Successful Treatment of Posttransplant Recurrent Complement C3 Glomerulopathy with Eculizumab

Sahin H., Oguz E. G., Akoglu H., Atilgan G., Okyay G. U., Gursoy G. K., ...Daha Fazla

IRANIAN JOURNAL OF KIDNEY DISEASES, cilt.12, sa.5, ss.315-318, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 12 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2018
  • Dergi Adı: IRANIAN JOURNAL OF KIDNEY DISEASES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.315-318
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Two-thirds of complement C3 glomerulopathy (C3G) recur after transplantation and commonly cause graft loss. There is not a standard treatment protocol for these cases. We present a kidney transplant patient with recurrent C3G who was successfully treated with eculizumab. Nephrotic proteinuria and hernaturia occurred and creatinine levels increased after transplantation. A graft biopsy revealed recurrent C3G. The patient was administered 250 mg pulse methylprednisolone for 3 days and had 9 sessions of plasmapheresis. Since elevated creatinine levels and proteinuria persisted, eculizumab was instituted. A complete remission was observed after 9-month maintenance eculizumab treatment. Eculizumab may be a potentially effective option in kidney transplant patients with recurrent C3G unresponsive to other treatment modalities.