Avacopan for the Treatment of Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody (ANCA)-Associated Vasculitis. 2023

Christopher Alihosseini, and Hannah Kopelman, and Mallory Zaino, and Steven R Feldman
College of Osteopathic Medicine, New York Institute of Technology, Glen Head, NY, USA.

To review the safety and efficacy of avacopan for the treatment of anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis. A systematic review of the literature was performed using the terms avacopan OR tavneos OR CCX168 OR ANCA-associated vasculitis in PubMed and Google Scholar. Articles between January 2016 and January 2023 were considered for inclusion. Bibliographies and ClinicalTrials.gov were also searched for completion. Relative English language and human studies related to pharmacology, clinical trials, and safety were included. The 52-week ADVOCATE and 12-week CLEAR clinical trials evaluated the safety and efficacy of avacopan. The remission rate was 65.7% and 54.9% in the avacopan and placebo group, respectively, in the ADVOCATE trial. The Birmingham Vasculitis Activity Score improved by ≥50% in 86.4% of avacopan treated patients and 70% of prednisone treated patients in the CLEAR trial. Glucocorticoids in combination with cyclophosphamide, azathioprine, and/or rituximab have been a mainstay of ANCA-associated vasculitis treatment. However, short- and long-term medication-related adverse effects risk negative outcomes for patients. Avacopan may provide equivalent to better treatment with fewer side effects due to a reduction, if not elimination, of glucocorticoids. Avacopan used in isolation or combination is safe and effective for ANCA-associated vasculitis.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007166 Immunosuppressive Agents Agents that suppress immune function by one of several mechanisms of action. Classical cytotoxic immunosuppressants act by inhibiting DNA synthesis. Others may act through activation of T-CELLS or by inhibiting the activation of HELPER CELLS. While immunosuppression has been brought about in the past primarily to prevent rejection of transplanted organs, new applications involving mediation of the effects of INTERLEUKINS and other CYTOKINES are emerging. Immunosuppressant,Immunosuppressive Agent,Immunosuppressants,Agent, Immunosuppressive,Agents, Immunosuppressive
D012074 Remission Induction Therapeutic act or process that initiates a response to a complete or partial remission level. Induction of Remission,Induction, Remission,Inductions, Remission,Remission Inductions
D003520 Cyclophosphamide Precursor of an alkylating nitrogen mustard antineoplastic and immunosuppressive agent that must be activated in the LIVER to form the active aldophosphamide. It has been used in the treatment of LYMPHOMA and LEUKEMIA. Its side effect, ALOPECIA, has been used for defleecing sheep. Cyclophosphamide may also cause sterility, birth defects, mutations, and cancer. (+,-)-2-(bis(2-Chloroethyl)amino)tetrahydro-2H-1,3,2-oxazaphosphorine 2-Oxide Monohydrate,B-518,Cyclophosphamide Anhydrous,Cyclophosphamide Monohydrate,Cyclophosphamide, (R)-Isomer,Cyclophosphamide, (S)-Isomer,Cyclophosphane,Cytophosphan,Cytophosphane,Cytoxan,Endoxan,NSC-26271,Neosar,Procytox,Sendoxan,B 518,B518,NSC 26271,NSC26271
D005938 Glucocorticoids A group of CORTICOSTEROIDS that affect carbohydrate metabolism (GLUCONEOGENESIS, liver glycogen deposition, elevation of BLOOD SUGAR), inhibit ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE secretion, and possess pronounced anti-inflammatory activity. They also play a role in fat and protein metabolism, maintenance of arterial blood pressure, alteration of the connective tissue response to injury, reduction in the number of circulating lymphocytes, and functioning of the central nervous system. Glucocorticoid,Glucocorticoid Effect,Glucorticoid Effects,Effect, Glucocorticoid,Effects, Glucorticoid
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000069283 Rituximab A murine-derived monoclonal antibody and ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT that binds specifically to the CD20 ANTIGEN and is used in the treatment of LEUKEMIA; LYMPHOMA and RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS. CD20 Antibody, Rituximab,GP2013,IDEC-C2B8,IDEC-C2B8 Antibody,Mabthera,Rituxan,IDEC C2B8,IDEC C2B8 Antibody,Rituximab CD20 Antibody
D056648 Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated Vasculitis Group of systemic vasculitis with a strong association with ANCA. The disorders are characterized by necrotizing inflammation of small and medium size vessels, with little or no immune-complex deposits in vessel walls. ANCA-Associated Vasculitides,ANCA-Associated Vasculitis,Pauci-Immune Vasculitis,ANCA Associated Vasculitides,ANCA Associated Vasculitis,ANCA-Associated Vasculitide,Anti Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody Associated Vasculitis,Pauci Immune Vasculitis,Pauci-Immune Vasculitides,Vasculitide, ANCA-Associated,Vasculitides, ANCA-Associated,Vasculitides, Pauci-Immune,Vasculitis, ANCA-Associated,Vasculitis, Pauci-Immune
D019268 Antibodies, Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Autoantibodies directed against cytoplasmic constituents of POLYMORPHONUCLEAR LEUKOCYTES and/or MONOCYTES. They are used as specific markers for GRANULOMATOSIS WITH POLYANGIITIS and other diseases, though their pathophysiological role is not clear. ANCA are routinely detected by indirect immunofluorescence with three different patterns: c-ANCA (cytoplasmic), p-ANCA (perinuclear), and atypical ANCA. ANCA,Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Autoantibodies,Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Autoantibody,Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibodies,Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Autoantibodies,Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Autoantibody,c-ANCA,p-ANCA,Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibodies,Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody,Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody,Anti Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibodies,Anti Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody,Anti Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Autoantibodies,Anti Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Autoantibody,Antibody, Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic,Antibody, Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic,Autoantibody, Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic,Autoantibody, Neutrophil Cytoplasmic,Cytoplasmic Antibody, Anti-Neutrophil,Cytoplasmic Antibody, Antineutrophil,Cytoplasmic Autoantibody, Anti-Neutrophil,Cytoplasmic Autoantibody, Neutrophil,c ANCA,p ANCA

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