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ReviewDrugs in context2025

Obinutuzumab in membranous nephropathy: a potential game-changer in treatment.

Concetto Sessa, Dario Galeano, Luca Zanoli, Marco Delsante, Giovanni Maria Rossi, Walter Morale

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Review in Drugs in context, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Concetto SessaNephrology and Dialysis Department, Maggiore "Nino Baglieri" Hospital, Modica, Ragusa, Italy.
Dario GaleanoNephrology and Dialysis Department, Maggiore "Nino Baglieri" Hospital, Modica, Ragusa, Italy.
Luca ZanoliDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.
Marco DelsanteNephrology Unit, Parma University Hospital, & Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Parma, Italy.
Giovanni Maria RossiNephrology Unit, Parma University Hospital, & Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Parma, Italy.
Walter MoraleNephrology and Dialysis Department, Maggiore "Nino Baglieri" Hospital, Modica, Ragusa, Italy.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Membranous nephropathy (MN) is a kidney disease characterized by thickening of the glomerular basement membrane due to immune complex deposition, often leading to nephrotic syndrome and potentially progressing to end-stage renal disease. Traditional treatments, including corticosteroids and immunosuppressive agents, have significant side-effects and variable efficacy. Recently, obinutuzumab, a fully humanized monoclonal antibody targeting CD20, has emerged as a promising therapeutic option for MN. Herein, we review the pathophysiology of MN, the mechanism of action of obinutuzumab, clinical data supporting its use and highlight its potential as a game changer in MN treatment.

Indexed as

autoimmune kidney diseaseB cell depletionimmunotherapymembranous nephropathyobinutuzumabproteinuria

Identifiers

PMID40017729
PMCPMC11867167

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