Table 3.
Overview of cases with non-viral hepatitis mixed cryoglobulinemia (and kidney involvement) on rituximab
Ref. | n | Age (yr)/gender | Treatment prior to RTX | Features | Response to RTX | Side-effects after RTX |
Arzoo et al[28] | 1 | 71/F | CS | C, N, R | Remission | None |
Ghijsels et al[29] | 1 | 44/M | CS, CPH, CHL | C, Ca, R | Remission | None |
Koukoulaki et al[30] | 1 | 48/F | CS, CPH | GI, P, R | Partial remission | None |
Bryce et al[31] | 1 | NA | NA | R | No response | None |
Ruch et al[32] | 1 | 64/M | CS | R | Remission | Cold agglutinine disease, sepsis |
Annear et al[33] | 1 | 42/F | CS | C, R | Remission | None |
Terrier et al[34] | 7 | 73 ± 5/M (n = 4) | CS (n = 4) | C (n = 6), N (n = 2), A (n = 2), R (n = 7) | Remission (n = 3), partial remission (n = 1), NA (n = 3) | Severe infections (n = 4) |
Wink et al[35] | 1 | 72/F | CS, Aza | C, P, R | Remission | None |
Choudhry et al[36] | 1 | 61/F | CS, CPH | C, P, R | Remission | None |
Kamel et al[37] | 1 | 77/F | CS | C, A, R | Remission | None |
Own case | 1 | 51/M | CS, Aza | C, GI, N, R | Remission | Severe infection |
A: Arthralgias; Aza: Azathioprine; C: Cutaneous; Ca: Cardiac; CHL: Chlorambucil; CPH: Cyclophosphamide; CS: Corticosteroids; GI: Gastrointestinal; N: Neurological; NA: Not available; P: Pulmonary; R: Renal; RTX: Rituximab.