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Trial reportScientific reports2023

Comparison of high-dose IVIG and rituximab versus rituximab as a preemptive therapy for de novo donor-specific antibodies in kidney transplant patients.

Hyung Woo Kim, Juhan Lee, Seok-Jae Heo, Beom Seok Kim, Kyu Ha Huh, Jaeseok Yang

Open access · goldAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Scientific reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 23% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Hyung Woo Kim *Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Juhan Lee *Department of Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Seok-Jae HeoDivision of Biostatistics, Department of Biomedical Systems Informatics, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Beom Seok KimDepartment of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Kyu Ha HuhDepartment of Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. KHHUH@yuhs.ac.ORCID 0000-0003-1364-6989
Jaeseok YangDepartment of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. jcyjs@yuhs.ac.ORCID 0000-0002-5378-7797
Yonsei University · KR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

De novo donor-specific antibody (dnDSA) is associated with a higher risk of kidney graft failure. However, it is unknown whether preemptive treatment of subclinical dnDSA is beneficial. Here, we assessed the efficacy of high-dose intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) and rituximab combination therapy for subclinical dnDSA. An open-label randomized controlled clinical trial was conducted at two Korean institutions. Adult (aged ≥ 19 years) kidney transplant patients with subclinical class II dnDSA (mean fluorescence intensity ≥ 1000) were enrolled. Eligible participants were randomly assigned to receive rituximab or rituximab with IVIG at a 1:1 ratio. The primary endpoint was the change in dnDSA titer at 3 and 12 months after treatment. A total of 46 patients (24 for rituximab and 22 for rituximab with IVIG) were included in the analysis. The mean baseline estimated glomerular filtration rate was 66.7 ± 16.3 mL/min/1.73 m

Indexed as

Kidney TransplantationAdultGraft RejectionGraft SurvivalHLA AntigensHumansImmunoglobulins, IntravenousIsoantibodiesRetrospective StudiesRituximabHLA AntigensImmunoglobulins, IntravenousIsoantibodiesRituximab

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PMID37169835
PMCPMC10175554
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