Abstract
Objectives In lupus nephritis the pathological diagnosis from tissue retrieved during kidney biopsy drives treatment and management. Despite recent approval of new drugs, complete remission rates remain well under aspirational levels, necessitating identification of new therapeutic targets by greater dissection of the pathways to tissue inflammation and injury. This study assessed the safety of kidney biopsies in patients with SLE enrolled in the Accelerating Medicines Partnership, a consortium formed to molecularly deconstruct nephritis. Methods 475 patients with SLE across 15 clinical sites in the USA consented to obtain tissue for research purposes during a clinically indicated kidney biopsy. Adverse events (AEs) were documented for 30 days following the procedure and were determined to be related or unrelated by all site investigators. Serious AEs were defined according to the National Institutes of Health reporting guidelines. Results 34 patients (7.2%) experienced a procedure-related AE: 30 with haematoma, 2 with jets, 1 with pain and 1 with an arteriovenous fistula. Eighteen (3.8%) experienced a serious AE requiring hospitalisation; four patients (0.8%) required a blood transfusion related to the kidney biopsy. At one site where the number of cores retrieved during the biopsy was recorded, the mean was 3.4 for those who experienced a related AE (n=9) and 3.07 for those who did not experience any AE (n=140). All related AEs resolved. Conclusions Procurement of research tissue should be considered feasible, accompanied by a complication risk likely no greater than that incurred for standard clinical purposes. In the quest for targeted treatments personalised based on molecular findings, enhanced diagnostics beyond histology will likely be required.
Original language | English |
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Article number | e000522 |
Journal | Lupus Science and Medicine |
Volume | 8 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 13 Aug 2021 |
Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
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Contributors The study was conceptualised by KD, PC, AF, DW, JAJ, CP, BD, AD, DF, JM-T, MGA, DR, WA, HMB, PI, RAF, MD'E, DLK, KK, MAP and JPB. Data curation was completed by KD, PC, AF, JL, DW, JAJ, CP, KH, WA, PI, MW, SC, FP-S, RAF, MD'E, DLK, MAP and JPB. Formal analysis was completed by KD, PC, AF, JL, DW, JAJ, CP, MAP and JPB. Funding was acquired by AF, DW, JAJ, CP, MAP and JPB. Investigation was performed by KD, PC, AF, DW, JAJ, CP, BD, AD, DF, JM-T, MGA, DR, WA, HMB, PI, CCB, KC, MI, MW, MAP and JPB. Methodology was designed by KD, PC, AF, JL, DW, JAJ, CP, MAP and JPB. Project administration was performed by KD, PC, AF, DW, WA, MAP and JPB. Resources were provided by DW, CP, BD, AD, DF, JM-T, MGA, HMB, PI, MW, RAF, MD'E, DLK, KK, JA, MW, MAP and JPB. Software analysis was performed by JL. Supervision was provided by DW, MAP and JPB. Validation was performed by AF. The original draft of the manuscript was written by KD, PC, MAP and JPB. All authors assisted with review and editing of the final manuscript. Funding This work was supported by the Accelerating Medicines Partnership (AMP) in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Lupus Network. AMP is a public-private partnership (AbbVie Inc., Arthritis Foundation, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Foundation for the National Institutes of Health, GlaxoSmithKline, Janssen Research and Development, LLC, Lupus Foundation of America, Lupus Research Alliance, Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, Pfizer Inc., Rheumatology Research Foundation, Sanofi and Takeda Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.) created to develop new ways of identifying and validating promising biological targets for diagnostics and drug development Funding was provided through grants from the National Institutes of Health (UH2-AR067676, UH2-AR067677, UH2-AR067679, UH2-AR067681, UH2-AR067685, UH2-AR067688, UH2-AR067689, UH2-AR067690, UH2-AR067691, UH2-AR067694, and UM2-AR067678).
Funders | Funder number |
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Foundation | |
National Institutes of Health | |
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases | |
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases | |
Arthritis Foundation | |
Lupus Foundation of America | |
Bristol-Myers Squibb | |
Pfizer | |
GlaxoSmithKline | |
Sanofi | |
Rheumatology Research Foundation | |
AbbVie | |
Merck Sharp and Dohme | |
Lupus Research Alliance | |
Takeda Pharmaceuticals International | UH2-AR067677, UH2-AR067688, UH2-AR067689, UH2-AR067679, UH2-AR067685, UM2-AR067678, UH2-AR067676, UH2-AR067691, UH2-AR067681, UH2-AR067694, UH2-AR067690 |
Keywords
- autoimmunity
- lupus erythematosus
- lupus nephritis
- systemic