OBJECTIVE: To determine the utility of human intravenous immunoglobulin (hIVIG) for the initial treatment of canine immune-mediated hemolytic anemia (IMHA). DESIGN: Blinded, randomized, clinical trial. SETTING: Veterinary teaching hospital. ANIMALS: Twenty-eight, client-owned dogs with primary IMHA. INTERVENTIONS: At enrollment, after diagnosis of IMHA, dogs were randomly assigned to receive either hIVIG or placebo, in a blinded fashion. For the next 14 days, all dogs received glucocorticoids as the sole immunosuppressant agent. All dogs received low-molecular-weight heparin as an anticoagulant. D-dimer concentrations were evaluated at the beginning and end of the study protocol to monitor for thromboembolic complications. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: Twenty-five of 28 dogs (89%) were discharged from the hospital. Thirteen of those received hIVIG and 12 received placebo. Twenty-four dogs (86%) were alive 14 days after enrollment, and of these 13 received hIVIG and 11 received placebo. D-dimer concentrations were elevated in 86% of all dogs at the time of diagnosis. CONCLUSIONS: For initial treatment of dogs with IMHA, the addition of hIVIG to corticosteroid treatment did not improve initial response, nor did it shorten hospitalization.
OBJECTIVE: To determine the utility of human intravenous immunoglobulin (hIVIG) for the initial treatment of canine immune-mediated hemolytic anemia (IMHA). DESIGN: Blinded, randomized, clinical trial. SETTING: Veterinary teaching hospital. ANIMALS: Twenty-eight, client-owned dogs with primary IMHA. INTERVENTIONS: At enrollment, after diagnosis of IMHA, dogs were randomly assigned to receive either hIVIG or placebo, in a blinded fashion. For the next 14 days, all dogs received glucocorticoids as the sole immunosuppressant agent. All dogs received low-molecular-weight heparin as an anticoagulant. D-dimer concentrations were evaluated at the beginning and end of the study protocol to monitor for thromboembolic complications. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: Twenty-five of 28 dogs (89%) were discharged from the hospital. Thirteen of those received hIVIG and 12 received placebo. Twenty-four dogs (86%) were alive 14 days after enrollment, and of these 13 received hIVIG and 11 received placebo. D-dimer concentrations were elevated in 86% of all dogs at the time of diagnosis. CONCLUSIONS: For initial treatment of dogs with IMHA, the addition of hIVIG to corticosteroid treatment did not improve initial response, nor did it shorten hospitalization.
Authors: James W Swann; Oliver A Garden; Claire L Fellman; Barbara Glanemann; Robert Goggs; Dana N LeVine; Andrew J Mackin; Nathaniel T Whitley Journal: J Vet Intern Med Date: 2019-03-07 Impact factor: 3.333
Authors: Jason P Bestwick; Mellora Sharman; Nat T Whitley; Caroline Kisielewicz; Barbara J Skelly; Simon Tappin; Lindsay Kellett-Gregory; Mayank Seth Journal: J Vet Intern Med Date: 2021-11-15 Impact factor: 3.333
Authors: Jason P Bestwick; James Warland; Barbara J Skelly; James W Swann; Barbara Glanemann; Nick Bexfield; Zeta Gkoka; David J Walker; Paolo Silvestrini; Sophie Adamantos; Mayank Seth Journal: J Vet Intern Med Date: 2022-07-07 Impact factor: 3.175