METHOD FOR TREATING JOINT DAMAGE

摘要

METHODS OF TREATING JOINT DAMAGE IN A SUBJECT ELIGIBLE FOR TREATMENT ARE PROVIDED INVOLVING ADMINISTERING AN ANTAGONIST THAT BINDS TO A B-CELL SURFACE MARKER, SUCH AS CD20 ANTIBODY, TO THE SUBJECT IN AN AMOUNT EFFECTIVE TO SLOW PROGRESSION OF THE JOINT DAMAGE AS MEASURED BY RADIOGRAPHY. FURTHER PROVIDED ARE ARTICLES OF MANUFACTURE USEFUL FOR SUCH METHODS.