can be effectively treated with Rituximab. The finding was revealed in the April 2009 print issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (CJASN).
Currently, treatment options for Membranous nephropathy are limited to calcineurin inhibitors, steroids, and chemotherapeutic agents, all of [...]
Rituximab proves effective for treating membranous nephropathy
In findings that recently appeared in an issue of Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (CJASN), it was indicated that Rituximab proves to be an effective option for treating kidney disorders (membranous nephropathy).
Till these findings were revealed to the medical world, treatment methodologies used to revolve around steroids, chemotherapeutic agents, and calcineurin inhibitors, [...]
Thrombocytopenia to get treated by Novel Therapeutic Approach
Four studies related to treatment and survival results for individuals with varying forms of thrombocytopenia were presented during the 50th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Hematology in San Francisco, CA.
The studies focused on the new combination therapy for previously incurable idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), a low-dose platelet transfusion strategy for patients suffering from [...]