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...