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. 2022 Nov 3;108(1):17–26. doi: 10.1159/000527223

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Study [Ref.] Name Mechanism Dosage of biological agents Jadad score
Furie, 2022 [27] Obinutuzumab A humanized type II anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody Obinutuzumab was administered as a blinded intravenous infusion of 1,000 mg on day 1 and weeks 2, 24, and 26 4

Jayne, 2022 [28] Anifrolumab Type I interferon receptor antibody 900 mg for the first three doses, 300 mg thereafter intravenously every 4 weeks for 48 weeks 3

Furie, 2020 [25] Belimumab A recombinant human IgG-1λ monoclonal antibody that inhibits B-cell-activating factor Patients received intravenous belimumab at a dose of 10 mg per kilogram of body weight 4

He, 2020 [26] Low-dose IL-2 Expansion of immune tolerance-inducing Treg cells and suppression of effector T cells IL-2 (1 million IU) was administered subcutaneously every other day for 2 weeks (seven injections), followed by a 2-week break, as one treatment cycle of 4 weeks 3

Zhang, 2015 [24] Rituximab A chimeric monoclonal antibody that depletes CD20+ B cells Patients received intravenous pulse dose of 375 2 mg/m2 at weeks 0, 2, 4, and 6 2

ACCESS, 2014 [23] Abatacept A fusion protein comprising CTLA-4 linked to the Fc portion of IgG1 Treatment was initiated with monthly infusions of abatacept at doses (for <60 kg, 500 mg; for 60–100 kg, 750 mg; for 100 kg, 1 gm) 3

Furie, 2014 [22] Abatacept A fusion protein comprising CTLA-4 linked to the Fc portion of IgG1 Patients received abatacept 30 mg/kg on days 1, 15, 29, and 57, followed by abatacept approximating 10 mg/kg (weight tiered: 500 mg for patients weighing <60 kg, 750 mg for patients 60–100 kg, 1,000 mg for patients 100 kg) on days 85, 113, 141, 169, 197, 225, 253, 281, 309, and 337 3

Mysler, 2013 [21] Ocrelizumab A recombinant humanized monoclonal antibody that depletes CD20 B cells Patients received 400 mg or 1,000 mg ocrelizumab given as an intravenous infusion on days 1 and 15, followed by a single infusion at week 16 and every 16 weeks thereafter 3

Rovin, 2012 [20] Rituximab A chimeric monoclonal antibody that depletes CD20+ B cells Patients received rituximab 1,000 mg administered intravenously on days 1, 15, 168, and 182 3