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ArticleCEN case reports2025

A case of renal limited myeloperoxidase anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-positive vasculitis treated with maintenance avacopan monotherapy.

Yoshifumi Ubara, Yuki Oba, Shigekazu Kurihara, Akinari Sekine, Masayuki Yamanouchi, Eiko Hasegawa, Tatsuya Suwabe, Kei Kono, Kenichi Ohashi, Takehiko Wada and 1 more

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Article in CEN case reports, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. Making use of avacopan in clinical practice.Clinical kidney journal · 2026
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11 authors.

Yoshifumi UbaraNephrology Center and Okinaka Memorial Institute for Medical Research, Toranomon Hospital Toranomon, 1-3-1, Kajigaya, Takatsu, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, 213-8587, Japan. ubara@toranomon.gr.jp.
Yuki ObaNephrology Center and Okinaka Memorial Institute for Medical Research, Toranomon Hospital Toranomon, 1-3-1, Kajigaya, Takatsu, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, 213-8587, Japan.
Shigekazu KuriharaNephrology Center and Okinaka Memorial Institute for Medical Research, Toranomon Hospital Toranomon, 1-3-1, Kajigaya, Takatsu, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, 213-8587, Japan.
Akinari SekineNephrology Center and Okinaka Memorial Institute for Medical Research, Toranomon Hospital Toranomon, 1-3-1, Kajigaya, Takatsu, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, 213-8587, Japan.
Masayuki YamanouchiNephrology Center and Okinaka Memorial Institute for Medical Research, Toranomon Hospital Toranomon, 1-3-1, Kajigaya, Takatsu, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, 213-8587, Japan.
Eiko HasegawaNephrology Center and Okinaka Memorial Institute for Medical Research, Toranomon Hospital Toranomon, 1-3-1, Kajigaya, Takatsu, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, 213-8587, Japan.
Tatsuya SuwabeNephrology Center and Okinaka Memorial Institute for Medical Research, Toranomon Hospital Toranomon, 1-3-1, Kajigaya, Takatsu, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, 213-8587, Japan.
Kei KonoDepartment of Pathology, Toranomon Hospital Toranomon, Tokyo, Japan.
Kenichi OhashiDepartment of Pathology, Toranomon Hospital Toranomon, Tokyo, Japan.
Takehiko WadaNephrology Center and Okinaka Memorial Institute for Medical Research, Toranomon Hospital Toranomon, 1-3-1, Kajigaya, Takatsu, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, 213-8587, Japan.
Naoki SawaNephrology Center and Okinaka Memorial Institute for Medical Research, Toranomon Hospital Toranomon, 1-3-1, Kajigaya, Takatsu, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, 213-8587, Japan.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A 76-year-old woman was admitted with progressive renal function decline. A kidney biopsy was performed because of myeloperoxidase anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA; 333 IU/mL), proteinuria (1.21 g/d), and urinary erythrocyte sediment (10-19/high-power field). Renal-limited ANCA-positive vasculitis with pauci-immune necrotizing crescentic glomerulonephritis (ANCA-associated vasculitis, AAV) was diagnosed. Glucocorticoid therapy was started, and the patient responded well. About 1 year later, avacopan treatment was started and glucocorticoid therapy was discontinued. Avacopan did not normalize ANCA levels and did not make urinary findings negative. However, further progression of renal function decline is prevented. Factors attributed to the development of AAV in this case were investigated; AAV developed after the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and ANCA levels re-elevated after the fifth dose. This suggests that the COVID-19 vaccine may have contributed to the development of AAV in this elderly patient. Avacopan monotherapy has been shown to be effective as maintenance therapy to control the progression of renal failure although not sufficient for complete remission of AAV.

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Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated VasculitisGlomerulonephritisAgedAntibodies, Antineutrophil CytoplasmicFemaleGlucocorticoidsHumansKidneyPeroxidaseAntibodies, Antineutrophil CytoplasmicGlucocorticoidsPeroxidaseAvacopanCOVID-19 vaccinePauci-immune necrotizing crescentic glomerulonephritisRenal-limited MPO-ANCA-positive vasculitis

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PMID38955948
PMCPMC11785830

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