This pilot study is being done to see if the study medication, Rituximab, preserves kidney function after 12 months of taking the drug.
This is a Phase II, open-label pilot study to determine if the use of Rituximab reduces proteinuria over a 12 month period and is there preservation of kidney function with the use of this study drug. Each patient will be treated with 2 intravenous infusions of rituximab 1000 mg, two weeks apart for a total of 2 doses. Each patient will be retreated with identical 2 intravenous infusions of rituximab, two weeks apart at 6 months after the first infusion, irrespective of cluster of differentiation (CD) 20+ cell counts. Thus, each participant will receive 4 infusions of rituximab.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
11
1000 mg infusion
Mayo Clinic in Rochester
Rochester, Minnesota, United States
Change in 24 Hour Creatinine Clearance
Change in 24 hour creatinine clearance with the use of rituximab at 12 months. Creatinine clearance results are reported as milliliters/minute/patient's body surface area (mL/min/SA).
Time frame: Day 0, Day 365
Change in Proteinuria
Change in proteinuria in milligrams (mg) with the use of rituximab at 12 months.
Time frame: Day 0, Day 365
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