https://www.youcanknowthings.com/how-one-neuroscientist-solved-the-mystery-of-his-own-long-covid-2/
Interesting article, sadly few have access to this level of testing
Ritixumab being used
research from Singapore… @Jonathan Edwards?
paywall for me.
https://www.jni-journal.com/article/S0165-5728(25)00039-6/abstract
Efficacy of rituximab on antibody-positive small fiber neuropathy: A series of 5 cases
Results
Two patients were positive for anti-TS-HDS, one for anti-plexin D1...
HERV Dysregulation in a Case of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis and Multiple Sclerosis Responsive to Rituximab
Eva Martín-Martínez, Sara Gil-Perotin, Karen Giménez-Orenga, Lucas Barea-Moya, Elisa Oltra
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Abstract
This article summarizes the case of 30-year-old male diagnosed with...
Three cases with chronic obsessive compulsive disorder report gains in wellbeing and function following rituximab treatment
Maike Gallwitz, Isa Lindqvist, Jan Mulder, Annica J Rasmusson, Anders Larsson, Evelina Husén, Jesper Borin, Peter J van der Spek, Nour Sabbagh, Anna Widgren, Jonas...
Relapsing-Remitting Immunotherapy Responsive Small-Fiber Neuropathy
Anne Louise Oaklander, Julia Allen, Nadja Dietliker, Einar P. Wilder-Smith
OBJECTIVES
To expand understanding of the pathogenesis, presentations, and treatment of initially idiopathic small fiber polyneuropathy (SFN).
METHODS...
Six-year follow-up of participants in two clinical trials of rituximab or cyclophosphamide in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Ingrid G. Rekeland; Kari Sørland; Lisbeth Lykke Neteland; Alexander Fosså; Kine Alme; Kristin Risa; Olav Dahl; Karl J. Tronstad; Olav Mella; Øystein...
Hi all
Ive just been reading about Rituximab within the context of autoimmune disease. Im aware of the CD20 and plasma (antibody generating) split within cells, but that for a lot of autoimmune diseases there is clinical response and patient symptom relief.
We all know about the failed Ritux...
https://bora.uib.no/bora-xmlui/handle/11250/3127770
Source: University of Bergen Date: May 2, 2024
Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS): Clinical trials, medical treatment and pathomechanisms
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Ingrid Gurvin...
Associations of DMARDs with post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 in patients with systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases: a prospective study
Venkat, Rathnam K; Wang, Xiaosong; Patel, Naomi J; Kawano, Yumeko; Schiff, Abigail; Kowalski, Emily N; Cook, Claire E; Vanni, Kathleen M M; Qian, Grace; Bade...
Hi all, its appears a German Dr, Dr Habets who is an Oncologist, is undertaking a trial (or just randomly treating its very hard to tell) with Rituximab in Long COVID and Me/cfs patients who test positive for GCPR aabs via bioassay (ie not ELISA). Its REALLY hard to fully understand what is...
Long COVID treated successfully with antivirals in a rituximab-treated follicular lymphoma patient with persistent negative-antibodies to SARS-CoV2
Highlights
Persistence of SARS-CoV-2 infection among immunocompromised patients are due to inability of the immune system to eliminate the virus...
A novel estrogen receptor 1: sphingomyelin phosphodiesterase acid-like 3B pathway mediates rituximab response in myositis patients
Parkes, Joanna E; Boehler, Jessica F; Li, Ning; Kendra, Ryan M; O’Hanlon, Terrance P; Hoffman, Eric P; Peterson, Jennifer M; Miller, Frederick W; Rider, Lisa G...
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/oct/25/the-dementia-that-can-be-cured
The dementia that can be cured
Treatments mentioned include steroids, rituximab and plasma exchange.
'Skeptic Doc' Harriet A. Hall MD has just published a new blog post about the use of Rituximab for ME/CFS.
https://www.skepdoc.info/chronic-fatigue-syndrome-and-rituximab/
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SUMMARY: Could the positive results of the early Fluge & Mella 2011 blinded phase II rituximab trial and 2015 open label phase II study be due to inadvertently including some Giardia lamblia ME/CFS patients in the cohort, from the 2004 Bergen Giardia...
B-Lymphocyte Depletion in Patients With Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial
https://annals.org/aim/article-abstract/2729813/b-lymphocyte-depletion-patients-myalgic-encephalomyelitis-chronic-fatigue-syndrome-randomized...
Rituximab Serum Concentrations and Anti- Rituximab Antibodies During B-Cell Depletion Therapy for Myalgic Encephalopathy/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Rekeland, Fluge, Mella et al
(only the abstract is available for now)
Findings
There were no significant differences in mean serum rituximab...
I think this is new:
http://www.investinme.org/IIMER-Newslet-1802-01.shtml
February 2018
Rituximab Trial and Research
Statement Following Preliminary Phase III Rituximab Clinical trial Results from Norway
Following the preliminary results which Professor Olav Mella recently publicly released...
by Amy Maxmen
Very long article that speaks about Dr Jose Montoya, Dr Anthony Komaroff, Dr Leonard Jason, the Rituximab trial, Dr Derya Unutmaz, the NIH program, Dr Ron Davis and David Tuller
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-017-08965-0?WT.feed_name=subjects_biotechnology
Edit: Amy...
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