Pepper, RJ;
Draibe, JB;
Caplin, B;
Fervenza, FC;
Hoffman, GS;
Kallenberg, CG;
Langford, CA;
... RAVE-ITN Research Group, .; + view all
(2016)
The association of serum calprotectin (S100A8/S100A9) levels with disease relapses in PR3-ANCA-associated vasculitis.
Arthritis & Rheumatology
, 69
(1)
pp. 185-193.
10.1002/art.39814.
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Abstract
OBJECTIVES: S100A8/A9 (calprotectin) has shown promise as a biomarker for predicting relapse in AAV. This study investigated serum S100A8/A9 levels as a biomarker predicting future relapse in a large cohort of patients with severe ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV). METHODS: Serum levels of S100A8/A9 were measured at baseline, months 2, and 6 following treatment initiation in 144 patients in the RAVE trial (cyclophosphamide/azathioprine vs. rituximab for induction of remission) who attained complete remission. RESULTS: Patients were divided into 4 groups: PR3-ANCA with (n=37), and without (n=56) relapse, and MPO-ANCA with (n=6) and without (n=45) relapse. Serum S100A8/A9 levels decreased in all groups during the first 6 months of treatment. The percentage reduction from baseline to month 2 was significantly different between relapsers and non-relapsers in the PR3-AAV group (p=0.046). A significantly higher risk of relapse was associated with an increase in S100A8/A9 between baseline and month 2 (p=0.006) and baseline and month 6 (p=0.0099) for all patients. Subgroup analysis demonstrated it was patients treated with rituximab and who increased levels of S100A8/A9 who were at greatest risk of future relapse (p=0.028). CONCLUSION: An increase in serum S100A8/A9 by month 2 or 6 compared to baseline identifies a subgroup of PR3-ANCA patients treated with rituximab at higher risk of relapse by 18 months. As rituximab is increasingly used for remission induction in relapsing PR3-ANCA patients, S100A8/A9 may assist in identifying those patients requiring more intensive or prolonged treatment.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | The association of serum calprotectin (S100A8/S100A9) levels with disease relapses in PR3-ANCA-associated vasculitis |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1002/art.39814 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/art.39814 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Copyright © 2016, American College of Rheumatology. This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: [FULL CITE], which has been published in final form at http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/art.39814. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving. |
| Keywords: | ANCA vasculitis; disease activity; immunosuppression; relapse |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Medicine UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Medicine > Renal Medicine |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1503408 |
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