TY - JOUR AU - de Figueiredo Caldas, Marina Maria Vieira AU - de Azevedo, Kesley Pablo Morais AU - de França Nunes, Ana Clara AU - de Oliveira, Victor Hugo AU - Pimenta, Isac Davidson Santiago Fernandes AU - de Araújo, Isabela Dantas Torres AU - Neto, Francisco Alves Bezerra AU - da Silveira Gonçalves de Oliveira, Ana Katherine AU - Piuvezam, Grasiela PY - 2021 DA - 2021/02/27 TI - Is rituximab effective for systemic sclerosis? A systematic review and meta-analysis JO - Advances in Rheumatology SP - 15 VL - 61 IS - 1 AB - Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a clinically complex and challenging disease, that leads to skin fibrosis. Its most frequent complication is interstitial lung disease (ILD), which leads to a worse prognosis. In this situation, cyclophosphamide is considered the gold standard for its treatment, despite the controversies regarding its efficacy and toxicity. However, studies using rituximab (RTX) have shown that this drug may be a promising therapeutic option. SN - 2523-3106 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s42358-021-00170-y DO - 10.1186/s42358-021-00170-y ID - de Figueiredo Caldas2021 ER -