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The treatment protocol consisted of an induction treatment with low-dose rituximab (375 mg\/m<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup> twice with a 2-week interval), followed by retreatment (375 mg\/m<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup> once). Retreatment was based on either circulating CD19+ B-cell repopulation or clinical relapse. Outcome measures included the MG Foundation of America (MGFA) clinical classification and postintervention status, prednisolone dose, CD19+ B-cell counts, clinical relapse, and adverse effects. <\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title><jats:p> Of 17 patients, 11 (65%) achieved the primary endpoint, defined as the minimal manifestation or better status with prednisolone \u2a7d5 mg\/day, after median 7.6 months (range, 2\u201317 months) following rituximab treatment. Over a median follow up of 24 months (range, 7\u201349 months), a total of 30 retreatments were undertaken due to clinical relapse without B-cell repopulation ( n\u2009=\u20096), on the basis of B-cell repopulation alone ( n\u2009=\u200916) and both ( n\u2009=\u20098). B-cell recovery appeared to be in parallel with clinical relapse on the group level, although the individual-level association appeared to be modest, with B-cell repopulation observed only at 57% (8\/14) of clinical relapses. <\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions:<\/jats:title><jats:p> The repeated low-dose rituximab treatment based on the assessment of circulating B-cell depletion could be a cost-effective therapeutic option for refractory MG. 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