TITLE:
Rituximab Induced Interstitial Lung Disease Diagnosis, Treatment Outcome, and Risk’s Factor, a Place for Transbronchial Pulmonary Cryobiopsy
AUTHORS:
Douze Makenzi, Vintila Sabina, Jossart Adrien, Praile Martin, Klipper Dit Kurtz Noemie, Makhoul Martin, Mond Victoria, Maeck Patricia
KEYWORDS:
Drug Induced Lung Disease, Histology/Cytology, ANCA Related Vasculitis, Drug Reactions, Rituximab
JOURNAL NAME:
Case Reports in Clinical Medicine,
Vol.10 No.10,
October
20,
2021
ABSTRACT: Rituximab (RTX) is a mouse/human chimeric anti-CD20 IgG1 monoclonal antibody, approved in late 1998 by the FDA. Effectively used as a single agent or combined with a chemotherapy regimen to treat lymphoma, RTX is a significant step forward in the arsenal treatment of idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, systemic lupus erythematous, rheumatoid arthritis, and autoimmune hemolytic anemia. Side effects of RTX are commonly seen during the first infusion in up to 50% of patients and include fever, chills, and rigors. These side effects are generally transient and related to the tumor burden, probably due to a greater degree of complement activation and proinflammatory cytokine release. Severe lung toxicity like cryptogenic organizing pneumonia, pneumonitis, and interstitial lung diseases are infrequent, with most of the knowledge coming from case reports.