The Pharmacogenomic Association of Fc[gamma] Receptors and Cytochrome P450 Enzymes With Response to Rituximab or Cyclophosphamide Treatment in Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated Vasculitis

• Published in: Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.) N.J.), 2017-01, Vol.69 (1), p.169
• Main Authors: Cartin-Ceba, Rodrigo, Indrakanti, Divya, Specks, Ulrich, Stone, John H, Hoffman, Gary S, Kallenberg, Cees G M, Langford, Carol A, Merkel, Peter A, Spiera, Robert F, Monach, Paul A, St.Clair, E William, Seo, Philip, Tchao, Nadia K, Ytterberg, Steven R, Brunetta, Paul G, Song, Huijuan, Birmingham, Dan, Rovin, Brad H
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Cytochrome; Enzymes; Genotype & phenotype; Polymorphism
• ISSN: 2326-5191; 2326-5205
• DOI: 10.1002/art.39822

Objective The Rituximab in ANCA-Associated Vasculitis (RAVE) trial compared rituximab to cyclophosphamide as induction therapy for the treatment of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis. We undertook the current study to determine whether known single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) for Fc[gamma] receptors (Fc[gamma]R) or cytochrome P450 (CYP) enzymes were associated with the response to treatment with rituximab and cyclophosphamide, respectively. Methods Functional SNPs for Fc[gamma]R (Fc[gamma]RIIa 519G>A, Fc[gamma]RIIb 695T>C, Fc[gamma]RIIIa 559T>G) and CYP enzymes (CYP2B6 1459C>T, CYP2C19 681G>A) were analyzed by direct sequencing of polymerase chain reaction-amplified genomic DNA. Each SNP was tested as a predictor of complete remission at 6 months or remission with continued prednisone administration using logistic regression and including the covariates of baseline Birmingham Vasculitis Activity Score for Wegener's Granulomatosis, ANCA type, and new versus relapsing disease. The associations of these SNPs with the secondary outcomes of time to complete remission, time to relapse, or time to B cell reconstitution were analyzed by Cox proportional hazard tests. Results No significant associations were identified between complete remission and any Fc[gamma]R genotype in the rituximab group or any CYP genotype in the cyclophosphamide group. However, when the treatment groups were combined, an association was found between the 519AA genotype of Fc[gamma]RIIa and complete remission (P=0.01). The 519AA genotype predicted complete remission (P=0.006) and a shorter time to complete remission (P