Obinutuzumab in Frequently Relapsing and Steroid-Dependent Nephrotic Syndrome in Children. 2023

Claire Dossier, and Stéphanie Bonneric, and Véronique Baudouin, and Thérésa Kwon, and Benjamin Prim, and Alexandra Cambier, and Anne Couderc, and Christelle Moreau, and Georges Deschenes, and Julien Hogan
Pediatric Nephrology Department, Robert-Debré Hospital, APHP, Paris, France.

BACKGROUND B-cell depletion with rituximab induces sustained remission in children with steroid-dependent or frequently relapsing nephrotic syndrome. However, most patients relapse after B-cell recovery, and some patients do not achieve B-cell depletion. Obinutuzumab is a second-generation anti-CD20 antibody designed to overcome such situations in B-cell malignancies and was recently reported to be safe and effective in other autoimmune diseases affecting the kidneys. METHODS We retrospectively report 41 children with steroid-dependent or frequently relapsing nephrotic syndrome treated with a single low-dose infusion of obinutuzumab at Robert-Debre Hospital between April 2018 and December 2020. Participants were treated because of rituximab resistance or relapse after rituximab and received a single infusion of 300 mg/1.73 m 2 obinutuzumab with cessation of oral immunosuppressors within 2 months. RESULTS B-cell depletion was achieved in all participants and lasted a median of 8.3 months (interquartile range, 6.4-11.1), a duration exceeding that for last rituximab treatment. At 12 and 24 months, 92% (38/41) and 68% (28/41) of patients, respectively, were in sustained remission. Mild infusion reactions occurred in five participants (12%) and neutropenia in nine (21%). No significant decrease in IgG level was reported during treatment, and whereas IgM levels decreased in 34 patients (83%), they were normal at last follow-up in 32 (78%). CONCLUSIONS These results identified low-dose obinituzumab as a promising treatment option in children with steroid-dependent or frequently relapsing nephrotic syndrome, including those resistant to rituximab. The tolerance profile of obinutuzumab was similar to that of rituximab, but hemogram and immunoglobulin levels should be monitored.

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
D009404 Nephrotic Syndrome A condition characterized by severe PROTEINURIA, greater than 3.5 g/day in an average adult. The substantial loss of protein in the urine results in complications such as HYPOPROTEINEMIA; generalized EDEMA; HYPERTENSION; and HYPERLIPIDEMIAS. Diseases associated with nephrotic syndrome generally cause chronic kidney dysfunction. Childhood Idiopathic Nephrotic Syndrome,Frequently Relapsing Nephrotic Syndrome,Multi-Drug Resistant Nephrotic Syndrome,Pediatric Idiopathic Nephrotic Syndrome,Steroid-Dependent Nephrotic Syndrome,Steroid-Resistant Nephrotic Syndrome,Steroid-Sensitive Nephrotic Syndrome,Multi Drug Resistant Nephrotic Syndrome,Nephrotic Syndrome, Steroid-Dependent,Nephrotic Syndrome, Steroid-Resistant,Nephrotic Syndrome, Steroid-Sensitive,Nephrotic Syndromes,Steroid Dependent Nephrotic Syndrome,Steroid Resistant Nephrotic Syndrome,Steroid Sensitive Nephrotic Syndrome,Steroid-Dependent Nephrotic Syndromes,Steroid-Resistant Nephrotic Syndromes,Steroid-Sensitive Nephrotic Syndromes,Syndrome, Nephrotic,Syndrome, Steroid-Sensitive Nephrotic
D012008 Recurrence The return of a sign, symptom, or disease after a remission. Recrudescence,Relapse,Recrudescences,Recurrences,Relapses
D002648 Child A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL. Children
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
D012189 Retrospective Studies Studies used to test etiologic hypotheses in which inferences about an exposure to putative causal factors are derived from data relating to characteristics of persons under study or to events or experiences in their past. The essential feature is that some of the persons under study have the disease or outcome of interest and their characteristics are compared with those of unaffected persons. Retrospective Study,Studies, Retrospective,Study, Retrospective
D013256 Steroids A group of polycyclic compounds closely related biochemically to TERPENES. They include cholesterol, numerous hormones, precursors of certain vitamins, bile acids, alcohols (STEROLS), and certain natural drugs and poisons. Steroids have a common nucleus, a fused, reduced 17-carbon atom ring system, cyclopentanoperhydrophenanthrene. Most steroids also have two methyl groups and an aliphatic side-chain attached to the nucleus. (From Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, 11th ed) Steroid,Catatoxic Steroids,Steroids, Catatoxic
D016896 Treatment Outcome Evaluation undertaken to assess the results or consequences of management and procedures used in combating disease in order to determine the efficacy, effectiveness, safety, and practicability of these interventions in individual cases or series. Rehabilitation Outcome,Treatment Effectiveness,Clinical Effectiveness,Clinical Efficacy,Patient-Relevant Outcome,Treatment Efficacy,Effectiveness, Clinical,Effectiveness, Treatment,Efficacy, Clinical,Efficacy, Treatment,Outcome, Patient-Relevant,Outcome, Rehabilitation,Outcome, Treatment,Outcomes, Patient-Relevant,Patient Relevant Outcome,Patient-Relevant Outcomes

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