B-cell depletion with obinutuzumab for the treatment of IgG4-related disease

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¹ Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Italy; Unit of Immunology, Rheumatology, Allergy and Rare Diseases (UnIRAR), IRCCS-San Raffaele Scientific Institute, via Olgettina 60, Milan 20132, Italy. Electronic address: lanzillotta.marco@hsr.it.
² Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Italy; Nuclear Medicine Department, All at IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.
³ Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Italy; Unit of Immunology, Rheumatology, Allergy and Rare Diseases (UnIRAR), IRCCS-San Raffaele Scientific Institute, via Olgettina 60, Milan 20132, Italy.

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Marco Lanzillotta et al. Eur J Intern Med. 2023 Oct.

. 2023 Oct:116:155-156.

doi: 10.1016/j.ejim.2023.07.019. Epub 2023 Jul 21.

¹ Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Italy; Unit of Immunology, Rheumatology, Allergy and Rare Diseases (UnIRAR), IRCCS-San Raffaele Scientific Institute, via Olgettina 60, Milan 20132, Italy. Electronic address: lanzillotta.marco@hsr.it.
² Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Italy; Nuclear Medicine Department, All at IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.
³ Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Italy; Unit of Immunology, Rheumatology, Allergy and Rare Diseases (UnIRAR), IRCCS-San Raffaele Scientific Institute, via Olgettina 60, Milan 20132, Italy.

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Keywords: Obinutuzumab is a safe and effective treatment for IgG4-RD.

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