Association Between Reappearance of Myeloperoxidase–Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody and Relapse in Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody–Associated Vasculitis: Subgroup Analysis of Nationwide Prospective Cohort Studies

the Japan Research Committee of the Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare for Intractable Vasculitis, and the Research Committee of Intractable Renal Disease of the Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare of Japan

研究成果: ジャーナルへの寄稿学術論文査読

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Objective: To evaluate clinical links between levels of myeloperoxidase (MPO)–antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA) and relapse in patients with ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) using a data set from 2 nationwide prospective cohort studies. Methods: From the cohort studies, MPO-ANCA–positive patients who achieved remission during the 6 months after remission induction therapy were enrolled. We measured MPO-ANCA levels at months 0, 3, 6, 12, 18, 24, and at the time of relapse. The primary outcome measure was relapse. A nested case–control analysis and multivariable analysis were performed to investigate the relationship between ANCA reappearance and relapse. Results: Of 271 patients, 183 were classified as having microscopic polyangiitis, 34 as having granulomatosis with polyangiitis, 15 as having eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis, and 39 were unclassifiable. The median age was 73 years, and 165 (61%) were female. In 195 patients (72%), MPO-ANCA levels decreased to normal levels within 6 months after commencement of treatment, and MPO-ANCA reappeared in 73 of 181 patients (40%) with complete follow-up data. Reappearance of MPO-ANCA was more frequent in patients with relapse than in 75 age- and sex-matched control patients without relapse (odds ratio 26.2 [95% confidence interval 8.2–101], P < 0.0001) after adjustment for confounding factors. Conclusion: Reappearance of MPO-ANCA could be a clinically useful biomarker for predicting relapse in patients with MPO-ANCA–positive AAV in remission. This suggests that routine MPO-ANCA monitoring should be implemented in this patient population.

本文言語英語
ページ(範囲)1626-1633
ページ数8
ジャーナルArthritis and Rheumatology
70
10
DOI
出版ステータス出版済み - 10-2018

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • 免疫アレルギー学
  • リウマチ学
  • 免疫学

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