340.4 ๐Ÿ“‹ ็ซ ๆœซ้€Ÿ่จ˜ Summary

340.4.1 ๐Ÿ”‘ ไธ€ๅฅ่ฉฑ็ธฝ็ต

Glomerular diseases ็ดฐ็›ฎ (specific GN treatments)๏ผš(1) MCD โ€” pediatric NS 80%, podocyte foot process effacement only on EM, steroid-responsive 80-90%; adult MCD think Hodgkin, NSAIDs, lithium๏ผ›(2) FSGS โ€” adult US most common, variants (NOS, perihilar, tip, cellular, collapsing worst โ€” HIV/COVID/APOL1); primary IS; secondary treat underlying; sparsentan DUPLEX 2023 FDA approved๏ผ›(3) MN โ€” older adults, anti-PLA2R 70-80% diagnostic + monitoring; subepithelial deposits + GBM spikes; rituximab first-line (MENTOR 2019); renal vein thrombosis risk (anticoagulate if albumin < 2.0-2.5)๏ผ›(4) IgA nephropathy โ€” globally most common GN; synpharyngitic gross hematuria classic; mesangial IgA; MEST-C scoring; Nefecon (targeted-release budesonide FDA 2021) + sparsentan PROTECT 2023 + iptacopan APPLAUSE emerging๏ผ›(5) lupus nephritis โ€” ISN/RPS Class I-VI; Class IV most aggressive; MMF + steroids induction; voclosporin AURORA 2020 + belimumab BLISS-LN 2020 added for refractory๏ผ›(6) ANCA-associated vasculitis (GPA + MPA + EGPA) โ€” pauci-immune crescentic GN; rituximab + steroids (PEXIVAS); avacopan FDA 2021 adjunct๏ผ›(7) anti-GBM (Goodpasture) โ€” linear IgG, pulmonary-renal; plasmapheresis + cyclophosphamide + steroids emergency๏ผ›(8) MPGN / C3G โ€” immune complex (lupus, hep C, monoclonal) or complement-mediated (DDD, C3GN); iptacopan trials๏ผ›(9) DKD โ€” globally most common CKD/ESKD cause; Kimmelstiel-Wilson nodules; 4 pillars therapy๏ผ›(10) AL amyloid โ€” myeloma-associated; daratumumab + CyBorD ANDROMEDA๏ผ›2024 emerging: inaxaplin for APOL1 nephropathyใ€‚

340.4.2 ๐Ÿ’Š ๆฒป็™‚็ฒพ่ฆ

  • MCD๏ผšprednisone 1 mg/kg ร— 4-8 wk โ†’ taper๏ผ›relapsers MMF, rituximab, CNI
  • FSGS primary๏ผšprednisone 1 mg/kg ร— 4 mo๏ผ›resistant โ†’ cyclophosphamide, MMF, rituximab, CNI๏ผ›sparsentan DUPLEX 2023
  • MN๏ผšrituximab (MENTOR 2019) first-line OR Ponticelli regimen (cyclophosphamide + steroids alternating) OR CNI๏ผ›anti-PLA2R monitoring + anticoagulation if albumin < 2.0-2.5
  • IgA๏ผšACE/ARB + SGLT2i + Nefecon (targeted-release budesonide FDA 2021) + steroids if persistent + sparsentan PROTECT + iptacopan APPLAUSE-IgAN
  • lupus nephritis Class III/IV๏ผšMMF (induction) or cyclophosphamide + steroids + voclosporin (AURORA 2020) added + belimumab (BLISS-LN 2020) + maintenance MMF/AZA + hydroxychloroquine all SLE
  • ANCA vasculitis๏ผšrituximab + high-dose steroids (PEXIVAS, RAVE, RITUXVAS) OR cyclophosphamide + avacopan (FDA 2021 adjunct) + plasmapheresis for severe (alveolar hemorrhage)
  • anti-GBM๏ผšplasmapheresis daily 14-21 d + cyclophosphamide + steroids emergency ยฑ rituximab
  • MPGN/C3G๏ผštreat underlying + IS; iptacopan (factor B inhibitor) APPLAUSE for select + eculizumab for terminal complement
  • DKD๏ผš4 pillars (ACE/ARB + SGLT2i + finerenone + GLP-1 RA) โ€” see Ch335
  • AL amyloid๏ผšDara-VCD (daratumumab + bortezomib + cyclophosphamide + dexamethasone) ANDROMEDA 2021 front-line

340.4.3 ๐ŸŽฏ ็›ง้†ซๅธซ็š„่€ƒๅ‰ๆ้†’

  1. MCD podocyte foot process effacement only on EM๏ผ›LM ๆญฃๅธธ๏ผ›IF negative๏ผ›adult MCD ้‘‘ๅˆฅ Hodgkin / NSAID / lithium
  2. FSGS variants Columbia๏ผšNOS, perihilar, tip, cellular, collapsing (worst, HIV/COVID/APOL1 risk)๏ผ›APOL1 G1/G2 in African ancestry โ†‘ risk
  3. MN anti-PLA2R 70-80% primary + diagnostic + monitoring๏ผ›anti-THSD7A 3-5%๏ผ›anti-NELL-1 associated with malignancy in older patients
  4. MENTOR (2019) rituximab > cyclosporine for primary MN โ€” now first-line๏ผ›Ponticelli regimen alternating cyclophosphamide + steroids historical
  5. IgA nephropathy features๏ผšsynpharyngitic gross hematuria within 1-2 days of URI๏ผ›mesangial IgA deposits๏ผ›MEST-C Oxford scoring + Nefecon (Tarpeyo) FDA 2021
  6. lupus nephritis ISN/RPS Class I-VI (2003)๏ผ›Class IV (diffuse proliferative โ‰ฅ 50% glomeruli) most aggressive๏ผ›Class V membranous๏ผ›Class III/V or IV/V combinations common
  7. BLISS-LN (2020) belimumab + AURORA (2020) voclosporin โ€” recent additions to lupus nephritis armamentarium๏ผ›BAFF inhibitor + new CNI respectively
  8. ANCA-associated vasculitis 3 syndromes๏ผšGPA (PR3, c-ANCA โ€” ENT + lung + kidney)ใ€MPA (MPO, p-ANCA โ€” kidney + lung)ใ€EGPA (MPO mostly โ€” asthma + eosinophilia + neuropathy)
  9. avacopan (Tavneos) FDA 2021 for ANCA vasculitis๏ผšC5a receptor antagonist + steroid-sparing๏ผ›adjunct to standard
  10. anti-GBM (Goodpasture) emergency๏ผšpulmonary-renal syndrome + linear IgG along GBM + crescents๏ผ›plasmapheresis daily 14-21 days + cyclophosphamide + steroids โ€” time-sensitive