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Rituximab Biosimilar Prevents Poor Outcomes of Microscopic Polyangiitis and Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis as Effectively as Rituximab Originator

Authors
 Hyeok Chan Kwon  ;  Minyoung Kevin Kim  ;  Jason Jungsik Song  ;  Yong Beom Park  ;  Sang Won Lee 
Citation
 YONSEI MEDICAL JOURNAL, Vol.61(8) : 712-719, 2020-08 
Journal Title
YONSEI MEDICAL JOURNAL
ISSN
 0513-5796 
Issue Date
2020-08
MeSH
Biosimilar Pharmaceuticals / therapeutic use* ; Female ; Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis / drug therapy* ; Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis / mortality ; Humans ; Male ; Microscopic Polyangiitis / drug therapy* ; Microscopic Polyangiitis / mortality ; Middle Aged ; Prognosis ; Recurrence ; Retrospective Studies ; Rituximab / therapeutic use* ; Survival Rate ; Treatment Outcome
Keywords
Rituximab ; biosimilar ; granulomatosis with polyangiitis ; microscopic polyangiitis ; prognosis
Abstract
Purpose: There has been no extensive study to compare the efficacy between rituximab originator (Mabthera®) and its biosimilar (Truxima®) for microscopic polyangiitis (MPA) and granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA). Here, we investigated the clinical effects of rituximab on poor outcomes of MPA and GPA in Korean patients, and compared those between Mabthera® and Truxima®.

Materials and methods: We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of a total of 139 patients, including 97 MPA patients and 42 GPA patients. At diagnosis, antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody positivity and comorbidities were assessed. During follow-up, all-cause mortality, relapse, end-stage renal disease, cerebrovascular accident and acute coronary syndrome were evaluated as poor outcomes. In this study, rituximab was used as either Mabthera® or Truxima®.

Results: The median age at diagnosis was 60.1 years and 46 patients were men (97 MPA and 42 GPA patients). Among poor outcomes, patients receiving rituximab exhibited a significantly lower cumulative relapse-free survival rate compared to those not receiving rituximab (p=0.002). Nevertheless, rituximab use did not make any difference in other poor outcomes of MPA and GPA except for relapse, which might be a rebuttal to the fact that rituximab use after relapse eventually led to better prognosis. There were no significant differences in variables at diagnosis and during follow-up between patients receiving Mabthera® and those receiving Truxima®. Patients receiving Truxima® exhibited a similar pattern of the cumulative survival rates of each poor outcome to those receiving Mabthera®.

Conclusion: Truxima® prevents poor outcomes of MPA and GPA as effectively as does Mabthera®.
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DOI
10.3349/ymj.2020.61.8.712
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1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Internal Medicine (내과학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
Yonsei Authors
Park, Yong Beom(박용범)
Song, Jason Jungsik(송정식) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0662-7704
Lee, Sang-Won(이상원) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8038-3341
URI
https://ir.ymlib.yonsei.ac.kr/handle/22282913/179662
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