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Relapse rate and renal prognosis in ANCA-associated vasculitis according to long-term ANCA patterns.
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  • Joaquim Oristrell,
  • José Loureiro-Amigo,
  • Roser Solans,
  • Mª Pau Valenzuela,
  • Víctor Monsálvez,
  • Alfons Segarra-Medrano,
  • Mª José Amengual,
  • Ana Marín,
  • Carlos Feijoo,
  • Carles Tolosa
Joaquim Oristrell
Consorci Corporació Sanitària Parc Taulí

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José Loureiro-Amigo
Hospital Vall d'Hebron
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Roser Solans
Hospital Vall d'Hebron
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Mª Pau Valenzuela
Consorci Corporació Sanitària Parc Taulí
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Víctor Monsálvez
Consorci Corporació Sanitària Parc Taulí
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Alfons Segarra-Medrano
Vall d’Hebron Hospital Universitari
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Mª José Amengual
Consorci Corporació Sanitària Parc Taulí
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Ana Marín
Vall d’Hebron Hospital Universitari
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Carlos Feijoo
Consorci Corporació Sanitària Parc Taulí
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Carles Tolosa
Consorci Corporació Sanitària Parc Taulí
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Abstract

Introduction: long-term observation of patients with ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) allows the identification of different longitudinal patterns of ANCA levels during follow-up. This study aimed to characterise these patterns and to determine their prognostic significance. Methods: all ANCA determinations performed in two university hospitals along a 2-year period were retrospectively reviewed. Patients were included in the analysis if they had high titers of anti-myeloperoxidase (anti-MPO) or anti-proteinase 3 (anti-PR3) antibodies at least once, they had ≥5 serial ANCA determinations, and they had AAV diagnosed by biopsy or ACR classification criteria. Patients’ time-course ANCA patterns were classified as monophasic, remitting, recurrent or persistent. Associations between ANCA patterns and prognostic variables (relapse rate and renal outcome) were analysed by univariate and multivariate statistics. Results: A total of 99 patients (55 with microscopic polyangiitis [MPA], 36 with granulomatosis with polyangiitis [GPA], and 8 with eosino¬philic granulomatosis with polyangiitis) were included. Median follow-up was 9 years. Among patients diagnosed with MPA or GPA, recurrent or persistent ANCA patterns were associated with a higher risk of clinical relapse (HR 3.7 [95% CI 1.5-9.1] and HR 2.9 [95% CI 1.1-8.0] respectively), independently of clinical diagnosis or ANCA specificity. In patients with anti-MPO antibodies, the recurrent ANCA pattern was associated with worsening renal function (OR 5.7 [95% CI 1.2-26.0]). Conclusion: Recurrent or persistent ANCA patterns are associated with a higher risk of clinical relapse. A recurrent ANCA pattern was associated with worsening renal function in anti-MPO-associated vasculitis.
07 Aug 2020Submitted to Clinical & Experimental Immunology
10 Aug 2020Submission Checks Completed
10 Aug 2020Assigned to Editor
13 Aug 2020Reviewer(s) Assigned
02 Sep 2020Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
02 Sep 2020Editorial Decision: Revise Minor
15 Sep 20201st Revision Received
17 Sep 2020Reviewer(s) Assigned
28 Sep 2020Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
28 Sep 2020Editorial Decision: Accept
13 Jan 2021Published in Clinical and Experimental Immunology volume 203 issue 2 on pages 209-218. 10.1111/cei.13530