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  • Abstract Number: LB13 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Obinutuzumab Leads to Deep B-Cell Depletion in the Kidney Parenchyma of Patients With Lupus Nephritis: An Exploratory Analysis of the REGENCY Trial

    Brad Rovin1, Elsa Martins2, Cary Austin3, Harini Raghu3, Caleb Chan3, Patrick Chang3, Jay Garg3, Valeria Alberton4, Mittermayer Santiago5, Gustavo Aroca-Martínez6, Fedra Palazuelos7, Teresa Baczkowska8, José Alfaro9, Jorge Ravelo-Hernández10, Richard Furie11, Luís Pinto12, Eduardo Albiero13, Christopher Larsen14, Bongin Yoo3, Jennifer Pulley15, Andrew Thorley3, Thomas Schindler2, Theodore Omachi3, William Pendergraft III3 and Ana Malvar16, 1Department of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, Ohio, 2F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, Basel, Switzerland, 3Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, California, 4Pathology Unit, Fernández Hospital, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 5Bahiana School of Medicine and Public Health and UFBA, Federal University of Bahia, and Clínica SER da Bahia, Salvador, Brazil, 6Universidad Simón Bolívar y Clínica de la Costa, Barranquilla, Colombia, 7Centro de Investigación y Tratamiento Reumatológico S.C., Mexico City, Mexico, 8Department of Transplantation Medicine, Nephrology and Internal Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland, 9Instituto Peruano del Hueso y la Articulación, Lima, Peru, 10Clinica San Juan Bautista, Unidad de Investigacion en Reumatologia e Inmunologia, Lima, Peru, 11Division of Rheumatology, Northwell Health, Great Neck, New York, 12Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, Hospital Pablo Tobón Uribe, Medellín, Colombia, 13Sanatorio Allende, Córdoba, Argentina, 14Arkana Laboratories, Little Rock, Arkansas, 15Roche Products Ltd, Welwyn Garden City, United Kingdom, 16Organización Médica de Investigación, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Background/Purpose: B cells infiltrate the kidneys in lupus nephritis (LN) and likely contribute to the pathogenesis of kidney injury. The REGENCY trial (NCT04221477) showed that…
  • Abstract Number: 0650 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Obinutuzumab Demonstrates Steroid-Sparing Effects and Consistent Benefit In Patients with Lupus Nephritis When Using Multiple Primary Endpoint Definitions: A Secondary Analysis of Phase III Trial Results

    Brad Rovin1, Jay Garg2, Richard Furie3, Rachel Jones4, Amit Saxena5, Pasquale Esposito6, Elsa Martins7, Claire Petry7, Nicolas Frey7, Bongin Yoo2, Imran Hassan8, Thomas Schindler7, Theodore Omachi9, William Pendergraft2, Mittermayer Santiago10, Gustavo Aroca Martínez11 and Ana Malvar12, 1The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 2Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, CA, 3Division of Rheumatology, Northwell Health, Great Neck, NY, 4Renal Medicine, Cambridge University Hospitals, Cambridge, England, United Kingdom, 5Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, 6Clinica Nefrologica, Dialisi, Trapianto, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa and IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy, 7F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, Basel, Switzerland, 8Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, Mississauga, ON, Canada, 9Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, 10Bahiana School of Medicine and Public Health and UFBA, Federal University of Bahia, and Clínica SER da Bahia, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, 11Universidad Simón Bolívar, Barranquilla, Colombia y Clínica de la Costa, Barranquilla, Colombia, 12Organización Médica de Investigación, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Background/Purpose: The Phase III REGENCY study (NCT04221477) demonstrated superiority of obinutuzumab (OBI) over placebo (PBO) in achieving complete renal response (CRR) at Week 76 when…
  • Abstract Number: 0654 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Obinutuzumab Shows Promise in Lupus Nephritis Regardless of Baseline Serological Markers: An Exploratory Post Hoc Analysis of a Phase II Trial

    Ed Vital1, Benni Vargas2, Julie Rae2, Tracey Wang3, Jason Hackney2, Cary Looney4, William Pendergraft2, Liz Lightstone5, Brad Rovin6, Richard Furie7 and Harini Raghu2, 1University of Leeds, Leeds, England, United Kingdom, 2Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, CA, 3Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, Missssauga, ON, Canada, 4F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, Basel, Switzerland, 5Department of Immunology and Inflammation, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, England, United Kingdom, 6The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 7Division of Rheumatology, Northwell Health, Great Neck, NY

    Background/Purpose: Lupus nephritis (LN) is characterized by kidney inflammation. B cells play a central role in LN pathogenesis and type I interferon (IFN-I) pathway activation…
  • Abstract Number: 0664 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Pharmacodynamic Effects of Obinutuzumab on B cells and Serological Markers in Patients With Active Lupus Nephritis: Results From a Phase III Trial

    Richard Furie1, Ioannis Parodis2, Rachel Jones3, Liz Lightstone4, Olivia Hwang5, Amelia Au-Yeung5, Imran Hassan6, Huiyan Mao6, William Pendergraft5, Jay Garg5, Harini Raghu5 and Brad Rovin7, 1Division of Rheumatology, Northwell Health, Great Neck, NY, 2Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital, Department of Medicine Solna, Division of Rheumatology, Stockholm, Sweden, 3Renal Medicine, Cambridge University Hospitals, Cambridge, England, United Kingdom, 4Department of Immunology and Inflammation, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, England, United Kingdom, 5Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, CA, 6Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, Mississauga, ON, Canada, 7The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

    Background/Purpose: Lupus nephritis (LN) is a severe manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus, marked by kidney inflammation and damage. Obinutuzumab, a glycoengineered, type II CD20 antibody…
  • Abstract Number: 0665 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Infusion-Related Reactions (IRRs) and Hematologic Events Associated With Obinutuzumab in Lupus Nephritis: A Secondary Analysis of a Phase III Trial

    Richard Furie1, Teresa Baczkowska2, Amit Saxena3, Imran Hassan4, Bongin Yoo5, Ben Lanza6, Himanshi Sehgal7, Frederic Boissard7, Jay Garg5, Thomas Schindler7, Elsa Martins7, William Pendergraft5 and Brad Rovin8, 1Division of Rheumatology, Northwell Health, Great Neck, NY, 2Department of Transplantation Medicine, Nephrology and Internal Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland, 3Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, 4Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, Mississauga, ON, Canada, 5Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, CA, 6Roche Products Ltd, Welwyn Garden City, United Kingdom, 7F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, Basel, Switzerland, 8The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

    Background/Purpose: The REGENCY (NCT04221477) trial demonstrated superior efficacy of obinutuzumab and standard therapy (OBI+ST) over placebo and ST (PBO+ST) in patients (pts) with active lupus…
  • Abstract Number: 1520 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Long-Term Effects of Obinutuzumab on Kidney Function in Lupus Nephritis

    Bahtiyar Toz1, Himanshu Vashistha2 and Richard Furie3, 1Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/ Northwell, Queens, NY, 2Northwell Health, Great Neck, NY, 3Division of Rheumatology, Northwell Health, Great Neck, NY

    Background/Purpose: Biologic treatments for lupus nephritis (LN) have improved short-term outcomes. Obinutuzumab (OBI), an anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody, demonstrated efficacy in the NOBILITY and REGENCY trials;…
  • Abstract Number: 1521 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Kidney-Related Outcomes With Obinutuzumab in Patients With Active Lupus Nephritis: A Pre-Specified Exploratory Analysis of the Clinical Trial Data

    Brad Rovin1, William Pendergraft2, Liz Lightstone3, Eric Daugas4, Richard Furie5, Theodore Omachi2, Imran Hassan6, Elsa Martins7, Thomas Schindler7, Jay Garg2, Luis Quintana8, Piotr Leszczyński9 and Ana Malvar10, 1The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 2Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, CA, 3Department of Immunology and Inflammation, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, England, United Kingdom, 4Department of Nephrology, Hospital Bichat - Claude-Bernard, Paris, France, 5Division of Rheumatology, Northwell Health, Great Neck, NY, 6Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, Mississauga, ON, Canada, 7F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, Basel, Switzerland, 8Department of Nephrology, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain, 9Department of Internal Medicine and Metabolic Diseases, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland, 10Organización Médica de Investigación, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Background/Purpose: Lupus nephritis (LN) is the most common, severe, organ-threatening manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, Phase III REGENCY trial (NCT04221477)…
  • Abstract Number: 1601 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Obinutuzumab Induces and Maintains Remission in Refractory or Relapsing ANCA-Associated Vasculitis – A Case Series

    Helen Au1, Christian Löffler2, Hartmut Mahrhofer1, Bastian Walz1 and Bernhard Hellmich1, 1Klinik für Innere Medizin, Rheumatologie und Immunologie, medius Klinik Kirchheim, Kirchheim unter Teck, Germany, 2Medizinische Klinik V, Nephrology, Endocrinology, Hypertensiology and Rheumatology, Universitaetsmedizin Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany

    Background/Purpose: B-cell depletion with anti-CD20 therapy is the current cornerstone of management in organ- or life-threatening ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV). Guidelines recommend the use of rituximab…
  • Abstract Number: 0659 • ACR Convergence 2024

    Obinutuzumab Benefits Patients with Active Lupus Nephritis Irrespective of Baseline Proteinuria Severity: A Post Hoc Analysis of a Phase II Trial

    Richard Furie1, Jorge A. Ross Terres2, Elsa Martins3, Imran Hassan4, Thomas Schindler3, Jay Garg5, William F. Pendergraft III6, Ana Malvar7 and Brad Rovin8, 1Northwell Health, Manhasset, NY, 2Genentech, Inc,, San Francisco, 3F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, Basel, Switzerland, 4Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, Mississauga, Canada, 5Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, CA, 6Genentech, Inc., Chapel Hill, NC, 7Organización Médica de Investigación, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 8The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

    Background/Purpose: Lupus nephritis (LN) is the most common severe organ-threatening manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The randomized, placebo-controlled, Phase II NOBILITY trial (NCT02550652) demonstrated…
  • Abstract Number: 2074 • ACR Convergence 2024

    Experience on the Use of Obinutuzumab off Label in Patients with Refractory Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathy

    Ivana Ilic1 and Galina Marder2, 1Northwell, Brooklyn, NY, 2Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/ Northwell, Great Neck, NY

    Background/Purpose: Idiopathic inflammatory myopathy (IIM) is a rare multisystem inflammatory condition leading to significant disability. The management of IIM remains challenging. B cell targeting therapies are…
  • Abstract Number: 0784 • ACR Convergence 2023

    Kidney-Related Outcomes and Steroid-Sparing Effects in Patients with Active Lupus Nephritis Treated with Obinutuzumab: A Post Hoc Analysis of a Phase 2 Trial

    Brad Rovin1, Jorge Ross Terres2, Sophia Giang3, Thomas Schindler4, Armando Turchetta5, Jay Garg2, Richard Furie6, William F. Pendergraft III2 and Ana Malvar7, 1Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 2Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, CA, 3Genentech, Inc., San Francisco, CA, 4F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, Basle, Switzerland, 5F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, Basel, Switzerland, 6Northwell Health, Manhasset, NY, 7Hospital Fernandez, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Background/Purpose: Preservation of long-term kidney function and sustained reduction of glucocorticoid use are major therapeutic goals in lupus nephritis (LN). In the randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled,…
  • Abstract Number: 1372 • ACR Convergence 2023

    Obinutuzumab Efficacy and Tolerance in Patients with Auto-Immune Diseases Immunized Against Rituximab

    Mathilde Pezot1, Gaetane Nocturne2, Rakiba Belkhir1, Julien Henry1, Stephan Pavy1, Raphaele Seror3, Xavier Mariette4 and Samuel Bitoun5, 1Rheumatology Department, Université Paris-Saclay, INSERM U1184, Hôpital Bicêtre, APHP, FHU CARE, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France, 2APHP, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France, 3University Hospital Paris Saclay, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France, 4Université Paris-Saclay, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France, 5CHU Bicêtre APHP, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France

    Background/Purpose: Among patients with auto-immune diseases (AID) treated with Rituximab (RTX), anti-drug antibodies (ADAb) leading to inefficacy and infusion reactions (Wincup and al., Ann Rheum…
  • Abstract Number: 1511 • ACR Convergence 2023

    B-Cell Recovery in a Randomized Controlled Trial of B-Cell Depletion with Obinutuzumab for the Treatment of Proliferative Lupus Nephritis

    Ed Vital1, Dario Roccatello2, David Black3, Rhian Jacob-Moffatt4, Cary M. Looney5, Elsa Martins5, Huiyan (Ashley) Mao3, Thomas Schindler6, Himanshi Seghal5, Jay Garg7, Jorge Ross Terres7 and Richard Furie8, 1University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, 2University of Torino, Torino, Italy, 3Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, Mississauga, ON, Canada, 4F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, Welwyn Garden City, United Kingdom, 5F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, Basel, Switzerland, 6F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, Basle, Switzerland, 7Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, CA, 8Northwell Health, Manhasset, NY

    Background/Purpose: Patients with LN who received obinutuzumab, a humanized type II anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody, with standard-of-care (MMF) immunosuppression (Phase II NOBILITY; NCT02550652; PMID 34615636) showed…
  • Abstract Number: 0859 • ACR Convergence 2020

    Biomarkers of B-cell Depletion and Response in a Randomized, Controlled Trial of Obinutuzumab for Proliferative Lupus Nephritis

    Ed Vital1, Philippe Remy2, Luis Fernando Quintana Porras3, Laurent Chiche4, Dominique Chauveau5, Richard Furie6, Thomas Schindler7, Jay Garg8, Matthew Cascino8, Zahir Amoura9, Andrea Doria10, Cary Looney8 and Dario Roccatello11, 1University of Leeds; NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, United Kingdom, 2APHP Groupe Hospitalier Henri-Mondor, Creteil, France, 3Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, 4Hôpital Européen, Marseille, France, 5Hôpital Rangueil, Centre Hospitalier Univ de Toulouse, Toulouse, France, 6Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Great Neck, NY, 7F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., Basel, Switzerland, 8Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, CA, 9Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, 10University of Padua, Padua, Italy, 11S Giovanni Hospital, Univ of Turin, Turin, Italy

    Background/Purpose: Incomplete B-cell and plasmablast depletion, as measured using highly sensitive flow cytometry (HSFC), is associated with lower response rates following rituximab in SLE [1].…
  • Abstract Number: 0988 • ACR Convergence 2020

    Two-Year Results from a Randomized, Controlled Study of Obinutuzumab for Proliferative Lupus Nephritis

    Richard Furie1, Gustavo Aroca2, Analia Alvarez3, Hilda Fragoso-Loyo4, Elizabeth Zuta Santillan5, Brad Rovin6, Paul Brunetta7, Thomas Schindler8, Imran Hassan9, Matthew Cascino10, Jay Garg10 and Ana Malvar11, 1Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Great Neck, NY, 2Simon Bolivar University y Clinica de la Costa, Barranquilla, Colombia, 3CEMIC, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 4Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico, 5Instituto de Ginecología y Reproducción, Lima, Peru, 6The Ohio State University, Columbus, 7Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, 8F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., Basel, Switzerland, 9Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, Mississauga, Canada, 10Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, CA, 11Organizacion Medica de Investigacion, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Background/Purpose: NOBILITY demonstrated improved renal responses and complete B-cell depletion with the humanized type II anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody obinutuzumab (OBI) compared with placebo (PBO) through…
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