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. 2016 Jun 1;29(2):91–94. doi: 10.1089/ped.2015.0615

Table 3.

Patient 3 - Rituximab Desensitization Protocol

Solution Total volume (mL) Drug per bag (mg) Concentration (mg/mL)
1 250 2.06 0.008
2 250 20.6 0.082
3 250 205.189 0.821
Step Solution Rate (mL/h) Rate (mg/kg/h) Time (min) Dose per step (mg) Cumulative dose (mg)
1 1 1 0.0006 15 0.0021 0.0021
2 1 2.5 0.002 15 0.0052 0.0072
3 1 5 0.003 15 0.0103 0.0175
4 1 10 0.006 15 0.0206 0.0381
5 2 2.5 0.02 15 0.0515 0.0896
6 2 5 0.03 15 0.103 0.1926
7 2 10 0.07 15 0.206 0.3986
8 2 20 0.1 15 0.412 0.8106
9 3 5 0.3 15 1.0259 1.8366
10 3 10 0.7 15 2.0519 3.8885
11 3 20 1.3 15 4.1038 7.9922
12 3 30 2 482.5 198.0078 206

Total infusion time: 648 min. Final infusion rate: 2.0 mg/kg/h.