Comparison of the Clinical Efficacy of Rituximab Infusion and Dexamethasone-Cyclophosphamide Pulse Therapy and Their Effect on Serum Th1, Th2, and Th17 Cytokines in Pemphigus Vulgaris-A Prospective, Nonrandomized, Comparative Pilot Study

• Main Authors: Sujay Khandpur (Author), Preeti Sharma (Author), Vinod K. Sharma (Author), Dayasagar Das (Author), Alpana Sharma (Author), Neetu Bhari (Author), Vishnubhatla Sreenivas (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2024-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: Rituximab infusion and dexamethasone-cyclophosphamide pulse (DCP) are the two most popular regimens used in pemphigus vulgaris (PV) in India. Objective: The present study compared the clinical efficacy of rituximab and DCP in Indian PV patients and their effects on serum Th1,2, and 17 cy...