Successful Desensitization with Imlifidase and Daratumumab in a Highly Immunized, Crossmatch Positive, Blood Group-Incompatible Living-Donor Re-Transplant Recipient with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Antiphospholipid Syndrome.
Transfus Med Hemother
; 51(3): 158-163, 2024 Jun.
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Introduction:
The transplantation of highly sensitized patients remains a major obstacle. Immunized patients wait longer for a transplant if not prioritized, and if transplanted, their transplant outcome is worse. Case Presentation We report a successful AB0- and HLA-incompatible living donor kidney transplantation in a 35-year-old female patient with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and antiphospholipid syndrome. The patient had a positive T- and B-cell complement-dependent cytotoxicity (CDC) crossmatch and previous graft loss due to renal vein thrombosis. We treated the patient with intravenous immunoglobulins, rituximab, horse anti-thymocyte globulin, daratumumab, and imlifidase, besides standard immunosuppression. All IgG antibodies were sensitive to imlifidase treatment. Besides donor-specific HLA antibodies, anti-dsDNA antibodies and antiphospholipid antibodies were cleaved. The patient initially had delayed graft function. Two kidney biopsies (day 7 and day 14) revealed acute tubular necrosis without signs of HLA antibody-mediated rejection. On posttransplant day 30, hemodialysis was stopped, and creatinine levels declined over the next weeks to a baseline creatinine of about 1.7 mg/dL after 12 months.Conclusion:
In this case, a novel multimodal treatment strategy including daratumumab and imlifidase enabled successful kidney transplantation for a highly immunized patient with antiphospholipid antibodies.
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