| Literature DB >> 31828078 |
Davide Spica1, Till Junker2, Michael Dickenmann1, Stefan Schaub1,3,4, Jürg Steiger1,3, Tanja Rüfli5, Jörg Halter2, Helmut Hopfer6, Andreas Holbro2,5, Patricia Hirt-Minkowski1.
Abstract
We report the effectiveness of daratumumab, a human IgGκ monoclonal antibody targeting CD38 on plasma cells, for therapy-refractory antibody-mediated rejection (AMR) due to blood group antibodies in a 59-year-old man who received a living ABO-incompatible kidney transplantation. Standard treatment options for AMR due to blood group antibodies including immunoadsorption, lymphocyte depletion with anti-human T-lymphocyte globulins, intravenous methylprednisolone pulses and eculizumab limited tissue injury, however failed to sufficiently suppress blood group antibody production. After administration of daratumumab as a rescue therapy, blood group antibody titers decreased and remained at low levels without further immunoadsorption and allowed kidney graft function to recover.Entities:
Keywords: ABO-incompatible kidney transplantation; Anti-rejection therapy; Antibody-mediated rejection; Daratumumab
Year: 2019 PMID: 31828078 PMCID: PMC6902247 DOI: 10.1159/000503951
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Case Rep Nephrol Dial