Gou Bin, Yang Ping, Feng Jinzhou, Li Yongmei, Huang Gen, Shi Jiafeng, Wen Lu, Guo Xiuming, Zheng Peng, Yu Gang
Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
J Neuroimmunol. 2023 Mar 15;376:578035. doi: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2023.578035. Epub 2023 Jan 25.
Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders (NMOSD) is an autoimmune demyelinating disease with IgG against aquaporin 4 (AQP4) in more than two thirds of patients. Anti-myelin-oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG) antibody is found in some AQP4-negative NMOSD patients and MOG antibody-associated disease (MOGAD) is thought to be distinct from NMOSD. Due to the high disabling nature of NMOSD, treatment strategy on first attack is crucial for good prognosis. Rituximab (RTX), an anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody (mAb), is the first-line treatment for NMOSD. However, RTX can be limited by the relatively high rate of systemic allergic reaction. Herein, we reported a rare case of AQP4 and MOG-IgG double positive NMOSD patient effectively and safely treated with ofatumumab (OFA), a novel fully humanized anti-CD20 mAb.
视神经脊髓炎谱系障碍(NMOSD)是一种自身免疫性脱髓鞘疾病,超过三分之二的患者体内存在抗水通道蛋白4(AQP4)的IgG抗体。在一些AQP4阴性的NMOSD患者中发现了抗髓鞘少突胶质细胞糖蛋白(MOG)抗体,并且MOG抗体相关疾病(MOGAD)被认为与NMOSD不同。由于NMOSD具有高度致残性,首次发作时的治疗策略对于良好预后至关重要。利妥昔单抗(RTX),一种抗CD20单克隆抗体(mAb),是NMOSD的一线治疗药物。然而,RTX可能会受到相对较高的全身过敏反应发生率的限制。在此,我们报告了一例罕见的AQP4和MOG-IgG双阳性NMOSD患者,使用新型全人源化抗CD20 mAb奥法妥木单抗(OFA)进行了有效且安全的治疗。