Comparison of clinical efficacy and cost-effectiveness of rituximab infusion and intravenous dexamethasone pulse therapy in pemphigus vulgaris: an open prospective randomized controlled pilot study
While both regimens were equally effective in inducing remission in patients with PV, Rtx offered superior long-term disease control, fewer relapses and adverse events, and greater cost-effectiveness.
Authors
- Ashish Datt Upadhyay (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5957-5429)
- Sudheer Kumar Arava (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0403-5908)
- Sujay Khandpur
- Alpana Sharma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7761-5511)
- Rhea Ahuja (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3314-1734)
- Preeti Sharma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8673-7131)
- Pooja Gupta
- Kapil Yadav
Institutions
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences Raipur (IN)
- National Institute of Medical Statistics (IN)
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences Bhopal (IN)
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical and Experimental Dermatology
- Published
- 2025-03-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ced/llaf118
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Autoimmune Bullous Skin Diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.47