Adjuvant rituximab, a potential treatment for the young patient with Graves’ hyperthyroidism (RiGD): study protocol for a single-arm, single-stage, phase II trial

Abstract
This protocol paper describes an innovative phase II trial to study the effect of a single low dose of adjuvant rituximab (a chimeric anti-B-cell monoclonal antibody targeting the surface molecule CD20) compared to classical carbimazole therapy in adolescents and young adults with Graves’ disease. Carbimazole treatment will be stopped after 12 months and the primary endpoint remission of Graves’ disease will be analysed at 24...
Paper Details
Title
Adjuvant rituximab, a potential treatment for the young patient with Graves’ hyperthyroidism (RiGD): study protocol for a single-arm, single-stage, phase II trial
Published Date
Sep 12, 2019
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