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Jia, Ming-Nan; Qiu, Yu; Wu, Yan-Yan; Cai, Hao; Zhou, Dao-Bin; Cao, Xin-Xin; Li, Jian
Scientific reports, 07/2020, Volume: 10, Issue: 1Journal Article
Cold agglutinin disease (CAD) is a rare form of autoimmune haemolytic anaemia, and because of its rareness, there is no standard treatment for CAD patients. We retrospectively analysed the response to rituximab-containing therapy in CAD patients at our hospital. All patients received rituximab-containing therapy for at least 1 month. A total of 16 patients (11 males and 5 females) were included. The median age at the onset of the disease was 63.5 years (range 41-79). Most patients had manifestations including anaemia (81.3%) or cold-induced circulatory symptoms (75.0%). The median haemoglobin level was 72 g/L (range 29-101), and the median cold agglutinin titre was 1,024 (range 64-2,048). Thirteen of 16 patients (81%) responded to the therapy. Responders achieved a median increase in haemoglobin levels of 45 g/L. Grade 3-4 neutropenia occurred in 3 patients (19%), but only 1 (6%) of them experienced infection. Anaphylaxis related to rituximab occurred in 1 patient. During follow-up, five patients experienced relapse, and two patients died. The estimated median progression-free survival was 36 months, and median overall survival was not yet reached. In conclusion, A rituximab-based therapy in accordance with individual patient characteristics may be a reasonable choice for CAD patients.
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