Tocilizumab for antibody-mediated rejection treatment in lung transplantation

Copyright © 2023 International Society for the Heart and Lung Transplantation. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved..

Tocilizumab (TCZ), an IL-6 inhibitor, has shown promise in the treatment of donor-specific antibodies (DSA) and chronic antibody-mediated rejection (AMR) in renal transplant recipients. However, its use in lung transplantation has not been described. This retrospective case-control study compared AMR treatments containing TCZ in 9 bilateral lung transplant recipients to 18 patients treated for AMR without TCZ. Treatment with TCZ resulted in more clearance of DSA, lower recurrence of DSA, lower incidence of new DSA, and lower rates of graft failure when compared to those treated for AMR without TCZ. The incidence of infusion reactions, elevation in transaminases, and infections were similar between the 2 groups. These data support a role for TCZ in pulmonary AMR and establish preliminary evidence to design a randomized controlled trial of IL-6 inhibition for the management of AMR.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:42

Enthalten in:

The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation - 42(2023), 10 vom: 19. Okt., Seite 1353-1357

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

January, Spenser E [VerfasserIn]
Fester, Keith A [VerfasserIn]
Halverson, Laura P [VerfasserIn]
Witt, Chad A [VerfasserIn]
Byers, Derek E [VerfasserIn]
Vazquez-Guillamet, Rodrigo [VerfasserIn]
Alexander-Brett, Jennifer [VerfasserIn]
Tague, Laneshia K [VerfasserIn]
Kreisel, Daniel [VerfasserIn]
Gelman, Andrew [VerfasserIn]
Puri, Varun [VerfasserIn]
Bahena, Ruben Nava [VerfasserIn]
Takahashi, Tsuyoshi [VerfasserIn]
Hachem, Ramsey R [VerfasserIn]
Kulkarni, Hrishikesh S [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antibody-mediated rejection
Donor-specific antibodies
HLA Antigens
I031V2H011
Interleukin-6
Interleukin-6 inhibition
Isoantibodies
Journal Article
Lung transplantation
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
Tocilizumab

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Date Completed 26.09.2023

Date Revised 10.02.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.healun.2023.05.012

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM357700856