Daratumumab for antibody-mediated rejection : Is it time to target the real culprit?

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We report the case of a sensitized woman who underwent successful transplantation after a desensitization protocol, with an optically normal 8-day biopsy. At 3 months, she developed active antibody-mediated rejection (AMR) due to preformed donor-specific antibodies. It was decided to treat the patient with daratumumab, an anti-CD38 monoclonal antibody. The mean fluorescence intensity of donor-specific antibodies decreased, pathologic signs of AMR regressed, and kidney function returned to normal. A molecular assessment of biopsies was retrospectively performed. By doing so, regression of the molecular signature of AMR was evidenced between the second and third biopsies. Interestingly, the first biopsy revealed a gene expression profile of AMR, which helped retrospectively classify this biopsy as AMR, illustrating the relevance of molecular phenotyping of biopsy in high-risk situations such as desensitization.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:23

Enthalten in:

American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons - 23(2023), 12 vom: 01. Dez., Seite 1990-1994

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

de Nattes, Tristan [VerfasserIn]
Kaveri, Rangolie [VerfasserIn]
Farce, Fabienne [VerfasserIn]
François, Arnaud [VerfasserIn]
Guerrot, Dominique [VerfasserIn]
Hanoy, Mélanie [VerfasserIn]
Laurent, Charlotte [VerfasserIn]
Candon, Sophie [VerfasserIn]
Bertrand, Dominique [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

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Antibodies, Monoclonal
Antibody-mediated rejection
Antibody-secreting cells
Case Reports
Daratumumab
Immunosuppressive therapy
Isoantibodies
Kidney transplantation
Molecular diagnosis

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Date Completed 04.12.2023

Date Revised 04.12.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.ajt.2023.06.018

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM359153623