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Your clinician will weigh it against labs, history, and goals
Payers will pay a premium for demonstrated superior efficacy in a hard clinical endpoint, meaningful reduction in administration burden (infusion center visits eliminated, injection frequency reduced), or meaningful safety improvement (reduced immunogenicity leading to fewer treatment failures over multi-year use)
Dosage adjustments may also be necessary if the patient has moderate or severe renal dysfunction
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