METHOD OF TREATING SJÖGREN'S SYNDROME

摘要

A method of treating Sjögren's syndrome in a patient eligible for treatment is provided involving administering an effective amount of an antagonist that binds to a B-cell surface marker to the patient to provide significant improvement over baseline in two or more of dryness, fatigue, and joint pain on a Visual Analogue Scale, and an article of manufacture therefor. Methods and articles are also provided involving treating Sjögren's syndrome in a subject eligible for treatment is provided involving administering an effective amount of an antibody that binds to a B-cell surface marker to the subject to provide an initial exposure and a subsequent exposure to the antibody within certain dosing regimens and an article of manufacture therefor.