Institutional Review Board, Hospital for Special Surgery
March 28, 2014
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Jessica K. Gordon, MD
Lindsay Lally, MD
Uzunma Udeh
Nina Paddu
Daniele Lerner
This prospective observational study will evaluate the long-term safety of MabThera/Rituxan (rituximab) in patients with granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Wegener's) or microscopic polyangiitis. Data will be collected for a maximum of 4 years from patients initiated on MabThera/Rituxan therapy by their physician according to prescribing information. Recruitment is closed.
Inclusion Criteria:
• Adult patients, >/= 18 years of age
• Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) or microscopic polyangiitis (MPA), according to Chapel Hill Consensus Conference Definitions for MPA and ACR Criteria for the Classification of GPA
• Disease severity requiring rituximab treatment per the investigator's assessment
Exclusion Criteria:
• Prior use of rituximab (except if received within 4 weeks of screening)
• Known hypersensitivity to rituximab, to any component of the product, or to murine proteins
• Pregnant or breastfeeding women
• Diagnosis of Churg-Strauss syndrome
Uzunma Udeh
udehu@hss.edu
212.774.2123