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П.</given-names></name><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>Ananieva</surname><given-names>L. P.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><email xlink:type="simple">ananieva@irramn.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><name-alternatives><name name-style="eastern" xml:lang="ru"><surname>Соловьев</surname><given-names>С. К.</given-names></name><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>Soloviyov</surname><given-names>S. K.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><name-alternatives><name name-style="eastern" xml:lang="ru"><surname>Бекетова</surname><given-names>Т. В.</given-names></name><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>Beketova</surname><given-names>T. V.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><name-alternatives><name name-style="eastern" xml:lang="ru"><surname>Васильев</surname><given-names>В. И.</given-names></name><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>Vasiliev</surname><given-names>V. I.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><name-alternatives><name name-style="eastern" xml:lang="ru"><surname>Антелава</surname><given-names>О. А.</given-names></name><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>Antelava</surname><given-names>O. A.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><name-alternatives><name name-style="eastern" xml:lang="ru"><surname>Александрова</surname><given-names>Е. Н.</given-names></name><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>Aleksandrova</surname><given-names>E. N.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><name-alternatives><name name-style="eastern" xml:lang="ru"><surname>Конева</surname><given-names>О. А.</given-names></name><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>Koneva</surname><given-names>O. A.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><name-alternatives><name name-style="eastern" xml:lang="ru"><surname>Цанян</surname><given-names>М. Э.</given-names></name><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>Tsanyan</surname><given-names>M. E.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><name-alternatives><name name-style="eastern" xml:lang="ru"><surname>Десинова</surname><given-names>О. В.</given-names></name><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>Desinova</surname><given-names>O. V.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><name-alternatives><name name-style="eastern" xml:lang="ru"><surname>Логвиненко</surname><given-names>О. А.</given-names></name><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>Logvinenko</surname><given-names>O. A.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><name-alternatives><name name-style="eastern" xml:lang="ru"><surname>Волков</surname><given-names>А. В.</given-names></name><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>Volkov</surname><given-names>A. V.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><name-alternatives><name name-style="eastern" xml:lang="ru"><surname>Хелковская-Сергеева</surname><given-names>А. Н.</given-names></name><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>Helkovskaya-Sergeeva</surname><given-names>A. N.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><name-alternatives><name name-style="eastern" xml:lang="ru"><surname>Новиков</surname><given-names>А. А.</given-names></name><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>Novikov</surname><given-names>A. A.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><name-alternatives><name name-style="eastern" xml:lang="ru"><surname>Алексанкин</surname><given-names>А. А.</given-names></name><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>Aleksankin</surname><given-names>A. A.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><name-alternatives><name name-style="eastern" xml:lang="ru"><surname>Насонов</surname><given-names>Е. Л.</given-names></name><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>Nasonov</surname><given-names>Ye. L.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-1"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff-1"><aff xml:lang="ru"><institution>ФГБНУ Научно-исследовательский институт ревматологии им. В.А. Насоновой, Москва, Россия</institution><country>Россия</country></aff><aff xml:lang="en"><institution>V.A. Nasonova Research Institute of Rheumatology, Moscow, Russia</institution><country>Russian Federation</country></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date pub-type="collection"><year>2014</year></pub-date><pub-date pub-type="epub"><day>07</day><month>10</month><year>2014</year></pub-date><volume>52</volume><issue>5</issue><fpage>495</fpage><lpage>506</lpage><permissions><copyright-statement>Copyright &amp;#x00A9; Ананьева Л.П., Соловьев С.К., Бекетова Т.В., Васильев В.И., Антелава О.А., Александрова Е.Н., Конева О.А., Цанян М.Э., Десинова О.В., Логвиненко О.А., Волков А.В., Хелковская-Сергеева А.Н., Новиков А.А., Алексанкин А.А., Насонов Е.Л., 2014</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2014</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Ананьева Л.П., Соловьев С.К., Бекетова Т.В., Васильев В.И., Антелава О.А., Александрова Е.Н., Конева О.А., Цанян М.Э., Десинова О.В., Логвиненко О.А., Волков А.В., Хелковская-Сергеева А.Н., Новиков А.А., Алексанкин А.А., Насонов Е.Л.</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Ananieva L.P., Soloviyov S.K., Beketova T.V., Vasiliev V.I., Antelava O.A., Aleksandrova E.N., Koneva O.A., Tsanyan M.E., Desinova O.V., Logvinenko O.A., Volkov A.V., Helkovskaya-Sergeeva A.N., Novikov A.A., Aleksankin A.A., Nasonov Y.L.</copyright-holder><license xml:lang="ru" license-type="creative-commons-attribution" xlink:href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" xlink:type="simple"><license-p>Данная работа распространяется под лицензией Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.</license-p></license><license xml:lang="en" license-type="creative-commons-attribution" xlink:href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" xlink:type="simple"><license-p>This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.</license-p></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://rsp.mediar-press.net/rsp/article/view/1982">https://rsp.mediar-press.net/rsp/article/view/1982</self-uri><abstract><p>Цель – оценить эффективность и переносимость лечения ритуксимабом (РТМ) у больных с тяжелыми иммуновоспалительными ревматическими заболеваниями (ИВРЗ) – системной красной волчанкой (СКВ), системной склеродермией (ССД), системными васкулитами (СВ), болезнью Шегрена (БШ) и дерматомиозитом/полимиозитом (ДМ/ПМ).</p><sec><title>Материал и методы</title><p>Материал и методы. Проведен анализ эффективности и клинических исходов у 229 больных с ИВРЗ: СКВ (n=97), СВ (n=50), ССД (n=40), БШ (n=23) и ДМ/ПМ (n=19). Лечение РТМ проводилось в сочетании с ранее проводимым лечением глюкокортикоидами (ГК) и/или иммуносупрессивными препаратами (ИСП), при этом у большинства отмечены рефрактерное течение или плохая переносимость стандартной терапии. Оценка эффективности лечения проводилась в каждой группе по принятым для этого заболевания показателям. Для сравнения клинического ответа на лечение между группами применены градации, использованные в международных регистрах: полный (хороший) ответ, частичный ответ и отсутствие ответа. Средняя длительность наблюдения составила 72 (1–288) нед после первого введения РТМ. Средняя доза РТМ, которую получили больные за период наблюдения, была невысокой и колебалась от 1,6±0,84 г при ДМ/ПМ до 3,1±1,75 г при СВ. Около 80% больных получили один или два курса РТМ, за исключением больных ССД, половина из которых получили три и более курсов РТМ.</p></sec><sec><title>Результаты</title><p>Результаты. «Полный ответ» достигнут у 50,6%, «частичный ответ» – у 35% больных. Курсы РТМ приводили к положительной динамике клинико-лабораторных показателей и позволили снизить поддерживающую дозу ГК, уменьшить дозы ИСП или отменить их. Проведение повторных курсов РТМ приводило к устойчивому и долгосрочному эффекту. При этом происходило снижение частоты рецидивов болезни, а эфективность терапии нарастала при наблюдении в течение года и более. Частота нежелательных реакций и уровень летальности были сопоставимы с данными регистров по РТМ в других странах.</p></sec><sec><title>Заключение</title><p>Заключение. Полученные данные в сопоставлении с данными регистров разных стран по эффективности РТМ при ИВРЗ могут служить дополнительным обоснованием применения РТМ у больных с рефрактерностью к стандартной терапии.</p></sec></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="en"><sec><title>Objective</title><p>Objective: to assess the efficacy and tolerability of Rituximab treatment in patients with serious immune inflammatory rheumatic diseases (IRD) like systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), systemic sclerosis (SS), systemic vasculitis (SV), Sjogren syndrome (SjS), dermatomyositis/polymyositis (DM/PM).</p></sec><sec><title>Subjects and methods</title><p>Subjects and methods. The clinical efficacy has been analyzed in 229 patients with IRD: SLE (n=97), SV (n=50), SS (n=40), SjS (n=23) and DM/PM (n=19). Rituximab treatment was accompanied by administration of glucocorticoids and/or immunosuppressive drugs. Most patients demonstrated resistance to or low tolerability of standard therapy. Efficacy of treatment was analyzed in each group with the criteria relevant for each disease. To compare clinical response to the treatment between the groups we used gradations accepted by international registries: complete (good) response, partial response, no response. Average duration of monitoring comprised 72 (1–288) weeks after the first introduction of Rituximab. Average Rituximab dose administered to patients over the period of monitoring was low and varied from 1.6±0.84 in DM/PM to 3.1±1.75 in SV. About 80% of patients received one or two courses of Rituximab except for patients with SS (half of them received three and more courses).</p></sec><sec><title>Results</title><p>Results. «Complete response» was observed in 50.6%, «partial response» – in 35% of patients. Rituximab courses provided positive dynamics in clinical scores and allowed to reduce supportive dose of glucocorticoids and to lower the dose or withdraw of immune-stimulating drugs. Multiple Rituximab courses provided stable and longlasting effect. Recurrences were observed less frequently, whereas efficacy of the therapy increased during a year and longer. Occurrence of adverse events and mortality rate were comparable to data of other national Rituximab registries.</p></sec><sec><title>Conclusion</title><p>Conclusion. The results of the study may prove administration of Rituximab in patients with resistance to standard therapy</p></sec></trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>иммуновоспалительные (аутоиммунные) ревматические заболевания</kwd><kwd>ритуксимаб</kwd><kwd>В-лимфоциты</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>Immune inflammatory (autoimmune) rheumatic diseases</kwd><kwd>Rituximab</kwd><kwd>B-cells</kwd></kwd-group></article-meta></front><back><ref-list><title>References</title><ref id="cit1"><label>1</label><citation-alternatives><mixed-citation xml:lang="ru">Dorner T, Jacobi AM, Lipsky PE. B cells in autoimmunity. 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