greeneagledown
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Hi, everybody. Does anyone know what dosing schedule the Open Medicine Institute clinic is using for patients they give Rituximab? I know there was a thread recently on Rituximab at OMI, but it doesn't seem like anyone was able to confirm the schedule OMI is using. Are they using:
- The Norwegians' original schedule (two 1,000 mg infusions, two weeks apart, without any maintenance infusions);
- The open-label phase 2 schedule (six 1,000 mg infusions over 15 months); or
- The new phase 3 schedule (two 1,000 mg infusions, then four 500 mg fixed infusions, all over 12 months)?
(I say 1,000 mg in the interest of brevity; I know it might be slightly lower depending on body surface area.)
And does anyone know how OMI figures out whether one of their patients is a "good candidate" for Rituximab? Or do they pretty much give it to any ME patient who is willing to pay out-of-pocket and isn't an infection risk?
I've emailed OMI directly about this, but I have no idea whether to expect a response.
Finally, does anyone know of any places in the US other than OMI that are using Rituximab to treat ME?
@deleder2k, I know you're in Norway, but do you have any info here?
Thanks in advance, everyone.
- The Norwegians' original schedule (two 1,000 mg infusions, two weeks apart, without any maintenance infusions);
- The open-label phase 2 schedule (six 1,000 mg infusions over 15 months); or
- The new phase 3 schedule (two 1,000 mg infusions, then four 500 mg fixed infusions, all over 12 months)?
(I say 1,000 mg in the interest of brevity; I know it might be slightly lower depending on body surface area.)
And does anyone know how OMI figures out whether one of their patients is a "good candidate" for Rituximab? Or do they pretty much give it to any ME patient who is willing to pay out-of-pocket and isn't an infection risk?
I've emailed OMI directly about this, but I have no idea whether to expect a response.
Finally, does anyone know of any places in the US other than OMI that are using Rituximab to treat ME?
@deleder2k, I know you're in Norway, but do you have any info here?
Thanks in advance, everyone.
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