MabThera(R) Virtual Clinic Gives Rheumatologists Real-Life Patient Insight

Main Category: Arthritis / Rheumatology
Article Date: 09 Nov 2007 - 1:00 PDT

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The MabThera Virtual Clinic - an exciting web-based resource - is a new initiative that provides physicians with key insights into the use of MabThera (rituximab), the first and only selective B cell therapy for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

Using anonymised real-life cases of RA patients from around the world, the Virtual Clinic details the experiences of practicing rheumatologists prescribing MabThera. It features an overview of patients' medical history and their treatment strategies. The cases demonstrate the clinical aspects of using MabThera, illustrating the efficacy, safety and duration of response with each course of treatment, helping physicians to identify those patients that would benefit the most from treatment.

The Virtual Clinic is an interactive resource tool which allows physicians to access cases according to specific clinical dilemmas and to view how MabThera is being used in clinical practice. It gives physicians an opportunity to share and learn from experience made by their colleagues.

The MabThera Virtual Clinic forms part of Roche's commitment to improving the lives of people living with RA, one of the most common forms of autoimmune disease which affects over 21 million people worldwide. [1]

The MabThera Virtual Clinic is available at http://www.MabThera-RA.com.

References

[1] United Nations World Population Database, 2004 revision. http://use.un.org/unpp

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