Single‐dose telitacicept therapy for refractory idiopathic membranous nephropathy: A case series
Despite the variety of treatment options available, effective therapies for refractory membranous nephropathy remain lacking. Recently, some reports have suggested that telitacicept is a new therapeutic option. However, only a few published studies have documented the use of telitacicept for treating idiopathic membranous nephropathy (IMN). We present three cases of IMN from our center, where patients received a single dose of telitacicept after showing no response to conventional treatments, including glucocorticoids, tacrolimus, mycophenolate mofetil, cyclophosphamide, cyclosporine, and rituximab. Although one case did not respond, the other two cases achieved complete or partial remission of proteinuria. Thus, telitacicept may offer new hope for the treatment of refractory membranous nephropathy.
Authors
- Xinzhou Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1082-2625)
- Fei Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-5378-7606)
- Liping Sun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1222-2298)
Institutions
- Jinan University (CN)
- Southern University of Science and Technology (CN)
- Shenzhen Second People's Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Case Reports
- Published
- 2024-11-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.9553
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.36