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Impact of pretransplant rituximab induction on highly sensitized kidney recipients: comparison with non-rituximab group

Authors
 Young Hae Song  ;  Kyu Ha Huh  ;  Yu Seun Kim  ;  Hyung Soon Lee  ;  Myoung Soo Kim  ;  Soo Jin Kim  ;  Hyun Jung Kim  ;  Soon Il Kim  ;  Dong Jin Joo 
Citation
 JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN SURGICAL SOCIETY , Vol.82(6) : 335-339, 2012 
Journal Title
JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN SURGICAL SOCIETY
ISSN
 2233-7903 
Issue Date
2012
Keywords
Immunological sensitization ; Kidney transplantation ; Rituximab
Abstract
PURPOSE: Highly sensitized patients with a high level of panel reactive antibody (PRA) experience more episodes of antibody-mediated rejection (AMR) and poorer graft survival than non-sensitized patients. Rituximab is a well-known monoclonal anti-CD20 antibody that causes the depletion of B lymphocytes. The aim of this study was to compare a rituximab-administered and a non-administered group of highly sensitized recipients.

METHODS: Forty-three kidney recipients with a PRA level of ≥50% were included. Sixteen (group R) received one dose of rituximab at 2 days prior to transplantation and 27 patients (group NR) did not.

RESULTS: Patients' demographics, such as age, sex, dialysis duration, and type of immunosuppressive agent were not different in the two groups. No side effects due to rituximab administration were observed in group R. Class I PRA of group R (75.6 ± 37.7%) was higher than that of group NR (45.7 ± 35.8%, P = 0.013). More acute rejection episodes occurred within 1 year after transplantation in group NR but the difference between the groups was not significant (18.8% in group R vs. 29.6% in group NR, P = 0.631). However, two AMR episodes occurred only in group NR. Renal functions were not different in the two groups. In group R, CD19 and CD20 rapidly decreased 2 days after rituximab infusion. Furthermore, the administration of rituximab was not linked to acute rejection.

CONCLUSION: To confirm the long-term anti-rejection and beneficial effects of rituximab, further studies should be performed with a larger cohort. In conclusion, rituximab administration 2 days prior to transplantation is both effective and safe.
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Yonsei Authors
Kim, Myoung Soo(김명수) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8975-8381
Kim, Soon Il(김순일) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0783-7538
Kim, Yu Seun(김유선) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5105-1567
Lee, Hyung Keun(이형근) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1123-2136
Joo, Dong Jin(주동진) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8405-1531
Huh, Kyu Ha(허규하) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1364-6989
URI
https://ir.ymlib.yonsei.ac.kr/handle/22282913/91154
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