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ArticleKidney international reports2023

Antibody-Guided Therapy in Phospholipase A2 Receptor-Associated Membranous Nephropathy.

Coralien H Vink, Anne-Els van de Logt, Renate G van der Molen, Julia M Hofstra, Jack F M Wetzels

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Article in Kidney international reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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17 citing papers in PubMed, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Coralien H VinkDepartment of Nephrology, Radboud Institute of Health Sciences, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
Anne-Els van de LogtDepartment of Nephrology, Radboud Institute of Health Sciences, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
Renate G van der MolenDepartment of Immunology, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
Julia M HofstraDeptartment of Internal Medicine, Ziekenhuis Gelderse Vallei, Ede, the Netherlands.
Jack F M WetzelsDepartment of Nephrology, Radboud Institute of Health Sciences, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
Radboud University Nijmegen · NLZiekenhuis Gelderse Vallei · NL

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: A 6-month course of cyclophosphamide (CP) and steroids is effective in primary membranous nephropathy (MN), but unappealing because of long-term side effects. We evaluated efficacy of an "antibody-guided" treatment schedule. Methods: Patients with phospholipase A2 receptor (PLA2R)-related MN and high risk of progression were treated with CP 1.5 mg/kg/d and steroids in cycles of 8 weeks. Anti-PLA2R antibodies were measured by indirect immunofluorescence (IIFT) at 8, 16, and 24 weeks, and a negative test resulted in withdrawal of CP, and rapid tapering of prednisone. In patients with persistent anti-PLA2R antibodies at 24 weeks, CP was switched to mycophenolate mofetil. Treatment was repeated in patients with a relapse. Results: Our analysis included 65 patients (48 males, 17 females), age 61 ± 12 years, estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) 46 ml/min per 1.73 m Conclusion: ABG is effective, and allows individualized therapy, with many patients responding to 8 weeks of CP-based therapy.

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anti-PLA2R antibodiescyclophosphamidemembranous nephropathy

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PMID36938074
PMCPMC10014436
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