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Galant-Swafford J, Catanzaro J, Achcar RD, Cool C, Koelsch T, Bang TJ, Lynch DA, Alam R, Katial RK, Fernández Pérez ER. Approach to diagnosing and managing granulomatous-lymphocytic interstitial lung disease. EClinicalMedicine 2024; 75:102749. [PMID: 39170934 PMCID: PMC11338122 DOI: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2024.102749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2024] [Revised: 07/04/2024] [Accepted: 07/08/2024] [Indexed: 08/23/2024] Open
Abstract
Granulomatous-lymphocytic interstitial lung disease (GLILD) is a lymphoproliferative and granulomatous pulmonary manifestation of primary immune deficiency diseases, notably common variable immunodeficiency (CVID), and is an important contributor of excess morbidity. As with all forms of ILD, the significance of utilizing a multidisciplinary team discussion to enhance diagnostic and treatment confidence of GLILD cannot be overstated. In this review, key clinical, radiological, and pathological features are integrated into a diagnostic algorithm to facilitate a consensus diagnosis. As the evidence for diagnosing and managing patients with GLILD is limited, the viewpoints discussed here are not meant to resolve current controversies. Instead, this review aims to provide a practical framework for diagnosing and evaluating suspected cases and emphasizes the importance of a multidisciplinary approach when caring for GLILD patients.
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- Jessica Galant-Swafford
- Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy and Immunology, National Jewish Health, 1400 Jackson Street, Denver, CO 80206, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Allergy and Immunology, National Jewish Health, 1400 Jackson Street, Denver, CO 80206, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Pathology, National Jewish Health, 1400 Jackson Street, Denver, CO 80206, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, 12605 East 16th Avenue, Denver, CO 80045, USA
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- Department of Radiology, National Jewish Health, 1400 Jackson Street, Denver, CO 80206, USA
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- Department of Radiology, National Jewish Health, 1400 Jackson Street, Denver, CO 80206, USA
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- Department of Radiology, National Jewish Health, 1400 Jackson Street, Denver, CO 80206, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy and Immunology, National Jewish Health, 1400 Jackson Street, Denver, CO 80206, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy and Immunology, National Jewish Health, 1400 Jackson Street, Denver, CO 80206, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Interstitial Lung Disease Program, National Jewish Health, Denver, CO 80206, USA
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Madrid J, Agarwal P, Müller-Peltzer K, Benning L, Selig M, Rolauffs B, Diehl P, Kalbhenn J, Trummer G, Utzolino S, Wengenmayer T, Busch HJ, Stolz D, Rieg S, Panning M, Bamberg F, Schlett CL, Askani E. Cardioprotective effects of vaccination in hospitalized patients with COVID-19. Clin Exp Med 2024; 24:103. [PMID: 38758248 PMCID: PMC11101587 DOI: 10.1007/s10238-024-01367-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2024] [Accepted: 04/29/2024] [Indexed: 05/18/2024]
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COVID-19 vaccination has been shown to prevent and reduce the severity of COVID-19 disease. The aim of this study was to explore the cardioprotective effect of COVID-19 vaccination in hospitalized COVID-19 patients. In this retrospective, single-center cohort study, we included hospitalized COVID-19 patients with confirmed vaccination status from July 2021 to February 2022. We assessed outcomes such as acute cardiac events and cardiac biomarker levels through clinical and laboratory data. Our analysis covered 167 patients (69% male, mean age 58 years, 42% being fully vaccinated). After adjustment for confounders, vaccinated hospitalized COVID-19 patients displayed a reduced relative risk for acute cardiac events (RR: 0.33, 95% CI [0.07; 0.75]) and showed diminished troponin T levels (Cohen's d: - 0.52, 95% CI [- 1.01; - 0.14]), compared to their non-vaccinated peers. Type 2 diabetes (OR: 2.99, 95% CI [1.22; 7.35]) and existing cardiac diseases (OR: 4.31, 95% CI [1.83; 10.74]) were identified as significant risk factors for the emergence of acute cardiac events. Our findings suggest that COVID-19 vaccination may confer both direct and indirect cardioprotective effects in hospitalized COVID-19 patients.
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- Julian Madrid
- Department of Cardiology, Pneumology, Angiology, Acute Geriatrics and Intensive Care, Ortenau Klinikum, Klostenstraße 19, 77933, Lahr/Schwarzwald, Germany.
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Hugstetter Str. 55, 79106, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Hugstetter Str. 55, 79106, Freiburg, Germany
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- University Emergency Center, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- G.E.R.N. Research Center for Tissue Replacement, Regeneration & Neogenesis, Department of Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- G.E.R.N. Research Center for Tissue Replacement, Regeneration & Neogenesis, Department of Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Pneumology, Angiology, Acute Geriatrics and Intensive Care, Ortenau Klinikum, Klostenstraße 19, 77933, Lahr/Schwarzwald, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of General and Visceral Surgery, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Interdisciplinary Medical Intensive Care, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- University Emergency Center, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Clinic of Respiratory Medicine, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine II, Medical Center -University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Institute of Virology, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Hugstetter Str. 55, 79106, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Hugstetter Str. 55, 79106, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Hugstetter Str. 55, 79106, Freiburg, Germany.
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Szaflarska A, Lenart M, Rutkowska-Zapała M, Siedlar M. Clinical and experimental treatment of primary humoral immunodeficiencies. Clin Exp Immunol 2024; 216:120-131. [PMID: 38306460 PMCID: PMC11036112 DOI: 10.1093/cei/uxae008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2023] [Revised: 12/13/2023] [Accepted: 01/31/2024] [Indexed: 02/04/2024] Open
Abstract
Selective IgA deficiency (sIgAD), common variable immunodeficiency (CVID), and transient hypogammaglobulinemia of infancy (THI) are the most frequent forms of primary antibody deficiencies. Difficulties in initial diagnosis, especially in the early childhood, the familiar occurrence of these diseases, as well as the possibility of progression to each other suggest common cellular and molecular patomechanism and a similar genetic background. In this review, we discuss both similarities and differences of these three humoral immunodeficiencies, focusing on current and novel therapeutic approaches. We summarize immunoglobulin substitution, antibiotic prophylaxis, treatment of autoimmune diseases, and other common complications, i.e. cytopenias, gastrointestinal complications, and granulomatous disease. We discuss novel therapeutic approaches such as allogenic stem cell transplantation and therapies targeting-specific proteins, dependent on the patient's genetic defect. The diversity of possible therapeutics models results from a great heterogeneity of the disease variants, implying the need of personalized medicine approach as a future of primary humoral immunodeficiencies treatment.
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- Anna Szaflarska
- Department of Clinical Immunology, Institute of Paediatrics, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Wielicka 265, Cracow, Poland
- Deparment of Clinical Immunology, University Children’s Hospital, Wielicka 265, Cracow, Poland
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- Department of Clinical Immunology, Institute of Paediatrics, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Wielicka 265, Cracow, Poland
- Deparment of Clinical Immunology, University Children’s Hospital, Wielicka 265, Cracow, Poland
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- Department of Clinical Immunology, Institute of Paediatrics, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Wielicka 265, Cracow, Poland
- Deparment of Clinical Immunology, University Children’s Hospital, Wielicka 265, Cracow, Poland
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- Department of Clinical Immunology, Institute of Paediatrics, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Wielicka 265, Cracow, Poland
- Deparment of Clinical Immunology, University Children’s Hospital, Wielicka 265, Cracow, Poland
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Villa A, Milito C, Deiana CM, Gambier RF, Punziano A, Buso H, Bez P, Lagnese G, Garzi G, Costanzo G, Giannuzzi G, Pagnozzi C, Dalm VASH, Spadaro G, Rattazzi M, Cinetto F, Firinu D. High Prevalence of Long COVID in Common Variable Immunodeficiency: An Italian Multicentric Study. J Clin Immunol 2024; 44:59. [PMID: 38319477 PMCID: PMC10847195 DOI: 10.1007/s10875-024-01656-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2023] [Accepted: 01/16/2024] [Indexed: 02/07/2024]
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The long-term effects of SARS-CoV-2 infection represent a relevant global health problem. Long COVID (LC) is defined as a complex of signs and symptoms developed during or after SARS-CoV-2 infection and lasting > 12 weeks. In common variable immunodeficiency (CVID) patients, we previously reported higher risk of hospitalization and death during SARS-CoV-2 infection, as well as prolonged swab positivity and frequent reinfections. The aim of the present study was to assess the risk of LC in an Italian cohort of CVID patients. We used a translated version of the survey proposed by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to collect data on LC. In the enrolled cohort of 175 CVID patients, we found a high prevalence of LC (65.7%). The most frequent LC symptoms were fatigue (75.7%), arthralgia/myalgia (48.7%), and dyspnea (41.7%). The majority of patients (60%) experienced prolonged symptoms, for at least 6 months after infection. In a multivariate analysis, the presence of complicated phenotype (OR 2.44, 95% CI 1.88-5.03; p = 0.015), obesity (OR 11.17, 95% CI 1.37-90.95; p = 0.024), and female sex (OR 2.06, 95% CI 1.09-3.89; p = 0.024) significantly correlated with the development of LC. In conclusion, in this multicenter observational cohort study, we demonstrated that CVID patients present an increased prevalence of LC when compared to the general population. Improved awareness on the risk of LC in CVID patients could optimize management of this new and alarming complication of SARS-CoV-2 infection.
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- Annalisa Villa
- Department of Molecular Medicine, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Monserrato, Italy
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- Rare Diseases Referral Center, Internal Medicine I, Ca' Foncello Hospital, AULSS2 Marca Trevigiana, Department of Medicine - DIMED, University of Padova, Treviso, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Rare Diseases Referral Center, Internal Medicine I, Ca' Foncello Hospital, AULSS2 Marca Trevigiana, Department of Medicine - DIMED, University of Padova, Treviso, Italy
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- Rare Diseases Referral Center, Internal Medicine I, Ca' Foncello Hospital, AULSS2 Marca Trevigiana, Department of Medicine - DIMED, University of Padova, Treviso, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Monserrato, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Rare Diseases Referral Center, Internal Medicine I, Ca' Foncello Hospital, AULSS2 Marca Trevigiana, Department of Medicine - DIMED, University of Padova, Treviso, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Allergy & Clinical Immunology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
- Department of Immunology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Translational Medical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Rare Diseases Referral Center, Internal Medicine I, Ca' Foncello Hospital, AULSS2 Marca Trevigiana, Department of Medicine - DIMED, University of Padova, Treviso, Italy
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- Rare Diseases Referral Center, Internal Medicine I, Ca' Foncello Hospital, AULSS2 Marca Trevigiana, Department of Medicine - DIMED, University of Padova, Treviso, Italy.
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- Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Monserrato, Italy
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Madrid J, Agarwal P, Müller-Peltzer K, Askani M, Benning L, Selig M, Diehl P, Kalbhenn J, Trummer G, Utzolino S, Wengenmayer T, Busch HJ, Stolz D, Rieg S, Panning M, Schlett CL, Bamberg F, Askani E. Vaccination protects against acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) in hospitalized patients with COVID-19. Clin Exp Med 2024; 24:21. [PMID: 38280024 PMCID: PMC10822002 DOI: 10.1007/s10238-023-01293-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2023] [Accepted: 12/28/2023] [Indexed: 01/29/2024]
Abstract
This study aimed to analyze the effect of COVID-19 vaccination on the occurrence of ARDS in hospitalized COVID-19 patients. The study population of this retrospective, single-center cohort study consisted of hospitalized COVID-19 patients with known vaccination status and chest computed tomography imaging between July 2021 and February 2022. The impact of vaccination on ARDS in COVID-19 patients was assessed through logistic regression adjusting for demographic differences and confounding factors with statistical differences determined using confidence intervals and effect sizes. A total of 167 patients (69% male, average age 58 years, 95% CI [55; 60], 42% fully vaccinated) were included in the data analysis. Vaccinated COVID-19 patients had a reduced relative risk (RR) of developing ARDS (RR: 0.40, 95% CI [0.21; 0.62]). Consequently, non-vaccinated hospitalized patients had a 2.5-fold higher probability of developing ARDS. This risk reduction persisted after adjusting for several confounding variables (RR: 0.64, 95% CI [0.29; 0.94]) in multivariate analysis. The protective effect of COVID-19 vaccination increased with ARDS severity (RR: 0.61, 95% CI [0.37; 0.92]). Particularly, patients under 60 years old were at risk for ARDS onset and seemed to benefit from COVID-19 vaccination (RR: 0.51, 95% CI [0.20; 0.90]). COVID-19 vaccination showed to reduce the risk of ARDS occurrence in hospitalized COVID-19 patients, with a particularly strong effect in patients under 60 years old and those with more severe ARDS.
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- Julian Madrid
- Department of Cardiology, Pneumology, Angiology, Acute Geriatrics and Intensive Care, Ortenau Klinikum, Klostenstraße 19, 77933, Lahr/Schwarzwald, Germany.
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Hugstetter Str. 55, 79106, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Hugstetter Str. 55, 79106, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Protestant Theology, Faculty of Theology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- University Emergency Center, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- G.E.R.N. Research Center for Tissue Replacement, Regeneration and Neogenesis, Department of Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Pneumology, Angiology, Acute Geriatrics and Intensive Care, Ortenau Klinikum, Klostenstraße 19, 77933, Lahr/Schwarzwald, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of General and Visceral Surgery, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Interdisciplinary Medical Intensive Care, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- University Emergency Center, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Clinic of Respiratory Medicine, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine II, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Institute of Virology, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Hugstetter Str. 55, 79106, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Hugstetter Str. 55, 79106, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Hugstetter Str. 55, 79106, Freiburg, Germany.
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Smits B, Goldacker S, Seneviratne S, Malphettes M, Longhurst H, Mohamed OE, Witt-Rautenberg C, Leeman L, Schwaneck E, Raymond I, Meghit K, Uhlmann A, Winterhalter C, van Montfrans J, Klima M, Workman S, Fieschi C, Lorenzo L, Boyle S, Onyango-Odera S, Price S, Schmalzing M, Aurillac V, Prasse A, Hartmann I, Meerburg JJ, Kemner-van de Corput M, Tiddens H, Grimbacher B, Kelleher P, Patel SY, Korganow AS, Viallard JF, Tony HP, Bethune C, Schulze-Koops H, Witte T, Huissoon A, Baxendale H, Grigoriadou S, Oksenhendler E, Burns SO, Warnatz K. The efficacy and safety of systemic corticosteroids as first line treatment for granulomatous lymphocytic interstitial lung disease. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2023; 152:528-537. [PMID: 36587851 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2022.12.813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2022] [Revised: 12/13/2022] [Accepted: 12/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Granulomatous and lymphocytic interstitial lung disease (gl-ILD) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality among patients with common variable immunodeficiency. Corticosteroids are recommended as first-line treatment for gl-ILD, but evidence for their efficacy is lacking. OBJECTIVES This study analyzed the effect of high-dose corticosteroids (≥0.3 mg/kg prednisone equivalent) on gl-ILD, measured by high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) scans, and pulmonary function test (PFT) results. METHODS Patients who had received high-dose corticosteroids but no other immunosuppressive therapy at the time (n = 56) and who underwent repeated HRCT scanning or PFT (n = 39) during the retrospective and/or prospective phase of the Study of Interstitial Lung Disease in Primary Antibody Deficiency (STILPAD) were included in the analysis. Patients without any immunosuppressive treatment were selected as controls (n = 23). HRCT scans were blinded, randomized, and scored using the Hartman score. Differences between the baseline and follow-up HRCT scans and PFT were analyzed. RESULTS Treatment with high-dose corticosteroids significantly improved HRCT scores and forced vital capacity. Carbon monoxide diffusion capacity significantly improved in both groups. Of 18 patients, for whom extended follow-up data was available, 13 achieved a long-term, maintenance therapy independent remission. All patients with relapse were retreated with corticosteroids, but only one-fifth of them responded. Two opportunistic infections were found in the corticosteroid treatment group, while overall infection rate was similar between cohorts. CONCLUSIONS Induction therapy with high-dose corticosteroids improved HRCT scans and PFT results of patients with gl-ILD and achieved long-term remission in 42% of patients. It was not associated with major side effects. Low-dose maintenance therapy provided no benefit and efficacy was poor in relapsing disease.
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- Bas Smits
- Department of Pediatric Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Division of Immunodeficiency, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Medical Center-University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany; Center for Chronic Immunodeficiency, Medical Center-University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Immunology and Department of Haemato-Oncology, Barts Health National Health Service Trust, The Royal London Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- West Midlands Primary Immunodeficiency Centre, Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine IV, University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Peninsula Immunology and Allergy Service, University Hospitals Plymouth, Plymouth, United Kingdom
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- Rheumatology/Clinical Immunology, University Hospital of Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany; Rheumatology/Clinical Immunology Asklepios Klinik Altona, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire of Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
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- Department of Clinical Immunology and Internal Medicine, National Reference Center for Autoimmune Diseases, University Hospitals of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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- Center for Chronic Immunodeficiency, Medical Center-University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany; Clinical Trials Unit, Medical Center-University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Center for Chronic Immunodeficiency, Medical Center-University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany; Clinical Trials Unit, Medical Center-University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Division of Immunodeficiency, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Medical Center-University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany; Center for Chronic Immunodeficiency, Medical Center-University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Clinical Immunology, Royal Free Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Département d'Immunologie, Hôpital Saint-Louis, Paris, France
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- Department of Immunology and Department of Haemato-Oncology, Barts Health National Health Service Trust, The Royal London Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Clinical Immunology, Royal Papworth Hospital, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- West Midlands Primary Immunodeficiency Centre, Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Peninsula Immunology and Allergy Service, University Hospitals Plymouth, Plymouth, United Kingdom
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- Rheumatology/Clinical Immunology, University Hospital of Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire of Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Hannover, Germany; Biomedical Research in Endstage and Obstructive Lung Disease, Deutsches Zentrum für Lungenforschung, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Respiratory Medicine, Erasmus Medical Center-Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Department of Radiology, Erasmus Medical Center-Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatric Respiratory Medicine, Erasmus Medical Center-Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Department of Radiology, Erasmus Medical Center-Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatric Respiratory Medicine, Erasmus Medical Center-Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Department of Radiology, Erasmus Medical Center-Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatric Respiratory Medicine, Erasmus Medical Center-Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Department of Radiology, Erasmus Medical Center-Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Division of Immunodeficiency, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Medical Center-University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany; Center for Chronic Immunodeficiency, Medical Center-University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany; German Center for Infection Research, Satellite Center Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany; Resolving Infection Susceptibility, Cluster of Excellence 2155 to Hanover Medical School, Satellite Center Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany; Centre for Integrative Biological Signalling Studies, Albert-Ludwigs University, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Clinical Immunology, Oxford University Hospitals National Health Service Foundation Trust, United Kingdom; National Institute for Health and Care Research Biomedical Research Unit, University of Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Department of Clinical Immunology and Internal Medicine, National Reference Center for Autoimmune Diseases, University Hospitals of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire of Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
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- Rheumatology/Clinical Immunology, University Hospital of Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany
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- Peninsula Immunology and Allergy Service, University Hospitals Plymouth, Plymouth, United Kingdom
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- Department for Rheumatology and Immunology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- West Midlands Primary Immunodeficiency Centre, Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Clinical Immunology, Royal Papworth Hospital, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Department of Immunology and Department of Haemato-Oncology, Barts Health National Health Service Trust, The Royal London Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Département d'Immunologie, Hôpital Saint-Louis, Paris, France; Department of Clinical Immunology and Université de Paris, Paris, France
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- Department of Clinical Immunology, Royal Free Hospital, London, United Kingdom; Institute of Immunity and Transplantation, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Division of Immunodeficiency, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Medical Center-University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany; Center for Chronic Immunodeficiency, Medical Center-University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
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Bintalib HM, van de Ven A, Jacob J, Davidsen JR, Fevang B, Hanitsch LG, Malphettes M, van Montfrans J, Maglione PJ, Milito C, Routes J, Warnatz K, Hurst JR. Diagnostic testing for interstitial lung disease in common variable immunodeficiency: a systematic review. Front Immunol 2023; 14:1190235. [PMID: 37223103 PMCID: PMC10200864 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1190235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2023] [Accepted: 04/17/2023] [Indexed: 05/25/2023] Open
Abstract
Introduction Common variable immunodeficiency related interstitial lung disease (CVID-ILD, also referred to as GLILD) is generally considered a manifestation of systemic immune dysregulation occurring in up to 20% of people with CVID. There is a lack of evidence-based guidelines for the diagnosis and management of CVID-ILD. Aim To systematically review use of diagnostic tests for assessing patients with CVID for possible ILD, and to evaluate their utility and risks. Methods EMBASE, MEDLINE, PubMed and Cochrane databases were searched. Papers reporting information on the diagnosis of ILD in patients with CVID were included. Results 58 studies were included. Radiology was the investigation modality most commonly used. HRCT was the most reported test, as abnormal radiology often first raised suspicion of CVID-ILD. Lung biopsy was used in 42 (72%) of studies, and surgical lung biopsy had more conclusive results compared to trans-bronchial biopsy (TBB). Analysis of broncho-alveolar lavage was reported in 24 (41%) studies, primarily to exclude infection. Pulmonary function tests, most commonly gas transfer, were widely used. However, results varied from normal to severely impaired, typically with a restrictive pattern and reduced gas transfer. Conclusion Consensus diagnostic criteria are urgently required to support accurate assessment and monitoring in CVID-ILD. ESID and the ERS e-GLILDnet CRC have initiated a diagnostic and management guideline through international collaboration. Systematic review registration https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/, identifier CRD42022276337.
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- Heba M. Bintalib
- University College London (UCL) Respiratory, University College London, London, United Kingdom
- Department of Respiratory Care, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
- King Abdullah International Medical Research Centre, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Departments of Internal Medicine & Allergology, Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
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- University College London (UCL) Respiratory, University College London, London, United Kingdom
- Satsuma Lab, Centre for Medical Image Computing, University College London (UCL), London, United Kingdom
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- South Danish Center for Interstitial Lung Diseases (SCILS), Department of Respiratory Medicine, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
- Odense Respiratory Research Unit (ODIN), Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Centre for Rare Disorders, Division of Paediatric and Adolescent Health, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
- Section of Clinical Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Division of Surgery, Inflammatory Medicine and Transplantation, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Institute of Medical Immunology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Augustenburger Platz 1 and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany
- Berlin Institute of Health at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, BIH Center for Regenerative Therapies (BCRT), Charitéplatz 1, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Clinic Immunopathology, Hôpital Saint-Louis, Paris, France
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- Department of Pediatric Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Wilhelmina Childrens Hospital, University Medical Center Utrecht (UMC), Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Section of Pulmonary, Allergy, Sleep, and Critical Care Medicine, Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston University, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Division of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, Medicine, Microbiology and Immunology, Medical College Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, United States
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
- Center for Chronic Immunodeficiency (CCI), Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- University College London (UCL) Respiratory, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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Askani E, Mueller-Peltzer K, Madrid J, Knoke M, Hasic D, Schlett CL, Bamberg F, Agarwal P. Pulmonary computed tomographic manifestations of COVID-19 in vaccinated and non-vaccinated patients. Sci Rep 2023; 13:6884. [PMID: 37105996 PMCID: PMC10134716 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-33942-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2022] [Accepted: 04/21/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023] Open
Abstract
This study aimed to analyze computed tomographic (CT) imaging features of vaccinated and non-vaccinated COVID-19 patients. The study population of this retrospective single-center cohort study consisted of hospitalized COVID-19 patients who received a chest CT at the study site between July 2021 and February 2022. Qualitative scoring systems (RSNA, CO-RADS, COV-RADS), imaging pattern analysis and semi-quantitative scoring of lung changes were assessed. 105 patients (70,47% male, 62.1 ± 16.79 years, 53.3% fully vaccinated) were included in the data analysis. A significant association between vaccination status and the presence of the crazy-paving pattern was observed in univariate analysis and persisted after step-wise adjustment for possible confounders in multivariate analysis (RR: 2.19, 95% CI: [1.23, 2.62], P = 0.024). Scoring systems for probability assessment of the presence of COVID-19 infection showed a significant correlation with the vaccination status in univariate analysis; however, the associations were attenuated after adjustment for virus variant and stage of infection. Semi-quantitative assessment of lung changes due to COVID-19 infection revealed no association with vaccination status. Non-vaccinated patients showed a two-fold higher probability of the crazy-paving pattern compared to vaccinated patients. COVID-19 variants could have a significant impact on the CT-graphic appearance of COVID-19.
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- Esther Askani
- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Hugstetter Str. 55, 79106, Freiburg im Breisgau, Freiburg, Germany.
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Hugstetter Str. 55, 79106, Freiburg im Breisgau, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Pneumology, Angiology and Intensive Care, Ortenau Klinikum, Lahr, Germany
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- Department of Protestant Theology, Faculty of Theology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Hugstetter Str. 55, 79106, Freiburg im Breisgau, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Hugstetter Str. 55, 79106, Freiburg im Breisgau, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Hugstetter Str. 55, 79106, Freiburg im Breisgau, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Hugstetter Str. 55, 79106, Freiburg im Breisgau, Freiburg, Germany
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Fevang B. Treatment of inflammatory complications in common variable immunodeficiency (CVID): current concepts and future perspectives. Expert Rev Clin Immunol 2023; 19:627-638. [PMID: 36996348 DOI: 10.1080/1744666x.2023.2198208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/01/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Patients with Common variable immunodeficiency (CVID) have a high frequency of inflammatory complications like autoimmune cytopenias, interstitial lung disease and enteropathy. These patients have poor prognosis and effective, timely and safe treatment of inflammatory complications in CVID are essential, but guidelines and consensus on therapy are often lacking. AREAS COVERED This review will focus on current medical treatment of inflammatory complications in CVID and point out some future perspectives based on literature indexed in PubMed. There are a number of good observational studies and case reports on treatment of specific complications but randomized controlled trials are scarce. EXPERT OPINION In clinical practice, the most urgent issues that need to be addressed are the preferred treatment of GLILD, enteropathy and liver disease. Treating the underlying immune dysregulation and immune exhaustion in CVID is an alternative approach that potentially could alleviate these and other organ-specific inflammatory complications. Therapies of potential interest and wider use in CVID include mTOR-inhibitors like sirolimus, JAK-inhibitors like tofacitinib, the monoclonal IL-12/23 antibody ustekinumab, the anti-BAFF antibody belimumab and abatacept. For all inflammatory complications, there is a need for prospective therapeutic trials, preferably randomized controlled trials, and multi-center collaborations with larger cohorts of patients will be essential.
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- Børre Fevang
- Centre for Rare Disorders, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
- Section of Clinical Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
- Research Institute for Internal Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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Krausz M, Uhlmann A, Rump IC, Ihorst G, Goldacker S, Sogkas G, Posadas-Cantera S, Schmidt R, Feißt M, Alsina L, Dybedal I, Recher M, Warnatz K, Grimbacher B. The ABACHAI clinical trial protocol: Safety and efficacy of abatacept (s.c.) in patients with CTLA-4 insufficiency or LRBA deficiency: A non controlled phase 2 clinical trial. Contemp Clin Trials Commun 2022; 30:101008. [PMID: 36262801 PMCID: PMC9573884 DOI: 10.1016/j.conctc.2022.101008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2022] [Revised: 08/26/2022] [Accepted: 09/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Background Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4 (CTLA-4) insufficiency and lipopolysaccharide-responsive and beige-like anchor protein (LRBA) deficiency are both complex immune dysregulation syndromes with an underlying regulatory T cell dysfunction due to the lack of CTLA-4 protein. As anticipated, the clinical phenotypes of CTLA-4 insufficiency and LRBA deficiency are similar. Main manifestations include hypogammaglobulinemia, lymphoproliferation, autoimmune cytopenia, immune-mediated respiratory, gastrointestinal, neurological, and skin involvement, which can be severe and disabling. The rationale of this clinical trial is to improve clinical outcomes of affected patients by substituting the deficient CTLA-4 by administration of CTLA4-Ig (abatacept) as a causative personalized treatment. Objectives Our objective is to assess the safety and efficacy of abatacept for patients with CTLA-4 insufficiency or LRBA deficiency. The study will also investigate how treatment with abatacept affects the patients’ quality of life. Methods /Design: ABACHAI is a phase IIa prospective, non-randomized, open-label, single arm multi-center trial. Altogether 20 adult patients will be treated with abatacept 125 mg s.c. on a weekly basis for 12 months, including (1) patients already pretreated with abatacept, and (2) patients not pretreated, starting with abatacept therapy at the baseline study visit. For the evaluation of drug safety infection control during the trial, for efficacy, the CHAI-Morbidity Score will be used. Trial registration The trial is registered in the German Clinical Trials Register (Deutsches Register Klinischer Studien, DRKS) with the identity number DRKS00017736, registered: 6 July 2020, https://www.drks.de/drks_web/navigate.do?navigationId=trial.HTML&TRIAL_ID=DRKS00017736. Clinical trial for safety and efficacy of abatacept in CTLA-4 or LRBA deficiency. Substitution of CTLA4-deficiency by abatacept, a causative treatment approach. Primary endpoint: no. of episodes of failed infection control under trial treatment. Development of disease severity score.
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Fraz MSA, Michelsen AE, Moe N, Aaløkken TM, Macpherson ME, Nordøy I, Aukrust P, Taraldsrud E, Holm AM, Ueland T, Jørgensen SF, Fevang B. Raised Serum Markers of T Cell Activation and Exhaustion in Granulomatous-Lymphocytic Interstitial Lung Disease in Common Variable Immunodeficiency. J Clin Immunol 2022; 42:1553-1563. [PMID: 35789314 PMCID: PMC9255534 DOI: 10.1007/s10875-022-01318-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2022] [Accepted: 06/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
Abstract
Purpose
About 20–30% of patients with common variable immunodeficiency (CVID) develop granulomatous-lymphocytic interstitial lung disease (GLILD) as one of several non-infectious complications to their immunodeficiency. The purpose of this study was to identify biomarkers that could distinguish GLILD from other non-infectious complications in CVID. Methods We analyzed serum biomarkers related to inflammation, pulmonary epithelium injury, fibrogenesis, and extracellular matrix (ECM) remodeling, and compared three subgroups of CVID: GLILD patients (n = 16), patients with other non-infectious complications (n = 37), and patients with infections only (n = 20). Results We found that GLILD patients had higher levels of sCD25, sTIM-3, IFN-γ, and TNF, reflecting T cell activation and exhaustion, compared to both CVID patients with other inflammatory complications and CVID with infections only. GLILD patients also had higher levels of SP-D and CC16, proteins related to pulmonary epithelium injury, as well as the ECM remodeling marker MMP-7, than patients with other non-infectious complications. Conclusion GLILD patients have elevated serum markers of T cell activation and exhaustion, pulmonary epithelium injury, and ECM remodeling, pointing to potentially important pathways in GLILD pathogenesis, novel targets for therapy, and promising biomarkers for clinical evaluation of these patients. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s10875-022-01318-1.
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- Mai Sasaki Aanensen Fraz
- Section of Clinical Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway. .,Centre for Rare Diseases, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
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- Research Institute of Internal Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway.,Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.,Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway
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- Research Institute of Internal Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway.,Department of Infectious Diseases, Oslo University Hospital Ullevål, Oslo, Norway
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- Section of Clinical Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway.,Research Institute of Internal Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway
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- Section of Clinical Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway.,Research Institute of Internal Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway.,Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.,Faculty of Health Sciences, K.G. Jebsen TREC, University of Tromsø, Tromsø, Norway
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- Department of Immunology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.,Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Research Institute of Internal Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway.,Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.,Faculty of Health Sciences, K.G. Jebsen TREC, University of Tromsø, Tromsø, Norway
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- Section of Clinical Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway.,Research Institute of Internal Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway
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- Section of Clinical Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway.,Centre for Rare Diseases, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.,Research Institute of Internal Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway
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DiGiacomo DV, Shay JE, Crotty R, Yang N, Bloom P, Corey K, Barmettler S, Farmer JR. Liver Stiffness by Transient Elastography Correlates With Degree of Portal Hypertension in Common Variable Immunodeficiency Patients With Nodular Regenerative Hyperplasia. Front Immunol 2022; 13:864550. [PMID: 35603209 PMCID: PMC9121126 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.864550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2022] [Accepted: 04/04/2022] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
Abstract
Nodular regenerative hyperplasia (NRH) is associated with high morbidity and mortality in patients with common variable immunodeficiency (CVID). While liver biopsy is the gold standard for NRH diagnosis, a non-invasive technique could facilitate early disease recognition, monitoring, and/or immune intervention. We performed a cross-sectional analysis of ultrasound-based transient elastography (TE) in patients with CVID to evaluate liver stiffness and compared this between patients with (N = 12) and without (N = 6) biopsy-proven NRH. Additionally, these data were compared to a cohort followed at our institution for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) (N = 527), a disease for which TE has routine diagnostic use. Clinical and pathologic features of NRH were evaluated as correlates of liver stiffness, and receiver operating characteristic curves were used to define a liver stiffness cutoff with diagnostic utility for NRH among CVID patients. CVID patients with NRH had a more severe disease presentation compared to those without. This included increased autoinflammatory disease comorbidities, combined B-cell and T-cell dysfunction, and abnormal liver biochemistries (specifically an increased mean alkaline phosphatase level [proximal to TE, 250 vs. 100 U/L; p = 0.03; peak, 314 vs. 114 U/L; p = 0.02). Results of TE demonstrated a significantly elevated liver stiffness in CVID patients with NRH (mean 13.2 ± 6.2 kPa) as compared to both CVID patients without NRH (mean 4.6 ± 0.9 kPa) and non-CVID patients with NAFLD (mean 6.9 ± 5.5 kPa) (p < 0.01). No single or composite histopathologic feature of NRH correlated with liver stiffness including nodule size, nodule density, sinusoidal dilation, fibrosis, and/or lymphocytosis. In contrast, liver stiffness by TE was significantly correlated with clinical parameters of portal hypertension, including an elevated hepatic venous pressure gradient, an increased splenic longitudinal diameter, presence of varices, and presence of peripheral edema. A liver stiffness of greater than or equal to 6.2 kPa was a clinically significant cutoff for NRH in CVID patients. We propose that TE has diagnostic utility in CVID, particularly in the presence of immunophenotypic features such as combined B-cell and T-cell dysfunction, autoinflammatory comorbidities, and/or abnormal liver tests. Elevated liver stiffness by TE should raise suspicion for NRH in patients with CVID and prompt expedited evaluation by hepatology.
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- Daniel V DiGiacomo
- Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States
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Berbers RM, van der Wal MM, van Montfrans JM, Ellerbroek PM, Dalm VASH, van Hagen PM, Leavis HL, van Wijk F. Chronically Activated T-cells Retain Their Inflammatory Properties in Common Variable Immunodeficiency. J Clin Immunol 2021; 41:1621-1632. [PMID: 34247288 PMCID: PMC8452589 DOI: 10.1007/s10875-021-01084-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2021] [Accepted: 06/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
Abstract
Purpose Immune dysregulation complications cause significant morbidity and mortality in common variable immunodeficiency (CVID), but the underlying pathophysiology is poorly understood. While CVID is primarily considered a B-cell defect, resulting in the characteristic hypogammaglobulinemia, T-cells may also contribute to immune dysregulation complications. Here, we aim to further characterize T-cell activation and regulation in CVID with immune dysregulation (CVIDid). Methods Flow cytometry was performed to investigate T-cell differentiation, activation and intracellular cytokine production, negative regulators of immune activation, regulatory T-cells (Treg), and homing markers in 12 healthy controls, 12 CVID patients with infections only (CVIDio), and 20 CVIDid patients. Results Both CD4 + and CD8 + T-cells in CVIDid showed an increased activation profile (HLA-DR + , Ki67 + , IFNγ +) when compared to CVIDio, with concomitant upregulation of negative regulators of immune activation PD1, LAG3, CTLA4, and TIGIT. PD1 + and LAG3 + subpopulations contained equal or increased frequencies of cells with the capacity to produce IFNγ, Ki67, and/or GzmB. The expression of PD1 correlated with serum levels of CXCL9, 10, and 11. Treg frequencies were normal to high in CVIDid, but CVIDid Tregs had reduced CTLA-4 expression, especially on CD27 + effector Tregs. Increased migratory capacity to inflamed and mucosal tissue was also observed in CVIDid T-cells. Conclusion CVIDid was characterized by chronic activation of peripheral T-cells with preserved inflammatory potential rather than functional exhaustion, and increased tissue migratory capacity. While Treg numbers were normal in CVIDid Tregs, low levels of CTLA-4 indicate possible Treg dysfunction. Combined studies of T-cell dysfunction and circulating inflammatory proteins may direct future treatment strategies. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s10875-021-01084-6.
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- Roos-Marijn Berbers
- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University Medical Center and Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Center for Translational Immunology, University Medical Center Utrecht and Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatric Immunology and Infectious Diseases, University Medical Center Utrecht and Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, University Medical Center Utrecht and Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Clinical Immunology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.,Department of Immunology, Academic Center for Rare Immunological Diseases (RIDC), Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Clinical Immunology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.,Department of Immunology, Academic Center for Rare Immunological Diseases (RIDC), Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University Medical Center and Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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- Center for Translational Immunology, University Medical Center Utrecht and Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Egg D, Rump IC, Mitsuiki N, Rojas-Restrepo J, Maccari ME, Schwab C, Gabrysch A, Warnatz K, Goldacker S, Patiño V, Wolff D, Okada S, Hayakawa S, Shikama Y, Kanda K, Imai K, Sotomatsu M, Kuwashima M, Kamiya T, Morio T, Matsumoto K, Mori T, Yoshimoto Y, Dybedal I, Kanariou M, Kucuk ZY, Chapdelaine H, Petruzelkova L, Lorenz HM, Sullivan KE, Heimall J, Moutschen M, Litzman J, Recher M, Albert MH, Hauck F, Seneviratne S, Pachlopnik Schmid J, Kolios A, Unglik G, Klemann C, Snapper S, Giulino-Roth L, Svaton M, Platt CD, Hambleton S, Neth O, Gosse G, Reinsch S, Holzinger D, Kim YJ, Bakhtiar S, Atschekzei F, Schmidt R, Sogkas G, Chandrakasan S, Rae W, Derfalvi B, Marquart HV, Ozen A, Kiykim A, Karakoc-Aydiner E, Králíčková P, de Bree G, Kiritsi D, Seidel MG, Kobbe R, Dantzer J, Alsina L, Armangue T, Lougaris V, Agyeman P, Nyström S, Buchbinder D, Arkwright PD, Grimbacher B. Therapeutic options for CTLA-4 insufficiency. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2021; 149:736-746. [PMID: 34111452 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2021.04.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2020] [Revised: 03/23/2021] [Accepted: 04/23/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Heterozygous germline mutations in cytotoxic T lymphocyte-associated antigen-4 (CTLA4) impair the immunomodulatory function of regulatory T cells. Affected individuals are prone to life-threatening autoimmune and lymphoproliferative complications. A number of therapeutic options are currently being used with variable effectiveness. OBJECTIVE Our aim was to characterize the responsiveness of patients with CTLA-4 insufficiency to specific therapies and provide recommendations for the diagnostic workup and therapy at an organ-specific level. METHODS Clinical features, laboratory findings, and response to treatment were reviewed retrospectively in an international cohort of 173 carriers of CTLA4 mutation. Patients were followed between 2014 and 2020 for a total of 2624 months from diagnosis. Clinical manifestations were grouped on the basis of organ-specific involvement. Medication use and response were recorded and evaluated. RESULTS Among the 173 CTLA4 mutation carriers, 123 (71%) had been treated for immune complications. Abatacept, rituximab, sirolimus, and corticosteroids ameliorated disease severity, especially in cases of cytopenias and lymphocytic organ infiltration of the gut, lungs, and central nervous system. Immunoglobulin replacement was effective in prevention of infection. Only 4 of 16 patients (25%) with cytopenia who underwent splenectomy had a sustained clinical response. Cure was achieved with stem cell transplantation in 13 of 18 patients (72%). As a result of the aforementioned methods, organ-specific treatment pathways were developed. CONCLUSION Systemic immunosuppressants and abatacept may provide partial control but require ongoing administration. Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation offers a possible cure for patients with CTLA-4 insufficiency.
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Affiliation(s)
- David Egg
- Institute for Immunodeficiency, Center for Chronic Immunodeficiency, Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Institute for Immunodeficiency, Center for Chronic Immunodeficiency, Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
| | - Noriko Mitsuiki
- Institute for Immunodeficiency, Center for Chronic Immunodeficiency, Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
| | - Jessica Rojas-Restrepo
- Institute for Immunodeficiency, Center for Chronic Immunodeficiency, Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
| | - Maria-Elena Maccari
- Institute for Immunodeficiency, Center for Chronic Immunodeficiency, Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany; Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
| | - Charlotte Schwab
- Institute for Immunodeficiency, Center for Chronic Immunodeficiency, Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
| | - Annemarie Gabrysch
- Institute for Immunodeficiency, Center for Chronic Immunodeficiency, Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
| | - Klaus Warnatz
- Institute for Immunodeficiency, Center for Chronic Immunodeficiency, Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany; Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
| | - Sigune Goldacker
- Institute for Immunodeficiency, Center for Chronic Immunodeficiency, Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany; Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine III, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
| | - Satoshi Okada
- Department of Pediatrics, Hiroshima University Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima, Japan
| | - Seiichi Hayakawa
- Department of Pediatrics, Hiroshima University Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima, Japan
| | - Yoshiaki Shikama
- Division of Infection, Immunology and Infection, Kanagawa Children's Medical Center, Yokohama, Japan
| | - Kenji Kanda
- Department of Pediatrics, Hikone Municipal Hospital, Shiga, Japan
| | - Kohsuke Imai
- Department of Community Pediatrics, Perinatal and Maternal Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
| | - Manabu Sotomatsu
- Department of Hematology/Oncology, Gunma Children's Medical Center, Shibukawa, Japan
| | - Makoto Kuwashima
- Department of Pediatrics, Kiryu Kosei General Hospital, Kiryū, Japan
| | - Takahiro Kamiya
- Department of Lifetime Clinical Immunology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
| | - Tomohiro Morio
- Department of Pediatrics and Developmental Biology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
| | - Kazuaki Matsumoto
- Department of Pediatrics and Developmental Biology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
| | - Takeshi Mori
- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Hyogo Prefectural Kobe Children's Hospital, Kobe, Japan
| | - Yuri Yoshimoto
- Department of Pediatrics, Center Hospital of the National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
| | - Ingunn Dybedal
- Department of Hematology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
| | - Maria Kanariou
- Department of Immunology and Histocompatibility, Center for Primary Immunodeficiencies-Paediatric Immunology, Aghia Sophia Children's Hospital, Athens, Greece
| | - Zeynep Yesim Kucuk
- Division of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Immune Deficiency, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
| | - Hugo Chapdelaine
- Division of Clinical Immunology, Montreal Clinical Research Institute, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
| | - Lenka Petruzelkova
- Department of Paediatrics, Motol University Hospital, Second Medical Faculty in Prague, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
| | - Hanns-Martin Lorenz
- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine V, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
| | - Kathleen E Sullivan
- The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
| | - Jennifer Heimall
- The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
| | - Michel Moutschen
- Department of Infectious Diseases and General Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Liège
| | - Jiri Litzman
- Department of Clinical Immunology and Allergology, Medical Faculty, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic; Department of Clinical Immunology and Allergology, St. Anne's University Hospital, Brno, Czech Republic
| | - Mike Recher
- Immunodeficiency Clinic, Medical Outpatient Unit and Immunodeficiency Lab, Department Biomedicine, University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
| | - Michael H Albert
- Department of Pediatrics, Dr von Hauner Children's Hospital, University Hospital, Ludwig Maximilians Universität München, Munich, Germany
| | - Fabian Hauck
- Department of Pediatrics, Dr von Hauner Children's Hospital, University Hospital, Ludwig Maximilians Universität München, Munich, Germany
| | - Suranjith Seneviratne
- Institute of Immunology and Transplantation, Royal Free Hospital, University College London, London, United Kingdom
| | - Jana Pachlopnik Schmid
- Division of Immunology, University Children's Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
| | - Antonios Kolios
- Department of Immunology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
| | - Gary Unglik
- Department of Clinical Immunology and Allergy, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
| | - Christian Klemann
- Institute for Immunodeficiency, Center for Chronic Immunodeficiency, Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany; Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
| | - Scott Snapper
- Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Boston Children's Hospital and Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass
| | - Lisa Giulino-Roth
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY
| | - Michael Svaton
- Childhood Leukaemia Investigation Prague, Department of Paediatric Haematology and Oncology, Second Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and University Hospital Motol, Prague, Czech Republic
| | - Craig D Platt
- Division of Immunology, Boston Children's Hospital and Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass
| | - Sophie Hambleton
- Great North Children's Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, and Newcastle University Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
| | - Olaf Neth
- Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Rheumatology and Immunology Unit, Hospital Virgen del Rocío/Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla, Sevilla, RECLIP, Spain
| | - Geraldine Gosse
- Montreal Clinical Research Institute, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
| | - Steffen Reinsch
- Jena University Hospital, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Jena, Germany
| | - Dirk Holzinger
- Department of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
| | - Yae-Jean Kim
- Division of Infectious Diseases and Immunodeficiency, Department of Pediatrics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
| | - Shahrzad Bakhtiar
- Division of Stem Cell Transplantation and Immunology, Department of Children and Adolescents, University Hospital Frankfurt, Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
| | - Faranaz Atschekzei
- Department for Clinical Rheumatology and Immunology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
| | - Reinhold Schmidt
- Department for Clinical Rheumatology and Immunology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
| | - Georgios Sogkas
- Department for Clinical Rheumatology and Immunology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
| | - Shanmuganathan Chandrakasan
- Division of Bone Marrow Transplant, Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Ga
| | - William Rae
- Department of Immunology, University Hospital Southampton NHSFT, Southampton, United Kingdom; Southampton National Institute for Health Research Clinical Research Facility, University Hospital Southampton NHSFT, Southampton, United Kingdom
| | - Beata Derfalvi
- Division of Immunology, IWK Health Centre and Dalhousie University, Department of Pediatrics, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
| | - Hanne Vibeke Marquart
- Department of Clinical Immunology, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
| | - Ahmet Ozen
- Marmara University School of Medicine, Division of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, Istanbul, Turkey
| | - Ayca Kiykim
- Marmara University School of Medicine, Division of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, Istanbul, Turkey
| | - Elif Karakoc-Aydiner
- Marmara University School of Medicine, Division of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, Istanbul, Turkey
| | - Pavlína Králíčková
- Institute of Clinical Immunology and Allergy, University Hospital Hradec Kralove, Charles University, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Kralove, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
| | - Godelieve de Bree
- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Amsterdam Institute for Infection and Immunity, Amsterdam University Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
| | - Dimitra Kiritsi
- Department of Dermatology, Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
| | - Markus G Seidel
- Research Unit for Pediatric Hematology and Immunology, Division of Pediatric Hemato-Oncology, Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria
| | - Robin Kobbe
- Division of Infectious Diseases, First Department of Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
| | - Jennifer Dantzer
- Division of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, and Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, John Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Md
| | - Laia Alsina
- Clinical Immunology and Primary Immunodeficiencies Unit, Pediatric Allergy and Clinical Immunology Department, Hospital Sant Joan de Déu and Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu, Barcelona; Clinical Immunology Unit Hospital Sant Joan de Déu-Hospital Clínic Barcelona, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
| | - Thais Armangue
- Neuroimmunology Program, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer, Hospital Clínic, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
| | - Vassilios Lougaris
- Pediatric Neuroimmunology Unit, Neurology Department, Sant Joan de Déu Children's Hospital, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
| | - Philipp Agyeman
- Pediatrics Clinic and Institute for Molecular Medicine A. Nocivelli, Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia, ASST-Spedali Civili of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
| | - Sofia Nyström
- Department of Pediatrics, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
| | - David Buchbinder
- Department of Clinical Immunology and Transfusion Medicine, and Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
| | - Peter D Arkwright
- Division of Pediatric Hematology, Children's Hospital of Orange County, Orange, Calif
| | - Bodo Grimbacher
- Institute for Immunodeficiency, Center for Chronic Immunodeficiency, Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany; Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany; Institute of Immunology and Transplantation, Royal Free Hospital, University College London, London, United Kingdom; Lydia Becker Institute of Immunology and Inflammation, University of Manchester, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, Manchester, United Kingdom; German Center for Infection Research, Satellite Center Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany; Centre for Integrative Biological Signaling Studies, Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany; RESIST-Cluster of Excellence 2155 to Hannover Medical School, Satellite Center Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
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