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ArticleClinical and experimental nephrology2025

Status of initial treatment for rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis in Japan: analysis of a personal clinical records database.

Joichi Usui, Tomonori Kimura, Kunihiro Yamagata, Kentaro Nakajima, Shuzo Kaneko, Ken-Ei Sada, Naotake Tsuboi, Hirokazu Okada, Keiju Hiromura, Yoshitaka Isaka and 1 more

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Joichi UsuiDepartment of Nephrology, Institute of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8575, Japan. j-usui@md.tsukuba.ac.jp.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6709-4000
Tomonori KimuraDepartment of Nephrology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan.
Kunihiro YamagataDepartment of Nephrology, Institute of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8575, Japan.
Kentaro NakajimaDepartment of Nephrology, Institute of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8575, Japan.
Shuzo KanekoDepartment of Nephrology, Itabashi Central General Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
Ken-Ei SadaDepartment of Clinical Epidemiology, Kochi Medical School, Nankoku, Japan.
Naotake TsuboiDepartment of Nephrology, School of Medicine, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Japan.
Hirokazu OkadaDepartment of Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, Saitama Medical University, Saitama, Japan.
Keiju HiromuraDepartment of Nephrology and Rheumatology, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Japan.
Yoshitaka IsakaDepartment of Nephrology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan.
Ichiei NaritaDivision of Clinical Nephrology and Rheumatology, Kidney Research Center, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan.

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backgroundAs a joint project with the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW), the Research Group on Intractable Renal Diseases is examining the feasibility of utilizing its personal clinical records database. We examine the validity of the initial-treatment data from the personal clinical records of patients with new-onset rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis (RPGN).

methodsPersonal clinical records for patients with either RPGN or anti-glomerular basement membrane (GBM) antibody nephritis were used. The data from 454 newly enrolled RPGN patients were compiled for analysis in 2 cohort studies (CS1 for all case analysis and CS2 for selective analysis of new-onset cases).

resultsIn CS1, the serotypes of the 362 registered RPGN cases included 200 myeloperoxidase (MPO)-ANCA-positive, 98 anti-GBM-positive, and 9 proteinase-3 (PR3)-ANCA-positive cases, etc. CS2 included 96 of the MPO-ANCA-positive RPGN and 55 of the anti-GBM antibody-positive RPGN cases. For the initial treatment of MPO-ANCA-positive RPGN, the rates of glucocorticoid (GC) and GC pulse treatment were similar between the personal clinical records database and the nationwide questionnaire survey, but the rates of intravenous cyclophosphamide (CY) or rituximab were statistically significant lower in the personal clinical records database. For the initial treatment of anti-GBM antibody-positive RPGN, the rate of plasma exchange was similar between the two databases, but the rates of GC and per os CY tended to be lower in the personal clinical records database, although not statistically significant.

conclusionClear differences in initial treatment for new-onset RPGN patients were found between a personal clinical records database and another reported database.

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Databases, FactualGlomerulonephritisImmunosuppressive AgentsAdultAgedAntibodies, Antineutrophil CytoplasmicAnti-Glomerular Basement Membrane DiseaseAutoantibodiesCyclophosphamideDisease ProgressionFemaleGlucocorticoidsHumansJapanMaleMiddle AgedAntibodies, Antineutrophil Cytoplasmicantiglomerular basement membrane antibodyAutoantibodiesCyclophosphamideGlucocorticoidsImmunosuppressive AgentsPeroxidaseRituximabANCAAnti-GBM antibodyPersonal clinical records databaseRPGN

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PMCPMC12331831

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