Monoclonal Insulin Autoimmune Syndrome Successfully Treated With Plasma Cell Directed Therapy
•Monoclonal insulin autoimmune syndrome is a very rare disease.•Patients typically present with severe attacks of hypoglycemia.•There is no existing treatment recommendation for the disease.•Plasma cell directed therapy is safe and effective.•It should be regarded as a monoclonal gammopathy of clini...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Clinical lymphoma, myeloma and leukemia myeloma and leukemia, 2024-10 |
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Zusammenfassung: | •Monoclonal insulin autoimmune syndrome is a very rare disease.•Patients typically present with severe attacks of hypoglycemia.•There is no existing treatment recommendation for the disease.•Plasma cell directed therapy is safe and effective.•It should be regarded as a monoclonal gammopathy of clinical significance.
Monoclonal insulin autoimmune syndrome (IAS) is a very rare disease characterized by severe attacks of hypoglycemia caused by circulating anti-insulin antibodies produced by a B-cell clone, usually clonal plasma cells.
We present 2 female Norwegian patients with monoclonal IAS. The anti-insulin antibodies were quantified by immune precipitation and characterized using a 3-step manual in-house assay. Both patients received plasma cell directed therapy.
The first patient received plasma cell directed therapy for a time-limited period and achieved a sustained clinical remission without detectable anti-insulin antibodies. The second patient receives continuous plasma cell directed therapy and is in clinical remission with low values of detectable anti-insulin antibodies.
Plasma cell directed therapy was effective and safe in our 2 cases of monoclonal IAS. We recommend considering plasma cell directed therapy for these patients. |
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ISSN: | 2152-2650 2152-2669 2152-2669 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.clml.2024.10.005 |