Table 3.

Causes of deaths in 12 patients with RA-ILD treated with RTX

Patient no.	Pattern of ILD	FVC pre-RTX	DLCO pre-RTX	No. of cycles	Months since last RTX	Cause of death
1	UIP	70	57	4	6	Pneumonia; ILD progression despite CYC and RTX
2	UIP	95	64	3	8	Pneumonia; ILD progression; on home oxygen (LTOT)
3	UIP	N/A	N/A	3	10	ILD progression
4	UIP	79	57	3	11	ILD progression; on LTOT
5	UIP	N/A	N/A	3	12	ILD progression
6	UIP	N/A	41	2	30	ILD progression despite CYC was added; awaiting lung transplant
7	UIP	72	41	1	36	Pneumonia; ILD progression; on LTOT
8	UIP	N/A	N/A	2	72	Gastrointestinal bleeding secondary to colon cancer
9	NSIP	111	66	1	6	Infection after neck surgery (atlanto-axial subluxation)
10	NSIP	53	41	1	9	ILD progression; awaiting lung transplant
11	NSIP	103	88	2	12	Metastatic lung cancer
12	NSIP	N/A	35	1	15	Pneumonia; ILD progression despite CYC and RTX

LTOT: Long-term oxygen therapy; N/A: Not available.