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Table 3 Reasons for rituximab discontinuation by indication

From: Real-life drug retention rate and safety of rituximab when treating rheumatic diseases: a single-centre Swiss retrospective cohort study

Rituximab discontinuation

RA n = 68

CTD n = 35

Vasculitis n = 19

Other n = 16

All n = 138

Remission, n (%)

7 (10.3)

9 (25.7)

13 (68.4)

2 (12.5)

31 (22.5)

Inefficacy, n (%)

36 (52.9)

19 (54.3)

4 (21.1)

12 (75.0)

71 (51.5)

Adverse event, n (%)

25 (36.8)

7 (20.0)

2 (10.5)

2 (12.5)

36 (26.1)

  1. Comparison between groups: p < 0.0001. 23 missing values. RA Rheumatoid arthritis, CTD Connective tissue disease