Longterm Followup of Rituximab Therapy in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Results from the Belgian MabThera in Rheumatoid Arthritis Registry

Objective. Our study reports the results of the MIRA (MabThera In Rheumatoid Arthritis) registry, set up to collect data about clinical usage, patient profile, and retention of rituximab (RTX) treatment in daily clinical practice in Belgium. Methods. Patients with active rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who failed at least 1 anti-tumor necrosis factor (anti-TNF) treatment were included in our study between November 2006 and October 2011. At baseline,...