Experiences with

Rituxan

In Canada there where using Rituxan but now there patten is up. So now they are using. Ruxience made by Pfizer.. has anyone experienced any side effects with this new Bio similar drug Ruxience?

I have MS, rheumatoid arthritis and lastly Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome, which started for me right after one of my infusions of Rituxan. It was in 11/2018.I said that was the last time I would take Rituxan. I have been off any I V meds of any kind.

So if you are on any of the immune compromising drugs, like Ocrevus or Rituxan, etc., keep an eye on your skin!

Four infusions of Rituxan were administered. I was in watch and wait mode for 4 years. I then noticed several enlarged lymph nodes in my neck / collarbone areas. My CLL specialist ordered CT scans which showed many enlarged lymph nodes in the abdomen and neck/collarbone areas.

Rituxan infusion set for Tuesday. I have no what’s to follow since having an allergic reaction to one of the other drugs. I hope to learn more after I see the doctor next week about where we go from here. Can’t wait to go home and take a shower and sleep in my own bed! The saga continues…..

It was pretty serious before I got treatment of Prednisone and Rituxan by infusion. Now my CL it appears has come out of remission. I visited my Oncologist (who is not a CLL Specialist—more a Generalist and at the same time had blood tests.

I was treated with a combination of Rituxan and Prednisone (8 rounds of infusions) with three days of infusions each round. I had a really good oncologist who was a CLL specialist who has since left to go work at Princeton University.

I was taking Rituxan infusions for my RA. It has lowered my IGA, IGG and IGM. They are antibodies called immunoglobulins in your body. The antibodies are proteins that your immune cells make to fight off bacteria, viruses, etc.

I have this occasionally, but generally my vasculitis is under control, thanks to Rituxan. However, from time to time (every couple months?) I get spots on my scalp. Does anyone else get this symptom? Is it connected to vasculitis? cheers

I had my first of four Rituxan infusions in the hospital and one outpatient thus far. Numbers are improving and no adverse reactions. I now have a CLL specialist, Dr. Scott Huntington, Smilow Cancer Center, Yale New Haven Hospital CT.

My treatment was Azathioprine, Prednisone and Rituxan. I went through about 4 months of pain and suffering before I was DX as doctors could not figure out what was wrong with me.

I am terrified to start new treatment because of afib due to Calquence (Alcalabrutinib). Thank you for any reassurance and bless you all. 🙏🏼💚

I actually went into remission 3 1/2 years ago and stopped Rituxan and methotrexate during that time. Then I get my second Covid and the Ra returned. I am back on Rituxan but it doesn’t seem to be slowing the Rituxan.

I began with a Rituxan infusion once a week for 4 weeks. Concurrently, I began Calquence (acalabrutinib) and Allopurinal, which I will take indefinitely. Shortly after beginning treatment, I began experiencing blurred vision, which continues.

Hi I had 4 treatments with Rituxan. All but the first were well tolerated. During the first treatment I experienced intense itching starting at the right temple area and moving around the back of my head to the left temple area. This lasted about an hour.

i was diagnosed with CLL in Dec. 2008 at age 69 ….i did w&w till i hit 400,000 WBC and went on Rituxan in June 2020 for 4 mo. and in remission. for approx. 1 year. My HGB went down to 5.5 and needed 6 blood transfusions over time. And lots of Prednisone to keep it up.

My last biological infusions was Rituxan 8 months ago

Had 6 cycles of B& R, then maintenance Rituxan monthly, but was discontinued due to reaction (rash). CLL returned while on maintenace R so Bendamutine added for another 6 cycles.

I did Bendamustine and Rituxan. After my first treatment I was put in the hospital for a high temperature and very low wbc’s and neutrophils. I also had an allergic reaction to the Allupurinol they give you before chemo. They cut my bendamustine dose in half after that.

I was given many IV infusions to help stop the rejection (Rituxan and Steroids). The UTI was actually a blessing in disguise because without that, they would not have found the autoimmune disease perhaps in time to stop the attack on my new kidney.