在一般化肌痛性肌痛症患者中,使用eculizumab和efgartigimod的现实经验
Chiara Pane1, Vincenzo Di Stefano2, Nunzia Cuomo1
1Neuroscience, Reproductive and Odontostomatological Sciences (NSRO) Department, Federico II University, Naples, Italy.
Journal of neurology
|July 30, 2024
概括
埃奎利祖马布和efgartigimod都用于治疗一般化骨髓灰质炎 (gMG). 埃奎利祖马布在QMG得分和类固醇减少方面表现出更大的改善,而efgartigimod在抗体阴性患者中表现出更大的疗效.
科学领域:
- 神经学 神经学
- 免疫学 免疫学 免疫学
- 药理学 药理学是指药理学的学科.
背景情况:
- 埃奎利祖马布 (补充活性抗体) 和efgartigimod (新生儿Fc受体阻断剂) 已被批准用于一般化骨髓灰质炎 (gMG).
- 关于这些治疗方法的比较疗效的现实世界临床数据有限.
研究的目的:
- 在现实环境中比较gMG患者对eculizumab和efgartigimod的临床反应.
- 通过验证的临床量表来评估治疗疗效,并评估类固醇节约效应.
主要方法:
- 对63名gMG患者 (32名eculizumab,31名efgartigimod) 的回顾性分析.
- 采集的临床数据使用了Myasthenia Gravis-日常生活活动 (MG-ADL) 和量化Myasthenia Gravis (QMG) 尺度.
- 对efgartigimod亚组的分析包括抗乙胆受体抗体阳性 (AChR-Ab+) 和阴性 (AChR-Ab-) 患者.
主要成果:
- 这两种治疗方法在MG-ADL尺度上表现出相似的疗效 (p=0.237).
- 与efgartigimod (OR 1.373; p=0.016) 相比,eculizumab表现出优异的QMG得分降低 (p=0.003) 和更高的临床响应可能性.
- 与efgartigimod相比,eculizumab表现出明显更大的类固醇节约效应 (p=0.001) 和更快的普得尼松降低.
结论:
- 在临床实践中,eculizumab和efgartigimod有效地减少了gMG患者的残疾.
- 埃奎利祖马布在QMG反应和降低类固醇方面具有优势.
- 在ACHR-Ab-患者中,efgartigimod提供了灵活性和有效性,具有循环管理的潜力,不需要接种疫苗.
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