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This research article from the European Journal of Neurology presents the results of the ADVANCE-CIDP IVIG trial, which investigated the effectiveness and safety of intravenous immunoglobulin 10% therapy (GAMMAGARD LIQUID/Kiovig) for treating relapses in adults with chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP). The study found that IVIG 10% was effective in treating CIDP relapses and improving functional abilities, with a high responder rate and a favorable safety profile in patients who had relapsed during a previous trial of subcutaneous immunoglobulin or placebo. These findings support the use of IVIG 10% as a rescue therapy for CIDP relapse, and contributed to its recent approval in the United States for this purpose.
By Amer GhavaniniThis research article from the European Journal of Neurology presents the results of the ADVANCE-CIDP IVIG trial, which investigated the effectiveness and safety of intravenous immunoglobulin 10% therapy (GAMMAGARD LIQUID/Kiovig) for treating relapses in adults with chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP). The study found that IVIG 10% was effective in treating CIDP relapses and improving functional abilities, with a high responder rate and a favorable safety profile in patients who had relapsed during a previous trial of subcutaneous immunoglobulin or placebo. These findings support the use of IVIG 10% as a rescue therapy for CIDP relapse, and contributed to its recent approval in the United States for this purpose.