RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Rituximab in the Treatment of Refractory Anti-HMGCR Immune-mediated Necrotizing Myopathy
JF The Journal of Rheumatology
JO J Rheumatol
FD The Journal of Rheumatology
SP 623
OP 627
DO 10.3899/jrheum.171495
VO 46
IS 6
A1 Océane Landon-Cardinal
A1 Yves Allenbach
A1 Antoine Soulages
A1 Aude Rigolet
A1 Baptiste Hervier
A1 Nicolas Champtiaux
A1 Quentin Monzani
A1 Guilhem Solé
A1 Olivier Benveniste
YR 2019
UL http://www.jrheum.org/content/46/6/623.abstract
AB Objective. A pathogenic role of anti-3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase (anti-HMGCR) antibodies has been proposed. Our objective was to assess efficacy of rituximab (RTX) in anti-HMGCR immune-mediated necrotizing myopathy.Methods. All patients who had been treated with RTX were retrospectively reviewed to assess features and outcome.Results. Three of 9 patients demonstrated stable or improved muscle strength ± decline in creatine kinase levels, or T2/short-tau inversion recovery hypersignal decrease on magnetic resonance imaging following RTX treatment. RTX permitted intravenous immunoglobulin discontinuation and corticosteroid reduction to low dose in 2 patients.Conclusion. One-third of patients with refractory anti-HMGCR had improved strength or other evidence of improved disease activity following RTX treatment.