About a quarter of people with granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) or microscopic polyangiitis (MPA) under maintenance treatment with rituximab experience relapses, mainly during the first two years. That’s according to a real-world study in Greece that looked at data from 101 people with GPA or MPA, the two most common…
People with ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) have an 83% higher risk of developing cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases (CCVD) relative to those without vasculitis, according to a review study that also showed the risk was significantly higher in the first two years after an AAV diagnosis. “These findings underline the importance…
Researchers have identified a set of clinical red flags that could help detect eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA), the rarest type of ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV). Among the red flags are specific high-level thresholds of eosinophils, a type of immune cell, combined with other signs including asthma, nasal polyps,…
Eye symptoms related to ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) are most common among those with granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA), affecting more than one-third of these patients, a new study from China showed. “These insights collectively underscore the importance of consistent ocular [eye-related] assessments for AAV patients, enabling the monitoring of disease…
Adding Tavneos (avacopan) to standard maintenance treatment safely and effectively promotes disease remission in ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) patients, according to a real-world study involving five German centers. In fact, remission rates after one year of Tavneos treatment were higher than those reported in the Phase 3 ADVOCATE…
Using benralizumab — a medication approved in the U.S. for a rare type of asthma — off-label as an add-on to standard induction treatment resulted in a high rate of disease remission in people with eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA) and severe asthma. That’s according to a real-world study in…
ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) patients with neurological manifestations are more than three times more likely to have large blood vessel involvement (LVI), according to a multicenter study in France and Belgium. Data also showed that LVI most commonly affected the aorta — the large artery that delivers oxygen-rich blood to…
While it’s rare in children, ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV)-related glomerulonephritis, that is, an inflammation of the glomeruli, the kidneys’ filtering units, is associated with high rates of kidney failure or death, a study shows. Also, scar tissue accumulating in the glomeruli, other kidney tissue abnormalities, and high protein levels in…
People with ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) who are positive for antibodies against both myeloperoxidase (MPO) and proteinase 3 (PR3) show a combination of clinical characteristics from patients with each antibody type, according to a recent study in China. While double-positive patients are generally more similar to those with MPO-ANCAs, particularly…
The risk of poor outcomes after a kidney transplant is considerably higher for ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) patients with kidney failure than people without the autoimmune disease, ranging from infections and disease relapse to death, a review study reports. But long-term survival rates for those who make it through the…
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