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ArticleClinical kidney journal2025

Factors influencing early response of IgA nephropathy following targeted-release budesonide (TRB) treatment: preliminary results from a multicenter study.

Christodoulos Keskinis, Eleni Moysidou, Eleni Kapsia, Vasilios Vaios, Christos Bintas, Maria Trivyza, Michalis Christodoulou, Georgios Lioulios, Stamatia Stai, Christina Nikolaidou and 5 more

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Christodoulos KeskinisSchool of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH), Thessaloniki, Greece.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1815-7228
Eleni MoysidouSchool of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH), Thessaloniki, Greece.
Eleni KapsiaDepartment of Nephrology and Renal Transplantation, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Laiko Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Vasilios Vaios2nd Department of Nephrology, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, AHEPA Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Christos BintasDepartment of Nephrology and Renal Transplantation, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Laiko Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Maria TrivyzaDepartment of Nephrology and Renal Transplantation, University Hospital of Patras, Patras, Greece.
Michalis ChristodoulouSchool of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH), Thessaloniki, Greece.
Georgios LiouliosSchool of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH), Thessaloniki, Greece.
Stamatia StaiSchool of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH), Thessaloniki, Greece.
Christina NikolaidouDepartment of Pathology, Hippokration Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Panagiotis PateinakisDepartment of Nephrology, Papageorgiou Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Marios PapasotiriouDepartment of Nephrology and Renal Transplantation, University Hospital of Patras, Patras, Greece.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9375-989X
Vassilios Liakopoulos2nd Department of Nephrology, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, AHEPA Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7564-2724
Smaragdi MarinakiDepartment of Nephrology and Renal Transplantation, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Laiko Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Maria StangouSchool of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH), Thessaloniki, Greece.

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Abstract

Background: Formation of galactose-deficient IgA1 (Gd-IgA1) immunoglobulin is the initial step in the immunological cascade leading to IgA nephropathy (IgAN). Targeted-release budesonide (TRB), an evidence-based regimen without major side-effects, has recently been approved for IgAN treatment; herein we present our preliminary real-world data regarding prompt response to TRB. Methods: Patients with primary IgAN who remained with Uprot >1 g/24 h despite conventional treatment for 6 months were started on TRB, and re-evaluated at 3 (T3) and 6 (T6) months. Reduction of proteinuria by ≥30%, at T3 and T6 was regarded as very early (VER) and early response (ER), respectively. Kidney biopsies were evaluated according to Oxford classification (MEST-C) score. Results: Thirty-seven IgAN patients, male/female 26/11, mean ± standard deviation age 50.38 ± 14.32 years and mean time since diagnosis 45.65 ± 56.67 months, were included. Seventeen (45.94%) patients demonstrated VER, increasing to 29 (78.3%) as ER ( Conclusions: Almost half of the patients showed proteinuria reduction after TRB treatment at 3 months, and the proportion increased significantly at 6 months. Patients likely to have a prompt proteinuria reduction were relatively close to diagnosis, retained kidney function and had active lesions in kidney biopsy.

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histological findingsIgA nephropathyproteinuriatargeted released budesonide treatment

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