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NATURE REVIEWS RHEUMATOLOGY
卷 14, 期 10, 页码 580-591出版社
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/s41584-018-0065-x
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- GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)
- Medical Research Council (MRC) [MR/R502145/1]
- MRC-GSK Experimental Medicine Initiative to Explore New Therapies (EMINENT) fellowship
- Experimental Medicine Training Initiative
- MRC [MR/R502145/1] Funding Source: UKRI
Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) is an organ-threatening and life-threatening multi-system autoimmune disease in which B cell-derived ANCAs cause neutrophil activation and endothelial damage, strongly implicating these autoantibodies in the pathogenesis of AAV. B cell depletion with rituximab combined with glucocorticoids is associated with a reduction in ANCA concentrations and with clinical remission in the majority of patients with AAV. However, the safety profile of rituximab is no better than that of conventional therapy with cyclophosphamide, and long-term glucocorticoid treatment is needed to achieve and maintain disease-free remission. A need for new therapies exists to reduce the time to remission, to spare the use of glucocorticoids and to promote long-lasting remission without the risk of relapse. Over the past 20 years, there has been great interest in therapeutically targeting B cell cytokines, such as B cell-activating factor (BAFF), in many autoimmune disease settings. Dual B cell-targeted immunotherapy that combines B cell depletion and BAFF blockade could potentially be more efficacious than targeting either mechanism alone. In this Review, the theoretical background for use of this combination approach in AAV is presented and discussed.
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