Innovative Use of Telitacicept for the Induction Treatment of Severe Active-Stage ANCA-Associated Vasculitis: Two

Jie Luo1, Xuemei Huang2, Yanzao Zhao3

  • 1Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, China; Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Nanchong Central Hospital, The Affiliated Nanchong Central Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong Hospital of Beijing Anzhen Hospital Capital Medical University, Nanchong, Sichuan, China; Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, The first people's Hospital of Neijiang, Neijiang, Sichuan, China.

The European League Against Rheumatism recommends first-line induction therapy with rituximab or cyclophosphamide for patients with new-onset or relapsing antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) with organ- or life-threatening disease. This report presents 2 patients with AAV: one with active AAV with severe renal injury and another with refractory active AAV with peripheral neuropathy. Both patients had interstitial pneumonia at admission. Ultimately, both patients achieved clinical remission after induction therapy with telitacicept.

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