Comparative Evaluation of Rituximab Versus Approved Therapies in Aquaporin-4-IgG-Positive Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis

Mahdi Barzegar, Sara Samadzadeh, Bertrand Audoin, Achim Berthele, Ayse Altintas, Barbara Willekens, Sini Laakso, Shima Jahani, Viktoria Papp, Clarissa Zappe, Antonia Lefter, Aksel Siva, Alireza Afshari-Safavi, Sören Möller, Beatrijs Wokke, Rosa Cortese, Zsolt Illes, Saif Huda, Rommer Paulus, Silvia Messina, Nicolas Collongues, Marius Ringelstein, Álvaro Cobo-Calvo, Yael Hacohen, Georgina Arrambide, Jacqueline Palace, Sara Mariotto, Romain Marignier, Ruth Geraldes, Friedemann Paul, Nasrin Asgari, Unknown

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DOI: 10.1007/s40120-026-00989-x
Published: 2026-07-16
Container: Neurology and Therapy
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@article{allodium:10.1007/s40120-026-00989-x,
  title = {Comparative Evaluation of Rituximab Versus Approved Therapies in Aquaporin-4-IgG-Positive Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis},
  author = {Mahdi Barzegar and Sara Samadzadeh and Bertrand Audoin and Achim Berthele and Ayse Altintas and Barbara Willekens and Sini Laakso and Shima Jahani and Viktoria Papp and Clarissa Zappe and Antonia Lefter and Aksel Siva and Alireza Afshari-Safavi and Sören Möller and Beatrijs Wokke and Rosa Cortese and Zsolt Illes and Saif Huda and Rommer Paulus and Silvia Messina and Nicolas Collongues and Marius Ringelstein and Álvaro Cobo-Calvo and Yael Hacohen and Georgina Arrambide and Jacqueline Palace and Sara Mariotto and Romain Marignier and Ruth Geraldes and Friedemann Paul and Nasrin Asgari and Unknown},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Neurology and Therapy},
  doi = {10.1007/s40120-026-00989-x},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s40120-026-00989-x}
}

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TI  - Comparative Evaluation of Rituximab Versus Approved Therapies in Aquaporin-4-IgG-Positive Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis
AU  - Mahdi Barzegar
AU  - Sara Samadzadeh
AU  - Bertrand Audoin
AU  - Achim Berthele
AU  - Ayse Altintas
AU  - Barbara Willekens
AU  - Sini Laakso
AU  - Shima Jahani
AU  - Viktoria Papp
AU  - Clarissa Zappe
AU  - Antonia Lefter
AU  - Aksel Siva
AU  - Alireza Afshari-Safavi
AU  - Sören Möller
AU  - Beatrijs Wokke
AU  - Rosa Cortese
AU  - Zsolt Illes
AU  - Saif Huda
AU  - Rommer Paulus
AU  - Silvia Messina
AU  - Nicolas Collongues
AU  - Marius Ringelstein
AU  - Álvaro Cobo-Calvo
AU  - Yael Hacohen
AU  - Georgina Arrambide
AU  - Jacqueline Palace
AU  - Sara Mariotto
AU  - Romain Marignier
AU  - Ruth Geraldes
AU  - Friedemann Paul
AU  - Nasrin Asgari
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JO  - Neurology and Therapy
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APA

Barzegar, M., Samadzadeh, S., Audoin, B., Berthele, A., Altintas, A., Willekens, B., Laakso, S., Jahani, S., Papp, V., Zappe, C., Lefter, A., Siva, A., Afshari-Safavi, A., Möller, S., Wokke, B., Cortese, R., Illes, Z., Huda, S., Paulus, R., Messina, S., Collongues, N., Ringelstein, M., Cobo-Calvo, Á., Hacohen, Y., Arrambide, G., Palace, J., Mariotto, S., Marignier, R., Geraldes, R., Paul, F., Asgari, N., & Unknown (2026). Comparative Evaluation of Rituximab Versus Approved Therapies in Aquaporin-4-IgG-Positive Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis. Neurology and Therapy. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40120-026-00989-x

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