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ArticleRMD open2022

Anti-RA33 antibodies are present in a subset of patients with immune checkpoint inhibitor-induced inflammatory arthritis.

Laura C Cappelli, Clifton O Bingham, Patrick M Forde, Valsamo Anagnostou, Julie Brahmer, Evan J Lipson, Jennifer Mammen, Megan Schollenberger, Ami A Shah, Erika Darrah

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11 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor-Associated Inflammatory Arthritis.Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.) · 2026
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  4. Anti-RA33 Antibodies Are Present in Patients With Lyme Disease.Journal of clinical rheumatology : practical reports on rheumatic & musculoskeletal diseases · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Laura C CappelliDivision of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA lcappel1@jhmi.edu.ORCID 0000-0003-2795-7059
Clifton O BinghamDivision of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Patrick M FordeDepartment of Oncology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Valsamo AnagnostouDepartment of Oncology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Julie BrahmerDepartment of Oncology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Evan J LipsonDepartment of Oncology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Jennifer MammenDivision of Endocrinology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Megan SchollenbergerDepartment of Oncology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Ami A ShahDivision of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Erika DarrahDivision of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1119-0279
Johns Hopkins University · US

Funding

Sample Processing and Immunoassay Research CoreP30AR070254 · NIAMS · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI Antony Rosen · 2016 to 2026
$8.9M
Autoantibodies Define Scleroderma Subgroups with Distinct Relationships to CancerR01AR073208 · NIAMS · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI LIVIA A CASCIOLA-ROSEN, Ami Aalok Shah · 2018 to 2026
$5.2M
Understanding Inflammatory Arthritis due to Immune Checkpoint InhibitorsK23AR075872 · NIAMS · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI CAPPELLI, LAURA CHRISTINE · 2019 to 2023
$779k
NIAMS NIH HHS K23 AR075872NIAMS NIH HHS P30 AR070254NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR073208
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivePatients with inflammatory arthritis (IA) associated with immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) treatment for cancer are typically seronegative for anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide (CCP) antibodies and rheumatoid factor, but little is known about the presence of other autoantibodies in this patient population. We investigated the prevalence and characteristics of anti-RA33 antibodies in patients with ICI-induced IA.

methodsAnti-RA33 ELISAs were performed on sera from four groups of patients: 79 with ICI-induced IA, 52 with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), 35 treated with ICIs without IA during follow-up and 50 healthy controls. Anti-RA33 positivity and level, clinical and demographic data were compared across groups.

resultsAnti-RA33 antibodies were found in 9/79 (11.4%) patients with ICI-induced IA but in 0/35 patients treated with ICIs who did not develop IA (0%; p=0.04). Of the patients positive for anti-RA33, two had sera available from before ICI treatment; anti-RA33 antibodies were present in both pre-ICI treatments. In patients with RA, 7.7% were positive for anti-RA33 antibodies as were 2% of healthy controls. In ICI-induced IA, anti-RA33 antibodies were associated with anti-CCP antibodies (p=0.001). We found no statistically significant differences in other clinical characteristics in those with and without anti-RA33 antibodies.

conclusionsAnti-RA33 antibodies are present in a subset of patients with ICI-induced IA, absent in other ICI-treated patients and may be a biomarker for developing IA. Additional studies evaluating serial samples before and after ICI treatment will further establish the temporal relationship of these antibodies to IA development.

Indexed as

Arthritis, RheumatoidImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsAnti-Citrullinated Protein AntibodiesAutoantibodiesHumansRheumatoid FactorAnti-Citrullinated Protein AntibodiesAutoantibodiesImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsRheumatoid FactorArthritisAutoimmunityRheumatoid Factor

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PMID36096522
PMCPMC9472204
OpenAlexW4295424570

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