Rituximab levels are associated with the B cell homeostasis but not with the clinical response in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

• Cèsar Díaz‐Torné,
• Maria Àngels Ortiz,
• Mónica Sarmiento,
• César Díaz‐López,
• Hèctor Corominas,
• Jordi Casademont,
• Silvia Vidal

Affiliations

Cèsar Díaz‐Torné

Department of Rheumatology, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain

Maria Àngels Ortiz

Department of Immunology, IIB‐Institut de Recerca de l’Hospital de Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain

Mónica Sarmiento

Department of Rheumatology, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain; Department of Rheumatology, Colmédica, Bogota, Spain

César Díaz‐López

Department of Rheumatology, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain

Hèctor Corominas

Department of Rheumatology, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain

Jordi Casademont

Departament of Internal Medicine, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

Silvia Vidal

Department of Immunology, IIB‐Institut de Recerca de l’Hospital de Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain