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- Title
Experience with abatacept in refractory lupus nephritis.
- Authors
Calatayud, Emma; Montomoli, Marco; Ávila, Ana; Sancho Calabuig, Asunción; Alegre-Sancho, Juan José
- Abstract
Lupus nephritis is a major cause of morbidity in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. Responsiveness to treatment is crucial to avoid chronic kidney disease. New molecules have been developed in recent years to improve renal survival rates. Biological therapies as coadjutant to conventional induction treatment have been tested in randomized clinical trials with heterogeneous results. Like many others biologic therapies, Abatacept has not shown a clear benefit in the context of clinical trials. We present two cases of lupus nephritis patients in whom addition of abatacept resulted in complete remission of the renal disease. The first case described a 49-year-old male with class IV lupus nephritis with nephrotic range proteinuria and high immunological activity refractory to conventional treatment with cyclophosphamide and corticosteroids and multitarget therapy with tacrolimus, mycophenolate mofetil and prednisone. Several biological therapies (rituximab, belimumab and tocilizumab) were unsuccessfully tried, so that abatacept was added to his background multitarget therapy showing complete clinical response. The second case described a 52-year-old female with class IV lupus nephritis treated initially with conventional treatment with partial response. In successive renal flares with nephrotic proteinuria, she showed intolerance to rituximab and refractoriness to voclosporin. Finally, abatacept was added to her background therapy with MMF and PDN showing complete and maintained remission of the disease. In no case the use of abatacept was associated with serious adverse events. Based on our experience, abatacept should be considered as a safe rescue therapy in patients with refractory lupus nephritis and proteinuria with nephrotic range. In addition to this case, we reviewed the use of abatacept in lupus nephritis in the literature.
- Subjects
LUPUS nephritis; ABATACEPT; SYSTEMIC lupus erythematosus; CHRONIC kidney failure; CLINICAL trials; DISEASE remission
- Publication
Rheumatology International, 2023, Vol 43, Issue 12, p2319
- ISSN
0172-8172
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00296-023-05389-0