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Under what circumstances would you consider obinutuzumab instead of rituximab when treating primary membranous nephropathy?

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Nephrology · Renal Medicine Associates

Obinutuzumab is a Type II fully humanized glycoengineered anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody with marked B-Cell depletion along with greater antibody dependent cytotoxicity when compared to Rituximab.

Currently, its use in 'primary' membranous nephropathy is limited to only refractory cases wherein Rituxi...

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