Antibody-mediated pure red cell aplasia in chronic kidney disease patients receiving erythropoiesis-stimulating agents: new insights

Iain Macdougall, Simon D. Roger, Angel de Francisco, David Goldsmith, Huub Schellekens, Hans Ebbers, Wolfgang Jelkmann, Gerard London, Nicole Casadevall, Walter H. Hoerl, David M. Kemeny, Carol Pollock

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    Abstract

    Antibody-mediated pure red cell aplasia is a very rare but devastating condition affecting patients receiving treatment with erythropoiesis-stimulating agents. New cases continue to emerge, generally in clusters, consistent with an 'environmental' trigger to its pathogenesis. Defining the causes of antibody-mediated pure red cell aplasia is clearly of importance for patients with chronic kidney disease, but any developments in this area may also have relevance to other disease areas as therapeutic delivery of endogenous proteins rapidly increases. This review focuses on the current knowledge regarding the etiology of antibody-mediated pure red cell aplasia and the current approach to therapy.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)727-732
    Number of pages6
    JournalKidney International
    Volume81
    Issue number8
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Apr 2012

    Keywords

    • anemia
    • chronic kidney disease
    • clinical nephrology
    • pure red cell aplasia
    • RECOMBINANT-HUMAN-ERYTHROPOIETIN
    • ANTIERYTHROPOIETIN ANTIBODIES
    • NEUTRALIZING ANTIBODIES
    • INTERFERON-BETA
    • EPOETIN-ALPHA
    • IMMUNOGENICITY
    • BIOPHARMACEUTICALS
    • ASSOCIATION
    • PROTEINS
    • EFFICACY

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