Obexelimab for the Treatment of IgG4-Related Disease.
Weekly subcutaneous obexelimab, 250 mg for 52 weeks, cut the risk of IgG4-related disease flare requiring rescue therapy by more than half in a phase 3 trial of 194 patients (hazard ratio 0.44; flares in 26.8% vs. 54.6% with placebo). Complete remission at week 52 was reached by 37.1% versus 19.6%, and cumulative glucocorticoid rescue dose was 329.5 mg versus 929.8 mg. The results position this non-depleting anti-CD19/FcγRIIb antibody as an alternative to glucocorticoid-dependent management.
Why it matters: Phase 3 evidence that a non-depleting B-cell-targeted antibody reduces flares and steroid exposure in IgG4-related disease.